The latest video game sales data for the United States (US) has been announced, and Borderlands 4 was the best-selling game in September 2025.
The new data comes from industry firm Circana, which posted the data ranging from August 31 to October 4.
Following Borderlands 4 for the month was NBA 2K26, which used back-to-back strong months to become the best-selling game of the year so far. Rounding out the top five for September were EA Sports FC 26, Ghost of Yotei, and Madden NFL 26. That means three of the top five games for the month were sports games.
When looking at the full top 20 for the month, nearly half of the games were new releases. Aside from the aforementioned titles above, Silent Hill f, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, NHL 26, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, and Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 all hit the top 20 for the first time.
You can check out the full list of best-selling games for September below. And be sure to leave your thoughts down in the comments, and join the official Insider Gaming Discord server.
Best-Selling Games For September 2025
- Borderlands 4 – Take-Two Interactive
- NBA 2K26 – Take-Two Interactive
- EA Sports FC 26 – Electronic Arts
- Ghost of Yotei – Sony
- Madden NFL 26 – Electronic Arts
- Helldivers II – Sony
- Silent Hill: f – Konami Digital Entertainment
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – Sega
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles – Square Enix Inc
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – Konami Digital Entertainment
- EA Sports College Football 26 – Electronic Arts
- NHL 26 – Electronic Arts
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger – Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Nintendo
- Minecraft – Microsoft
- Forza Horizon 5 – Microsoft
- Grand Theft Auto V – Take-Two Interactive
- Donkey Kong Bananza – Nintendo
- Kickoff Bundle (2025) – Electronic Arts
- Red Dead Redemption II – Take-Two Interactive
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