The numbers are in
Each week, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella shares data that reveals the top 15 titles in the US ranked by total weekly active users across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The lists come from Circana's Player Engagement Tracker, and to be sure, this tracks weekly active users, not concurrent users.
Which games were the most popular for the week that ended December 12? Fortnite ranked No. 1 on PlayStation and Xbox, while Arc Raiders was the most popular game on Steam. Those are the same results for last week, so nothing changed up top.
One of the big movers week-over-week was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. On Steam, the game returned to the top 15, landing at No. 13 (up from No. 20 last week), while the game ranked No. 39 on Xbox for the past week (up from No. 60) and No. 53 on PS5 (up from No. 68).
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 returned to the top 15 on Steam US & CAN. - CO:E33 ranked 39th on US XBX (up from 60th the week prior) and 53rd on US PS5 (up from 68).
Read on to see all the most popular games below for the week that ended December 20, as shared by Piscatella.
PS5 - 15: Skate
PS5 - 14: Apex Legends
PS5 - 13: EA Sports College Football 26
PS5 - 12: Arc Raiders
PS5 - 11: Where Winds Meet
PS5 - 10: WWE 2K25
PS5 - 9: Madden NFL 26
PS5 - 8: Battlefield 6
PS5 - 7: Minecraft
PS5 - 6: Marvel Rivals
PS5 - 5: NBA 2K26
PS5 - 4: Roblox
PS5 - 3: GTA 5 Remastered
PS5 - 2: Call of Duty HQ
PS5 - 1: Fortnite
Xbox - 15: Apex Legends
Xbox - 14: Destiny 2
Xbox - 13: Mortal Kombat 1
Xbox - 12: Madden NFL 26
Xbox - 11: Rocket League
Xbox - 10: Marvel Rivals
Xbox - 9: Rainbow Six Siege
Xbox - 8: Arc Raiders
Xbox - 7: Battlefield 6
Xbox - 6: NBA 2K26
Xbox - 5: Minecraft
Xbox - 4: Roblox
Xbox - 3: GTA 5 Remastered
Xbox - 2: Call of Duty HQ
Xbox - 1: Fortnite
Steam - 15: Where Winds Meet
Steam - 14: Destiny 2
Steam - 13: Expedition 33
Steam - 12: Dota 2
Steam - 11: Baldur's Gate 3
Steam - 10: Peak
Steam - 9: Rocket League
Steam - 8: Megabonk
Steam - 7: Warframe
Steam - 6: Helldivers 2
Steam - 5: Path of Exile 2
Steam - 4: Marvel Rivals
Steam - 3: Battlefield 6
Steam - 2: Counter-Strike 2
Steam - 1: Arc Raiders
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