The best-selling video games of all time
The top 3 according to 31 votes from people: Tetris · Wii Sports · Terraria. (Updated Sep 23, 2026.)
The games that have sold the most copies in history, using the figures in Wikipedia's list of best-selling video games (updated October 2026). Sales in millions of copies; a sales ranking, but you can vote for the ones you think are best.
Top 25
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1
Tetris
1988, various. About 520 million copies sold. All versions combined, including mobile; Alexey Pajitnov's 1984 puzzle game.
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Wii Sports
2006, Nintendo EAD. About 82.9 million copies sold. Bundled with the Wii in most regions.
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Terraria
2011, Re-Logic. About 70 million copies sold.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2011, Bethesda Game Studios. About 65 million copies sold.
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Grand Theft Auto V
2013, Rockstar North. About 230 million copies sold. Released on three console generations.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
2018, Rockstar Games. About 87 million copies sold.
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Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus
2007, Nintendo EAD. About 43.8 million copies sold. With its Balance Board.
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Mario Kart Wii
2008, Nintendo EAD. About 37.4 million copies sold.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2017, Nintendo EPD. About 35.8 million copies sold.
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10
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
2014, Nintendo. About 80 million copies sold. Wii U and Switch versions combined.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2015, CD Projekt Red. About 65 million copies sold.
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12
Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow
1996, Game Freak. About 47.4 million copies sold.
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13
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
2015, Treyarch. About 43 million copies sold.
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14
Payday 2
2013, Overkill Software. About 40 million copies sold.
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Cyberpunk 2077
2020, CD Projekt Red. About 40 million copies sold. Recovered from a troubled launch to become a big seller.
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Fallout 4
2015, Bethesda Game Studios. About 35 million copies sold.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2020, Nintendo EPD. About 50.3 million copies sold. The island life sim that became a lockdown phenomenon.
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18
Minecraft
2011, Mojang Studios. About 425 million copies sold. The best-selling single game ever; Microsoft bought Mojang in 2014.
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19
PUBG: Battlegrounds
2017, PUBG Studios (Krafton). About 75 million copies sold. The battle royale that started the genre's boom.
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20
Super Mario Bros.
1985, Nintendo. About 58 million copies sold. The NES classic that defined platform games.
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21
Human: Fall Flat
2016, No Brakes Games. About 58 million copies sold. A wobbly physics puzzler from a tiny Lithuanian studio.
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The Sims
2000, Maxis. About 50 million copies sold.
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Stardew Valley
2016, ConcernedApe. About 50 million copies sold. Made single-handedly by Eric Barone.
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Overwatch
2016, Blizzard Entertainment. About 50 million copies sold.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2019, Infinity Ward. About 41 million copies sold.
Candidates
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26
Sonic the Hedgehog
1991, Sonic Team. About 40 million copies sold.
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Hogwarts Legacy
2023, Avalanche Software. About 40 million copies sold.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2018, Bandai Namco Studios / Sora Ltd.. About 38.1 million copies sold.
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