Greatest-selling video video games in Europe – first half of 2023

Through the first half of the yr, the European gaming trade skilled a slight uptick, with a complete of 76.1 million console and PC video games offered, in comparison with the identical interval in 2022.

The UK emerged because the main market, promoting 15.3 million video games, a notable 5.5% enhance from the earlier yr. Germany adopted carefully with 14 million video games offered, though it noticed a decline of 11%. France witnessed progress with 11.1 million sport gross sales, an 8% enhance, whereas Spain and Italy reported gross sales of 5.4 million (up 6.8%) and 4.9 million (up 2.7%), respectively.

Bodily sport purchases noticed a decline of 9% year-on-year, with a complete of 29.1 million bodily video games offered throughout Europe. Nevertheless, digital downloads skilled a major surge, with 47 million video games offered digitally, representing a outstanding 7% enhance.

Hogwarts Legacy emerged because the top-selling sport in Europe throughout the yr’s first half, surpassing Elden Ring’s gross sales final yr by a staggering 69%. Diablo 4 additionally made a robust affect, claiming the third spot regardless of being on sale for only some weeks throughout the information assortment interval.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom secured fourth place, outselling Pokémon Legends: Arceus by 13% throughout the first half of final yr.

FIFA 23 proved to be a standout performer, promoting 24% extra models than FIFA 22 throughout the identical interval. The oddest inclusion on the chart, at #20 is Grand Theft Auto On-line, the stand-alone downloadable title, whereas Grand Theft Auto 5 is No. 5.

Hogwarts Legacy was the top-selling sport in main European international locations just like the UK, France, Germany, and Italy, whereas in Spain, FIFA claimed the lead. The sport discovered immense recognition within the UK, outselling the second-best sport, FIFA 23, by over 124%. In Germany, it was 14% larger than Diablo 4, and in France, it surpassed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom by 17%.