Game |
Total copies sold |
Series |
Release date |
Genre(s) |
Developer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
PUBG: Battlegrounds |
42 million[1] |
PUBG Universe |
December 20, 2017 |
Battle royale |
PUBG Studios |
Krafton |
Minecraft |
33 million[2] |
Minecraft |
November 18, 2011[a] |
Sandbox, survival |
Mojang Studios |
Terraria |
32 million[5] |
— |
May 16, 2011 |
Action-adventure |
Re-Logic |
Stardew Valley |
26 million[6] |
— |
February 26, 2016 |
Farm life sim, role-playing game |
ConcernedApe[b] |
Garry's Mod |
25.4 million[7] |
— |
November 29, 2006 |
Sandbox |
Facepunch Studios |
Valve |
Diablo III |
20 million[8][c] |
Diablo |
May 15, 2012 |
Action role-playing |
Blizzard Entertainment |
Rust |
16 million[9] |
— |
February 8, 2018 |
Survival |
Facepunch Studios |
Euro Truck Simulator 2 |
15 million[10] |
Truck Simulator |
October 19, 2012 |
Vehicle simulation |
SCS Software |
World of Warcraft |
14 million[11][d][better source needed] |
Warcraft |
November 23, 2004 |
MMORPG |
Blizzard Entertainment |
Half-Life 2 |
12.3 million[12][better source needed] |
Half-Life |
November 16, 2004 |
First-person shooter |
Valve |
Valve |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
12 million[13] |
The Witcher |
May 19, 2015 |
Action role-playing |
CD Projekt Red |
CD Projekt |
Valheim |
12 million[14] |
— |
February 2, 2021 |
Survival |
Iron Gate |
Coffee Stain Publishing |
The Sims |
11 million[15] |
The Sims |
February 4, 2000 |
Life simulation |
Maxis |
Electronic Arts |
StarCraft |
11 million[16][better source needed] |
StarCraft |
March 31, 1998 |
Real-time strategy |
Blizzard Entertainment |
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 |
10 million[17] |
RollerCoaster Tycoon |
October 26, 2004 |
Construction and management simulation |
Frontier Developments |
Atari Interactive (Windows) Aspyr Media (macOS) |
Fall Guys |
10 million[18] |
— |
August 4, 2020 |
Battle royale |
Mediatonic |
Devolver Digital |
Civilization V |
8 million[19] |
Civilization |
September 2010 |
Turn-based strategy, 4X |
Firaxis Games |
2K Games & Aspyr |
Deep Rock Galactic |
8 million[20] |
— |
May 13, 2020 |
First-person shooter |
Ghost Ship Games |
Coffee Stain Publishing |
Cyberpunk 2077 |
7.67 million[21] |
— |
December 10, 2020 |
Action role-playing |
CD Projekt Red |
CD Projekt |
The Sims 3 |
7 million[15] |
The Sims |
June 2, 2009 |
Life simulation |
Maxis |
Electronic Arts |
Star Wars: Empire at War |
6.7 million[22] |
— |
February 16, 2006 |
Real-time strategy |
Petroglyph Games |
LucasArts
Aspyr (Mac OS X) |
The Sims 2 |
6 million[23] |
The Sims |
September 14, 2004 |
Life simulation |
Maxis |
Electronic Arts |
Cities: Skylines |
6 million[24] |
— |
March 10, 2015 |
City-building |
Colossal Order |
Paradox Interactive |
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty |
6 million[25] |
StarCraft |
July 27, 2010 |
Real-time strategy |
Blizzard Entertainment |
Guild Wars |
6 million[26] |
Guild Wars |
April 28, 2005 |
MMORPG |
ArenaNet |
NCsoft |
Myst |
6 million[27] |
Myst |
September 24, 1993 |
Adventure, puzzle |
Cyan |
Brøderbund |
Last Ninja 2 |
5.5 million[28] |
Last Ninja |
August 29, 1988 |
Action-adventure |
System 3 |
Activision |
ARMA 3 |
5.5 million[29] |
ARMA |
September 12, 2013 |
Tactical shooter |
Bohemia Interactive |
Satisfactory |
5.5 million[30] |
— |
March 19, 2019 |
Construction and management simulation |
Coffee Stain Studios |
The Forest |
5.3 million[31] |
— |
April 30, 2018 |
Survival |
Endnight Games |
SimCity 3000 |
5 million[32] |
SimCity |
January 31, 1999 |
City-building |
Maxis |
Electronic Arts |
Guild Wars 2 |
5 million[33][34] |
Guild Wars |
August 28, 2012 |
MMORPG |
ArenaNet |
NCsoft |
Peak |
4.5 million[35] |
— |
June 16, 2025 |
Cooperative
Climbing |
