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Game | Total copies sold | Series | Release date | Genre | Developer | Publisher |
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | 50 million[1] | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | December 20, 2017 | Battle royale | PUBG Corporation | PUBG Corporation |
Minecraft | 30 million[2][3] | Minecraft | November 18, 2011[a] | Sandbox, survival | Mojang | Mojang |
Diablo III | 20 million[6][b] | Diablo | May 15, 2012 | Action RPG | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
World of Warcraft | 14 million[7][c][better source needed] | Warcraft | November 23, 2004 | MMORPG | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
Terraria | 12 million[8] | N/A | May 16, 2011 | Action-adventure | Re-Logic | Re-Logic |
The Sims | 11 million[9] | The Sims | February 4, 2000 | Life simulation | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
StarCraft | 11 million[10] | StarCraft | March 31, 1998 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
Garry's Mod | 10 million[11] | N/A | November 29, 2006 | Sandbox | Facepunch Studios | Facepunch Studios |
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 | 10 million[12] | RollerCoaster Tycoon | October 26, 2004 | Construction and management simulation | Frontier Developments | Atari, Inc. (Windows) Aspyr Media (macOS) |
Half-Life 2 | 9 million[13] | Half-Life | November 16, 2004 | First-person shooter | Valve Corporation | Valve Corporation (digital) Sierra Entertainment (retail) |
Half-Life | 9 million[14] | Half-Life | November 19, 1998 | First-person shooter | Valve Corporation | Sierra Entertainment |
Civilization V | 8 million[15] | Civilization | September 2010 | Turn-based strategy, 4X | Firaxis Games | 2K Games & Aspyr |
The Sims 3 | 7 million[9] | The Sims | June 2, 2009 | Life simulation | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
ARMA 3 | 6.5 million[16] | ARMA | September 12, 2013 | Tactical shooter | Bohemia Interactive | Bohemia Interactive |
Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 6.5 million[16] | Euro Trucks Simulator | October 19, 2012 | Vehicle simulation | SCS Software | SCS Software |
Guild Wars | 6 million[17] | Guild Wars | April 28, 2005 | MMORPG | ArenaNet | NCsoft |
Myst | 6 million[18] | Myst | September 24, 1993 | Adventure, puzzle | Cyan | Brøderbund |
The Sims 2 | 6 million[19] | The Sims | September 14, 2004 | Life simulation | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | 6 million[20] | StarCraft | July 27, 2010 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
The Forest | 5 million[21] | N/A | April 30, 2018 | Survival | Endnight Games | Endnight Games |
Rust | 5 million[22] | N/A | February 8, 2018 | Survival | Facepunch Studios | Facepunch Studios |
SimCity 3000 | 5 million[23] | SimCity | January 31, 1999 | City-building | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
Guild Wars 2 | 5 million[24][25] | Guild Wars | August 28, 2012 | MMORPG | ArenaNet | NCsoft |
Cities: Skylines | 5 million[26] | N/A | March 10, 2015 | City-building | Colossal Order | Paradox Interactive |
DayZ | 4 million[16] | N/A | December 16, 2013 | Survival | Bohemia Interactive | Bohemia Interactive |
Diablo II | 4 million[27] | Diablo | June 29, 2000 | Action RPG | Blizzard North | Blizzard Entertainment |
Riven | 4 million[28] | Myst | October 29, 1997 | Graphic adventure | Cyan Worlds | Red Orb Entertainment |
Populous | 4 million[29][better source needed] | Populous | June 5, 1989 | God game | Bullfrog Productions | Electronic Arts |
RollerCoaster Tycoon | 4 million[30][better source needed] | RollerCoaster Tycoon | March 31, 1999 | Construction and management simulation | Chris Sawyer | MicroProse Software |
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (including expansions) | 4 million[31] | Warhammer | September 20, 2004 | Real-time strategy | Relic Entertainment | THQ |
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | 4 million[32] | Carmen Sandiego | June 1, 1985 | Educational | Broderbund | Broderbund |
