German Games Charts: The Big Reunion

Two newcomers and ten reentries dominate the German games charts in May. But they also show that new releases are few and far between, with long-running hits dominating the market.

The success of Amazon Prime's Fallout series could not keep the game at the top of the charts forever. And so April's surprise number one has dropped out of the top ten. The top spot is taken by an old friend, EA Sports FC 24, ahead of an even older friend, GTA V.

The two newcomers of the week are EA Sports F1 24 from Electronic Arts and Paper Mario: The Legend of the Aeon Gate from Nintendo. The rest of the top 20 list is characterised by more old friends, who have returned to the top 20 tenfold. This indicates, on the one hand, special sales promotions and, on the other, a lack of new releases in recent weeks with top ten potential.

Top 20 bestselling PC and console games by download and disc in Germany in May 2024

1. (3) EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts)
2. (4) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
3. (NEW) EA Sports F1 24 (Electronic Arts)
4. (NEW) Paper Mario: Die Legende vom Äonentor (Nintendo)
5. (RE) Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
6. (RE) A Way Out (Electronic Arts)
7. (RE) Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Electronic Arts)
8. (2) Helldivers 2 (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
9. (11) It Takes Two (Electronic Arts)
10. (RE) Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection (Electronic Arts)
11. (1) Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks)
12. (5) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Activision Blizzard)
13. (8) Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games
14. (RE) Assassin's Creed Mirage (Ubisoft)
15. (9) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
16. (RE) Star Wars Battlefront II (Electronic Arts)
17. (RE) Diablo IV (Activision Blizzard)
18. (RE) Lego Star Wars: Die Skywalker Saga (Warner Bros. Games)
19. (RE) Battlefield 2042 (Electronic Arts)
20. (RE) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Electronic Arts)

Note: The number in brackets indicates the position in the previous month.
RE means a re-entry into the charts, NEW means a position in the charts for the first time.

The charts from game - Association of the German Games Industry are cross-platform and include the best-selling games for PC and consoles on discs and as downloads in Germany in the respective month. The data is provided by Games Sales Data (GSD), a platform of Video Games Europe (VGE), formerly the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE). Numerous retailers, publishers and digital distribution platforms such as the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Network, Steam and Xbox Live report sales figures from Germany to GSD. However, digital sales of Nintendo titles from the eShop are not included. Epic Games Publishing and Larian Studios also do not provide sales data to GSD.

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