Aggro Crab
Landfall |
American Truck Simulator |
4 million[10] |
Truck Simulator |
October 19, 2012 |
Vehicle simulation |
SCS Software |
The Last Ninja |
4 million[28] |
Last Ninja |
1987 |
Action-adventure |
System 3 |
Activision |
Risk of Rain 2 |
4 million[36] |
Risk of Rain |
August 11, 2020 |
Roguelike, Third-person shooter |
Hopoo Games |
Gearbox Publishing |
Diablo II |
4 million[37] |
Diablo |
June 29, 2000 |
Action role-playing |
Blizzard North |
Blizzard Entertainment |
DayZ |
4 million[38] |
— |
December 16, 2013 |
Survival |
Bohemia Interactive |
Buckshot Roulette |
4 million[39] |
— |
April 4, 2024 |
Horror |
Mike Klubnika |
Mike Klubnika (Itch.io)
Critical Reflex (Steam) |
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? |
4 million[40][better source needed] |
Carmen Sandiego |
June 1, 1985 |
Educational |
Broderbund |
Populous |
4 million[41][better source needed] |
Populous |
June 5, 1989 |
God game |
Bullfrog Productions |
Electronic Arts |
RollerCoaster Tycoon |
4 million[42][better source needed] |
RollerCoaster Tycoon |
March 31, 1999 |
Construction and management simulation |
Chris Sawyer |
Hasbro Interactive |
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (including expansions) |
4 million[43][better source needed] |
Warhammer |
September 20, 2004 |
Real-time strategy |
Relic Entertainment |
THQ |
Dark Souls |
3.6 million[44] |
Dark Souls |
August 23, 2012 |
Action role-playing |
FromSoftware |
Namco Bandai Games |
Factorio |
3.5 million[45] |
— |
February 2016 |
Construction and management simulation |
Wube Software |
Dark Souls III |
3.3 million[44] |
Dark Souls |
April 12, 2016 |
Action role-playing |
FromSoftware |
Bandai Namco Entertainment FromSoftware |
Mount & Blade : Bannerlord |
3.1 million[46][better source needed] |
Mount & Blade |
March 27, 2020 |
Action role-playing Strategy |
TaleWorlds Entertainment |
TaleWorlds Entertainment Prime Matter (Physical) |
Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition |
3.1 million[47] |
Resident Evil |
February 27, 2014 |
Third-person shooter, survival horror |
Capcom |
Theme Park |
3 million[41][better source needed] |
Theme Park |
August 1994 |
Construction and management simulation |
Bullfrog Productions |
Electronic Arts |
Nier: Automata |
1.2 million[44] |
Nier |
March 17, 2017 |
Action role-playing, hack and slash |
PlatinumGames Square Enix |
Square Enix |
Manor Lords |
3 million[48] |
— |
April 26, 2024 |
City-Building
Real-time tactics |
Slavic Magic |
Hooded Horse |
Command & Conquer |
3 million[49][better source needed] |
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[50] |
October 31, 1996 |
Real-time strategy |
Westwood Studios |
Virgin Interactive |
Age of Empires |
3 million[51] |
Age of Empires |
October 15, 1997 |
Real-time strategy |
Ensemble Studios |
Microsoft |
EverQuest |
3 million[52] |
EverQuest |
March 16, 1999 |
MMORPG |
Verant Interactive |
Sony Online Entertainment |
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos |
3 million[53] |
Warcraft |
July 3, 2002 |
Real-time strategy |
Blizzard Entertainment |
Blizzard Entertainment (North America) Sierra Entertainment (Europe) Capcom (Japan) |
Civilization IV |
3 million[54] |
Civilization |
October 25, 2005 |
Turn-based strategy, 4X |
Firaxis Games |
2K Games & Aspyr |
Crysis |
3 million[55] |
Crysis |
November 13, 2007 |
First-person shooter |
Crytek |
Electronic Arts |
The Binding of Isaac |
3 million[56] |
— |
September 28, 2011 |
Action-adventure, roguelike |
Edmund McMillen & Florian Himsl |
Headup Games |
V Rising |
3 million[57][58] |
— |
May 17, 2022 |
Survival, Base building, Hack and slash |
Stunlock Studios |
Magicka |
2.8 million[59] |
— |
January 25, 2011 |
Action-adventure |
Arrowhead Game Studios |
Paradox Interactive |
