Marvel’s Wolverine leads US PS5 downloads as EA Sports FC 27 tops EU

This is a new development in a story we reported earlier: Marvel's Wolverine leads U.S. September video game sales.

Sony’s PlayStation Blog published the September 2026 PlayStation Store download charts on October 22, 2026, with the European Union results showing EA Sports FC 27 ahead of Marvel’s Wolverine. The blog post introduced listings for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR2, and free-to-play games. In the United States, Marvel’s Wolverine led the PlayStation 5 download chart, followed by EA Sports FC 27.

In the European Union, the order reversed: EA Sports FC 27 took first place and Marvel’s Wolverine second. Sony lists four download charts for September 2026, each split between the United States and Canada and the European Union, with 20 titles in each regional list. The PlayStation 5 chart excludes upgrades, while the PlayStation VR2 chart counts only PlayStation Store purchases and not hardware bundles. Product names may differ between regions on the store.

Insomniac’s PlayStation 5 exclusive Marvel’s Wolverine released on September 15, 2026, and topped the United States and Canada chart in its first month. The September 2026 chart measured the game’s first month of downloads. Gaming Route cited the PlayStation Store page for the release date. PlayStation’s September 2026 State of Play featured a final pre-launch trailer for the title ahead of its September 15 release, and Esports and Gaming News reported the broadcast covered major releases with Wolverine nearing launch.

EA Sports FC 27 led the European Union PlayStation 5 download chart in September 2026, followed by Marvel’s Wolverine. PlayStation LifeStyle cataloged it as a new PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 game in the September 22, 2026 North American PlayStation Store update.

Several other September releases appeared in the top 10 across both regions. Halloween, released on September 8, 2026, ranked fourth on the PlayStation 5 chart in both the United States and Canada and the European Union. The Blood of Dawnwalker, released on September 3, 2026, ranked fifth on the United States PlayStation 5 chart and third in the European Union. Onimusha: Way of the Sword, released on September 4, 2026, ranked seventh on the PlayStation 5 chart in both the United States and Canada and the European Union, and Gaming Route listed these titles among September’s new releases that took over the top 10 alongside the two chart-toppers.

Late September launches also charted in the monthly rankings. Control Resonant, released on September 24, 2026, ranked eighth on the United States PlayStation 5 chart and tenth in the European Union. Gaming Route said it was one of the September new releases in the top 10. Remedy stated that Control Resonant reached one million sales faster than any previous game from the studio.

Silent Hill: Townfall, also released on September 24, 2026, ranked fifteenth in the United States and fourteenth in the European Union on the PlayStation 5 chart. Gaming Route described it as a late arrival that still charted in September 2026. Minecraft Dungeons II launched on September 29, 2026, and placed sixteenth in both regions despite having only two days of sales time. Gaming Route noted the game placed on the chart despite launching near the end of September.

Catalog titles continued to hold chart positions in September 2026. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V, a 2013 game, ranked fifth on the European PlayStation 5 chart and fourteenth in the United States. Gaming Route included it under the heading GTA V hangs on.

Sports titles showed a clear regional split in the top 10. NBA 2K27, Madden NFL 27, NHL 27, and College Football 27 made the United States and Canada PlayStation 5 top 10 in September 2026. In contrast, Europe’s top 10 included only EA Sports FC 27 and NBA 2K27. Gaming Route described the difference as a sports split by region.

Sony’s September 2026 charts also covered PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR2, and free-to-play titles, each with its own regional split between the United States and Canada and the European Union. On the free-to-play chart, I Am Cat ranked first in both regions in September 2026. Call of Duty: Warzone led the United States and Canada chart while Aniimo took first place in Europe ahead of Fortnite. Gaming Route reported these rankings after discussing regional chart differences in the top 10 lists.

As of October 22, 2026, the Planet of the Deals sale on PlayStation Store was running. The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 was among the September 2026 games still receiving patches as of that date. Looking to the next month’s chart, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will appear for the first time on the October 2026 chart because it unlocks on October 23, 2026. Gaming Route said October’s chart will be the first to include the game.