Game | Total copies sold | Series | Release date | Genre(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
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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] |
Diablo III | 20 million[7][c] | Diablo | May 15, 2012 | Action role-playing | Blizzard Entertainment |
Garry's Mod | 20 million[8] | — | November 29, 2006 | Sandbox | Facepunch Studios | Valve |
Rust | 16 million[9] | — | February 8, 2018 | Survival | Facepunch Studios |
Palworld | 15 million[10] | — | January 18, 2024 (early access) | Survival | Pocket Pair |
Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 15 million[11] | Truck Simulator | October 19, 2012 | Vehicle simulation | SCS Software |
World of Warcraft | 14 million[12][d][better source needed] | Warcraft | November 23, 2004 | MMORPG | Blizzard Entertainment |
Half-Life 2 | 12.3 million[13][better source needed] | Half-Life | November 16, 2004 | First-person shooter | Valve | Valve (digital) Sierra Entertainment (retail) |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12 million[14] | The Witcher | May 19, 2015 | Action role-playing | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt |
Valheim | 12 million[15] | — | February 2, 2021 | Survival | Iron Gate | Coffee Stain Publishing |
The Sims | 11 million[16] | The Sims | February 4, 2000 | Life simulation | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
StarCraft | 11 million[17][better source needed] | StarCraft | March 31, 1998 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment |
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 | 10 million[18] | RollerCoaster Tycoon | October 26, 2004 | Construction and management simulation | Frontier Developments | Atari, Inc. (Windows) Aspyr Media (macOS) |
Fall Guys | 10 million[19] | — | August 4, 2020 | Battle royale | Mediatonic | Devolver Digital |
Civilization V | 8 million[20] | Civilization | September 2010 | Turn-based strategy,4X | Firaxis Games | 2K Games &Aspyr |
Deep Rock Galactic | 8 million[21] | — | May 13, 2020 | First-person shooter | Ghost Ship Games | Coffee Stain Publishing |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7.67 million[22] | — | December 10, 2020 | Action role-playing | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt |
The Sims 3 | 7 million[16] | The Sims | June 2, 2009 | Life simulation | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
Star Wars: Empire at War | 6.7 million[23] | — | February 16, 2006 | Real-time strategy | Petroglyph Games | LucasArts Aspyr (Mac OS X) |
The Sims 2 | 6 million[24] | The Sims | September 14, 2004 | Life simulation | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
Cities: Skylines | 6 million[25] | — | March 10, 2015 | City-building | Colossal Order | Paradox Interactive |
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | 6 million[26] | StarCraft | July 27, 2010 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment |
Guild Wars | 6 million[27] | Guild Wars | April 28, 2005 | MMORPG | ArenaNet | NCsoft |
Myst | 6 million[28] | Myst | September 24, 1993 | Adventure,puzzle | Cyan | Brøderbund |
Last Ninja 2 | 5.5 million[29] | Last Ninja | August 29, 1988 | Action-adventure | System 3 | Activision |
ARMA 3 | 5.5 million[30] | ARMA | September 12, 2013 | Tactical shooter | Bohemia Interactive |
Satisfactory | 5.5 million[31] | — | March 19, 2019 | Construction and management simulation | Coffee Stain Studios |
The Forest | 5.3 million[32] | — | April 30, 2018 | Survival | Endnight Games |
SimCity 3000 | 5 million[33] | SimCity | January 31, 1999 | City-building | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
Guild Wars 2 | 5 million[34][35] | Guild Wars | August 28, 2012 | MMORPG | ArenaNet | NCsoft |
American Truck Simulator | 4 million[11] | Truck Simulator | October 19, 2012 | Vehicle simulation | SCS Software |
The Last Ninja | 4 million[29] | 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 | MicroProse Software |
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 |
Mount & Blade : Bannerlord | 3.1 million[46][better source needed] | Mount & Blade | March 27, 2020 | Action role-playingStrategy | TaleWorlds Entertainment | TaleWorlds EntertainmentPrime Matter (Physical) |
Theme Park | 3 million[41][better source needed] | Theme Park | August 1994 | Construction and management simulation | Bullfrog Productions | Electronic Arts |
Manor Lords | 3 million[47] | — | April 26, 2024 | City-Building Real-time tactics | Slavic Magic | Hooded Horse |
Command & Conquer | 3 million[48][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[49] | October 31, 1996 | Real-time strategy | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive |
Age of Empires | 3 million[50] | Age of Empires | October 15, 1997 | Real-time strategy | Ensemble Studios | Microsoft |
EverQuest | 3 million[51] | EverQuest | March 16, 1999 | MMORPG | Verant Interactive | Sony Online Entertainment |
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | 3 million[52] | Warcraft | July 3, 2002 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment (North America) Sierra Entertainment (Europe) Capcom (Japan) |
Civilization IV | 3 million[53] | Civilization | October 25, 2005 | Turn-based strategy,4X | Firaxis Games | 2K Games &Aspyr |
Crysis | 3 million[54] | Crysis | November 13, 2007 | First-person shooter | Crytek | Electronic Arts |
The Binding of Isaac | 3 million[55] | — | September 28, 2011 | Action-adventure,roguelike | Edmund McMillen &Florian Himsl | Headup Games |