Dark Souls II |
2.7 million[44] |
Dark Souls |
April 24, 2014 |
Action role-playing |
FromSoftware |
Bandai Namco Games FromSoftware |
Lords of the Realm II |
2.5 million[60] |
Lord of the Realm |
October 31, 1996 |
Turn-based strategy |
Impressions Game |
Caesar II |
2.5 million[60] |
Caesar |
September 4, 1995 |
City-building game |
Impressions Game |
Sierra On-Line |
Caesar III |
2.5 million[60] |
May 30, 1999 |
City-building game |
Impressions Game |
Sierra Studios |
Anno 1602 |
2.5 million[61] |
Anno |
September 24, 1998 |
City-building |
Max Design |
Sunflowers |
Detroit : Become Human |
2.5 million[62] |
— |
December 12, 2019 |
Adventure game |
Quantic Dream |
Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Starbound |
2.5 million[63] |
— |
July 22, 2016 |
Action-adventure game |
Chucklefish |
Battlefield 1942 |
2.47 million[64] |
Battlefield |
September 10, 2002 |
First-person shooter |
EA DICE |
Electronic Arts |
Horizon Zero Dawn |
2.39 million[65] |
Horizon |
August 7, 2020 |
Action role-playing |
Guerrilla Games |
Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Balatro |
2.2 million[66] |
— |
February 21, 2024 |
Roguelike Deck Builder |
LocalThunk |
Playstack |
Content Warning |
2.2 million[67] |
— |
April 1, 2024 |
Survival horror |
Skog, Zorro, Wilnyl, Philip, thePetHen |
Landfall Publishing |
Last Epoch |
2.1 million[68] |
— |
February 21, 2024 |
Action role-playing game |
Eleventh Hour Games |
Final Fantasy VII |
2.1 million[e] |
Final Fantasy |
June 25, 1998 |
Role-playing game |
Square |
Eidos Interactive |
Grand Theft Auto V |
2 million[70] |
Grand Theft Auto |
April 14, 2015 |
Action-adventure |
Rockstar North |
Rockstar Games |
Deer Hunter |
2 million[71] |
Deer Hunter |
November 13, 1997 |
Sports |
Sunstorm Interactive |
WizardWorks |
Doom |
2 million[72][better source needed] |
Doom |
December 10, 1993 |
First-person shooter |
id Software |
Doom II: Hell on Earth |
2 million[73] |
October 10, 1994 |
First-person shooter |
id Software |
GT Interactive |
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness |
2 million[74][better source needed] |
Warcraft |
December 9, 1995 |
Real-time strategy |
Blizzard Entertainment |
POD |
2 million[75] |
POD |
February 28, 1997 |
Racing game |
Ubi Soft |
Baldur's Gate |
2 million[76] |
Baldur's Gate |
December 21, 1998 |
Role-playing game |
BioWare Black Isle Studios |
Interplay Entertainment |
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn |
2 million[76] |
September 21, 2000 |
Computer role-playing game |
BioWare |
Interplay Entertainment |
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |
2 million[77][better source needed] |
Age of Empires |
September 30, 1999 |
Real-time strategy |
Ensemble Studios |
Microsoft |
Black & White |
2 million[41] |
Black & White |
March 25, 2001 |
God game |
Lionhead Studios |
EA Games Sold-Out Software |
Civilization III |
2 million[78] |
Civilization |
October 30, 2001 |
Turn-based strategy, 4X |
Firaxis Games |
Infogrames Interactive |
Sons of the Forest |
2 million[79] |
The Forest |
February 22, 2024 |
Horror
Survival |
Endnight Games |
Newnight |
Neverwinter Nights |
2 million[80] |
Neverwinter Nights |
June 18, 2002 |
Role-playing game |
BioWare |
Infogrames/Atari |
Stronghold: Crusader |
2 million[81] |
Stronghold |
July 31, 2002 |
Real-time strategy |
Firefly Studios |
Take-Two Interactive / Gathering of Developers |
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven |
2 million[82] |
Mafia |
August 28, 2002 |
Third-person shooter |
Illusion Softworks |
Gathering of Developers |
SimCity 4 |
2 million[83] |
SimCity |
January 14, 2003 |
City-building |
Maxis |
Electronic Arts (Windows) Aspyr Media (macOS) |
Anno 1503 |
2 million[84] |
Anno |
March 23, 2003 |
City-building |
Max Design |
