Assassin's Creed Shadows Defies All Odds With March Sales Milestone

Summary

Assassin’s Creed Shadows tops the sales charts in March 2025, beating out other AAA games.
Despite controversy and delays, the game continues to do well, even with a less than perfect score average.
Ubisoft’s latest entry in the franchise battles scrutiny and controversy, making it a major win for the struggling publisher.

Earlier this month, we reported on how Assassin’s Creed Shadows has managed to beat expectations when it comes to sales, as it only trailed one game for the top crown of 2025.

Today, new info has surfaced confirming how Ubisoft’s latest entry in the franchise continues to defy expectations, and do well despite not having the greatest score average, and even after being delayed multiple times.

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Latest US Sales Data Peg Assassin’s Creed Shadows As Best Game Of March 2025

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The latest sales data comes from Mat Piscatella, Executive Director & Video Game Industry Analyst at Circana (formerly NPD).

In it, Piscatella confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the best-selling game for March. Check out the top 20 list for best-selling premium games based on US dollar sales, physical and digital units via data sharing firms.

Rank	Last Month Rank	Title	Publisher
1	NEW	Assassin’s Creed: Shadows	Ubisoft
2	NEW	MLB: The Show 25^^	Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
3	1	Monster Hunter: Wilds	Capcom USA
4	NEW	WWE 2K25	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
5	NEW	Split Fiction	Electronic Arts
6	6	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6	Microsoft (Corp)
7	4	PGA Tour 2K25	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
8	5	NBA 2K25	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
9	NEW	Bleach: Rebirth of Souls	Bandai Namco Entertainment
10	2	Kingdom Come: Deliverance II	Plaion
11	11	Minecraft^	Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
12	9	Grand Theft Auto V	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
13	12	EA Sports FC 25	Electronic Arts
14	14	Red Dead Redemption II	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
15	10	Madden NFL 25	Electronic Arts
16	18	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment
17	NEW	Xenoblade Chronicles X*	Nintendo
18	NEW	Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune & Dunan Unification Wars	Konami Digital Ent.
19	13	Marvel’s Spider-Man 2	Sony (Corp)
20	16	EA Sports College Football 25	Electronic Arts

Impressive to see that Assassin’s Creed Shadows managed to stave off Monster Hunter Wilds and even WWE 2K25.

However, for the entire year, Monster Hunter Wilds is still top dog for now, though Ubisoft’s latest AAA game is inching closer. Rounding out the top five include Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, MLB The Show 25 and last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Here’s the top 20 list of best-selling games of 2025 so far.

Rank	Last Month Rank	Title	Publisher
1	1	Monster Hunter: Wilds	Capcom USA
2	NEW	Assassin’s Creed: Shadows	Ubisoft
3	2	Kingdom Come: Deliverance II	Plaion
4	NEW	MLB: The Show 25^^	Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
5	4	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6	Microsoft (Corp)
6	NEW	WWE 2K25	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
7	3	Civilization VII [Sid Meier’s]	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
8	5	NBA 2K25	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
9	6	PGA Tour 2K25	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
10	NEW	Split Fiction	Electronic Arts
11	8	Grand Theft Auto V	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
12	10	Minecraft^	Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
13	7	Madden NFL 25	Electronic Arts
14	9	EA Sports FC 25	Electronic Arts
15	11	Red Dead Redemption II	Take-Two Interactive (Corp)
16	12	Marvel’s Spider-Man 2	Sony (Corp)
17	14	EA Sports College Football 25	Electronic Arts
18	16	Hogwarts Legacy	Warner Bros. Games
19	20	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment
20	13	Avowed	Microsoft (Corp)

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They also added auto-follow for mounts, improved PS5 Pro performance, and more.

While a big-budget, AAA game getting the top sales spot for the month might be unsurprising for most, Ubisoft’s AC Shadows has battled scrutiny and controversy for months. When you factor in Ubisoft’s current struggles and uncertainty within the company, this is a major win that the publisher desperately needs.

If you’re unsure whether to get the game or not, the good thing is, you don’t need to know anything about the franchise to enjoy it. Over on Open Critic, the game has amassed a solid 81 score average, and ended with a “Strong” score.