Helldivers 2 has rocketed as much as the highest of the gross sales charts for February, in response to industry-tracking agency Circana. Arrowhead’s phenom not solely topped the bestseller charts for the month, but additionally the year-to-date. Granted, that’s solely two months, however it takes a particular title to dethrone Name of Obligation. Nonetheless, whereas online game gross sales had been respectable general, {hardware} gross sales plummeted in February — although this doesn’t come as a complete shock.

“February online game {hardware} spending declined 30% when in comparison with a yr in the past, to $349 million,” stated Mat Piscatella, Circana’s govt producer for video games experiences. “All console platforms had been down a minimal of 19% in comparison with a yr in the past.” In February 2023, {hardware} gross sales went up by 68%, that means that the drop this yr is presumably much less of a decline and extra of a correction.

That stated, accent gross sales are up by 25% year-over-year, with the PlayStation Portal being the best-selling accent for the month. Piscatella additionally experiences knowledge from Circana’s cell associate, Sensor Tower, which reveals that Monopoly Go have lifted cell gaming spend by 17% from final yr.

“PlayStation 5 led the February and year-to-date {hardware} market in each unit and greenback gross sales,” stated Piscatella. “Nintendo Swap completed 2nd in unit gross sales, whereas Xbox Sequence positioned 2nd in {dollars} throughout each time durations.”

Circana February 2024: Prime 20 best-selling video games within the U.S.

The success of Helldivers 2 is the obvious takeaway from February’s gross sales chart, thanks partly to the sport going viral within the video games group. Piscatella famous that 60% of Helldivers 2’s gross sales got here from Steam this month, and that it’s the “seventh highest complete ever achieved by a Sony revealed title within the U.S.”

Equally, Last Fantasy VII Rebirth and its twin pack have made it onto the listing, as produce other new titles like Ubisoft’s infamously delayed Cranium & Bones, and Nintendo’s Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake. There aren’t many video games which have made it onto the listing from a low placement — the closest could be Rainbow Six: Siege, which is presently present process a resurgence, doubtless partly due to the finals of the Six Invitational occasion.

Helldivers reigned supreme in playtime on Steam, however not on Ps

In Circana’s participant engagement tracker charts, Helldivers 2 had essentially the most month-to-month lively customers (MAU) on Steam in February, beating out former favourite Palworld. Nonetheless, it was not as excessive up the PlayStation chart, taking seventh place after the standard suspects like Fortnite, Roblox and Name of Obligation HQ. It’s, nonetheless, outperforming different favorites resembling Apex Legend and Minecraft.

Just a few video games have managed to leap up the MAU listing, resembling The Final Epoch on Steam, which strikes from spot 113 to seventh place due to its early entry launch. Equally, Lifeless Island 2 jumped from spot 121 on Xbox to eighth place due to the sport’s launch on Xbox Sport Cross.

Circana February 2024: 20 best-selling video games of 2022 thus far

Not solely did Helldivers 2 high the best-selling charts for the month, however it is also the best-selling sport of the yr thus far. Different titles which have made the soar to the YTD listing embrace Last Fantasy VII Rebirth and Cranium & Bones.