Top 20 Best Selling Games in May 2024 in the United States

Market research firm Circana has released its latest monthly report, offering insight into the state of gaming consumerism in the United States. Circana’s most recent report reveals the top 20 best-selling video games in the United States between May 5 and June 1, 2024, with 2020’s Ghost Of Tsushima taking the top spot. It was ranked 71st on the list of best-selling games in April, meaning the game has made a significant jump, no doubt due to its release on Steam on May 16.

In second place is 2004’s Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, which didn’t appear on April’s list at all before the remake hit Switch on May 23. Surprisingly, the title landed in second place without its digital sales being counted, as is the norm for Nintendo games. 2023’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 came in third, just like it did in April’s report.

Helldivers 2, which reached number two in April, has since fallen to number four, but remains the best-selling game of 2024 as of June 1. MLB The Show 24 is now in number five, down from number six in April, and April’s best-seller Stellar Blade has dropped from number one to number six.

Circana’s May report also offers an interesting look at the gaming industry as a whole. Overall spending was down 6% in May compared to May 2023, despite a 13% increase in consumer spending on mobile content. The increase in mobile spending couldn’t offset declines elsewhere, as spending on video game content (including games, DLC, and subscriptions) was down 3%. The largest year-over-year decline was in hardware, which fell 40%.

Read on to see the best-selling games of May. Charts include both physical and digital sales unless otherwise noted.