Sunflowers |
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero |
2 million[85] |
Counter-Strike |
March 23, 2004 |
First-person shooter |
Valve Gearbox Software Ritual Entertainment Turtle Rock Studios |
Valve (digital) Sierra Entertainment (retail) |
Counter-Strike: Source |
2 million[86] |
November 1, 2004 |
First-person shooter |
Valve |
Valve |
Far Cry |
2 million[55] |
Far Cry |
March 23, 2004 |
First-person shooter |
Crytek |
Ubisoft |
Age of Empires III |
2 million[87] |
Age of Empires |
October 18, 2005 |
Real-time strategy |
Ensemble Studios |
Microsoft |
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars |
2 million[88] |
Cossacks |
April 15, 2005 |
Real-time strategy |
GSC Game World |
CDV Software |
Crusader Kings III |
2 million[89] |
Crusader Kings |
September 1, 2020 |
Grand strategy |
Paradox Development Studio |
Paradox Interactive |
The 7th Guest |
2 million[90] |
— |
April 28, 1993 |
Interactive movie
Puzzle
Adventure |
Trilobyte |
Virgin Interactive Entertainment |
The Witcher |
2 million[91] |
The Witcher |
October 26, 2007 |
Action role-playing |
CD Projekt Red |
Atari |
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |
2 million[92] |
May 17, 2011 |
Action role-playing |
CD Projekt Red |
CD Projekt |
Spore |
2 million[93] |
Spore |
September 4, 2008 |
God game |
Maxis |
Electronic Arts |
SimCity |
2 million[94] |
SimCity |
March 5, 2013 |
City-building |
Electronic Arts |
Space Engineers |
2 million[38] |
— |
October 13, 2013 |
Simulation |
Keen Software House |
7 Days to Die |
2 million[95][better source needed] |
7 Days |
June 28, 2016 |
Survival horror |
The Fun Pimps |
Planet Coaster |
2 million[96] |
— |
November 2016 |
Construction and management simulation |
Frontier Developments |
Stickfight: The Game |
2 million[97] |
— |
September 28, 2017 |
Fighting |
Landfall Games |
Kenshi |
2 million[98] |
— |
December 6, 2018 |
Real-time strategy Action role-playing game |
Lo-Fi Games |
Lo-Fi Games |
BattleBit Remastered |
1.8 million[99] |
Battlebit |
June 15, 2023 |
First-person shooter |
SgtOkiDoki, Vilaskis, TheLiquidHorse |
SgtOkiDoki |
Diablo |
1.8 million[100] |
Diablo |
December 31, 1996 |
Action role-playing |
Blizzard North |
Blizzard Entertainment (North America) Ubisoft (Europe) |
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |
1.8 million[44] |
Metal Gear Solid |
September 1, 2015 |
Action-adventure, stealth |
Kojima Productions |
Konami |
Star Citizen |
1.7 million
[101] |
— |
August 29, 2013 |
MMO, Space trading and combat, first-person shooter |
Cloud Imperium Games |
Half-Life |
1.5 million[102] |
Half-Life |
November 19, 1998 |
First-person shooter |
Valve |
Sierra Studios |
International Karate |
1.5 million[103] |
International Karate |
November 1985 |
Fighting |
System 3 |
Epyx |
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered |
1.5 million[104] |
Marvel's Spider-Man |
August 12, 2022 |
Action-adventure |
Insomniac Games |
Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics |
1.5 million[44] |
Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics |
June 1, 2010 |
Compilation |
Sega |
Stellaris |
1.5 million[105] |
— |
May 9, 2016 |
RTS, 4X, Grand Strategy |
Paradox Development Studio |
Paradox Interactive |
PlateUp! |
1.5 million[106] |
— |
August 4, 2019 |
Cooking, Roguelite |
It's happening |
Yogscast Games, Gamersky Games |
Monster Hunter Wilds |
At least 1.4 million[107][f] |
Monster Hunter |
February 28, 2025 |
Action role-playing game |
Capcom |
Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition |
1.4 million[47] |
Dead Rising |
September 5, 2014 |
Action-adventure game |
Capcom Vancouver |
Microsoft Studios |
Frostpunk |
1.4 million[108] |
Frostpunk |
April 24, 2018 |
City-building survival |
11 Bit Studios |
Ultra Street Fighter IV |
