Earlier today it was revealed that Crimson Desert has now surpassed total sales of three million, so it's no wonder that it's dominated the UK's physical games chart.
Pearl Abyss' popular action game has immediately caused a stir among more established bestsellers, debuting straight at number one.
A whopping 90 per cent of the sales were for the PS5 version of the game.
It's knocked Resident Evil Requiem off its throne, where it had sat for several weeks in a row. Capcom's horror game now resides at number four.
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Meanwhile, EA Sports FC 26 has moved from 14th all the way back up to second; it's likely it would've been number one if not for Crimson Desert's big arrival.
Here's the latest top 10 in full (physical sales only).
UK Software Chart: Week Ending 21st March 2026
- Crimson Desert
- EA Sports FC 26
- Mario Kart World
- Resident Evil Requiem
- WWE 2K26
- Pokémon Pokopia
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A
- F1 25
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When you see things like this I am left considering Game Journalist are either out of touch with the average gamer or some kind of corruption.
So glad I pre-ordered and have been playing (on the Pro) since launch, it’ll keep me going for a while yet, great fun!
The game also celebrated 3 million copies sold! (:
I’m having a blast playing it!
Edit: oh I see the 3 million copies mentioned!
@KonstantTrouble Games journalists average Crimson Desert at an 8/10... where's the conspiracy?
@KonstantTrouble ???
The game has a generally positive critical reception. And, regardless, gamers buy s*** all the time.
Did you see the numbers for Fast and Furious and think movie journalists are corrupt?
@KonstantTrouble yeah, man. The only logical conclusions. Nothing else.
@KonstantTrouble What does that have to do with the game selling well?
Crimson Desert must be doing something right, right?
@KonstantTrouble
There's definitely something going on for sure.
Maybe it'll give a little boost to console sales as well.
Just to weigh into the debate about journalists...
To be fair, millions of people had convinced themselves that this game would be the second coming of Christ, long before any reviews had been published.
The pre-orders of digital copies were proof of that.
No doubt millions had already decided in their heads that they'd go buy the physical copy on launch day, regardless of reviews.
Furthermore, when people have already convinced themselves that something will be amazing, they will ignore opinions to the contrary and seek out views that support their beliefs.
They could read 100 negative reviews, but will seek out the one positive review and treat that as gospel.
I'm not one to defend games journalists, but even if they'd given this game a 4/10 I wouldn't say they were wrong. Given that they've on average scored it very highly, I think the idea that they are "out of touch" is clearly flawed.
Given the issues with the game, I'd say a large swathe of gamers and the journalists got it wrong and over-rate it in it's launch day state.
Why not show the entire 40 game chart including platform split like NL does?
Can only see GTA 6 topping this as my game of the year for 2026, it’s set a very high bar and I’ve still likely got hundreds of hours ahead of me.
Genuinely surprised at all the backlash and people trying to make fun of this game. It's one of fhe best games I've ever played. The only thing that lets it down is the story. But I've barely seen any of that so far because there's so much to do
@Andy22385 What are some of your favorite games of all time?
Not asking to discredit you. Just curious.
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