Nailed Down
It was another fine week for Ratchet, Clank, and new gal Rivet. Insomniac Games’ excellent PS5 adventureRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartretained the number one in the UK Charts, having achieved even higher sales in its second week of release than it did during launch week. While only a 2% sales increase, it’s still an incredibly rare occurrence, especially in the digital-friendly modern gaming age.
Another surprise sales rise came in the form of Mojang’sMinecraft Dungeons, which skyrocketed up the charts to number two after UK electronics retailer Curry’s put a stock clearance price of just £13 on the Switch edition, which led to a huge rush of purchases for the blocky dungeon crawler. It’s a sign of the archaic nature of the physical sales charts when a single retailer can reduce the price of a single video game and have it shoot straight into the premier league, overtaking brand-new releases.
Elsewhere in the Top Ten, it’s business as usual. Nintendo dominates the listings withAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Minecraft, and a returningSuper Mario 3D + Bowser’s Fury. Take-Two’sGrand Theft Auto Valso returned to the Top Ten following a brief absence, while the PS5 and Xbox Series X rerelease ofMetro Exodus: Complete Editiondebuted at number 17. Square Enix’Final Fantasy VII: Remake Intergradeand Arc System Works’Guilty Gear Strivehave both left the Top 40 entirely. WillRift Apartsee a third week on top of the UK Charts? Stick around.
U.K. video game sales chartw/e: July 16, 2025(Chart reflects in-store physical sales only)
1.Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart– Sony Interactive Entertainment2.Minecraft Dungeons– Xbox Game Studios3.FIFA 21– Electronic Arts4.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe– Nintendo5.Resident Evil Village– Capcom6.Animal Crossing: New Horizons– Nintendo7.Spider-Man: Miles Morales– Sony Interactive Entertainment8.Minecraft– Nintendo9.Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury– Nintendo10. Grand Theft Auto V – Take-Two Interactive
