Palworld is the most downloaded game on PS5 in October in Japan, even beating Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

The <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/playstation-store-the-best-selling-games-in-2021/" title="PlayStation Store: The best-selling games in 2021″>PS5 version of Palworld apparently it was all the rage in Japanat least according to ranking of the most downloaded games on the PlayStation Store of October shared on the pages of Sony’s PlayStation Blog which sees it in first position.

A result that is anything but obvious, considering the fierce competition represented by heavyweights such as Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero e Metaphor: ReFantaziowho placed second and third respectively. Evidently the charm of Pocketpair’s “Pokémon with guns” must have attracted many Japanese players, as happened in the West at the beginning of the year with the Xbox and PC versions (which on the contrary seem not to have found particular success in the Land of the Rising Sun) .

Best sellers on the Japanese PlayStation Store in October

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 he placed fourth, all in all a more than good result considering the tastes of the Japanese players, while Silent Hill 2 debuts in seventh place, behind Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven. The ranking of PS4 games is very particular, with the evergreen Monster Hunter World in first place, followed by the aforementioned Romanci Saga 2 and Metaphor: ReFantazio closing the podium.

Let’s see below the top 20 of the most purchased games on the PlayStation Store in Japan in October:

PS5

1. Palworld

2. Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

3. Metaphor: ReFantasia

4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

5. Konami Professional Baseball Spirits 2024-2025

6. Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven

7. Silent Hill 2

8. Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream

9. Hogwarts Legacy

10. Core Keeper

11. Pahsophobia

12. Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake

13. EA Sports FC 25

14. Siren

15. Street Fighter 6

16. Vampire Survivors

17. Monster Hunter Rise

18. Resident Evil 4 Remake

19. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

20. GTA 5

PS4

1. Monster Hunter: World

2. Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven

3. Metaphor: ReFantasia

4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

5. Minecraft

6. Hogwarts Legacy

7. Dragon Age XI

8. Core Keeper

9. Pacify

10. Resident Evil 6

11. Life is Strange Remastered

12. GTA 5

13. Resident Evil 5

14. theHunter: Call of the Wild

15. EA Sports FC 25

16. Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake

17. Street Fighter 6

18. Monster Hunter Rise

19. NieR: Automata

20. Yakuza 0

Staying at PlayStation, a few days ago PS5 Pro has arrived in stores all over the world. If you want to know all the details on Sony’s mid-generation console, we refer you to our review.