Despite lukewarm reception, Star Wars Outlaws is the third best-selling game of August 2024 in the US, per Circana report

Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws debuted in third place in August, while the top spot was taken by Madden NFL 25.

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Ubisoftadventure titleStar Wars Outlawswas the third best-selling game of August 2024 in the U.S, per Circana executive director and advisor Mat Piscatella. In a thread onBluesky, Piscatella revealed that the best-selling game of the month was Electronic Arts' Madden NFL 25, while second place went to EA Sports College Football 25,which was the top title of July 2024.

Star Wars Outlaws is currently sitting at a75 on Metacritic, with a wide range of opinions praising elements of the story and setting but criticizing the gameplay and numerous technical issues.

PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console of the month in units and dollar sales, followed by Xbox Series X|S in both measures. PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch hardware were all down year-over-year by 34%, 36%, and 41%, respectively. Altogether, August 2024 sales reached $4.1 billion, a drop of 7% year-over-year fromAugust 2023.

Below, you’ll find details on the best-selling games of the month in the U.S, as well as the best-selling games of the year in the U.S. so far. As always, please keep in mind that some publishers don’t share digital data, such as Nintendo and Take-Two Interactive.

August 2024 Circana: Here are the top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.

1. Madden NFL 252. EA Sports College Football 253. Star Wars Outlaws4. EA Sports MVP Bundle5. Elden Ring6. Hogwarts Legacy7. Minecraft8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)9. Marvel’s Spider-Man 210. Visions of Mana11. Gundam Breaker 412. The Elder Scrolls Online13. Helldivers 214. Mario Kart 815. Ghost of Tsushima16. Sea of Thieves17. MLB The Show 2418. Forza Horizon 519. Gran Turismo 720. EA Sports FC 24

August 2024 Circana: Here are the best-selling games of the year so far

1. EA Sports College Football 252. Helldivers 23. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)4. EA Sports MVP Bundle5. Elden Ring6. Dragon’s Dogma 27. MLB The Show 248. WWE 2K249. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth10. Hogwarts Legacy11. Tekken 812. Madden NFL 2513. NBA 2K2414. Madden NFL 2415. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League16. Minecraft****17. Grand Theft Auto V18. EA Sports FC 2419. Persona 3 Reload20. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2*Denotes no digital sales dataDenotes no digital sales data on Xbox or Nintendo SwitchDenotes no digital sales data for June through August**Denotes no digital sales data on Nintendo

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Ubisoft noted recently whendelaying Assassin’s Creed Shadows to February 2024that Star Wars Outlaws had “softer than expected” sales, something initially backed up by the fact the game does not appear in the top 20 titles sold for the year so far. The delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows also removed one potential blockbuster for the calendar year.

Even so, there’s other big games waiting in the wings likeCall of Duty: Black Ops 6. I’ll also be curious to trackWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s sales starting with the September Circana data.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.