In a comparatively quieter month for game releases in the US over last year, Shift-Up’s Stellar Blade topped sales charts on its debut. Circana’s Matt Piscatella revealed that it was the only new title to rank in the top 20 for the month. Furthermore, it’s the 16th best-selling game year-to-date. Though the developer hasn’t revealed sales numbers, it is considering a PC port and even a sequel.
Helldivers 2 remained second, with dollar sales down by 70 percent compared to March. However, it’s still the best-selling premium-title of 2024 to date. Rare’s Sea of Thieves also performed well following its launch on PlayStation 5. Though it ranked 55th for March, it became the fourth-best selling title for April and ranked third in the PlayStation sales chart.
This follows its successful launch for Premium Edition owners, with the live-service action-adventure title becoming the second-best selling title in the United States as of April 27th, per Circana. Head here for our thoughts on the title.
April 2024 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games – U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content) pic.twitter.com/fTWBm2ACXT
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 29, 2024
Stellar Blade debuted as the best-selling premium game of April, and the #16 best-selling game of 2024 year-to-date. Stellar Blade was the only new release in April to rank among the month’s top 20 best-selling premium video games.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 29, 2024
Helldivers II remains the best-selling premium game of 2024 year-to-date after placing 2nd in April, repeating its March ranking. Helldivers II held to its #2 ranking despite April dollar sales falling by more than 70% when compared to March.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 29, 2024
Sea of Thieves was the 4th best-selling game of April, following its launch on PlayStation platforms during the month. The title ranked 55th on the March best-selling titles chart. Sea of Thieves was the #3 best-selling game on PlayStation platforms in April.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 29, 2024
