Microsoft has released the list of its best-selling Xbox games of 2024, and the list was dominated by titles in the sports genre.
The Xbox Excellence Awards celebrated the year’s top games, and the commercial performance category showed some interesting trends and a few surprises as well.
Sports titles made up more than a third of the top 20 list. EA Sports College Football 25 and EA Sports FC 25 not only crushed sales but also did well in Player Engagement and Daily Active Users. MLB The Show 24, along with NBA 2K25, NHL 25, and WWE 2K24 found its way onto the list, proving that virtual touchdowns, slam dunks, and body slams are still popular among fans.
It wasn't all jocks and stats as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 likely topped the charts while Palworld and Dragon’s Dogma 2 made their way into the lists. Farming Simulator 25 made the cut indicating that a fresh take on the simulator genre never goes out of style.
Many games on the list did not offer the expected results. Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Star Wars Outlaws failed to meet sales expectations, along Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora struggled too.
Developers and publishers behind these games will soon receive trophies from Microsoft.
FAQs
Did Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 top the sales charts?
Circana’s report suggests Black Ops 6 and EA Sports College Football 25 were unofficially the top sellers.
Why are there so many sports games on the list?
Sports titles dominated 2024, with EA Sports FC 25, MLB The Show 24, and others leading in sales, engagement, and daily active users.
Did any games underperform despite making the list?
Yes, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora didn’t meet sales expectations but still sold well enough to rank.