Ratchet and Clank Give Mario the Boot — UK Games Chart 12 July 2021

‍Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has knocked Mario Golf: Super Rush off the top spot and become the number one best-selling game in the UK, while Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin debuts at number 3.

Notable changes

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has moved from 17th to 8th.

• Oddworld: Soulstorm enters the top 20 for the first time with the release of retail copies and sits at 10th.

• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War drops to 21st; out of the top 20.

• Minecraft Dungeons moves up a spot to 19th.

Trends

This week, the Nintendo games that dominated last week have all dropped places in the UK games chart, a trend most of the top 20 have seen. Despite this, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin debuted at 3rd. Are you a Monster Hunter player who wants to tell us your thoughts on Wings of Ruin? Weigh in on our socials!

The Top 20 Best-Selling Video Games in the UK

1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
2. Fifa 21
3. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
4. Mario Golf: Super Rush
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
7. Minecraft 
8. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
9. GTA V
10. Oddworld: Soulstorm
11. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
12. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
13. Ring Fit Adventure
14. Resident Evil Village
15. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 
16. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 
17. Pokémon Sword
18. New Pokémon Snap
19. Minecraft Dungeons
20. Miitopia

[Statistics published by GfK]