This carousel looks at the top 5 titles across PlayStation, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch console stores, based on how they performed in store from January through December. These are the games that kept showing up on home screens, recommendations, and promo slots all year long.

For publishers and devs, this is the shortlist of who really “won” the digital shelf in 2025 and a reminder of how much storefront strategy matters alongside great trailers and marketing beats.

For players, it’s basically a recap of the games that were impossible to ignore every time they booted up their console. Here’s to another year of fighting for that front‑page real estate in 2026.