Doom 3 | 3 million[33] | Doom | August 3, 2004 | First-person shooter, survival horror | id Software | Activision |
Theme Park | 3 million[29] | Theme Park | 1994 | Construction and management simulation | Bullfrog Productions | Electronic Arts |
Age of Empires | 3 million[34] | Age of Empires | October 15, 1997 | Real-time strategy | Ensemble Studios | Microsoft |
Civilization IV | 3 million[35] | Civilization | October 25, 2005 | Turn-based strategy, 4X | Firaxis Games | 2K Games & Aspyr |
Command & Conquer | 3 million[36] | Command & Conquer | August 31, 1995 | Real-time strategy | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive Electronic Arts (since 1998; also freeware release) |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert | 3 million[37] | Command & Conquer | October 31, 1996 | Real-time strategy | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive |
Crysis | 3 million[38] | Crysis | November 13, 2007 | First-person shooter | Crytek | Electronic Arts |
EverQuest | 3 million[39] | EverQuest | March 16, 1999 | MMORPG | Verant Interactive | Sony Online Entertainment |
Life Is Strange | 3 million[40] | Life Is Strange | January 30, 2015 | Graphic adventure | Dontnod Entertainment | Square Enix |
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | 3 million[41] | Warcraft | July 3, 2002 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment (North America) Sierra Entertainment (Europe) Capcom (Japan) |
Stickfight: The Game | 2 million[42] | N/A | September 28, 2017 | Fighting | Landfall Games | Landfall Games |
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | 2 million[43] | Counter-Strike | March 23, 2004 | First-person shooter | Valve Corporation Gearbox Software Ritual Entertainment Turtle Rock Studios | Valve Corporation (digital) Sierra Entertainment (retail) |
Doom | 2 million[44] | Doom | December 10, 1993 | First-person shooter | id Software | id Software |
Magicka | 2 million[45] | N/A | January 25, 2011 | Action-adventure | Arrowhead Game Studios | Paradox Interactive |
Age of Empires III | 2 million[46] | Age of Empires | October 18, 2005 | Real-time strategy | Ensemble Studios | Microsoft |
Anno 1503 | 2 million[47] | Anno | March 23, 2003 | City-building | Max Design | Sunflowers |
Anno 1602 | 2 million[48] | Anno | September 24, 1998 | City-building | Max Design | Sunflowers |
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars | 2 million[49] | Cossacks | April 15, 2005 | Real-time strategy | GSC Game World | CDV Software |
Diablo | 2 million[27] | Diablo | December 31, 1996 | Action RPG | Blizzard North | Blizzard Entertainment (North America) Ubisoft (Europe) |
Far Cry | 2 million[38] | Far Cry | March 23, 2004 | First-person shooter | Crytek | Ubisoft |
7 Days to Die | 2 million[50][better source needed] | 7 Days | June 28, 2016 | Survival horror | The Fun Pimps | The Fun Pimps |
Battlefield 1942 | 2 million[51] | Battlefield | September 10, 2002 | First-person shooter | EA DICE | Electronic Arts |
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings | 2 million[52] | The Witcher | May 17, 2011 | Action RPG | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt |
Counter-Strike: Source | 2 million[53] | Counter-Strike | November 1, 2004 | First-person shooter | Valve Corporation | Electronic Arts (retail) Valve Corporation (digital) |
The Witcher | 2 million[54] | The Witcher | October 26, 2007 | Action RPG | CD Projekt Red | Atari, Inc |
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | 2 million[55] | Baldur's Gate | September 21, 2000 | Computer role-playing game | BioWare | Interplay Entertainment |
Baldur's Gate | 2 million[55] | Baldur's Gate | December 21, 1998 | Role-playing game | BioWare Black Isle Studios | Interplay Entertainment |
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings | 2 million[56] | Age of Empires | September 30, 1999 | Real-time strategy | Ensemble Studios | Microsoft |
The Binding of Isaac | 2 million[57] | N/A | September 28, 2011 | Action-adventure, roguelike | Edmund McMillen & Florian Himsl | Headup Games |
Black & White | 2 million[29] | Black & White | March 25, 2001 | God game | Lionhead Studios | EA Games Sold-Out Software |
