Shooters and sports games were quite popular for PlayStation players during the holiday season, with the record-setting Arc Raiders ending its successful first year in the top spot of the PSN charts for December 2025 in the United States and Canada.
Not far from the relatively cheap extraction game are fellow shooters Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at No. 3 and Grand Theft Auto 5 at No. 5, along with a cavalcade of sports titles that include NBA 2K26 at No. 2, Madden NFL 26 at No. 4, and EA Sports FC 26 at No. 6.
Faltering in the charts, however, is Battlefield 6, though it still remains in a respectable No. 8 spot on December’s list. Meanwhile, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, which launched at the beginning of December, is at No. 18, while Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora rides the wave from a new DLC expansion tying into the new Avatar film to land in the No. 14 position.
On the PlayStation 4 side, Red Dead Redemption 2 continues to dominate in both North America and the European Union, while Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (which is currently available at a steep discount on the PSN store) surprises by shooting up in the No. 3 spot. In the States, four different Five Nights at Freddy’s titles take up spots on the PS4 list.
Beat Saber was the most-played PS VR2 game last month, though the game is discontinuing support and online multiplayer this month. Finally, Fortnite ended up as the top free-to-play game in December, likely owing to its annual Winterfest festivities.
Check out the full breakdown of PlayStation’s top games for December 2025 in North America and Europe below.
Top PS5 Full and PSN Games
US/Canada:
- Arc Raiders
- NBA 2K26
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- EA SPORTS FC 26
- Minecraft
- Battlefield 6
- EA SPORTS College Football 26
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Forza Horizon 5
- Dispatch
- UFC 5
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- NHL 26
- It Takes Two
- MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Mortal Kombat 1
EU
- EA SPORTS FC 26
- Arc Raiders
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- UFC 5
- Minecraft
- It Takes Two
- Forza Horizon 5
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Battlefield 6
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- NBA 2K26
- Gran Turismo 7
- F1 25
- Assassins Creed Shadows
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Split Fiction
- Ghost of Yōtei
Top PS4 Full and PSN Games
US/Canada:
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
- Minecraft
- theHunter: Call of the Wild
- A Way Out
- God of War
- Mortal Kombat X
- Need for Speed Heat
- The Forest
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 4
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Gang Beasts
- Resident Evil 6
- Five Nights at Freddy’s
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Overcooked! 2
- NBA 2K26
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
EU:
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- EA SPORTS FC 26
- A Way Out
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Minecraft
- Need for Speed Heat
- The Forest
- Unravel Two
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Assassin’s Creed Unity
- Mortal Kombat X
- theHunter: Call of the Wild
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- It Takes Two
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Overcooked! 2
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 4
Top 10 VR2 Required Games
US/Canada:
- Beat Saber
- Job Simulator
- Among Us 3D: VR
- Alien: Rogue Incursion VR
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
- Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
- Gun Club VR
- Synapse
- NFL PRO ERA II
- Pavlov
EU:
- Beat Saber
- Job Simulator
- Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
- Alien: Rogue Incursion VR
- Horizon Call of the Mountain
- Among Us 3D: VR
- Gun Club VR
- Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition
- Kayak VR: Mirage
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Top 10 Free to Play (PS5 + PS4)
US/Canada:
- Fortnite
- Roblox
- Where Winds Meet (F2P)
- Rocket League
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Marvel Rivals
- Battlefield Redsec
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X – Free Access
- PUBG: Battlegrounds
- Fall Guys
EU:
- Fortnite
- Roblox
- Where Winds Meet (F2P)
- Rocket League
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- eFootball
- Asphalt Legends
- Battlefield Redsec
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X – Free Access
- The Sims 4
It’s interesting to see how Arc Raiders has made such an impact on the charts! The competition among shooters and sports games seems to be heating up, especially during the holiday season. Exciting times for gamers!