Market research firm Circana has released its US game sales rankings for April 2026. 'Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream' took the top spot, while 'Crimson Desert' placed third. As for the year-to-date charts, 'Resident Evil Requiem' leads the pack, with 'Crimson Desert' securing second place.

Circana has implemented a new methodology with this release. To address the issue of publishers like Nintendo not sharing digital sales figures, the firm is now distinguishing between actual reported digital data and calculated estimates.

Mat Piscatella, Executive Director at Circana, told Kotaku, "The market has evolved significantly since the Digital Leader Panel kicked off in the early 2010s." He added that the new methodology not only captures the success of titles like 'Windrose' that would have been missed in previous reports, but also allows for more accurate relative performance reporting for titles from traditional publishers that do not participate, such as Nintendo.

Looking at the detailed rankings, 'Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream' reached number one by combining physical sales data with digital sales estimates. 'Pragmata', which includes actual digital sales data, took second place. 'Crimson Desert' maintained third place based on physical sales and digital sales estimates. 'MLB The Show 26' landed in fourth, and the Early Access pirate title 'Windrose' took fifth.

PlayStation Studios' new single-player game 'Saros' debuted at ninth. The 'Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2' bundle entered the top ten following the impact of the film's release.