Weekly PC download charts: PUBG reaches year-bestseller mark, Far Cry 5 makes an entrance, Ni No Kuni II

Promotional art for Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. — AFP Relaxnews

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds makes it a year at the top of Steam's bestseller chart, Far Cry 5 prepares for launch with some high pre-release rankings, Ni No Kuni II makes an impressive improvement, and the Monkey Island trilogy enjoys a new lease of life.

By March 25 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds had spent 52 consecutive weeks on top of Steam's revenue-based weekly bestseller chart.

The last-person-standing fight to the finish has added two and four-player team modes, a second map, and numerous tweaks and fixes since its Steam PC debut on March 23, 2017.

Meanwhile, rat-infested team action adventure Warhammer: Vermintide 2 keeps up the pace across a number of online retailers, with high chart placings on Steam, GamersGate and Fanatical.

At the same time, Far Cry 5 prepares for launch as reviews land ahead of a March 27 debut on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Ubisoft's latest sandbox of explosive experimentation and fantasy revolt lodges itself in fourth on Steam, and atop of the Humble Store and Fanatical.

And on GOG, a re-release of the Monkey Island trilogy, this time without copy-protection in accordance with the site's prevailing ethos, sprinkles itself upon the top five.

Elsewhere, we see an enthusiastic reception for Ni No Kuni II, the anime-style adventure that, since first previewed to the press, has shown considerable improvement; it places fourth on Humble, fifth on Fanatical, and within the Steam top 10.

Steam* (steampowered.com)
1. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2. Warhammer: Vermintide 2
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. Far Cry 5
5. Assassin's Creed Origins
*Steam chart based on revenue rather than units.

Humble Store (humblebundle.com/store)
1. Far Cry 5 (Standard + Gold editions)
2. Prey
3. Doom
4. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
5. Fallout 4: Season Pass

GamersGate EU (gamersgate.com)
1. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Standard + Collector's editions)
2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Year 3 Pass
3. XCOM 2 Collection
4. The Banner Saga
5. Dark Souls III - The Ringed City

Fanatical (fanatical.com)
1. Far Cry 5 (Standard + Gold editions)
2. Metro Redux Bundle
3. XCOM 2 Collection
4. Warhammer: Vermintide 2
5. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

GOG (gog.com)
1. The Curse of Monkey Island
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game Of The Year edition
3. Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
4. Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
5. Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

Itchio's Most Popular (itch.io)
1. Courage's Curse
2. 3:00 AM at The Krusty Krab
3. Close Your Eyes
4. Ellen
4. Concourse X-Ray

— AFP Relaxnews