Summary
The 20 best-selling video games for January 2024 have just been revealed, showing which titles have drawn in the most customers since the start of the year. 2023 was pretty eventful for the gaming industry, both in landmark events like Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard buyout finally being completed and the releases of some highly-anticipated titles.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,Marvel’s Spider-Man 2,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, andStarfieldare just a few of the chart-topping games released in the past year.
2024 already looks to continue that momentum.Tekken 8evolved the long-running fighting franchise with a gripping storyline and more “aggressive” gameplay, andPalworldburst onto the scene and becameone of Steam’s highest-played titlesdespite accusations that it copied much of its colorful premises fromPokemon. This wave of new games carried on into early February, withPersona 3 Reloadre-imagining the classic 2006 JRPG with updated graphics, music, and voice acting.
Circana, the research group formerly known as NPD, has published its January 2024 sales report, as shared by Executive Director and video game analystMat Piscatellaon Twitter.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3landed the top spot in these rankings despite being released last November.Tekken 8was the second-highest-selling title in January, andSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguewas ranked third due to Circana’s reporting period running through the beginning of February. This also meant thatPersona 3 Reloadwas counted in the fourth-ranked spot after launching on the same day asSuicide Squad.
January 2024 Best-Selling Games List
Despite its numerous controversies and criticisms,Hogwarts Legacymanaged to rank near the top of the January 2024 sales list, continuingits massive success from last year. The rest of this list contains a mix of blockbuster hits from 2023 and other January 2024 releases - such asLike a Dragon: Infinite WealthandPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown.Palworld, despite its surprisingly massive player base on Steam and other platforms, is absent from Circana’s January 2024 listing due to developer Pocketpair not sharing its sales data.
Players should note that this chart is based on revenue rather than units sold, and that DLC and microtransactions are not included in these totals. Still, it seems thatModern Warfare 3is the highest-selling titleof January 2024, with the rest of Circana’s rankings containing some of the month’s most noteworthy releases. The rest of 2024 looks like it could be another exciting year for gaming, withFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthnow less than a week from launch and other big titles likePrincess Peach: Showtime,Star Wars Outlaws, andIndiana Jones and the Great Circlestill on the horizon.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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The war has changed. Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience. The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world. In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features. In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet
