“Xbox Game Pass is terrible for the industry, and it destroys game sales!” Or not. Circana’s Mat Piscatella has shared a list of best-selling games for September 2023, revealing that Starfield, the new RPG that Bethesda Game Studios released exclusively for PC and Xbox Series X|S early last month, was the best-selling game in September despite being a day-one title for Game Pass. Other worthy mentions include Mortal Kombat 1 and EA Sports FC 24, which were the second and third best-selling games for the month of September, respectively. Game Pass haters can buy Starfield on platforms that include Steam for $69.99.
Top 20 Best-Selling Games in September 2023 (Circana)
- Starfield
- Mortal Kombat 1
- EA Sports FC 24
- Madden NFL 24
- Payday 3
- NBA 2K24
- The Crew: Motorfest
- Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Resident Evil 4 (2023)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom*
- Minecraft
- Mario Kart 8
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Gran Turismo 7
- Elden Ring
- Sea of Thieves
- Diablo 4
Top 20 Best-Selling Games in 2023 (Circana)
- Hogwarts Legacy
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Madden NFL 24
- Diablo 4
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Starfield
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Resident Evil 4 (2023)
- MLB The Show 23
- Dead Island 2
- Final Fantasy 16
- Street Fighter 6
- EA Sports FC 24
- FIFA 23
- Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
- Elden Ring
- Remnant 2
- Dead Space
- Mario Kart 8
YTD ending September 2023 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games (Dollar Sales, Excludes add-on content) pic.twitter.com/OYxYSot5QE
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) October 18, 2023