List of best-selling video games


This is a list of the best-selling video games worldwide, ranked up to 50th place by reported software unit sales. The game considered to be the best-selling video game to date is contested among reliable sources. Sources are split as to whether the title should belong to Tetris, a 1988 multi-platform puzzle video game created by Alexey Pajitnov, or to Minecraft, a 2011 multi-platform sandbox game created by Markus Persson and developed by Mojang Studios. Sources such as Forbes, Encyclopædia Britannica, and IGN consider Tetris to be the best-selling video game by combining the sales of all of its different versions, totaling 520 million as of 2025. Other sources, however, such as the BBC, Guinness World Records, and GamesRadar, consider the best-selling video game to be Minecraft, which has sold 350 million copies as of 2025, rejecting the aggregation of each Tetris release. The closest competitor to either is Grand Theft Auto V, which has sold over 220 million copies. The best-selling single-platform game is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 million sales for the Wii console.
The 1998 game Snake is estimated to have shipped on over 400 million devices, but is not listed as it was preinstalled and freely accessible on Nokia mobile phones. Another sales issue involves The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which game director Todd Howard claims has sold over 60 million copies, is deemed contentious due to Howard's history of making exaggerated statements about his games for promotional purposes.
For this list, standard re-releases, remasters and enhanced versions of games are considered iterative updates to the original, thus their sales are combined. In contrast, remakes generally contain significant deviations from the original and are considered separate products. Likewise, expansion packs are not combined with the base game to avoid inflating sales figures. Additionally, titles with unique release structures are classified based on their specific publishing context. Other metrics, such as "players" or "installs", typically refer to active users engaging with the game rather than sales, thus are not listed; even for paid games, these metrics could include free trials or other free promotions and cannot reliably be substituted for sales figures. Paid bundled titles are also included in this list; their sales often benefit from being packaged with other products, typically at a discounted price.
The listed developers and publishers correspond to each game's original release, and release years refer only to the first full public launch, excluding any prerelease stages. Rankings serve solely for numbering purposes and are not meant to be precise, reflecting the list's limited scope because there is no credible, comprehensive sales-tracking source for the video game industry, unlike for films, which have box office tracking sites such as Box Office Mojo and The Numbers. Tied ranks are resolved using the standard competition ranking method, in which entries with equal figures share the same rank and following ranks are increased based on the number of tied entries.
RankTitleSales
SeriesPlatformRelease
year		DeveloperPublisher
1Minecraft350MinecraftMulti-platform2011Mojang StudiosMojang Studios
2Grand Theft Auto V220Grand Theft AutoMulti-platform2013Rockstar NorthRockstar Games
3Wii Sports82.9WiiWii2006Nintendo EADNintendo
4Red Dead Redemption 279Red DeadMulti-platform2018Rockstar GamesRockstar Games
5Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe78.02Mario KartWii U / Switch2014Nintendo EAD / Nintendo EPD Nintendo
6PUBG: Battlegrounds75PUBG UniverseMulti-platform2017PUBG StudiosKrafton
7Terraria64-Multi-platform2011Re-LogicRe-Logic / 505 Games
860Multi-platform2015CD Projekt RedCD Projekt
9Super Mario Bros.58Super MarioMulti-platform1985Nintendo R&D4Nintendo
10Human: Fall Flat55-Multi-platform2016No Brakes GamesCurve Digital
11Overwatch50OverwatchMulti-platform2016Blizzard EntertainmentBlizzard Entertainment
1150Multi-platform2000MaxisElectronic Arts
13Animal Crossing: New Horizons48.62Animal CrossingNintendo Switch2020Nintendo EPDNintendo
14Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow47.44PokémonMulti-platform1996Game FreakNintendo
15Wii Fit / Plus43.8WiiWii2007Nintendo EADNintendo
16Call of Duty: Black Ops III43Call of DutyMulti-platform2015TreyarchActivision
17Call of Duty: Modern Warfare41Call of DutyMulti-platform2019Infinity WardActivision
17Stardew Valley41-Multi-platform2016ConcernedApeChucklefish / ConcernedApe
19Hogwarts Legacy40Wizarding WorldMulti-platform2023Avalanche SoftwareWarner Bros. Games
19Payday 240PaydayMulti-platform2013Overkill Software505 Games
19Sonic the Hedgehog40Sonic the HedgehogMulti-platform1991Sonic TeamSega
22Mario Kart Wii37.38Mario KartWii2008Nintendo EADNintendo
23Super Smash Bros. Ultimate36.93Super Smash Bros.Nintendo Switch2018Bandai Namco Studios / Sora Ltd.Nintendo
2435.04Multi-platform2017Nintendo EPDNintendo
25Tetris 35TetrisGame Boy1989Nintendo R&D1Nintendo
25Cyberpunk 207735CyberpunkMulti-platform2020CD Projekt RedCD Projekt
27Wii Sports Resort33.14WiiWii2009Nintendo EADNintendo
28New Super Mario Bros.30.8Super MarioNintendo DS2006Nintendo EADNintendo
29New Super Mario Bros. Wii30.32Super MarioWii2009Nintendo EADNintendo
30Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal30.12PokémonGame Boy Color1999Game FreakNintendo
31Elden Ring30Elden RingMulti-platform2022FromSoftwareBandai Namco
31Borderlands 230BorderlandsMulti-platform2012Gearbox Software2K Games
31Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War30Call of DutyMulti-platform2020Treyarch / Raven SoftwareActivision
31Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas30Grand Theft AutoMulti-platform2004Rockstar NorthRockstar Games
3130Multi-platform2011Bethesda Game StudiosBethesda Softworks
36Super Mario Odyssey29.84Super MarioNintendo Switch2017Nintendo EPDNintendo
37Monster Hunter: World29.1Monster HunterMulti-platform2018CapcomCapcom
38Duck Hunt28.3-Famicom / NES1984Nintendo R&D1Nintendo
39Wii Play28.02WiiWii2006Nintendo EADNintendo
40Black Myth: Wukong28Black MythMulti-platform2024Game ScienceGame Science
41Pokémon Scarlet / Violet27.61PokémonNintendo Switch2022Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company
42It Takes Two27-Multi-platform2021Hazelight StudiosElectronic Arts
43Pokémon Sword / Shield26.96PokémonNintendo Switch2019Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company
44 / Remastered26.6PS3 / PS42013Naughty DogSony Computer Entertainment
45Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 326.5Call of DutyMulti-platform2011Infinity Ward / SledgehammerActivision
46Call of Duty: Black Ops26.2Call of DutyMulti-platform2010TreyarchActivision
47Marvel's Spider-Man / Remastered26.1Marvel's Spider-ManMulti-Platform2018Insomniac GamesSony Interactive Entertainment
48Pokémon Sun / Moon / Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon25.59PokémonNintendo 3DS2016Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company
49Garry's Mod25.56-PC2006Facepunch StudiosValve
50Pokémon Diamond / Pearl / Platinum25.5PokémonNintendo DS2006Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company