High 10 best-selling video video games in Europe – April 2023

Throughout April, Europe witnessed a decline in PC and console recreation gross sales, with a 5.3% drop in comparison with the identical interval in 2022. The month’s best-seller was Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, surpassing FIFA 23 to assert the highest spot. Remarkably, Survivor achieved this feat regardless of being on sale for only some days on the time the info was collected. The sport noticed a powerful launch, with gross sales growing by nearly 6% in comparison with its predecessor, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which was launched in November 2019.

Notably, 55% of Survivor’s gross sales have been digital, whereas, for Fallen Order, the digital gross sales accounted for 35%. Digital recreation gross sales exploded throughout the pandemic, however this is among the first occasions it’s clear lower inside the similar franchise.

One other important launch in April was Lifeless Island 2, which debuted at #3. Whereas there aren’t any particular numbers to match towards the unique, it seems to have carried out effectively, though its gross sales have been about one-third decrease than the remake of Resident Evil 4, launched in March.

Regardless of the success of those video games, they couldn’t fairly match the efficiency of final 12 months’s main launch, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Minecraft Legends was the subsequent highest-performing new launch in April, though it solely reached #19 throughout its debut month. Minecraft Legends did obtain a day-one launch on Microsoft GamePass, which doubtless ate into Xbox gross sales.

In relation to {hardware} gross sales, consoles skilled a considerable improve of almost 58% in comparison with April of the earlier 12 months. All three main platforms carried out strongly, with PlayStation 5 gross sales seeing a major rise of 144% in comparison with April 2022, making it the month’s best-selling platform. Nintendo Swap gross sales rose by nearly 38%, whereas Xbox Sequence S and X gross sales elevated by over 19%.

Nonetheless, when in comparison with March, solely Nintendo Swap gross sales confirmed a month-on-month improve. This was partly because of the launch of a particular version console that arrived on the finish of the month, coinciding with the launch of the extremely anticipated recreation Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Gross sales of equipment and add-on merchandise additionally skilled progress, with an 11% improve in comparison with April of the earlier 12 months, totaling greater than 1.2 million models offered. The PlayStation 5 DualSense controller emerged because the top-selling product on this class, once more, adopted by the Xbox Sequence Wi-fi Controller.

Lastly, gross sales of factors playing cards noticed a ten% rise in comparison with April 2022, amounting to 1.14 million models offered. The highest performers on this class have been PlayStation Retailer, Roblox, and Steam Pockets playing cards.