Assassin’s Creed: Shadows Becomes the Second Highest-Selling Game In The US For 2025

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It Has Been The Best-Selling Title In the US For Each of Its First 3 Weeks!

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  • Assassin’s Creed: Shadows isn’t even a month old yet.
  • Recent data suggests the title has already become the second-highest-selling title in the US for 2025.
  • The title has also been the best-selling for the three weeks since its launch.

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows was released nearly a month ago. The title had a great start, scoring 82 on Metacritic. It was also released on day one on Steam and had a massive launch on the platform.

Recent data suggest that Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has become the US’s second highest-selling game this year.

Why it matters: Despite much controversy and delays, it appears that Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has been doing wonders for Ubisoft.

Here's a fun one… Assassin's Creed: Shadows has been the best-selling video game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market, according to Circana's Retail Tracking Service (dollar sales, latest data through April 5th). Currently ranks #2 year-to-date trailing only Monster Hunter: Wilds.

Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-04-14T15:21:04.109Z

According to data from Circana’s Mat Piscatella, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has been the best-selling title in the US for the past three weeks since its launch.

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has been the best-selling video game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market.

The data further suggests that the title has already become the second-best-selling title in the US for 2025, just behind Monster Hunter: Wilds.

Currently ranks #2 year-to-date trailing only Monster Hunter: Wilds.

Since Monster Hunter: Wilds has been out longer, the Ubisoft latest release may likely end up beating the Capcom’s action role-playing game in the coming weeks.

Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Isn’t Even A Month Old Yet.

While this is massive for Ubisoft and the franchise, a recent report has suggested that the players are dropping off the title around 15 hours in, and very few players are actually finishing the second act of the title.

The title has also been helping Ubisoft as the company stock increased by 5% following the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. 

Nonetheless, have you already played the title? Did you enjoy it? Share your thoughts in the comments, or join the Tech4Gamers forum.

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