Top 10 best-selling video games in France – Year 2021

The French video games market saw a 1.6% increase in 2021 when compared to the previous year, managing to generate over €5.6 billion.

According to annual market reports produced by the games industry trade body, SELL, video games in France have managed to grow by 13.5% over the course of the last two years. The year 2020 was also the record year for the French market.

The data from 2021 shows that PC gaming has seen a 5% year-on-year increase to €1.4 billion, however, console gaming saw only a small increase of 1% while mobile gaming saw a 1% decline.

In 2021, consoles accounted for 49% of the total value of the French market managing a turnover of €2.7 billion. This is the highest it’s been since 2008 with more than 2.37 million consoles being sold that year.

The hardware did exceptionally well last year, accounting for €1.7 billion across PC and console which resulted in a year-on-year increase of 22%. Software on the other hand didn’t do so well, seeing an 11% decline to €1.9 billion compared to 2020.

Accessories sales for both PC and console gaming accounted for €480 million which was an increase of 11%.

Once again, digital sales accounted for the majority of the French market with more than 82% of all sales being made across multiple platforms including PC, consoles, and mobile.

In video games, FIFA 22 was the best-selling game in France in 2021, managing to sell 1.59 million units. This number includes both digital sales and physical copies sold at retailers.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe managed to come in at No.2 with 503,150 copies sold while FIFA 21 came in third managing to sell 501,483 units.

Below are the top ten best-selling video games in France in 2021: