Hades is Back — UK Games Chart 16 August 2021

Hades, the critically acclaimed roguelike from Supergiant Games, debuted at 8th place this week as it was released on PlayStation and Xbox consoles.

Notable Changes This Week

• Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart moved from 40th to 10th.

• Resident Evil Village climbed from 25th to 11th.

• Fifa 21 re-entered the top 20; up to 14th from 37th.

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‍Trends

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe holds the top spot, Hades made it to 8th due to its PlayStation and Xbox releases, and Nintendo titles are still knocking about despite everyone’s disappointment in the Switch OLED Model. Have thoughts on this week’s charts? Weigh in on our socials!

The Top 20 Best-Selling Video Games in the UK

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
2. GTA V
3. Minecraft
4. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 The Official Video Game
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
6. F1 2021
7. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
8. Hades
9. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
10. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
11. Resident Evil Village
12. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
13. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
14. FIFA 21
15. Lego Harry Potter Collection
16. Pokémon Sword 
17. Marvel’s Avengers
18. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
19. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
20. New Pokémon Snap

[Statistics published by GfK]