July's Best-Selling Game Was MultiVersus, A Free-To-Play Smash-Like

Despite woes at Warner Bros., MultiVersus and Lego Star Wars topped the charts

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July's Best-Selling Game Was MultiVersus, A Free-To-Play Smash-Like

The best-selling video game last month was a free-to-play fighter from a company in flux. Yes, MultiVersus, also known as Super Warner Bros. Melee, topped the sales charts for July 2022, according to data-tracking firm NPD.

 

Released last month following an open beta period, MultiVersus is a platform fighter in the same vein as Nintendo’s perennially popular Super Smash Bros. series. Its gimmick is a roster similarly featuring a ton of disparate franchises—in this case, all from under Warner Bros.’ vaulted ceilings. You can play as characters from the likes of AdventureTime (Finn the Human, Jake the Dog), Rick and Morty (Rick, Morty), Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny, the Tasmanian Devil) the DC extended universe (Batman, Superman, buncha others), and more. Confusingly, MultiVersus also stars The Iron Giant’s notably peaceful Iron Giant.

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