One of Volition’s recent releases has been the Saints Row reboot, which has had mixed reviews from the press, here our analysis. Despite the above, nothing has prevented the game from positioning itself among the best sellers, since Saints Row debuts at the top of the UK weekly charts, with powerful games like Horizon Forbidden West or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Through his official Twitter account, Christopher Dring of Games Industry, has published the recent information of the best-selling games on the British continent, led by the reboot of the saga. It should be noted that this list is updated week by week, where the titles found here rarely move abruptly.
Saints Row debuts at the top of the UK weekly charts
Saints Row is no.1 in the UK physical charts. Which is not a big surprise. It’s hard to compare to previous SR titles because of the rise of digital over the last 5 years. It did sell nearly 5x better then Agents of Mayhem at launch
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) August 29, 2022
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As we can see from the tweet, Saints Row is confirmed to top the weekly sales chart, having a solid debut. According to Dring, the game has sold more than five times the developer’s last game, which was 2017’s Agents of Mayhem. Despite the mixed reviews it has had on the web, it seems that at the level of sales and players, it has been doing very well, with great potential to continue for a few weeks at the top.
Good news for Volition, who have seen that the reboot of their iconic saga has been quite well received, which allows them to continue enjoying, for now, the benefits of Saints Row. Next, We leave you the list of the best sellers so that you can analyze what other games the number one is fighting with:
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 1. | Saints Row |
| 2. | Horizon Forbidden West |
| 3. | Nintendo Switch Sports |
| 4. | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
| 5. | Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
| 6. | Pokemon Legends: Arceus |
| 7. | Minecraft |
| 8. | Grand Touring 7 |
| 9. | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 10. | LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga |