2021’s Christmas number one is not much of a surprise, but the fact that Among Us outsold remaster collection GTA: The Trilogy is.
With Call Of Duty: Vanguard underperforming this year, and no other major multiformat titles doing as well, FIFA 22 has taken its inevitable place as the Christmas number one, with sales up 72% on last week.
Vanguard still managed second place though, with a rise of 43%, while Mario Kart 8 filled out the rest of the top three – none of which had changed from last week. Mario Kart was almost beaten by Spider-Man: Miles Morales though, which always sees a rise in sales when new PlayStation 5 stock comes in.
As you can see, it’s not the most exciting Christmas chart ever, with the highest new entry being the physical release of Among Us, which surprisingly managed to beat the delayed physical editions of the GTA remasters.
UK all formats retail chart – 18 December
1 (1) FIFA 22 (PS4/XO/PS5/NS)
2 (3) Call Of Duty: Vanguard (PS5/PS4/XO/XSX)
3 (3) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
4 (9) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5/PS4)
5 (-) Among Us: Crewmate Edition (NS/PS4/XO/PS5)
6 (-) Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (PS4/XO)
7 (8) Minecraft (NS)
8 (5) Just Dance 2022 (NS/PS4/XO/PS5)
9 (6) Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (NS)
10 (7) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK
Japanese console chart – 12 December
1 (1) Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl (NS)
2 (2) Mario Party Superstars (NS)
3 (R) Big Brain Academy: Brain Vs. Brain (NS)
4 (6) Minecraft (NS)
5 (4) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
6 (7) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
7 (8) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
8 (R) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! (NS)
9 (5) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
10 (10) Pokémon Sword/Shield (NS)
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U.S. all formats chart – November
1 (-) Call Of Duty: Vanguard (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (-) Battlefield 2042 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
3 (-) Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl (NS)*
4 (-) Forza Horizon 5 (XO/XSX/PC)
5 (1) Madden NFL 22 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
6 (8) Mario Party Superstars (NS)*
7 (7) Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
8 (6) FIFA 22 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
9 (1) Far Cry 6 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
10 (10) NBA 2K22 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)*
*does not include digital sales
Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales
The NPD Group/NPD Funworld
GameCentral Top 10 – 2021
1. Returnal (PS5)
2. Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
3. It Takes Two (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
4. Guilty Gear -Strive- (PS4/PS5/PC)
5. Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4/PS5/PC)
6. Little Nightmares 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7. Genesis Noir (XO/NS/PC)
8. New Pokémon Snap (NS)
9. Scarlet Nexus (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
10. R-Type Final 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PC)
GameCentral Top 20 – 2020
1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
2. The Last Of Us Part 2 (PS4)
3. Spelunky 2 (PS4/PC)
4. Ori And The Will Of The Wisps (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
5. Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4)
6. Half-Life: Alyx (PC VR)
7. Nioh 2 (PS4)
8. Hades (NS/PC)
9. Cyberpunk 2077 (XO*/PS4*/PC/Stadia)
10. Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PC)
11. Doom Eternal (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
12. The Pathless (PS4/PS5/PC/iOS)
13. Star Wars: Squadrons (XO/PS4/PC)
14. Horace (NS/PC)
15. Ghostrunner (XO/PS4/NS*/PC)
16. Paper Mario: The Origami King (NS)
17. Streets Of Rage 4 (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
18. Immortals Fenyx Rising (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
19. Mortal Shell (XO/PS4/PC)
20. Wasteland 3 (XO/PS4/PC)
The chart above lists our best reviewed titles of 2020 but as usual does not include remakes (with the special exception of Final Fantasy 7), remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.
*Not recommended at launch
Readers’ Top 20 – 2020
1. The Last Of Us Part 2 (PS4)
2. Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4)
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
4. Hades (NS/PC)
5. Ghost Of Tsushima (PS4)
6. Astro’s Playroom (PS5)
7. Demon’s Souls (PS5)
8. Immortals Fenyx Rising (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
9. Doom Eternal (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
10. Star Wars: Squadrons (XO/PS4/PC)
11. Cyberpunk 2077 (XO*/PS4*/PC/Stadia)
12. Ori And The Will Of The Wisps (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
13. Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5)
14. Streets Of Rage 4 (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
15. Horace (NS/PC)
16. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
17. Wasteland 3 (XO/PS4/PC)
18. Paper Mario: The Origami King (NS)
19. Half-Life: Alyx (PC VR)
20. Lonely Mountains: Downhill (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
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