In a sales result that surprises few, Black Ops 7 topped the U.S. sales charts for November, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. This marks the 18th consecutive year that a Call of Duty game has hit the top of the charts on its launch months. That said, the game didn’t make as big of a splash as competitor Battlefield 6, which still holds steady at the top of the year-to-date best-seller list.
| November 2025 Dollar Sales, Millions | Nov 2024 | Nov 2025 | Change |
| Total Video Game Sales (Projected to Total Market) | $6,124 | $5,861 | -4% |
| Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $4,800 | $4,840 | 1% |
| Video Game Hardware | $949 | $695 | -27% |
| Video Game Accessories | $375 | $327 | -13% |
That said, neither game appears to have moved the needle of total video game sales, which dropped by 4% compared with the previous year. Mat Piscatella, Circana’s senior director of video games, said in statement, “Declines across hardware, accessories and console content were among the drivers of November 2025 total projected US spending
on video game hardware, content and accessories falling 4% when compared to a year ago, to $5.9 billion.”
Hardware spending, in particular, has plummeted compared with the previous year, down 27% over last year. Piscatella said, “This is the lowest video game hardware spending total for a November month since the $455M reached during the November 2005 tracking period.” Circana’s report notes that 1.6 million units of hardware sold across all platforms in the U.S., the lowest for a November since 1995.
| Year-to-Date 2025 Dollar Sales, Millions | YTD 2024 | YTD 2025 | Change |
| Total Video Game Sales (Projected to Total Market) | $52,310 | $52,918 | 1% |
| Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $45,946 | $46,364 | 1% |
| Video Game Hardware | $3,859 | $4,228 | 10% |
| Video Game Accessories | $2,505 | $2,327 | -7% |
It’s not all bad, though, as subscription spending is up 16%, and, according to Sensor Tower, mobile has grown by 2%. Other games that don’t appear on the sales charts have also made a splash on Circana’s engagement tracker — notably, ARC Raiders, which led in monthly active users on Steam for the month.
Circana November 2025 | Top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
| Rank | Last Month Rank | Title | Publisher |
| 1 | NEW | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 2 | 1 | Battlefield 6 | Electronic Arts |
| 3 | 4 | NBA 2K26 | Take-Two Interactive |
| 4 | 6 | Madden NFL 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 5 | 5 | EA Sports FC 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 6 | 2 | Pokemon Legends: Z-A* | Nintendo |
| 7 | 3 | Ghost of Yotei | Sony (Corp) |
| 8 | 12 | EA Sports College Football 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 9 | 13 | Minecraft^ | Multiple Video Game Publishers |
| 10 | NEW | Kirby Air Riders* | Nintendo |
| 11 | NEW | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment* | Nintendo |
| 12 | 7 | The Outer Worlds 2 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 13 | 16 | Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds | Sega |
| 14 | 24 | Donkey Kong: Bananza* | Nintendo |
| 15 | 33 | Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | Sony (Corp) |
| 16 | 20 | Red Dead Redemption II | Take-Two Interactive |
| 17 | 19 | Grand Theft Auto V | Take-Two Interactive |
| 18 | 10 | Borderlands 4 | Take-Two Interactive |
| 19 | 30 | Forza Horizon 5 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 20 | 9 | Digimon Story: Time Stranger | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms not included
As stated, Black Ops 7 has made it to the top of the November sales charts, edging out Battlefield 6 from last month’s triumph. The sales pattern — Black Ops 7 first, Battlefield 6 second — continued across PlayStation, Xbox and PC-specific sales charts. That said, it’s not as much of a lead as Activision would perhaps like. Piscatella noted, “The franchise experienced a double-digit percentage full game dollar sales decline when compared to November 2024.”
The only other November games to make it onto Circana’s top 20 were Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Nintendo games seem to draw from a different well than the average Call of Duty game, so it’s not much of a surprise that they do well even when the new Black Ops game dominates.
The above list also includes some games that have moved up from lower rankings, including Forza Horizon 5 and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. The former launched on PlayStation 5 earlier this year, boosting its profile, and also went on discount recently. Similarly, the latter saw a large Black Friday discount that likely saw its sales figures go up.
Circana November 2025: 20 best-selling games of 2025 so far
| Rank | Last Month Rank | Title | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Battlefield 6 | Electronic Arts |
| 2 | 2 | NBA 2K26 | Take-Two Interactive |
| 3 | 3 | Monster Hunter: Wilds | Capcom USA |
| 4 | 4 | Borderlands 4 | Take-Two Interactive |
| 5 | 5 | EA Sports College Football 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 6 | 8 | Madden NFL 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 7 | NEW | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 8 | 7 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 9 | 6 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 10 | 10 | Ghost of Yotei | Sony (Corp) |
| 11 | 12 | EA Sports FC 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 12 | 9 | MLB: The Show 25^^ | Multiple Video Game Publishers |
| 13 | 11 | Elden Ring: Nightreign | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 14 | 14 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | Plaion |
| 15 | 13 | WWE 2K25 | Take-Two Interactive |
| 16 | 16 | Minecraft^ | Multiple Video Game Publishers |
| 17 | 15 | Forza Horizon 5 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 18 | 17 | Split Fiction | Electronic Arts |
| 19 | 20 | Helldivers II | Sony (Corp) |
| 20 | 18 | EA Sports MVP Bundle (2025) | Electronic Arts |
^^ Digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox platforms not included
As noted above, Black Ops 7 topped sales charts for November, but it didn’t quite make it to the rank that Battlefield 6 did. Whereas the latter is at the top of the year-to-date sales charts, Black Ops 7 debuted at 7th place, just above its predecessor, Black Ops 6. The rest of the list has done the usual juggle to make space for the new addition, with NBA 2K25 dropping from the list entirely.