The year 2023 saw many new games and we reported in detail on many new launches. Now “Game”, the association of the German games industry, has published a ranking of the most successful new game launches of 2023 in Germany.
By “most successful” Game means games that were most often sold physically (on data storage) or digitally (via download). For PC and/or game consoles. The data comes from Games Sales Data (GSD), a platform operated by VGE (Video Games Europe). Digital sales of Nintendo titles from the Nintendo eShop are not included, as Game emphasizes. Since the respective publishers are not currently participating in GSD, the games “Alan Wake 2” and “Baldur's Gate 3” are not included in the ranking.
The best-selling game in Germany in 2023 was “EA SPORTS FC 24” by Electronic Arts. Here you can find our detailed review of this hit game for football fans: EA Sports FC 24 – EA remains king of football. We wrote at the time: “Machine learning, countless AI assistants and data tracking directly from the game from stadiums around the world make EA Sports FC 24 the most realistic football we have ever experienced. There are also more options for shielding, headers and tackles, which can be directly converted into counterattacks via Playstyle+.”
In second place in the ranking is “Hogwarts Legacy” from Warner Bros. Games. We also presented this game in detail: Hogwarts Legacy in the test – The most magical open world since Red Dead Redemption 2. With “Hogwarts Legacy is a dream for Harry Potter fans: We explore a huge, detailed world with 14 regions, that takes us into all the settings we know and love. The game also turns out to be a strong RPG with an innovative combat system and lots of good gameplay ideas,” is how we described the Harry Potter game. In this article we give the best tips for beginners.
“Diablo IV” from Activision Blizzard comes in third place.
Also from Activision Blizzard “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III” in 4th place. But the game couldn’t blow our minds in the test, as we did here in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 in the test: Where’s the epicness? write: “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 slows down too often in terms of production. Where are the gigantic battles for the White House? About Paris? In the test, the campaign seems half-baked and is rarely convincing.”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom“ from Nintendo fought its way to 5th place.
The complete top 20 of the best-selling PC and console games of 2023 in Germany can be found here.
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