According to Circana's data, Ubisoft's open world RPG immediately cemented itself amongst the best-selling games of 2025 so far, ranking in the top five for dollar sales. But more impressively, it's the year's second best-selling title in terms of week one dollar sales, beaten only by the mega hit that is Monster Hunter Wilds.
Early reports would suggest, then, that Shadows has been a homerun for its struggling publisher. We were always of a mind that the game would perform well based on brand recognition and marketing alone — as long as it wasn't some kind of disaster reviews-wise — but the real question is whether it'll be enough to push Ubisoft back on track.
Again, we'll have a better idea of Shadows' success once March's US charts drop. Ubisoft claimed that the title reached 3 million players last week, but as we all know, player count doesn't necessarily equal sales numbers (although they are usually comparable to some extent).
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