GTA 5 secures a spot in the top 5 PS4 and PS5 downloads for May 2025

The excitement among GTA fans has never been so high. GTA 5 Online is expected to get a brand-new Summer DLC very soon, and the sequel, Grand Theft Auto 6, will be released within a year. To no one's surprise, GTA 5 managed to secure a top-five position as one of the most downloaded PlayStation games last month (May 2025). The title dominated download rankings on both the PS4 and PS5.

It’s worth noting that May 2025 saw the release of Xbox’s Forza Horizon 5 on Sony’s hardware, and the game made the number-one spot among PS5 downloads. Read on to learn more about the rankings below.

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As can be seen in the aforementioned X post, PlayStation disclosed its May 2025 PS Store report on June 4, 2025. While new releases like Forza Horizon 5 topped the download charts, GTA 5 still managed to squeeze into the list of the five most downloaded titles on PS5 last month.

Here are the complete rankings of the most downloaded PS5 games in May 2025:

PS5 games (US/Canada):

Forza Horizon 5
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
DOOM: The Dark Ages
Grand Theft Auto 5
The Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion Remastered
Minecraft
MLB The Show 25
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
EA SPORTS FC 25

PS5 games (EU):

Forza Horizon 5
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
EA SPORTS FC 25
Grand Theft Auto 5
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
F1 25
Minecraft
The Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion Remastered
DOOM: The Dark Ages
RoadCraft

While GTA 5 also managed to remain among the top five on the PS4 download list in the US region, it slipped to number six in the EU region:

PS4 games (USA/Canada):

STAR WARS Battlefront II
Red Dead Redemption 2
Minecraft
The Last of Us Remastered
Grand Theft Auto 5
Mortal Kombat X
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Need for Speed Heat
Batman: Arkham Knight
A Way Out

PS4 games (EU):

STAR WARS Battlefront II
Red Dead Redemption 2
EA SPORTS FC 25
The Last of Us Remastered
Minecraft
Grand Theft Auto 5
A Way Out
Batman: Arkham Knight
Need for Speed Heat
Unravel Two

In other news, a GTA Online Summer DLC might be released on June 17, 2025, and fans can expect to know more about it from the developers very soon.

Also check: New GTA 6 leak spills potential story mode details, including the first mission

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Edited by Niladri Roy