1.3 million[44] |
Street Fighter |
July 2, 2009 |
Fighting |
Capcom Dimps |
Capcom |
Battlefield Vietnam |
1.36 million[64] |
Battlefield |
March 14, 2004 |
First-person shooter |
EA DICE |
Electronic Arts |
Riven |
1.3 million[109] |
Myst |
October 31, 1997 |
Adventure, puzzle |
Cyan |
Red Orb Entertainment |
Resident Evil 6 |
1.3 million[44] |
Resident Evil |
March 21, 2013 |
Third-person shooter, survival horror |
Capcom |
Monopoly |
1.27 million[109] |
Monopoly |
September 1995 |
Strategy, board game |
Westwood Studios |
Hasbro Electronic Entertainment |
Against the Storm |
1.2 million[110] |
— |
December 8, 2018 |
City-building |
Eremite Games |
Hooded Horse |
SimCity 2000 |
1.13 million[109] |
SimCity |
December 1993 |
City-building |
Maxis |
Maxis |
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+ |
1.1 million[44] |
Pac-Man |
September 25, 2013 |
Maze, arcade |
Namco Bandai Games Mine Loader Software |
Namco Bandai Games |
Kingdom Come: Deliverance |
1.1 million[111] |
— |
February 13, 2018 |
Action role-playing game |
Warhorse Studios |
Blasphemous |
1 million[112] |
Blasphemous |
September 10, 2019 |
Metroidvania |
The Game Kitchen |
BlazBlue Entropy Effect |
1 million[113] |
BlazBlue |
February 14, 2024 |
Action roguelike |
91Act |
Hydlide |
1 million[114] |
Hydlide |
December 13, 1984 |
Action role-playing |
Technology and Entertainment Software |
Creatures |
1 million[115] |
Creatures |
November 1996 |
Artificial life |
Creature Labs
Elo Interactive (GBA) |
Warner Interactive Europe (Europe)
Mindscape (North America) |
Big G All-Stars vs. Major League Baseball |
1 million[116] |
— |
1998 |
Baseball game |
(Hypnotix?) |
General Mills |
Tetris |
1 million[117] |
Tetris |
January 1988 |
Puzzle |
Spectrum HoloByte |
RoboCop |
1 million[118] |
RoboCop |
December 1988 |
Run and gun |
Data East |
Data East, Ocean Software |
Barbie Fashion Designer |
1 million[119] |
— |
November 1996 |
Dress-up |
Digital Domain |
Mattel Media |
Return to Zork |
1 million[120] |
Zork |
August 20, 1993 |
Adventure |
Infocom |
Activision |
Star Wars: Rebel Assault |
1 million[121] |
Star Wars |
November 1993 |
Rail shooter |
LucasArts |
Star Wars Galaxies |
1 million[122] |
June 26, 2003 |
MMORPG |
Sony Online Entertainment |
LucasArts |
The Mean Greens |
1 million[123] |
— |
December 8, 2015 |
Third-person shooter |
Virtual Basement LLC, Code Headquarter LLC |
Virtual Basement LLC |
Necesse |
1 million[124] |
— |
December 12, 2019 |
Sandbox
Action-adventure
Exploration |
Fair Games ApS |
Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger |
1 million[125] |
Wing Commander |
December 1994 |
Space combat simulation |
Origin Systems |
Electronic Arts |
Full Throttle |
1 million[126] |
— |
April 30, 1995 |
Graphic adventure |
LucasArts |
Phantasmagoria |
1 million[127] |
Phantasmagoria |
July 31, 1995 |
Interactive movie |
Sierra On-Line |
Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: SWAT |
1 million[128] |
Police Quest |
November 1995 |
Interactive movie |
Sierra On-Line |
Duke Nukem 3D |
1 million[129][better source needed] |
Duke Nukem |
January 29, 1996 |
First-person shooter |
3D Realms |
GT Interactive |
Fresh Women |
1 million[130] |
— |
August 19, 2022 |
Pornographic |
OppaiMan |
Civilization II |
1 million[131] |
Civilization |
February 29, 1996 |
Turn-based strategy, 4X |
MicroProse |
A Game About Digging A Hole |
1 million[132] |
— |
February 7, 2025 |
Simulation |
Cyberwave |
rokaplay Boutique
Drillhounds |
Quake |
1 million[72][better source needed] |
Quake |
June 22, 1996 |
First-person shooter |
id Software |
GT Interactive |
Quake II |
1 million[133] |
December 9, 1997 |
First-person shooter |
id Software |
Activision |
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer |
1 million[134] |
