UK Sales Charts: Farming Simulator 25 Crops Up in a Nintendo-Heavy Top 10

Game has sold 2 million worldwide so far

by Stephen Tailby 5:30pm

UK Sales Charts: Farming Simulator 25 Crops Up in a Nintendo-Heavy Top 10 1

The Farming Simulator series is quietly very popular, and there's evidence of that in the UK's latest physical games chart. Farming Simulator 25 recently released on PS5, and it's made a debut at number six; just under half of those physical copies sold were for Sony's console.

This decent start lines up with a recent worldwide sales update from Giants Software, which tells us the game has sold over 2 million copies in its first week.

Elsewhere, the UK's chart is about what you'd expect. Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and EA Sports FC 25 continue to dominate at number one and two respectively, and Hogwarts Legacy completes the trifecta.

LEGO Horizon Adventures sadly misses the top 10 for its debut, arriving at number 13, though this type of game typically has a longer sales tail so may pop further up in the weeks before Christmas.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is just one spot below it in 14th.

Here's the latest top 10 in full.

UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 16th November, 2024

Call of Duty Black Ops 6
EA Sports FC 25
Hogwarts Legacy
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Farming Simulator 25
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Nintendo Switch Sports
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

Sound like Lego Horizon might be a flop. I’m guessing the reviews deflated its momentum big time. I know I went from pondering if I’d actually buy a Lego game for the first time in ages to “I think I’m done buying games this year.” Wouldn’t be surprised if others felt similar.

But what do I know? DQ3 came in the mail and that’s enough!

I picked up FS25. It's going to keep me interested for probably 500+ hours.

Where is GOTY Veilguard?

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GuttyYZ
5:52pm

At least if you play the game you won't have to worry about inheritance tax.

@somnambulance Don't really think the game was meant for an audience that frequents game sites. They're probably waiting for the holiday to call it a success or not, and likely expect the Switch to account for most of its sales. The question will be: will kids/Switch gamers care about Horizon?

Personally speaking, I still bought it. Anyone expecting a LEGO game to score higher than 8s probably doesn't play LEGO games.

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Matroska
6:01pm

@somnambulance I think it peaked at 600 concurrent players on Stream, whereas DQ, which is below it on the above chart, has 45,000. So yeah, it not doing well. It's probably only up there so relatively high on the physical charts because it's more of a kids game and parents seem to prefer physical rather than putting credit card details into the console.

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AhmadSumadi
6:29pm

@somnambulance I don't think it would've done great even with a higher review score. LEGO games aren't great. And they're mostly geared toward kids which is why I think Sony allowed Nintendo to have it. Check back in January to see if it is or isn't a flop. Chances are after the holidays I'll be in a much better position sales-wise.