Note first of all that physical sales are excluded from this classification. Thus, old-school players who buy their box from Micromania or pre-order on Amazon are not counted: only dematerialized aficionados are represented here.
PS4 | PS5: the most downloaded games of the year
The increase in sales on the PS Store is colossal and can be seen through this ranking. Sadly classic in his podium, however, it has some surprises in store which seem to have affected many players. Sony has unveiled several lists: the best-selling PS4 and PS5 on the PS Store in the United States, in Europe, the most played free-to-play, the most downloaded VR titles …
In short, enough to get lost. However, here are all these games in a more digestive format and centered on Europe, more representative for the little curious players that you are. The rankings are very similar anyway, except that Americans prefer NBA 2K22 to FIFA 22.
Best-selling PS5 games on the PS Store: Europe
- FIFA 22
- Call of Duty : Vanguard
- FIFA 21
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Battlefield 2042
- Among Us
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Far Cry 6
- It Takes Two
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- F1 2021
- Resident Evil Village
- NBA 2K22
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Call of Duty : Black Ops Cold War
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Grand Theft Auto : The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
- Diablo II: Resurrected
- Deathloop
- Kena : Bridge of Spirits
Best-selling PS4 games on the PS Store: Europe
- FIFA 22
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Minecraft
- FIFA 21
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- The Crew 2
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition
- Call of Duty : Vanguard
- The Forest
- Fall Guys : Ultimate Knockout
- Gran Turismo Sport
- ARK : Survival Evolved
- Need for Speed Heat
- NBA 2K21
- Gang Beasts
- Rainbow Six Siege
- eFootball PES 2021
- Among Us
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Free-to-play and VR games: the big picture in 2021!
The last part of the lists unveiled by Sony is the one concerning free games which, unsurprisingly, found many players. VR on the other hand, due to a slight decline in PSVR (and as the release of the PSVR 2), is used less and less. 2020 also marked the year of confinements, 2021 did not offer so much time for players to try it!
The 10 most downloaded free games on the PS Store in 2021 (PS4 + PS5) are very close to our ranking of the best free-to-play games :
- Fortnite
- Rocket League
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- eFootball 2022
- Genshin Impact
- Apex Legends
- eFootball PES 2021 LITE
- Brawlhalla
- Destiny 2
- Splitgate
In VR, we mainly note the domination of Beat Saber and Job Simulator … as well as Superhot VR and various indie games (Swordsman VR, GORN, etc.).
