I’ll admit it: in 2026, digging into the June 2025 PSN charts feels a bit like opening a time capsule that someone buried in a slightly-too-warm refrigerator. The games have cooled, the headlines have moved on, but the data still sizzles with the same old truth: players are a gloriously messy, nostalgic bunch. So let me put on my player-one goggles and stroll through last summer’s leaderboards like a museum guide who’s had one too many energy drinks.

PS5: Four Days, One Throne

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach arrived in late June 2025, and North American players didn’t just welcome Kojima’s latest package-delivery fever dream—they sprinted it to No. 1 on the PS5 chart in only four days. That’s not a launch; that’s a heist. Meanwhile, Europe played the contrarian sibling and put Rematch at No. 1, leaving Death Stranding 2 to settle for No. 4. I like to imagine the two charts as rival pizza joints arguing over pineapple: one insists on Kojima’s melancholy, the other picks arcade soccer.

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The rest of the PS5 list reads like a greatest-hits album that refuses to leave the stage. Grand Theft Auto 5 sat near the top in both regions, which by 2025 was less surprising than finding sand in your shoes after a beach day. Elden Ring Nightreign and Forza Horizon 5 also flexed across both lists, proving that open-world and co-op chaos still own prime real estate in our brains.

Top 10 PS5 in North America:

  1. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

  2. Grand Theft Auto 5

  3. Elden Ring Nightreign

  4. Rematch

  5. Forza Horizon 5

  6. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

  7. EA Sports FC 25

  8. Minecraft

  9. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  10. MLB The Show 25

Top 10 PS5 in Europe:

  1. Rematch

  2. EA Sports FC 25

  3. Grand Theft Auto 5

  4. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

  5. Forza Horizon 5

  6. Elden Ring Nightreign

  7. Minecraft

  8. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  9. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

  10. Resident Evil Village

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PS4: The Undying Legion

If the PS5 chart was a summer blockbuster, the PS4 chart was a séance where every ghost showed up with popcorn. Star Wars Battlefront 2 grabbed No. 1 in both North America and Europe, and honestly, the game has more comebacks than a cat with nine lives and a stunt double. Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 hovered near the top like wise old crows, while Minecraft, Batman: Arkham Knight, and The Forest kept the middle of the list warm.

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The PS4 Top 10 in North America: Star Wars Battlefront 2, Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto 5, Gang Beasts, Batman: Arkham Knight, Minecraft, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Stardew Valley, The Forest, Dying Light. Europe’s list swapped in EA Sports FC 25, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Need for Speed Heat, and Firewatch, a quiet little gem that out-camped half the tent-pole titles.

PSVR2: Big Fish, Small Pond

Skydance’s Behemoth ruled both PSVR2 charts, which felt like winning a hot dog eating contest in a one-bun town. With Beat Saber and The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners still hanging around, the VR scene in mid-2025 was more “reliable favorites” than “fresh meat.” I still respect it.

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Splitgate 2 dominated North America and landed No. 4 in Europe, while Fortnite did what Fortnite does: it parked at No. 2 in North America and took Europe’s crown. Somewhere, a victory royale was celebrated with a slight nod. Rainbow Six Siege X, Roblox, and Rocket League rounded out the usual suspects, like an all-star band that never needs a reunion tour because it never broke up.

Top 10 free-to-play in North America: Splitgate 2, Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege X, Roblox, Maximum Football, Call of Duty: Warzone, Rocket League, Marvel Rivals, Fall Guys, Asphalt Legends Unite. Europe’s list put Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege X, Roblox, Splitgate 2, Rocket League, Call of Duty: Warzone, eFootball, Asphalt Legends Unite, Destiny 2, Fall Guys.

So what’s the moral of this retro leaderboard? New releases can sprint, but older games know how to jog forever. In 2026, I still see plenty of these names in my own library, quietly judging me from the backlog shelf like a houseplant that refuses to die.