Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Oblivion Remastered Becomes Third-Best-Selling Game of 2025 in Just One Week

Bethesda's surprise release of the remastered RPG achieves over four million players and dominates sales and download charts across platforms.

Image
Image
Image
Image

Overview

  • Oblivion Remastered, released on April 22, 2025, is now the third-best-selling game of the year in the US, trailing only Monster Hunter Wilds and Assassin's Creed Shadows.
  • The game was shadow-dropped with no prior marketing, launching simultaneously on Xbox Game Pass, PC, and PlayStation 5.
  • Within days of release, Bethesda confirmed that the game surpassed four million players across all platforms, excluding Game Pass subscriber data from sales figures.
  • The remaster topped weekly and monthly download charts on the PlayStation Store in North America and Europe, with Microsoft-published titles dominating the top three spots.
  • Built in Unreal Engine 5 by Bethesda and Virtuos, the remaster includes all original expansions and modern quality-of-life improvements, driving its appeal to both new and returning players.