Oblivion Remastered currently ranks third among top-selling video games in the United States as per industry analyst's report.

Oblivion Remastered currently ranks third among top-selling video games in the United States as per industry analyst's report.

A brand-new top dog in town: It seems like one of the hottest games of 2025 is giving the competition a run for their money, as industry analyst Mat Piscatella declares that Oblivion Remastered has climbed up the charts to become the third-best-selling game of the year in the United States.

Listen, I might think Oblivion is a notch below the best games in The Elder Scrolls series, but you can't argue with numbers. And by golly, Oblivion Remastered is apparently making big ones. After just a week on the market, it's already nipping at the heels of the top dogs, Monster Hunter: Wilds and Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Piscatella, executive director and industry analyst at Circana, shared the news on Bluesky. According to him, Oblivion Remastered sold like hotcakes, taking the number three spot on the sales charts. And get this, it even topped the charts for the week ending on April 26.

Now, before you start getting too excited, remember that this number refers to physical and digital copies sold, not the number of people playing. So, a subscription doesn't count as a sale. Bethesda did confirm, though, that Oblivion Remastered had amassed over four million players last week.

Morgan Park from PC Gamer made an astute point last week that's worth pondering: for a lot of gamers, Oblivion Remastered is like the new Elder Scrolls game we've all been waiting for since Skyrim dropped back in 2011. If you were nine years old then, you're 29 now, and that makes the return to Cyrodiil feel like a whole new adventure—even with the updated graphics, user interface, and modernized features, which, by the way, are excellent.

Piscatella also mentioned that Oblivion Remastered dominated on Steam, securing the top spot in terms of "total weekly active users" for the week ending April 26. It wasn't quite as impressive on consoles, with a fourth-place finish on Xbox and a 15th-place showing on PlayStation. But Steam seems to be the place to be for Oblivion fans: as I type this, more than 87,000 people are playing it on a quiet Monday afternoon.

So, there you have it! Oblivion Remastered isn't just charming up the old crowd—it's reaching out to a whole new generation of Elder Scrolls enthusiasts. And with those impressive sales figures, it seems like Bethesda has struck gold with the remaster. Here's to seeing what other surprises 2025 has in store for us!

Andy Chalk has been a PC gamer since the dawn of time, starting his journey as a young whippersnapper with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there, he graduated to the golden age of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and nurtured a deep-seated love for RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. In 2007, he began writing videogame news for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the esteemed ranks of PC Gamer. He covers everything from new game announcements and patch notes to lawsuits, beefs on Twitch, esports, and all things Henry Cavill. Chalk, at your service.

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1. Despite some initially mixed reviews about Oblivion Remastered's place in The Elder Scrolls series, the game has remarkably topped the sales charts in the United States, becoming the third-best-selling game of the year.
2. After its release, Oblivion Remastered has shown tremendous growth, even reaching number one on Steam's weekly active users chart, indicating a strong presence in the gaming community.
3. Andy Chalk, a lifelong PC gamer and writer for PC Gamer, writes about Oblivion Remastered reaching not only the old crowd but a new generation of Elder Scrolls enthusiasts, citing impressive sales figures as evidence.
4. With Oblivion Remastered's success, it seems that Bethesda has achieved a hit with the remaster, signifying promising potential for future ventures in gaming, technology, entertainment, and even gadgets.

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