Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the 2nd best-selling game of 2025 so far (in the US)

Assassin’s Creed Shadows marks one of the most important games for Ubisoft right now, with the publisher relying on its success to ensure their continued existence. So far, things seem to be going well, with Shadows now managing to become the second-best-selling game of the year so far in the US – only behind Monster Hunter Wilds.

As reported by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella (via BlueSky), “Assassin's Creed: Shadows has been the best-selling video game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market, according to Circana's Retail Tracking Service (dollar sales, latest data through April 5th).”

On top of this, Shadows has also managed to become the second best-selling game of the year so far, only behind Capcom’s massively popular Monster Hunter Wilds.

For context, AC: Shadows reached 1 million total players within hours of the game’s launch. Following this, the title saw a further million players join over the next couple days – culminating in 3 million total players by the end of week one.

All that said, AC: Shadows is likely trailing quite far behind Monster Hunter, with Capcom’s title selling 10 million copies in its first month. Of course, Shadows has yet to be out for a month, and so such comparisons aren’t 1:1.

Still, it seems as though Assassin’s Creed Shadows might just be the shot in the arm that Ubisoft needed. It will be interesting to see how the game continues to perform in the long-run.

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