Civilization III | 2 million[58] | Civilization | October 30, 2001 | Turn-based strategy, 4X | Firaxis Games | Infogrames |
Doom II: Hell on Earth | 2 million[59] | Doom | September 30, 1994 | First-person shooter | id Software | GT Interactive |
Grand Theft Auto V | 2 million[60] | Grand Theft Auto | April 14, 2015 | Action-adventure | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven | 2 million[61] | Mafia | August 28, 2002 | Third-person shooter | Illusion Softworks | Gathering of Developers |
Neverwinter Nights | 2 million[62] | Neverwinter Nights | June 18, 2002 | Role-playing game | BioWare | Infogrames / Atari |
POD | 2 million[63] | POD | February 28, 1997 | Racing game | Ubisoft | Ubisoft |
The Last Ninja | 2 million[64] | The Last Ninja | 1987 | Action-adventure | System 3 | Activision |
SimCity | 2 million[65] | SimCity | March 5, 2013 | City-building | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
SimCity 4 | 2 million[66] | SimCity | January 14, 2003 | City-building | Maxis | Electronic Arts (Windows) Aspyr Media (macOS) |
Spore | 2 million[67] | Spore | September 4, 2008 | God game | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
Stronghold: Crusader | 2 million[68] | Stronghold | July 31, 2002 | Real-time strategy | Firefly Studios | Take-Two Interactive / Gathering of Developers |
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 2 million[69] | Warcraft | December 9, 1995 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 1.1 million[70] | N/A | February 13, 2018 | Action role-playing game | Warhorse Studios | Warhorse Studios |
Machinarium | 1 million[71] | N/A | October 16, 2009 | Graphic adventure, puzzle | Amanita Design | Amanita Design |
Quake | 1 million[44][better source needed] | Quake | June 22, 1996 | First-person shooter | id Software | GT Interactive |
Sacred | 1 million[72] | Sacred | March 23, 2004 | Action RPG | Ascaron | Encore Koch Media Red Ant Enterprises |
Dungeon Siege | 1 million[73] | Dungeon Siege | April 5, 2002 | Role-playing game | Gas Powered Games | Microsoft Game Studios |
American McGee's Alice | 1 million[74] | Alice | October 6, 2000 | Action-adventure, platformer | Rogue Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
American Truck Simulator | 1.5 million[16] | Trucks Simulator | October 19, 2012 | Vehicle simulation | SCS Software | SCS Software |
Grand Prix 2 | 1 million[75] | Grand Prix | August 30, 1996 | Sim racing | MicroProse | MicroProse |
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun | 1 million[76] | Command & Conquer | August 27, 1999 | Real-time strategy | Westwood Studios | Electronic Arts |
Crysis Warhead | 1 million[38] | Crysis | September 16, 2008 | First-person shooter | Crytek Budapest | Electronic Arts |
Duke Nukem 3D | 1 million[77] | Duke Nukem | January 29, 1996 | First-person shooter | 3D Realms | GT Interactive Software |
Star Wars Galaxies | 1 million[78] | Star Wars | June 26, 2003 | MMORPG | Sony Online Entertainment | LucasArts |
Stronghold | 1 million[79] | Stronghold | October 19, 2001 | Real-time strategy | Firefly Studios | Take-Two Interactive / Gathering of Developers |
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines | 1 million[80] | Commandos | June 24, 1998 | Real-time tactics | Pyro Studios | Eidos Interactive |
Total Annihilation | 1 million[81] | Total Annihilation | September 30, 1997 | Real-time strategy | Cavedog Entertainment | GT Interactive |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1 million[82] | The Witcher | May 19, 2015 | Action RPG | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt |
Battlefield Vietnam | 1 million[51] | Battlefield | March 14, 2004 | First-person shooter | EA DICE | Electronic Arts |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 1 million[83] | Harry Potter | November 15, 2001 | Action-adventure | KnowWonder | Electronic Arts |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 | 1 million[84] | The Legend of Sword and Fairy | July 7, 2011 | Role-playing game | Softstar | Softstar |
