PSN's Most Popular Games In December 2023 Revealed, As Avatar Took On Call Of Duty And GTA 5

December is usually a more relaxed month on the gaming calendar, and last year, the merriest month of the year was a great time to catch up on the high-profile releases of October and November. The biggest blockbuster release of the month was easily Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and on PS5 consoles, the interactive return to James Cameron's alien world managed to make a modest splash on the PlayStation charts.

Sony has revealed the most-downloaded games of December 2023, with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora taking the eighth-place position in the US and Canada. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the top dog of the month, followed by several big sports games from EA and 2K Games. In Europe, the Avatar game fared much better and debuted in fourth place.

Possibly as a knock-on effect of the well-received Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, Grand Theft Auto 5 saw its popularity surge across multiple regions. It was the third-most-downloaded game on PS5 in the US, Canada, and Europe, while on PS4 it saw similar gains. Fortnite's new Lego mode also saw its popularity increase, as the new creative mode pushed the game right to the top of the free-to-play charts on PS5 and PS4 around the world. In second place in the US and Canada was The Finals, a first-person shooter with a game-show twist.

You can take a closer look at the top PSN games below, and for some more downloads, you can grab A Plague Tale: Requiem, Evil West, and Nobody Saves the World as the PlayStation Plus Essential free game downloads for January 2024.

Most-downloaded PS5 games in the US and Canada

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Madden NFL 24
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• NBA 2K24
• EA Sports FC 24
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
• ARK: Survival Ascended
• Hogwarts Legacy
• God of War Ragnarok
• Mortal Kombat 1
• UFC 5
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Alan Wake 2
• The Crew Motorfest
• Resident Evil 4
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
• NHL 24

Most-downloaded PS5 games in Europe

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• EA Sports FC 24
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
• Hogwarts Legacy
• ARK: Survival Ascended
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Cyberpunk 2077
• UFC 5
• Alan Wake 2
• God of War Ragnarok
• Resident Evil 4
• The Crew Motorfest
• It Takes Two
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• NBA 2K24
• F1 23
• Elden Ring

Most-downloaded PS4 games in the US and Canada

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Minecraft
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Madden NFL 24
• NBA 2K24
• EA Sports FC 24
• Batman: Arkham Knight
• theHunter: Call of the Wild
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Gang Beasts
• Need for Speed Heat
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
• God of War
• The Forest
• Star Wars: Battlefront 2
• God of War Ragnarök
• Rust Console Edition
• Red Dead Redemption
• NHL 24

Most-downloaded PS4 games in Europe

• EA Sports FC 24
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Minecraft
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
• Hogwarts Legacy
• The Forest
• Need for Speed Heat
• Batman: Arkham Knight
• Gang Beasts
• Battlefield 5
• God of War
• STAR WARS Battlefront II
• Sniper Elite 4
• Tekken 7
• The Hunter: Call of the Wild
• The Last of Us Remastered
• CarX Drift Racing Online
• Outlast 2
• Outlast

Most-downloaded free-to-play PS5 and PS4 games in the US and Canada

• Fortnite
• The Finals
• Roblox
• Lego Fortnite
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Rocket League
• Fall Guys
• Fortnite Battle Royale
• Apex Legends
• Rocket Racing

Most-downloaded free-to-play PS5 and PS4 games in Europe

• Fortnite
• Roblox
• The Finals
• Lego Fortnite
• Rocket League
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Fortnite Battle Royale
• Fall Guys
• Rocket Racing
• The Sims 4

Most-downloaded PlayStation VR2 games in the US and Canada

• Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2
• Among Us VR
• Beat Saber
• Arizona Sunshine 2
• Job Simulator
• Pavlov
• Swordsman VR
• Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge
• NFL Pro Era 2
• Synapse

Most-downloaded PlayStation VR2 games in Europe

• Among Us VR
• Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2
• Beat Saber
• Arizona Sunshine 2
• Job Simulator
• Pavlov
• Kayak VR: Mirage
• Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge
• Crossfire: Sierra Squad
• The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR