Football, Mafiosi and Political Debates

While college football is giving way to the pros in North America, Mafia is conquering the charts in Europe. In addition, numerous older titles are celebrating their comeback in the Top 20, including The Crew Motorfest, which is likely benefiting from the Stop Killing Games debate.

There are months when game charts are fairly predictable. In September, EA Sports FC 26 will take over all the top spots in Europe. In the US, a similar statement can be made for August when the new Madden is released. And lo and behold: Madden NFL 26 displaces College Football 26 from the top spot and positions itself ahead of Ready or Not and Mafia: The Old Country, which only lands in third place in North America.

The situation is different in Europe, where the 2K game storms to the top of the charts, although it is unlikely to stay there when soccer takes over in September.

However, this month's EU PlayStation charts show other notable features: Among Us, No Man's Sky, and Raft are some of the long-term sellers returning to the top 20. This is a sure sign that there is a lack of new releases. Also interesting is the eighth place occupied by The Crew Motorfest. The game is likely to have been boosted by the ongoing Stop Killing Games debate, which has made it all the way to the EU Parliament in Europe. This debate was sparked by its predecessor, The Crew, and its discontinuation by Ubisoft.

PlayStation Charts Europe

Top 20 PlayStation 5 Europe – August 2025

Mafia: The Old Country
Grand Theft Auto V
Ready or Not
Forza Horizon 5
Minecraft
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater
Gears of War: Reloaded
The Crew Motorfest
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
It Takes Two
Among Us
Hogwarts Legacy
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
CarX Street
WWE 2K25
Grounded
F1 25
Split Fiction
No Man’s Sky
Raft

Top 10 PlayStation 4 Europe – August 2025

Red Dead Redemption 2
EA Sports FC 25
The Forest
Star Wars Battlefront II
A Way Out
Grand Theft Auto V
Unravel Two
Batman: Arkham Knight
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Minecraft

Top 10 PlayStation VR2 Europe – August 2025

Beat Saber
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
Job Simulator
Alien: Rogue Incursion VR
Kayak VR: Mirage
Skydance’s Behemoth
Among Us 3D: VR
Dead Land 2 VR
Flight Simulator Delivery 2025 VR
Horizon Call of the Mountain

Top 10 Free-to-play (PS4+PS5) Europe – August 2025

Delta Force (F2P)
Roblox
Fortnite
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X – Free Access
Call of Duty: Warzone
Rocket League
eFootball
Asphalt Legends
Fall Guys
Valorant

PlayStation Charts US/Canada

Top 20 PlayStation 5 US/Canada – August 2025

Madden NFL 26
Ready or Not
Mafia: The Old Country
Gears of War: Reloaded
College Football 26
Grand Theft Auto V
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater
Minecraft
Forza Horizon 5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2
WWE 2K25
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Midnight Murder Club
Mortal Kombat 1
MLB The Show 25
CarX Street
Grounded
Phasmophobia

Top 10 PlayStation 4 US/Canada – August 2025

Red Dead Redemption 2
Batman: Arkham Knight
A Way Out
Battlefield 4
Need for Speed Heat
Grand Theft Auto V
Mortal Kombat X
Minecraft
Batman: Return to Arkham
STAR WARS Battlefront II

Top 10 PlayStation VR2 US/Canada – August 2025

Beat Saber
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
Alien: Rogue Incursion VR
Among Us 3D: VR
Job Simulator
Skydance’s Behemoth
Gorn 2
Pavlov
Arizona Sunshine 2
Before Your Eyes

Top 10 Free-to-play (PS4+PS5) USA/Canada – August 2025

Delta Force (F2P)
Roblox
Fortnite
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X – Free Access
Call of Duty: Warzone
Rocket League
Marvel Rivals
Fall Guys
Asphalt Legends
Apex Legends

Source: PlayStation Blog

Look at the PlayStation Charts July 2025. (GM+)

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