— |
1987 |
Flight simulation video game |
Lerner Research |
Electronic Arts |
Chivalry : Medieval Warfare |
1 million[135] |
Chivalry |
October 16, 2012 |
Hack and slash |
Torn Banner Studios |
Grand Prix 2 |
1 million[136] |
Grand Prix |
August 30, 1996 |
Sim racing |
MicroProse |
MicroProse |
Dwarf Fortress |
1 million[137][g] |
— |
December 6, 2022[h] |
Construction and management simulation |
Bay 12 Games |
Bay 12 Games
Kitfox Games (Itch.io and Steam) |
Hydroneer |
1 million[138] |
— |
May 8, 2020 |
Construction and management simulation |
Foulball Hangover |
Total Annihilation |
1 million[139] |
Total Annihilation |
September 30, 1997 |
Real-time strategy |
Cavedog Entertainment |
GT Interactive |
Frogger: He's Back! |
1 million[140][better source needed] |
Frogger |
November 3, 1997 |
Action |
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |
Hasbro Interactive |
Deer Hunter II: The Hunt Continues |
1 million[71] |
Deer Hunter |
October 31, 1998 |
Sports |
Sunstorm Interactive |
WizardWorks |
Deer Hunter 3: The Legend Continues |
1 million[71] |
Deer Hunter |
October 1, 1999 |
Sports |
Sunstorm Interactive |
WizardWorks |
Blade Runner |
1 million[141] |
— |
November 21, 1997 |
Point-and-click |
Westwood Studios |
Virgin Interactive |
Unreal |
1 million[142] |
Unreal |
May 22, 1998 |
First-person shooter |
Epic Games Digital Extremes |
GT Interactive |
Unreal Tournament |
1 million[142] |
November 30, 1999 |
First-person shooter |
Epic Games Digital Extremes |
GT Interactive |
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines |
1 million[143] |
Commandos |
June 24, 1998 |
Real-time tactics |
Pyro Studios |
Eidos Interactive |
Dave the Diver |
1 million[144] |
— |
August 28, 2023 |
Adventure |
Mintrocket |
Mintrocket
Arc System Works (Anniversary Edition) |
Railroad Tycoon II |
1 million[145][better source needed] |
Railroad Tycoon |
November 4, 1998 |
Construction and management simulation |
PopTop Software |
Take-Two Interactive / Gathering of Developers |
Stellar Blade |
1 million[146] |
— |
June 11, 2025 |
Action-adventure |
Shift Up |
Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Hidden & Dangerous |
1 million[145][better source needed] |
Hidden & Dangerous |
July 29, 1999 |
Action |
Illusion Softworks |
Take-Two Interactive |
Rimworld |
1 million[147][i] |
— |
October 17, 2018[j] |
Construction and management simulation |
Ludeon Studios |
The Planet Crafter |
1 million[148] |
— |
10 April 2024[k] |
Survival |
Miju Games |
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun |
1 million[149] |
Command & Conquer |
August 27, 1999 |
Real-time strategy |
Westwood Studios |
Electronic Arts |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
1 million[150] |
— |
November 28, 1999 |
Trivia game |
Jellyvision |
Disney Interactive |
Elite |
1 million[151][better source needed] |
— |
September 20, 1984 |
Space trading |
David Braben
Ian Bell |
Acornsoft (Acorn/BBC)
Firebird (ports)
Imagineer |
American McGee's Alice |
1 million[152][better source needed] |
Alice |
October 6, 2000 |
Action-adventure, platformer |
Rogue Entertainment |
Electronic Arts |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 |
1 million[50] |
Command & Conquer |
October 23, 2000 |
Real-time strategy |
Westwood Pacific |
Electronic Arts |
Tropico |
1 million[145] |
Tropico |
April 24, 2001 |
Construction and management simulation |
PopTop Software |
Gathering of Developers |
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis |
1 million[153] |
— |
June 22, 2001 |
Tactical shooter |
Bohemia Interactive Studio |
Codemasters |
Rocket League |
1 million[154] |
— |
July 7, 2015 |
Soccer |
Psyonix |
Black Myth: Wukong |
At least 1 million[155][f] |
— |
August 20, 2024 |
Action role-playing |
Game Science |
