List of best-selling video games

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Mojang, which holds the title of becoming the first video game to sell more than 300 million copies as of October 2023.[1] Its closest competitor, Grand Theft Auto V, is the only other video game that has sold over both 100 and 200 million copies. The best-selling single platform game is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 million sales exclusively for the Wii console. Three of the most represented video game franchises on this list feature Pokémon, Mario, and Call of Duty
.

Among these best-sellers, many of them were developed or published by

Nintendo EPD and Treyarch (four each). The oldest game on this list is The Oregon Trail, released in December 1971, while the newest is Black Myth: Wukong
, released in August 2024.

As previously mentioned, Minecraft is recognized as being the best-selling video game, however, in certain instances, publications such as IGN and GameSpot often consider Tetris as the best-selling video game.[2][3] The inconsistency originates from the differentiation between standalone game releases and the comprehensive Tetris franchise as a whole.[1][4] According to a statement from The Tetris Company, "Billions of Tetris games are played online each year, and over 520 million units have been sold worldwide", confirming the sales figures are indeed attributed to the franchise altogether.[5] Another sales issue, particularly regarding The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, claimed to have sold over 60 million copies per game director Todd Howard,[6] can be deemed contentious due to Howard's history of making exaggerated statements about his games for marketing.[7]

Overview of best-selling video games
Title Sales Series Platform(s) Initial release date Developer(s)[a] Publisher(s)[a] Ref.
Minecraft 350,000,000 Minecraft Multi-platform November 18, 2011[b] Mojang Studios Mojang Studios / Xbox Game Studios [10]
Grand Theft Auto V 210,000,000 Grand Theft Auto Multi-platform September 17, 2013 Rockstar North Rockstar Games [11]
Wii Sports 82,900,000 Wii Wii November 19, 2006
Nintendo EAD
 Nintendo [12]
Ark: Survival Evolved 79,045,000 Ark Multi-platform August 29, 2017 Studio Wildcard Studio Wildcard [c]
Deluxe
 		75,810,000 Mario Kart Wii U / Switch May 29, 2014
Nintendo EPD
(Deluxe) 		Nintendo [d]
PUBG: Battlegrounds 75,000,000
PUBG Universe
 		Multi-platform December 20, 2017
PUBG Studios
 Krafton [17]
Red Dead Redemption 2 70,000,000 Red Dead Multi-platform October 26, 2018 Rockstar Games Rockstar Games [11]
The Oregon Trail 65,000,000 The Oregon Trail Multi-platform December 3, 1971 Don Rawitsch
Bill Heinemann
Paul Dillenberger 		MECC [18]
Terraria 60,700,000 None Multi-platform May 16, 2011 Re-Logic Re-Logic / 505 Games [19]
Super Mario Bros. 58,000,000 Super Mario Multi-platform September 13, 1985
Nintendo R&D4
 Nintendo [e]
Human: Fall Flat 55,000,000 None Multi-platform July 22, 2016
No Brakes Games
Curve Digital
 [23]
Overwatch 50,000,000 Overwatch Multi-platform May 24, 2016 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment [24]
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher Multi-platform May 19, 2015
CD Projekt Red
 CD Projekt [25]
Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow 47,520,000
Pokémon
 		Multi-platform February 27, 1996 Game Freak Nintendo [f]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons 47,440,000 Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch March 20, 2020
Nintendo EPD
 Nintendo [16]
Plus
 		43,800,000 Wii Wii December 1, 2007
Nintendo EAD
 Nintendo [g]
Call of Duty: Black Ops III 43,000,000 Call of Duty Multi-platform November 6, 2015 Treyarch Activision [29]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 41,000,000 Call of Duty Multi-platform October 25, 2019 Infinity Ward Activision [29]
Stardew Valley None Multi-platform February 26, 2016
ConcernedApe
ConcernedApe
 [30]
World of Warcraft 40,600,000 Warcraft PC November 23, 2004 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment [31]
Payday 2 40,000,000 Payday Multi-platform August 13, 2013 Overkill Software 505 Games [32]
Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog Multi-platform June 23, 1991 Sonic Team Sega [33]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Elder Scrolls Multi-platform November 11, 2011 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks [34]
The Sims The Sims Multi-platform February 4, 2000 Maxis Electronic Arts [35]
Mario Kart Wii 37,380,000 Mario Kart Wii April 10, 2008
Nintendo EAD
 Nintendo [12]
The Sims 4 36,000,000 The Sims Multi-platform September 2, 2014 Maxis Electronic Arts [36]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 35,880,000 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Switch December 7, 2018
Sora Ltd.
 Nintendo [16]
Tetris (Game Boy) 35,000,000 Tetris Game Boy June 14, 1989
Nintendo R&D1
 Nintendo [37]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 34,320,000 The Legend of Zelda Wii U / Switch March 3, 2017
Nintendo EPD
 Nintendo [h]
Hogwarts Legacy 34,000,000 Wizarding World Multi-platform February 10, 2023 Avalanche Software Warner Bros. Games [39]
Wii Sports Resort 33,140,000 Wii Wii June 25, 2009
Nintendo EAD
 Nintendo [12]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II 31,000,000 Call of Duty Multi-platform November 12, 2012 Treyarch Activision [40]
New Super Mario Bros. 30,800,000 Super Mario Nintendo DS May 15, 2006
Nintendo EAD
 Nintendo [41]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 30,720,000 Call of Duty Multi-platform November 9, 2010 Treyarch Activision [40]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 30,710,000 Call of Duty Multi-platform November 8, 2011 Infinity Ward / Sledgehammer Activision [40]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 30,320,000 Super Mario Wii November 11, 2009
Nintendo EAD
 Nintendo [12]
Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal 30,120,000 Pokémon Game Boy Color November 21, 1999 Game Freak Nintendo [i]
Black Myth: Wukong 30,000,000 None Multi-platform August 20, 2024 Game Science Game Science [44]
Borderlands 2 Borderlands Multi-platform September 18, 2012 Gearbox Software
2K Games
 [45]
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Call of Duty Multi-platform November 13, 2020 Treyarch / Raven Software Activision [29]
Call of Duty: Vanguard Call of Duty Multi-platform November 5, 2021 Sledgehammer Games Activision [46]
Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk Multi-platform December 10, 2020 CD Projekt Red CD Projekt [47]
Diablo III Diablo Multi-platform May 16, 2012 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment [48]
Super Mario Odyssey 29,040,000 Super Mario Nintendo Switch October 27, 2017
Nintendo EPD
 Nintendo [16]
Call of Duty: Ghosts 28,980,000 Call of Duty Multi-platform November 5, 2013 Infinity Ward Activision [40]
Elden Ring 28,600,000 Elden Ring Multi-platform February 25, 2022 FromSoftware
Bandai Namco
 [49]
Duck Hunt 28,300,000 None Famicom / NES April 21, 1984
Nintendo R&D1
 Nintendo [50]
Monster Hunter: World 28,100,000 Monster Hunter Multi-platform January 26, 2018 Capcom Capcom [51]
Wii Play 28,020,000 Wii Wii December 2, 2006
Nintendo EAD
 Nintendo [12]
The Walking Dead 28,000,000 The Walking Dead Multi-platform April 24, 2012 Telltale Games Telltale Games [52]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Only developers and publishers for the original release of each game are listed, except where noted otherwise.
  2. ^ Although Minecraft was first publicly available on May 17, 2009,[8] and the full release on November 18, 2011, the game first accepted pre-orders on June 13, 2009, so it started accumulating sales at that time.[9]
  3. ^ As of October 2023, Ark: Survival Evolved had sold over 76 million copies.[13] An additional 745,000 units were sold throughout the fourth quarter of 2023, followed by 2.3 million more in 2024.[14]
  4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 67.35 million units.[16]
  5. Classic NES Series port sold 2.27 million units on Game Boy Advance.[22]
  6. Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console.[28]
  7. Wii Fit Plus sold 21.13 million units.[12]
  8. ^ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold 32.62 million units on Nintendo Switch,[16] and 1.70 million units on Wii U.[38]
  9. ^ Gold and Silver versions sold 23.73 million units[42] and the Crystal version sold 6.39 million units.[43]

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