Not Just Battlefield 6: Sony Names October 2025’s Most Popular PS5 and PS4 Games
Sony monitors player activity on PlayStation consoles and highlights the most-played titles.
Sony routinely summarizes the previous month’s gaming activity. Download figures for October 2025 were recently published.
The compiled lists cover premium releases for PS5 and PS4, and include a ranking of free-to-play titles. Data are shown for the “US/Canada” and “Europe” (EU) regions.
Last month saw many players flock to an Electronic Arts shooter, though several other releases also drew attention.
Battlefield 6 took the top spot in both regions; second place matched as well — Ghost of Yōtei — while third differed: NBA 2K26 in the US/Canada and EA Sports FC 26 in Europe. The new extraction shooter ARC Raiders landed at fifth.
Top PlayStation 5 games for October 2025:
| US/Canada | Europe |
|---|---|
| Battlefield 6 | Battlefield 6 |
| Ghost of Yōtei | Ghost of Yōtei |
| NBA 2K26 | EA Sports FC 26 |
| EA Sports FC 26 | Grand Theft Auto V |
| ARC Raiders | ARC Raiders |
| Dispatch | Minecraft |
| EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26 | Jurassic World Evolution 3 |
| Digimon Story Time Stranger | UFC 5 |
| Little Nightmares III | Little Nightmares III |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Digimon Story Time Stranger |
Top PlayStation 4 games for October 2025:
| US/Canada | Europe |
|---|---|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | EA Sports FC 26 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops III | The Forest |
| Gang Beasts | Grand Theft Auto V |
| The Forest | A Way Out |
| theHunter: Call of the Wild | Batman: Arkham Knight |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Minecraft |
| God of War | Gang Beasts |
| Minecraft | God of War |
| Mortal Kombat X | Mafia: Trilogy |
Most popular free-to-play games for October 2025 on PS4 and PS5:
| US/Canada | Europe |
|---|---|
| Battlefield REDSEC | Battlefield REDSEC |
| Fortnite | Fortnite |
| Wizard101 | skate. |
| Roblox | Roblox |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | Call of Duty: Warzone |
| Marvel Rivals | Rocket League |
| skate. | Delta Force (F2P) |
| Delta Force (F2P) | eFootball |
| Rocket League | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X – Free Access |
| Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X – Free Access | Asphalt Legends |
Source: iXBT.games
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