Psychonauts | 1 million[85] | Psychonauts | April 19, 2005 | Platform | Double Fine Productions | THQ |
Prison Architect | 1 million[86] | N/A | September 25, 2012 | Construction and management simulation | Introversion Software | Introversion Software |
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | 1 million[87] | Warhammer | September 18, 2008 | MMORPG | Mythic Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
Rome: Total War | 1 million[88][89][90] | Total War | September 22, 2004 | Real-time strategy | The Creative Assembly | Activision |
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 1 million[91] | StarCraft | March 12, 2013 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
Crusader Kings II | 1 million[92] | Crusader Kings | February 14, 2012 | Grand strategy | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
Killing Floor | 1 million[93] | N/A | May 14, 2009 | First-person shooter | Tripwire Interactive | Tripwire Interactive |
Zoo Tycoon | 1 million[83] | Zoo Tycoon | October 17, 2001 | Business simulation | Microsoft | Blue Fang Games |
Age of Mythology | 1 million[94] | Age of Empires | October 30, 2002 | Real-time strategy | Ensemble Studios | Microsoft |
Ark: Survival Evolved | 1 million[95] | Ark: Survival Evolved | June 2, 2015 | Action-adventure, Survival | Studio Wildcard Instinct Games | Studio Wildcard |
Europa Universalis IV | 1 million[96] | Europa Universalis IV | August 13, 2013 | Grand strategy | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
BioShock | 1 million[97] | BioShock | August 21, 2007 | First-person shooter | Irrational Games | 2K Games |
Blade Runner | 1 million[98] | N/A | November 21, 1997 | Point-and-click | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive |
Civilization II | 1 million[99] | Civilization | February 29, 1996 | Turn-based strategy, 4X | MicroProse | MicroProse |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 | 1 million[37] | Command & Conquer | October 23, 2000 | Real-time strategy | Westwood Pacific | Electronic Arts |
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | 1 million[100] | Command & Conquer | March 28, 2007 | Real-time strategy | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts |
Cuphead | 1 million[101] | N/A | September 29, 2017 | Run and gun | StudioMDHR | StudioMDHR |
Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: SWAT | 1 million[102] | Police Quest | September 30, 1995 | Interactive movie | Sierra Online | Sierra Online |
Deer Hunter | 1 million[103] | Deer Hunter | November 13, 1997 | Sports | Sunstorm Interactive | WizardWorks |
Divinity: Original Sin II | 1 million[104] | Divinity | September 14, 2017 | Role-playing game | Larian Studios | Larian Studios |
Dungeon Lords | 1 million[105] | N/A | May 5, 2005 | Role-playing game | Heuristic Park | DreamCatcher Interactive |
Empire Earth | 1 million[106] | Empire Earth | November 12, 2001 | Real-time strategy | Stainless Steel Studios | Sierra Entertainment |
Factorio | 1.7 million[16] | N/A | February 2016 | Construction and management simulation | Wube Software | Wube Software |
Frogger | 1 million[107] | Frogger | November 3, 1997 | Action | SCE Cambridge Studio | Hasbro Interactive |
Full Throttle | 1 million[108] | N/A | April 30, 1995 | Graphic adventure | LucasArts | LucasArts |
Glory of the Roman Empire | 1 million[109] | N/A | June 26, 2006 | City-building game | Haemimont Games | CDV Software |
Hearts of Iron IV | 1 million[110] | Hearts of Iron | June 6, 2016 | Real-time strategy, grand strategy wargame | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
Hidden & Dangerous | 1 million[111][better source needed] | Hidden & Dangerous | July 29, 1999 | Action | Illusion Softworks | Take-Two Interactive |
Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 1 million[112] | Hidden & Dangerous | October 21, 2003 | Action | Illusion Softworks | Take-Two Interactive |
Hollow Knight | 1 million[113] | N/A | February 24, 2017 | Metroidvania | Team Cherry | Team Cherry |
Hotel Giant | 1 million[114] | N/A | May 17, 2002 | Business simulation | Enlight Software | JoWood Productions |
