While UK sales charts this summer have been mostly dominated by the likes of Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled and Fire Emblem: Three Houses, PlatinumGames' new IP Astral Chain takes the top spot for the final week of August. Last week was actually pretty great for new games too, as Wreckfest, The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan, and Control were all in the top five.
The UK sales charts have been pretty quiet thus far this Summer when it comes to new releases, so it's good to see so many new games pop up on the charts. It is worth noting that this chart only tracks digital sales, so we do not know how games like Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey and Blair Witch performed in the UK compared to these titles.
When it comes to Astral Chain specifically, placing first is impressive considering it is a console exclusive in a somewhat niche part of the action game genre. Past PlatinumGames titles like The Wonderful 101 did not sell that well, so it is good to see a fresh, new IP from such a talented developer get the recognition it deserves in the UK. On its own, Astral Chain is an excellent game. You can expect DualShockers' review of PlatinumGames' latest outing sometime this week. Astral Chain for Nintendo Switch is currently available on Amazon.
You can check out the full list of last week's top 40 games below:
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Last Week |
This Week |
Title |
Age Rating |
Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
ASTRAL CHAIN |
PEGI 16+ |
NINTENDO |
|
|
2 |
WRECKFEST |
PEGI 7+ |
THQ NORDIC |
|
|
3 |
THE DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY: MAN OF MEDAN |
PEGI 16+ |
BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
|
|
4 |
CONTROL |
PEGI 16+ |
505 GAMES |
|
|
1 |
5 |
MARIO KART 8 DELUXE |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
|
3 |
6 |
CRASH TEAM RACING NITRO-FUELED |
PEGI 3+ |
ACTIVISION |
|
2 |
7 |
SUPER MARIO MAKER 2 |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
|
34 |
8 |
MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN |
PEGI 16+ |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
|
7 |
9 |
GRAND THEFT AUTO V |
PEGI 18+ |
ROCKSTAR |
|
9 |
10 |
TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION 2 |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
|
20 |
11 |
FIFA 19 |
PEGI 3+ |
EA SPORTS |
|
8 |
12 |
RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 |
PEGI 18+ |
ROCKSTAR |
|
11 |
13 |
MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION |
PEGI 7+ |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
|
6 |
14 |
MINECRAFT |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
|
18 |
15 |
FORZA HORIZON 4 |
PEGI 3+ |
MICROSOFT |
|
4 |
16 |
MORTAL KOMBAT 11 |
PEGI 18+ |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
|
13 |
17 |
SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE |
PEGI 12+ |
NINTENDO |
|
5 |
18 |
SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
|
21 |
19 |
SEA OF THIEVES |
PEGI 12+ |
MICROSOFT |
|
17 |
20 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD |
PEGI 12+ |
NINTENDO |
|
12 |
21 |
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
|
22 |
COLLECTION OF MANA |
PEGI 7+ |
SQUARE ENIX |
|
|
19 |
23 |
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 4 |
PEGI 18+ |
ACTIVISION |
|
30 |
24 |
ASSASSIN'S CREED ODYSSEY |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
|
25 |
25 |
FORZA HORIZON 3 |
PEGI 3+ |
MICROSOFT |
|
28 |
26 |
MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION |
PEGI 7+ |
MICROSOFT |
|
14 |
27 |
CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY |
PEGI 7+ |
ACTIVISION |
|
22 |
28 |
LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 |
PEGI 7+ |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
|
29 |
29 |
CRICKET 19: OFFICIAL GAME OF THE ASHES |
PEGI 3+ |
MAXIMUM GAMES |
|
26 |
30 |
LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION |
PEGI 7+ |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
|
15 |
31 |
F1 2019 |
PEGI 3+ |
CODEMASTERS |
|
24 |
32 |
POKEMON: LET'S GO, PIKACHU! |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
|
16 |
33 |
SUPER MARIO PARTY |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
|
40 |
34 |
TEAM SONIC RACING |
PEGI 3+ |
SEGA |
|
35 |
JUMP FORCE |
PEGI 12+ |
BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
|
|
36 |
THE SIMS 4 |
PEGI 12+ |
EA GAMES |
|
|
38 |
37 |
WWE 2K19 |
PEGI 16+ |
2K |
|
38 |
OVERWATCH |
PEGI 12+ |
BLIZZARD |
|
|
39 |
HORIZON ZERO DAWN: COMPLETE EDITION |
PEGI 16+ |
PLAYSTATION HITS |
|
|
10 |
40 |
YU-GI-OH! LEGACY OF THE DUELIST: LINK EVOLUTION |
PEGI 7+ |
KONAMI |