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Assassin's Creed Shadows Tops March U.S. Sales, Becomes 2025's Second Best-Selling Game

Ubisoft's latest release achieves franchise-record milestones in a challenging market marked by declining consumer spending and hardware sales.

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Overview

  • Assassin's Creed Shadows ranked as the best-selling game in the U.S. for March 2025, according to Circana's sales data.
  • The title is now the second best-selling game of 2025 year-to-date, trailing only Monster Hunter Wilds.
  • Shadows achieved the third-largest launch-month revenue in Assassin's Creed franchise history, following Assassin's Creed 3 and Valhalla.
  • The game amassed over two million players within days of its March 20 release, highlighting its strong initial reception.
  • Overall U.S. video game spending fell 6% year-over-year in March 2025, with hardware sales hitting their lowest March total since 2019.