Newzoo: Top 20 PC/Console Games by Revenue and MAU (April'25)
This is a great month for Microsoft.
Newzoo tracks the markets of the US, UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France.
Revenue – All Platforms
Three new titles entered the top 20 for April: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (2nd place), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (13th place), and RuneScape: Dragonwilds (19th place).
Forza Horizon 5 saw a significant sales boost, jumping to 9th in the charts thanks to its PlayStation 5 release.
There are two indie games in the top 20 sales for April: Schedule I (5th place) and R.E.P.O. (20th place).
Revenue – Individual Platforms
Microsoft projects dominate PlayStation chart. Three out of four new entries are from Microsoft studios: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (4th place), Forza Horizon 5 (5th place), and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (13th place). Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the only new non-Microsoft game in the list.
On Xbox, there’s only one new entry in April’s chart: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
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On PC, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (2nd place), RuneScape: Dragonwilds (9th place), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (14th place), and The Last of Us: Part II (16th place) are new games in the top in April.
No new entries in the Nintendo Switch chart for April.
MAU – All Platforms
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and its remaster are counted together in Newzoo’s methodology, causing the game to skyrocket by 12,285 positions to 14th in the ranking.
The leaders remain the same: Fortnite, Call of Duty HQ, and Minecraft.
Thanks to PS Plus, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (16th on the PlayStation ranking) and RoboCop: Rogue City (17th) climbed in the rankings. On Xbox, for the same reason, South of Midnight reached 16th place.