Elden Ringcontinues to live up to the hype as Bandai Namco’s latest entry in the Souls series becomes a best seller in the last 12 months.
The number one position was previously held byCall of Duty: Vanguard, which has now fallen to the number two position after a mixed launch back in November of last year. AlthoughCall of Dutycontinues to dominate sales year after year, there have been rumblings that Activision is consideringditching the annual release schedule.
Along with the likes ofFIFA,Call of Duty’sannual release makes it hard pushed for any other titles to get a whiff at the number one position in terms of sales. Even 6 months after launch,Call of Duty: Vanguardhas only just been knocked off the top spot. But it should come as no surprise that the highly anticipated release ofElden Ringhas been the one to topple the king.
Elden Ring Outsells Call of Duty: Vanguard To Become Best Selling Game Of The Last 12 Months
As reported byMat Piscatella(viaElden Ring has officially outsold Call of Duty: Vanguard to become the best selling game of the past 12 months.It sold more copies than this year’s COD in less than half the time.https://t.co/xUxsJfs6Lupic.twitter.com/3sKVAJ4tbP— Okami Games (@Okami13_)August 21, 2025" rel=“nofollow”>Okami Games),Elden Ringhas officially become the best seller of the last 12 months, beating out the likes ofCall of Duty: Vanguard,Madden NFL 22, and more.
Elden Ring has officially outsold Call of Duty: Vanguard to become the best selling game of the past 12 months.It sold more copies than this year’s COD in less than half the time.https://t.co/xUxsJfs6Lupic.twitter.com/3sKVAJ4tbP
What makes this statistic all the more impressive is thatElden Ringonly launched in February of this year, whilstCall of Duty: Vanguard wasreleased back in November of 2021. This meansElden Ringhas sold just as many copies asVanguardwithin 2 months.
Call of Dutycontinues to dominate year after year, butActivision recently revealedthatVanguardis the worst-selling COD title in recent years. The publisher stated that it “failed to deliver” when it came to new innovation, as well as blaming the WWII setting on poor sales.
Another mind-blowing statistic pointed out by Okami, is thatLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagahas already sold more copies thanFIFA 22andResident Evil: Village, and it only launched a little over a month ago.
