The more things change, the more they remain the same. Now that 2025 has ended, we can look back and pick the best games of the year. While Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept up all the awards, including the big one at The Game Awards 2025, it wasn’t really the most played game on PlayStation or Xbox consoles.
We know that multiplayer games will always take the cake when it comes to most played games, but what most of us may not have expected is that 2025’s list would be exactly the same as 2024’s. According to Circana’s Mat Piscatella, the top five most played games in the U.S. were exactly the same for both the PS5 and Xbox Series consoles.
The Most Played Console Games List Of 2025 Is The Same As 2024
Both lists were ranked by percentage of active panel that played, and comprised Fortnite, Call of Duty, GTA 5, Roblox, and Minecraft. The PlayStation list for both 2024 and 2025 featured these games in the exact same order, while the one for Xbox did see some movement in the order. Call of Duty and Fortnite swapped places, with the latter taking over the top spot, while Minecraft and GTA 5 also swapped places in 2025.
2025’s top 5 most played games on US PlayStation ranked by % of active panel that played: 1 – Fortnite 2 – Call of Duty 3 – GTAV 4 – Roblox 5 – Minecraft Same list for 2024: 1 – Fortnite 2 – Call of Duty 3 – GTAV 4 – Roblox 5 – Minecraft Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
It makes sense that all of these would be live service games. While Clair Obscur and other single player games have swept up all the awards, the replay value of the games on the list is obviously much higher. However, it’s unlikely that this list will remain the same in 2026 if Arc Raiders continues on the path it’s on.
TheGamer Game Of The Year – 2025
It has been 12 months of unexpected hits, leading to a fairly expected conclusion. Roll on 2026!
Embark’s extraction shooter has overshadowed Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 as the biggest shooter to come out in 2025, but its late October 2025 release date hasn’t given it enough time to make a dent in the ‘most played’ list yet. If it manages to keep up the momentum and keep things fresh, there’s a chance that it could enter the exclusive club. Although, toppling any of these five is going to take a lot of work.
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September 26, 2017
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T for Teen – Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
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