Sony has published its PlayStation Store charts for 2021, with the most downloaded PS5 game of the year being NBA 2K22 in the US/Canada, and FIFA 22 in the European Union.
The charts only addressed these two territories, with the main difference between the two being which sports titles made it. The US and Canadas most downloaded PS5 games list featured the likes of Madden NFL 22, MLB The Show 21, and NBA 2K21 Next Generation, which dont appear in the EU list.
However, many usual suspects appeared on both lists, with Call of Duty: Vanguard charting at No.2 in both cases and Marvels Spider-Man: Miles Morales taking No.3 in the US/Canada and No.4 in the EU. Battlefield 2042also took No.5 in both cases.
Among Us, which released on PlayStation consoles mid-December 2021, still made it to No.6 on PS5 in the EU and to No.13 in the US/Canada.
Only two other indie games made it to the top 20 on PS5: It Takes Two (No.9 in the EU, No. 16 in the US/Canada) and Kena: Bridge of Spirits (No.7 in the EU, No.20 in the US/Canada).
The PS4 charts for 2021 included a few older titles, with Grand Theft Auto V topping the US/Canada list and taking No.2 in the EU. FIFA 22 still was No.1 in the EU on PS4. Minecraft took No.3 in both territories on PS4.
In terms of virtual reality games, Beat Saber still dominated on PS VR, taking No.1 in both US/Canada and the EU, followed by Job Simulator and Superhot VR.
The free-to-play charts combined both PS5 and PS4 downloads, with Fortnite taking the crown in the US/Canada and the EU. Rocket League and Call of Duty: Warzone followed in both territories, albeit in different orders (CoD was No.2 in the US, Rocket League was No.2 in the EU).
Heres the most downloaded games on PS5 in the US/Canada and the EU:
RankUS/CanadaEU1NBA 2K22FIFA 222CoD: VanguardCoD: Vanguard3Spider-Man: Miles MoralesFIFA 214Madden NFL 22Spider-Man: Miles Morales5Battlefield 2042Battlefield 20426Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartAmong Us7CoD: Black Ops Cold WarKena: Bridge of Spirits8MLB The Show 21Far Cry 69Resident Evil VillageIt Takes Two10Far Cry 6Assassins Creed Valhalla11Assassins Creed ValhallaF1 202112FIFA 22Resident Evil Village13Among UsNBA 2K2214Mortal Kombat 11Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart15NBA 2K21 Next GenerationCoD: Black Ops Cold War16It Takes TwoRainbow Six Siege17FIFA 21Grand Theft Auto Trilogy18DeathloopDiablo II: Resurrected19ReturnalDeathloop20Kena: Bridge of SpiritsMortal Kombat 11