Horizon Forbidden West is number one again on PS5

Horizon Forbidden West box cover — Back on top (pic: Sony)

Hardware bundles with the PS5 have pushed Horizon Forbidden West to the top of the UK sales chart, as Live A Live makes its debut.

The summer games drought continues but there is a new number one in the UK physical sales top 10, or at least a game that hasn’t been number one for a while now.

Horizon Forbidden West was first released in February but is number one again thanks to being bundled with the PlayStation 5 console.

The only actual new release at retail in the UK is Live A Live at number six. It sold 30% less than previous HD-2D game Triangle Strategy, but since it’s a remake of an obscure SNES game that actually seems a perfectly good performance.

UK all formats retail chart – 23 July

1 (7) Horizon Forbidden West (PS5/PS4)
2 (4) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
3 (1) Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (NS/PS5/XO/PS4)
4 (3) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (2) F1 22 (PS5/PS4/XO/XSX)
6 (-) Live A Live (NS)
7 (10) Minecraft (NS)
8 (8) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
9 (9) Pokémon Legends: Arceus (NS)
10 (13) Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS4/XO/PS5/XSX/PC)

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Japanese console retail chart – 17 July

1 (1) Monster Hunter Rise/Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (NS)
2 (2) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
3 (3) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
4 (7) Minecraft (NS)
5 (6) Kirby And The Forgotten Land (NS)
6 (4) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
7 (R) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
8 (10) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (NS)
9 (8) Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (NS)
10 (R) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)

U.S. all formats chart – June

1 (1) Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (2) Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
3 (3) Pokemon Legends: Arceus (NS)*
4 (4) Horizon Forbidden West (PS4/PS5)
5 (5) MLB The Show 22 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5)ˆ
6 (6) Call Of Duty: Vanguard (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
7 (7) Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
8 (8) Kirby And The Forgotten Land (NS)*
8 (8) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
10 (10) Madden NFL 22 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)

*does not include digital sales
^Xbox digital sales not included

Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales

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GameCentral Top 10 – 2022

1. Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2. Total War: Warhammer 3 (PC)
3. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
4. Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
5. Citizen Sleeper (NS/XSX/PC)
6. Neon White (NS/PC)
7. Sniper Elite 5 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
8. Tunic (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
9. Card Shark (NS/PC)
10. Horizon Forbidden West (PS4/PS5)

The chart above lists our best reviewed titles of 2022 but as usual does not include remakes, remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.