PS5's Most-Downloaded Games In September Pitted MK1 Against Baldur's Gate 3 And NBA 2K24

Like several other months this year, September had no shortage of new and highly anticipated releases. On PlayStation, this was a month that was headlined by Baldur's Gate 3, Mortal Kombat 1, Lies of P, EA Sports FC 24, The Crew Motorfest, and Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty expansion. But in the US and Canada, the most-downloaded PS5 game of the month was none of those titles, as NBA 2K24 laced up its shoes and scored a slam-dunk win in September.

This isn't exactly surprising, as 2K's NBA series is a top-seller whenever a new entry in the annual series is released. In the battle for second place on the PS5 downloads chart, Baldur's Gate 3 took silver and was followed by Mortal Kombat 1, EA Sports FC 24, Madden NFL 24 in that order. Shifting to the European market, EA Sports FC 24 was the most-downloaded PS5 game in that region according to Sony, an unsurprising result given the popularity of soccer in European nations.

Baldur's Gate 3 also took second place on the European charts, while NBA 2K24 settled for third place, The Crew Motorfest finished in fourth, and Mortal Kombat 1 came in fifth place. These results were largely repeated on PS4, as NBA 2K24 was again the most-downloaded game on that platform in the US and EA Sports FC 24 scored a first-place goal in Europe.

Interestingly, Marvel's Avengers saw a resurgence on PS5 across the world. It entered at 14th position in the US and Canada, and in Europe, it was the 13th most-downloaded PS5 game in September. With the game now officially delisted from console and PC storefronts, and its price significantly reduced for its definitive edition, this was a last hurrah for the Crystal Dynamics-developed Marvel live-service game.

Looking ahead to October, it's going to be an interesting month to see which games players gravitate the most toward. This month is loaded with heavy-hitters, with the biggest PlayStation game being the PS5 exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Peter Parker and Miles Morales will have their spider-work cut out for them, as even with a sequel that's shaping up to take the series in an exciting new direction, the duo will still be taking on Alan Wake II, NHL 24, Lords of the Fallen, and several other big games.

Most-downloaded PS5 games in US and Canada

1. NBA 2K24
2. Baldur’s Gate 3
3. Mortal Kombat 1
4. EA Sports FC 24
5. Madden NFL 24
6. The Crew Motorfest
7. Payday 3
8. Grand Theft Auto V
9. Lies of P
10. Cyberpunk 2077
11. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
12. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
13. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
14. Marvel’s Avengers
15. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
16. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
17. Hogwarts Legacy
18. Resident Evil 4
19. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
20. Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Most-Downloaded PS5 games in Europe

1. EA Sports FC 24
2. Baldur’s Gate 3
3. NBA 2K24
4. The Crew Motorfest
5. Mortal Kombat 1
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Payday 3
8. Cyberpunk 2077
9. Lies of P
10. Hogwarts Legacy
11. Resident Evil 4
12. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
13. Marvel’s Avengers
14. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
15. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
16. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
17. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
18. F1 23
19. Among Us
20. Gran Turismo 7

Most-downloaded PS4 games in US and Canada

1. NBA 2K24
2. EA Sports FC 24
3. Minecraft
4. Red Dead Redemption 2
5. Madden NFL 24
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Need for Speed Heat
8. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
9. Injustice 2
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
11. The Forest
12. Red Dead Redemption
13. The Crew Motorfest
14. Titanfall 2
15. theHunter: Call of the Wild
16. Batman: Arkham Knight
17. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
18. Need for Speed Payback
19. Gang Beasts
20. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Most-downloaded PS4 games in Europe

1. EA Sports FC 24
2. Minecraft
3. Red Dead Redemption 2
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. The Crew Motorfest
6. NBA 2K24
7. The Forest
8. Need for Speed Heat
9. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
10. Need for Speed Payback
11. Hogwarts Legacy
12. Tekken 7
13. Red Dead Redemption
14. theHunter: Call of the Wild
15. Gang Beasts
16. A Way Out
17. Payday 2: Crimewave Edition
18. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered
19. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – Game of the Year Edition
20. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Most-downloaded PlayStion VR2 games in US and Canada

1. Crossfire: Sierra Squad
2. Beat Saber
3. Pavlov
4. Hellsweeper VR
5. ALVO VR
6. Job Simulator
7. Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
8. Walkabout Mini Golf
9. Swordsman VR
10. Firewall Ultra

Most-downloaded PlayStion VR2 games in Europe

1. Crossfire: Sierra Squad
2. Beat Saber
3. Pavlov
4. Job Simulator
5. Walkabout Mini Golf
6. Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
7. Swordsman VR
8. Kayak VR: Mirage
9. ALVO VR
10. The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

Most-downloaded free-to-play games in the US and Canada

1. Fortnite
2. My Hero Ultra Rumble
3. Call of Duty: Warzone
4. Fall Guys
5. Rocket League
6. Apex Legends
7. eFootball 2024
8. Overwatch 2
9. The Sims 4
10. Disney Speedstorm

Most-downloaded free-to-play games in Europe

1. Fortnite
2. eFootball 2024
3. Call of Duty: Warzone
4. My Hero Ultra Rumble
5. Rocket League
6. Fall Guys
7. Disney Speedstorm
8. The Sims 4
9. Apex Legends
10. Trackmania