Helldivers 2 bucks UK physical game trend as weekly sales rise for the second time

Helldivers 2 has been bucking sales trends in the UK physical game charts by continuing each week to sell more copies than in the week before.

According to GamesIndustry.biz head Christopher Dring on X, the PS4 exclusive is at number 4 on the UK physical charts this week, but sold 20% more copies than it did last week.

This is similar to last week, when physical sales rose 28% week-on-week in the UK and 40% across Europe.

EA Sports FC took the top spot in the UK this week, with Mario vs Donkey Kong dropping from first to third.