
We predicted it, and it’s come true: Forza Horizon 5 is officially one of the biggest PS5 games on the planet.
After launching right at the end of the month, the game did well in April’s PS Store sales charts, where it raced away with pole position in Europe and finished on the podium in USA. But now in its first full month on Sony’s system, it’s topped across both sides of the pond.
This is particularly extraordinary because games usually sell the bulk of their copies during their first few days of availability, but Playground’s open world racer is clearly going from strength-to-strength as it establishes itself within the PlayStation ecosystem.
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Elden Ring: Nightreign, which released on 30th May, is the other big story here, finishing second in the USA charts and fifth in Europe. We know the game’s already sold 3.5 million units across all platforms, with PS5 clearly contributing massively based on these results.
Other noteworthy stories include the continued success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which secured second position in Europe and third in USA. Again, the game’s sold 3.3 million units across all platforms, with Sony’s console clearly helping it to achieve that overall total.
There aren’t many major surprises elsewhere, really. DOOM: The Dark Ages, as expected, had an uneventful opening, finishing fourth in USA but all the way down in ninth in Europe. In fact, it was outsold by fellow Bethesda game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered in the Old World.
Special mention should be reserved for The Precinct, the isometric GTA-style indie game, which managed to force its way into the charts across both Europe and USA.
And we’d also like to point out the rejuvenated success of Star Wars Battlefront 2, which topped the PS4 sales charts across both sides of the pond. The game didn’t feature anywhere in the Top 20 in April, so it’s a dramatic rise for the release, fuelled by TV show Andor and social media.
Top Selling PS5 Games on PS Store
| USA / Canada | Europe |
|---|---|
| Forza Horizon 5 | Forza Horizon 5 |
| ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | EA SPORTS FC 25 |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | Grand Theft Auto V |
| Grand Theft Auto V | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | F1 25 |
| Minecraft | Minecraft |
| MLB The Show 25 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | DOOM: The Dark Ages |
| EA SPORTS FC 25 | RoadCraft |
| NBA 2K25 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 |
| EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25 | The Precinct |
| HELLDIVERS 2 | Split Fiction |
| Split Fiction | It Takes Two |
| RoadCraft | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition |
| The Last of Us Part II Remastered | The Last of Us Part II Remastered |
| Phasmophobia | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle |
| The Precinct | Assassin’s Creed Shadows |
| Mortal Kombat 1 | Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Assassin’s Creed Shadows | The Crew Motorfest |
[source blog.playstation.com]





Comments 27
That cover image on the article rekindled my hopes for a Forza physical version containing 85mb of game data. One can only dream.
I really wish they’d put Horizon 4 on PS5 with a reduced price. Plenty people haven’t played it before and the UK setting makes it one of my favourite games. Even if having Edinburgh instead of Glasgow is a giant black mark against it.
This would have been a day one buy if the game had gyroscopic controls like Gran Turismo.
Awesome game. Glad I bought it and it's brilliant with a steering wheel.
@nessisonett It cant happen. They lost the licensing rights to be able to continue to sell this title about 10 months back and can no longer offer it on xbox or PC. I bought it on steam some time ago, and its the only game Ive bought on SeriesX just before it was discontinued.
Id agree that Forza Horizon 4 is the best in the series, with progression actually meaning something and the fortune island dlc having some of the best courses and races Ive played to date.
But FH5 is still a good game..
...and with half my family coming from Edinburgh, they chose the right city too..😀👍
I’ll wait for a physical copy
No one seems to mention the absolute shedload of DLC & microtransactions related to this game.
Not played it but does it push you to buy all the extras?
Would be nice if you included the chart in the body of the article so we don’t have to click away…
Being British I'd much prefer FH4 get a release... I may acquire FH5 when the money is right, but GT7 in VR is pretty hard to beat...
@MasterChiefWiggum Added!
@DonkeyFantasy
I hear you.
Except on Playstation it's not free (I mean 'gamepass free") in the first place.
Can you imagine the furore though if MS had allowed Forza to be a PS+ monthly game though, the world would have exploded!!
@nessisonett I agree but they don't support it anymore I preferred it over 5 shame.
@DonkeyFantasy much like almost every game made now regardless if it launches on game pass or not......
@Futureshark not at all. Sure they are there but I personally don't think they are intrusive to be fair. I've not felt I'm being pushed into purchasing anything.
Good luck driving around with these cheap Cars in this easy world. Roadcraft is the real thing.
Removed - trolling/baiting
Halo is next and gears e-day and i bet fable too thats probably the reason they delayed the game i just Hope those guys redesign the MC/FMC at this point i don't know what that thing is god damn the character is f.... atrocious looking
@nessisonett It's a licensing thing. The licenses have expired now, you can't even buy it on Xbox any more (but you can download and play it if you already own it)
@theSpectre There will be one more Xbox but if they end up going publisher they’re going to make an absolute killing.
@theSpectre Probably people like me. I bought it three times for cheap on different systems and still never played it.
Forza Horizon 5 is officially one of the biggest PS5 games on the planet
A new level of low for PS first party games...
@theSpectre just wait til they release a switch 2 version.
@nessisonett can play it on Xbox or PC. Theres still codes floating around for it.
@theSpectre Just looked and 5 of the top 10 PS5 games are from studios owned by Microsoft. Crazy.
@Futureshark You can easily ignore all paid content though the two big expansions are worth buying.
For everyone complaining about the micro transactions, you don't have to buy them.
For everyone else, enjoy the game. It's brilliant.
I'm just glad I have all five FH games on Xbox as licensing means that's highly unlikely on either my PS5 or Switch or Switch 2 (when I buy one).
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