Research looking into player engagement trends for US Xbox and PlayStation players in 2025 reveals that they apparently spent the majority of their time playing the same five games that they did in 2024. Despite a number of hugely successful games launching last year like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, people spent most of their console playtime immersed in well-established titles.
Circana's player engagement tracker surprises no one with the news that Fortnite was (according to the "% of active panel that played," Circana's Mat Piscatella says) the most played game of 2025 on both PlayStation and Xbox in the US. Call of Duty came in second on both platforms, though it should be noted that these figures have always been tracked as a series. It doesn't matter if you're playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, all playtime registers under the series banner.
