Top 20 best-selling video games in the UK – July 2022

Throughout the month of July, console gross sales considerably declined throughout all three main platforms in comparison with June.

In keeping with the most recent GfK knowledge, virtually 104 000 online game consoles have been bought within the UK in July 2022, which is a 16% lower in comparison with June. On an annual scale, total console gross sales are down by 38% in comparison with the earlier yr.

In July 2022, PlayStation 5 consoles gross sales dropped much less (solely 14%) in comparison with different platforms making it the second best-selling console within the UK behind Nintendo Change.

In keeping with the information from GSD, 1.79 million bodily and digital video video games have been bought within the UK in July 2022. This marks a 17% year-on-year gross sales decline in comparison with July 2021, and a 32% decline in comparison with the earlier month.

F1 22 has stayed on the high of the charts for 2 months in a row.

The Quarry, which was launched in June, charted at No.8 whereas the best-selling new launch was Xenoblade Chronicles 3 which debuted at No.13, per week after its launch.

In terms of bodily gross sales, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was the best-selling title, with F1 22 following intently behind it. Nintendo Change Sports activities, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Mario Kart 8: Deluxe got here in at No.3, 4, and 5 respectively.

Horizon: Forbidden West appears to be doing extraordinarily properly on the bodily charts. That is attributed to Horizon: Forbidden West {hardware} bundles which account for greater than 50% of all PlayStation 5 gross sales.

GfK boss, Dorian Bloch, mentioned that the rise in PS5 gross sales is because of the success of the Horizon Forbidden West Official Bundles, in addition to the general higher availability of the PS5 inventory within the UK.

He added that ever because the official bundles launched, greater than 50% of PS5 gross sales within the final three months have been accounted for by two of them, which might clarify Horizon: Forbidden West’s excessive place on the charts.

He additionally mentioned that this was not as outstanding just lately, nevertheless, regardless of that, many retailers are bunding Horizon: Forbidden West with the usual PS5 consoles, particularly in the event that they don’t have any official bundles in inventory.

He concluded by saying that after Horizon: Forbidden West’s very profitable launch, the sport maintained its excessive place on the charts thanks to those bundle offers, and would doubtless proceed to take action for the foreseeable time.

Greater than 551,038 equipment and add-on merchandise have been bought within the UK throughout July 2022 which is a 5.7% decline in comparison with the earlier month, and a 4,8% decline in comparison with July 2021.

The main equipment have been DualSense Wi-fi Controller White at No.1 adopted by DualSense Wi-fi Controller Black. The Stealth C6-100 Gaming Headset made by A4T jumped 147 place and charted at No.5 because of being bundled up with the PlayStation 5 consoles at Argos.

Bloch knowledgeable that the surge of Logitech Driving Power G29 wheel for PS4 and PS5 (No13) and in addition to the G920 for Xbox and PC (No14) in July benefited probably the most from Prime Week.

Beneath are the highest twenty best-selling video video games within the UK in July 2022: