A whole bunch of heavy-hitting virtual games have been released throughout 2024. However, only a few have earned enough to be considered the world’s best-seller video games in 2024. Let’s go over the list of the most revenue-generating virtual games this year.

10 Top-Selling Video Games of 2024

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EA Sports College Football 25

EA Sports College Football 25 has topped the list of top-selling games. Several trusted and dedicated sources, like Circana and Video Games Chronicle, have announced the game as the American best-seller of the year.

EA Sports College Football 25 made around USD 0.5 billion within two weeks of its launch on July 19, 2024. About 2.2 million players reached the game during its four-day pre-order period. The revenue collection soared so high that it surpassed the previous record of Madden NFL series.

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Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 reversed the original’s isometric strategy and introduced a third-person shooter format. The result was unprecedented, as the game was rated the top-selling PS5 game in 2024.

Helldivers 2 was released on February 8, 2024, and offered a unique and far more enjoyable experience than its competitors. Due to the complications attributed to a PSN requirement, the game didn’t launch in around 177 countries. Yet, it did remarkably well.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty has represented tactical modern warfare gaming since its first appearance. Despite the despair that fell upon Modern Warfare 3, the series restored and further pushed its reputation with Black Ops 6.

First launched on October 25, 2024, COD: Black Ops 6 pulled off the highest collection of the franchise driving a 61% boost in revenue for the Xbox. Now, the game is enlisted as one of the top-selling Xbox games.

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Dragon’s Dogma 2

Underpraised compared with the previous title, Dragon’s Dogma 2 didn’t show less acceleration in earning around the same revenue that its ancestor collected in its lifetime. The second title came out on March 21, 2024, and around 3.3 million copies have been sold so far.

According to IGN, Dragon’s Dogma 2 collected over 2.5 million copies just within 11 days after its release. The instant sales rush led the game to be one of the top sellers.

EA Sports FC 25

It never occurred to EA’s FIFA titles not to make the list of the highest-selling games of the year. The EA Sports FC 25 hasn’t differed, too. The soccer simulator game has observed a successful year in terms of gross sales, summing up an anticipated $1 billion in revenue.

It’s notable that after two failed attempts to achieve a new license agreement, EA decided to change FIFA to FC. Apart from the name, the game remained the same. The title continued to present upgraded gameplay with each iteration.

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Madden NFL 25

The second Madden NFL title, Madden NFL 25, became one of the best sellers in 2024 after its release on August 16, 2024. According to EA’s anticipations, its American football titles could collect around USD 1 billion by the end of 2024.

EA has executed more booking forecasts after observing the hype of those American football titles. The Madden NFL 25 has added a substantial amount to the overall revenue earned by the genre.

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is the further expansion of 2022’s Game of the Year winner, Elden Ring. The sequel came on June 21, 2024, and succeeded in meeting the expectations of its fans.

The Game Awards nominated Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree for the 2024 Game of the Year, moved by its projected total sales. The game has sold more than 20 million copies since its release, translating to a revenue that exceeds around USD 1 billion.   

MLB The Show 24

2024 has been highly lucrative for sports game developers. MLV The Show 24 was released on March 19, 2024, and instantly became the best Baseball simulator in the world. The revenue line that represents the game rose higher in the annual chart than many global hits’.

The Show 24 is on almost every gaming blog’s top-selling charts. Though the game performed the most in the US, the worldwide collection favors its placement on the top-selling list. The exact revenue figure is still unknown, so declaring a solid position is not yet possible.

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WWE 2K24

WWE 2K24 is the burning proof of the omnipresent influence of the sports gaming genre. Launched on March 8, 2024, the game collected around USD 700K on Steam within its release week. 

According to Playbite, WWE 2K24 sold a minimum of 500K copies in its first week. This achievement marked a spot that many anticipated titles failed to overcome. The developers have yet to release data on the total numbers and gross revenue of the game. But the craze triggered by it is enough to place it on 2024’s top-selling list.

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth is the second part of a trilogy that threads a three-part non-linear story to reimagine the wildly celebrated FF world. The game was released on January 23, 2025, and won the hearts of its lovers and critics.

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth sold around two million copies after its first launch. However, the sales fell later, only to fall behind in the race for 2024’s top-selling video games.

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Conclusion

The best-seller video game titles of 2024 show that the year has been great for gamers. The gaming world is anticipating an even more exciting gaming year up ahead in 2025.