Earlier this month, wereportedon how Assassin’s Creed Shadows has managed to beat expectations when it comes to sales, as it only trailed one game for the top crown of 2025.
Today, new info has surfaced confirming how Ubisoft’s latest entry in the franchise continues to defy expectations, and do well despite not having the greatest score average, and even after being delayed multiple times.
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Latest US Sales Data Peg Assassin’s Creed Shadows As Best Game Of March 2025
The latest sales data comes fromMat Piscatella, Executive Director & Video Game Industry Analyst at Circana (formerly NPD).
In it, Piscatella confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the best-selling game for March. Check out the top 20 list for best-selling premium games based on US dollar sales, physical and digital units via data sharing firms.
Last Month Rank
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
MLB: The Show 25^^
Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
Monster Hunter: Wilds
Capcom USA
Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
Split Fiction
Electronic Arts
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Microsoft (Corp)
PGA Tour 2K25
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Minecraft^
Grand Theft Auto V
EA Sports FC 25
Red Dead Redemption II
Madden NFL 25
Elden Ring
Xenoblade Chronicles X*
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune & Dunan Unification Wars
Konami Digital Ent.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Sony (Corp)
EA Sports College Football 25
Impressive to see that Assassin’s Creed Shadows managed to stave off Monster Hunter Wilds and even WWE 2K25.
However, for the entire year, Monster Hunter Wilds is still top dog for now, though Ubisoft’s latest AAA game is inching closer. Rounding out the top five include Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, MLB The Show 25 and last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Here’s the top 20 list of best-selling games of 2025 so far.
Civilization VII [Sid Meier’s]
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Warner Bros. Games
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They also added auto-follow for mounts, improved PS5 Pro performance, and more.
While a big-budget, AAA game getting the top sales spot for the month might be unsurprising for most, Ubisoft’s AC Shadows has battledscrutinyand controversy for months. When you factor in Ubisoft’scurrent struggles and uncertainty within the company, this is a major win that the publisher desperately needs.
If you’re unsure whether to get the game or not, the good thing is, you don’t need to know anything about the franchise to enjoy it.Over on Open Critic, the game has amassed a solid 81 score average, and ended with a “Strong” score.
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