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Hogwarts Legacy Beats Modern Warfare 3, Spider-Man 2 as Most Downloaded PS5 Game of 2023

Baldur's Gate 3 makes top 10

by · Push Square

Hogwarts Legacy broke sales records last year, and guess what? It was also a colossal hit on the PlayStation Store. In North America, the spell-slinging action RPG was the most downloaded PS5 title of 2023, while in Europe, it was topped only by EA Sports FC 24. This means that the Harry Potter tie-in beat out the likes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — which certainly isn't easy.

Before we jump to the full lists, it's worth noting that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Baldur's Gate 3, and Diablo 4 — three of 2023's biggest releases — made the top ten in both territories. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy 16 ended up 12th in North America, and 15th in Europe. Resident Evil 4 had a similar impact, landing in 13th in North America, and 14th in Europe. Alan Wake 2, another critically acclaimed release, didn't make the charts in either territory (and it was digital-only).

Many probably would have expected such highly rated titles to settle a big higher up the charts — but PlayStation doesn't actually provide numbers for these downloads, so it's difficult to judge just how well each game has performed overall.

PS Store Most Downloaded PS5 Games 2024

North America

  1. Hogwarts Legacy
  2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  3. Marvel's Spider-Man 2
  4. Madden NFL 24
  5. NBA 2K24
  6. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  7. Baldur's Gate 3
  8. Diablo 4
  9. EA Sports FC 24
  10. Mortal Kombat 1
  11. MLB The Show 2023
  12. Final Fantasy 16
  13. Resident Evil 4
  14. Dead Island 2
  15. WWE 2K23
  16. Assassin's Creed Mirage
  17. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
  18. Dead Space
  19. Street Fighter 6
  20. Grand Theft Auto 5

Europe

  1. EA Sports FC 24
  2. Hogwarts Legacy
  3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  4. Grand Theft Auto 5
  5. Marvel's Spider-Man 2
  6. FIFA 23
  7. Baldur's Gate 3
  8. Diablo 4
  9. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  10. Assassin's Creed Mirage
  11. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  12. Cyberpunk 2077
  13. F1 23
  14. Resident Evil 4
  15. Final Fantasy 16
  16. NBA 2K24
  17. NBA 2K23
  18. Dead Island 2
  19. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
  20. Need for Speed Unbound