While 2026 is officially in full swing, an analyst has revealed the most played games Xbox and PlayStation in 2025. Despite only sharing the top five games for Xbox and PlayStation, new data proves a trend in the gaming industry: established games with live services take up the most play time.
The past 12 months have seen some major releases, both from AAA and indie developers. Titles from smaller development teams such as Hollow Knight: Silksong and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33made a significant impact on the industry, selling millions of copies. In the case of Sandfall Interactive, it even won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025. On the AAA front, games like Mario Kart World and Battlefield 6 attracted millions of players on their respective platforms. These are just the tips of the iceberg when it comes to popular games released in 2025. While last year brought many titles worth checking out, new data reveals that many gamers continued to play some older games instead.
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Most Played Games of 2025 on Xbox and PlayStation (via Circana Player Engagement Tracker)
The most played games on PlayStation in 2025
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Fortnite
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Call of Duty
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GTA 5
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Roblox
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Minecraft
The most played games on PlayStation in 2024
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Fortnite
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Call of Duty
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GTA 5
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Roblox
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Minecraft
As revealed by analyst Mat Piscatella at Bluesky, the top five most played games in the US on both Xbox and PlayStation were the same in 2024. This data from the Circana Player Engagement Tracker shows that PlayStation players spent the most time playing. Fortnite in 2025. It followed Call of Duty, GTA 5, Robloxand Minecraft. Not only were all five games the same as the 2024 list, they were also in the same order, suggesting that not much has changed in the past 12 months.
The most played games on Xbox in 2025
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Fortnite
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Call of Duty
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GTA 5
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Minecraft
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Roblox
The most played games on Xbox in 2024
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Call of Duty
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Fortnite
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Minecraft
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GTA 5
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Roblox
While the order was slightly different on Xbox, the games in his top five were the same as on PlayStation. The only change was that Roblox and Minecraft they swapped places on the list. Compared to the Xbox 2024 list, all the games were the same, only the order was changed. Posting the information on social media, Piscatella summed up his thoughts by saying, “Things are a little…settled…at the top.” It's worth noting that the most played games are “ordered by the percentage of the active panel that played”.
Unfortunately, Piscatella only shared the top five most played games on those platforms for 2025. However, he noted that the full US video game market results from Circana for last year will be available on January 22nd, which should give a more complete picture of what gamers were playing in 2025. However, the top five shows that the major live service games are coming back after a year.
It will be interesting to see how these numbers change next year. While there's a good chance some of these games will make the top 5 again, 2026 is slated to GTA 6 starts Given the hype surrounding the game, it will probably be one of the most popular titles of the year. Time will tell where it lands on the list of most played games of 2026.
