EA Sports College Football 26 was the best-selling game in the United States (US) for July 2026. That marks the second-straight year that EA Sports College Football took the top spot the month it was released.
According to the latest data from Circana, College Football 26 takes the top spot over from Elden Ring: Nightreign, which led the way in May and June. For July, Nightreign finds itself at 16th.
Following College Football 26 comes, well, College Football 26 again. At least, in a way. The EA Sports MVP Bundle, which includes both College Football 26 and Madden 26, came in second in sales. That was followed up by Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive Donkey Kong Bananza, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
As far as new games finding themselves in the Top 20, there were 5 games joining the fray. Four of the new releases all were in the Top 5, while the other new release, Grounded 2, came in eighth.
With five new releases in the Top 20, as well as a return of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, that means six games fell out of the list. Leaving the Top 20 were Stellar Blade, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Mario Kart World, and Elden Ring.
Check out the full list of the best-selling video games for July 2025 below, and let us know what games in the top 20 you’ve played in the comments and over at the Insider Gaming forums.
Top 20 Best-Selling Games For July 2025
- EA Sports College Football 26 (Electronic Arts)
- EA Sports MVP Bundle (2025) (Electronic Arts)
- Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo)
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 (Microsoft Corp)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Microsoft Corp)
- Minecraft (Multiple Video Game Publishers)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Microsoft Corp)
- Grounded 2 (Microsoft Corp)
- Red Dead Redemption II (Take-Two Interactive)
- Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive)
- MLB: The Show 25 (Multiple Video Game Publishers)
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Sony Corp)
- WWE 2K25 (Take-Two Interactive)
- Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- NBA 2K25 (Take-Two Interactive)
- Elden Ring: Nightreign (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Split Fiction (Electronic Arts)
- EA Sports FC 25 (Electronic Arts)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Sony Corp)
- F1 25 (Electronic Arts)
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