Runaway: A Road Adventure |
1 million[156] |
Runaway |
July 6, 2001 |
Adventure |
Péndulo Studios, S.L. |
Dinamic Multimedia |
Zoo Tycoon |
1 million[157] |
Zoo Tycoon |
October 17, 2001 |
Business simulation |
Microsoft |
Blue Fang Games |
Stronghold |
1 million[158] |
Stronghold |
October 19, 2001 |
Real-time strategy |
Firefly Studios |
Take-Two Interactive / Gathering of Developers |
Empire Earth |
1 million[159] |
Empire Earth |
November 12, 2001 |
Real-time strategy |
Stainless Steel Studios |
Sierra Entertainment |
Dome Keeper |
1 million[160] |
— |
September 27, 2022 |
Tower defense |
Bippinbits |
Raw Fury |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1 million[157] |
Harry Potter |
November 15, 2001 |
Action-adventure |
KnowWonder |
Electronic Arts |
Return to Castle Wolfenstein |
1 million[133] |
Wolfenstein |
November 19, 2001 |
First-person shooter |
Gray Matter Studios id Software |
Activision |
Gunfire Reborn |
1 million[161] |
— |
May 22, 2020 |
Roguelite first-person shooter |
Duoyi Games |
Among Us 3D: VR |
1 million[162] |
Among Us |
November 10, 2022 |
Social deduction |
Schell Games, Innersloth, Robot Teddy |
Innersloth |
Escape Simulator |
1 million[163] |
— |
October 19, 2021 |
Puzzle video game |
Pine studio |
Persona 4 Golden |
1 million[164] |
Persona |
August 13, 2020 |
Role-playing game |
Atlus |
Sega |
Contraband Police |
1 million[165] |
— |
March 8, 2023 |
Simulation |
Crazy Rocks Studios |
PlayWay |
Dungeon Siege |
1 million[166] |
Dungeon Siege |
April 5, 2002 |
Role-playing game |
Gas Powered Games |
Microsoft Game Studios |
Hotel Giant |
1 million[167] |
— |
May 17, 2002 |
Business simulation |
Enlight Software |
JoWooD Productions |
Age of Mythology |
1 million[168] |
Age of Empires |
October 30, 2002 |
Real-time strategy |
Ensemble Studios |
Microsoft |
Vietcong |
1 million[145] |
Vietcong |
March 26, 2003 |
Tactical shooter |
Pterodon Illusion Softworks |
Gathering of Developers |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 |
1 million[169][better source needed] |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy |
July 31, 2003 |
Role-playing game |
Softstar Entertainment |
Softstar Entertainment Unistar |
Anno 2070 |
1 million[170] |
Anno |
November 17, 2011 |
City-builder
Economic simulation |
Related Designs
Blue Byte |
Ubisoft |
Hidden & Dangerous 2 |
1 million[171] |
Hidden & Dangerous |
October 21, 2003 |
Action |
Illusion Softworks |
Take-Two Interactive |
Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse |
1 million[172] |
The Patrician |
October 24, 2003 |
Business simulation |
Ascaron |
Encore |
Sacred |
1 million[173] |
Sacred |
March 23, 2004 |
Action role-playing |
Ascaron |
Encore Koch Media Red Ant Enterprises |
Sea of Thieves |
1 million[174] |
— |
June 3, 2020 |
Adventure |
Rare Ltd |
Xbox Game Studios |
Rome: Total War |
1 million[175][176][177] |
Total War |
September 22, 2004 |
Real-time strategy |
The Creative Assembly |
Activision |
Psychonauts |
1 million[178] |
Psychonauts |
April 19, 2005 |
Platform |
Double Fine Productions |
THQ |
Dungeon Lords |
1 million[179] |
— |
May 5, 2005 |
Role-playing game |
Heuristic Park |
DreamCatcher Interactive |
Imperivm: Great Battles of Rome |
1 million[180] |
— |
May 10, 2005 |
Real-time strategy |
Haemimont Games |
FX Interactive |
Glory of the Roman Empire |
1 million[181] |
— |
June 26, 2006 |
City-building game |
Haemimont Games |
CDV Software |
Microsoft Flight Simulator X |
1 million[182] |
Microsoft Flight Simulator |
October 17, 2006 |
Amateur flight simulation |
Microsoft Game Studios |
Thexder |
1 million[183] |
Thexder |
April 1985 |
Run and gun |
Game Arts |
F-15 Strike Eagle |
1 million[184] |
F-15 Strike Eagle |
1984 |
Combat flight simulation game |
MicroProse
NMS Software (Thomson) |
