I recall that reports suggested that the Warhammer 40K RPGs were the top sellers in the UK, ahead of Pathfinder - although that is just a fraction of the market compared to the US. They may have drifted off now a bit due to the attention given to FFG’s Star Wars series instead, the sense that they had completed their five core games, and the fact that most gaming IPs tend to have a limited lifespan of significant sales (about 3 years is normal).



It’s also worth noting that even though the World of Darkness games appear to have declined a lot, this is mainly due to them making a quite dramatic change in their business plans. They no longer distribute through traditional game shops, but through online downloads, POD and Kickstarter. I don’t think these figures count those things, so it would be interesting to be able to get a round figure on how much their paying fanbase compares to other companies.



D&D hardly released any new product last year, so their decline is accounted for. Expect them to be back at the top next year. I’d also be interested to see how The One Ring would do, depending on the extent of the distribution into the US.