Hydlide | 1 million[115] | Hydlide | December 13, 1984 | Action RPG | Technology and Entertainment Software | Technology and Entertainment Software |
Imperivm: Great Battles of Rome | 1 million[116] | N/A | May 10, 2005 | Real-time strategy | Haemimont Games | FX Interactive |
Just Survive[d] | 1 million[117] | N/A | January 15, 2015 | Survival | Daybreak Game Company | Daybreak Game Company |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 | 1 million[118] | The Legend of Sword and Fairy | July 31, 2003 | Role-playing game | Softstar Entertainment | Softstar Entertainment Unistar |
Microsoft Flight Simulator X | 1 million[119] | Microsoft Flight Simulator | October 17, 2006 | Amateur flight simulation | Microsoft Game Studios | Microsoft Game Studios |
Mordhau | 1 million[120] | N/A | April 29, 2019 | Action | Triternion | Triternion |
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis | 1 million[121] | N/A | June 22, 2001 | Tactical shooter | Bohemia Interactive Studio | Codemasters |
Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse | 1 million[122] | The Patrician | October 24, 2003 | Business simulation | Ascaron | Encore |
Phantasmagoria | 1 million[123] | Phantasmagoria | July 31, 1995 | Interactive movie | Sierra Online | Sierra Online |
Planet Coaster | 1 million[124] | N/A | November 2016 | Construction and management simulation | Frontier Developments | Frontier Developments |
Quake II | 1 million[125] | Quake | November 30, 1997 | First-person shooter | id Software | Activision |
Railroad Tycoon II | 1 million[111] | Railroad Tycoon | November 4, 1998 | Construction and management simulation | PopTop Software | Gathering of Developers Take-Two Interactive |
Return to Castle Wolfenstein | 1 million[125] | Wolfenstein | November 19, 2001 | First-person shooter | Gray Matter Interactive id Software | Activision |
Return to Zork | 1 million[126] | Zork | August 20, 1993 | Adventure | Infocom | Activision |
Runaway: A Road Adventure | 1 million[127] | Runaway | July 6, 2001 | Adventure | Péndulo Studios, S.L. | Dinamic Multimedia |
Space Engineers | 3 million[16] | N/A | October 13, 2013 | Simulation | Keen Software House | Keen Software House |
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | 1 million[128] | StarCraft | November 10, 2015 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment |
Star Wars: Rebel Assault | 1 million[129] | Star Wars | November 1993 | Rail shooter | LucasArts | LucasArts |
Stardew Valley | 1 million[130] | Stardew Valley | February 26, 2016 | Simulation, role-playing game | ConcernedApe | Chucklefish |
The Stanley Parable | 1 million[131] | N/A | October 17, 2013 | Interactive fiction | Galactic Cafe | Galactic Cafe |
Supreme Commander | 1 million[132] | Total Annihilation | February 16, 2007 | Real-time strategy | Gas Powered Games | THQ |
Thexder | 1 million[133] | Thexder | April 1985 | Run and gun | Game Arts | Game Arts |
Tropico | 1 million[111] | Tropico | April 24, 2001 | Construction and management simulation | PopTop Software | Gathering of Developers |
Unreal | 1 million[134] | Unreal | May 22, 1998 | First-person shooter | Epic Games Digital Extremes | GT Interactive |
Unreal Tournament | 1 million[134] | Unreal | November 30, 1999 | First-person shooter | Epic Games Digital Extremes | GT Interactive |
Vietcong | 1 million[111] | Vietcong | March 26, 2003 | Tactical shooter | Pterodon Illusion Softworks | Gathering of Developers |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | 1 million[135] | N/A | November 28, 1999 | Trivia game | Jellyvision | Disney Interactive Studios |
Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger | 1 million[136] | Wing Commander | December 1994 | Space combat simulation | Origin Systems | Electronic Arts |
Just before the holidays, Hasbro Interactive introduced a PC version of Frogger; in less than four months, it has sold nearly one million units[better source needed]
[..] a new physical collector's edition was also announced in part for the anniversary of its release on June 6, 2017 and also for celebrating the one million sales mark.