Microprose
FIL (Thomson) |
Total War: Three Kingdoms |
1 million[185] |
Total War |
May 23, 2019 |
Turn-based strategy real-time tactics video game |
Creative Assembly |
Sega |
The Scroll of Taiwu |
1 million[186] |
— |
September 20, 2018 |
Role-playing game |
ConchShip Games |
Metro 2033 |
1 million[187] |
Metro |
March 16, 2010 |
First-person shooter
Survival horror |
4A Games |
THQ
Deep Silver (Redux) |
Supreme Commander |
1 million[188][better source needed] |
Total Annihilation |
February 16, 2007 |
Real-time strategy |
Gas Powered Games |
THQ |
Scum |
1 million[189][190] |
— |
June 17, 2025 |
Multiplayer online survival game |
Gamepires |
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars |
1 million[191] |
Command & Conquer |
March 28, 2007 |
Real-time strategy |
EA Los Angeles |
Electronic Arts |
BioShock |
1 million[192] |
BioShock |
August 21, 2007 |
First-person shooter |
Irrational Games |
2K Games |
Crysis Warhead |
1 million[55] |
Crysis |
September 16, 2008 |
First-person shooter |
Crytek Budapest |
Electronic Arts |
Sultan's Game |
1 million[193] |
— |
March 30, 2025 |
Role-playing game |
Double Cross |
2P Games |
Grim Dawn |
1 million[194] |
— |
February 25, 2016 |
Action role-playing |
Crate Entertainment |
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning |
1 million[195] |
Warhammer |
September 18, 2008 |
MMORPG |
Mythic Entertainment |
Electronic Arts |
Killing Floor |
1 million[196] |
— |
May 14, 2009 |
First-person shooter |
Tripwire Interactive |
Resident Evil 5 |
1 million[44] |
Resident Evil |
September 17, 2009 |
Third-person shooter, survival horror |
Capcom |
Capcom |
Machinarium |
1 million[197] |
— |
October 16, 2009 |
Graphic adventure, puzzle |
Amanita Design |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 |
1 million[198] |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy |
July 7, 2011 |
Role-playing game |
Softstar |
Crusader Kings II |
1 million[199] |
Crusader Kings |
February 14, 2012 |
Grand strategy |
Paradox Development Studio |
Paradox Interactive |
Prison Architect |
1 million[200] |
— |
September 25, 2012 |
Construction and management simulation |
Introversion Software |
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm |
1 million[201] |
StarCraft |
March 12, 2013 |
Real-time strategy |
Blizzard Entertainment |
Europa Universalis IV |
1 million[202] |
Europa Universalis |
August 13, 2013 |
Grand strategy |
Paradox Development Studio |
Paradox Interactive |
The Stanley Parable |
1 million[203] |
— |
October 17, 2013 |
Interactive fiction |
Galactic Cafe |
Just Survive[l] |
1 million[204] |
— |
January 15, 2015 |
Survival |
Daybreak Game Company |
Ark: Survival Evolved |
1 million[205] |
Ark: Survival Evolved |
June 2, 2015 |
Action-adventure, Survival |
Studio Wildcard Instinct Games |
Studio Wildcard |
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void |
1 million[206] |
StarCraft |
November 10, 2015 |
Real-time strategy |
Blizzard Entertainment |
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc |
1 million[207] |
Danganronpa |
February 18, 2016 |
Visual novel, adventure |
Spike Chunsoft |
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair |
1 million[207] |
April 18, 2016 |
Visual novel, adventure |
Spike Chunsoft |
Hearts of Iron IV |
1 million[208] |
Hearts of Iron |
June 6, 2016 |
Real-time strategy, grand strategy wargame |
Paradox Development Studio |
Paradox Interactive |
Hollow Knight |
1 million[209] |
— |
February 24, 2017 |
Metroidvania |
Team Cherry |
Divinity: Original Sin II |
1 million[210] |
Divinity |
September 14, 2017 |
Role-playing |
Larian Studios |
Cuphead |
1 million[211] |
— |
September 29, 2017 |
Run and gun |
StudioMDHR |
Mordhau |
1 million[212] |
— |
April 29, 2019 |
Action |
Triternion |