V Rising | 3 million[56][57] | — | May 17, 2022 | Survival,Base building,Hack and slash | Stunlock Studios |
Dark Souls II | 2.7 million[44] | Dark Souls | April 24, 2014 | Action role-playing | FromSoftware | Bandai Namco Games |
Lords of the Realm II | 2.5 million[58] | Lord of the Realm | October 31, 1996 | Turn-based strategy | Impressions Game |
Caesar II | 2.5 million[58] | Caesar | September 4, 1995 | City-building game | Impressions Game | Sierra On-Line |
Caesar III | 2.5 million[58] | May 30, 1999 | City-building game | Impressions Game | Sierra Studios |
Detroit : Become Human | 2.5 million[59] | — | December 12, 2019 | Adventure game | Quantic Dream | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Starbound | 2.5 million[60] | — | July 22, 2016 | Action-adventure game | Chucklefish |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 2.39 million[61] | Horizon | August 7, 2020 | Action role-playing | Guerrilla Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Balatro | 2.2 million[62] | — | February 21, 2024 | Roguelike Deck Builder | LocalThunk | Playstack |
Content Warning | 2.2 million[63] | — | April 1, 2024 | Survival horror | Skog, Zorro, Wilnyl, Philip, thePetHen | Landfall Publishing |
Last Epoch | 2.1 million[64] | — | 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[66] | Grand Theft Auto | April 14, 2015 | Action-adventure | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
Doom | 2 million[67][better source needed] | Doom | December 10, 1993 | First-person shooter | id Software |
Doom II: Hell on Earth | 2 million[68] | October 10, 1994 | First-person shooter | id Software | GT Interactive |
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 2 million[69][better source needed] | Warcraft | December 9, 1995 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment |
POD | 2 million[70] | POD | February 28, 1997 | Racing game | Ubisoft |
Anno 1602 | 2.5 million[71] | Anno | September 24, 1998 | City-building | Max Design | Sunflowers |
Baldur's Gate | 2 million[72] | Baldur's Gate | December 21, 1998 | Role-playing game | BioWare Black Isle Studios | Interplay Entertainment |
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | 2 million[72] | September 21, 2000 | Computer role-playing game | BioWare | Interplay Entertainment |
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings | 2 million[73][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[74] | Civilization | October 30, 2001 | Turn-based strategy,4X | Firaxis Games | Infogrames |
Sons of the Forest | 2 million[75] | The Forest | February 22, 2024 | Horror Survival | Endnight Games | Newnight |
Neverwinter Nights | 2 million[76] | Neverwinter Nights | June 18, 2002 | Role-playing game | BioWare | Infogrames /Atari |
Stronghold: Crusader | 2 million[77] | Stronghold | July 31, 2002 | Real-time strategy | Firefly Studios | Take-Two Interactive /Gathering of Developers |
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven | 2 million[78] | Mafia | August 28, 2002 | Third-person shooter | Illusion Softworks | Gathering of Developers |
Battlefield 1942 | 2.47 million[79] | Battlefield | September 10, 2002 | First-person shooter | EA DICE | Electronic Arts |
SimCity 4 | 2 million[80] | SimCity | January 14, 2003 | City-building | Maxis | Electronic Arts (Windows) Aspyr Media (macOS) |
Anno 1503 | 2 million[81] | Anno | March 23, 2003 | City-building | Max Design | Sunflowers |
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | 2 million[82] | 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[83] | November 1, 2004 | First-person shooter | Valve | Electronic Arts (retail) Valve (digital) |
Far Cry | 2 million[54] | Far Cry | March 23, 2004 | First-person shooter | Crytek | Ubisoft |
Age of Empires III | 2 million[84] | Age of Empires | October 18, 2005 | Real-time strategy | Ensemble Studios | Microsoft |
Magicka | 2.8 million[85] | — | January 25, 2011 | Action-adventure | Arrowhead Game Studios | Paradox Interactive |
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars | 2 million[86] | Cossacks | April 15, 2005 | Real-time strategy | GSC Game World | CDV Software |
Crusader Kings III | 2 million[87] | Crusader Kings | September 1, 2020 | Grand strategy | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
The 7th Guest | 2 million[88] | — | April 28, 1993 | Interactive movie PuzzleAdventure | Trilobyte | Virgin Interactive Entertainment |
The Witcher | 2 million[89] | The Witcher | October 26, 2007 | Action role-playing | CD Projekt Red | Atari |
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings | 2 million[90] | May 17, 2011 | Action role-playing | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt |
Spore | 2 million[91] | Spore | September 4, 2008 | God game | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
SimCity | 2 million[92] | 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[93][better source needed] | 7 Days | June 28, 2016 | Survival horror | The Fun Pimps |
Planet Coaster | 2 million[94] | — | November 2016 | Construction and management simulation | Frontier Developments |
Stickfight: The Game | 2 million[95] | — | September 28, 2017 | Fighting | Landfall Games |
Kenshi | 2 million[96] | — | December 6, 2018 | Real-time strategyAction role-playing game | Lo-Fi Games | Lo-Fi Games |
BattleBit Remastered | 1.8 million[97] | Battlebit | June 15, 2023 | First-person shooter | SgtOkiDoki, Vilaskis, TheLiquidHorse | SgtOkiDoki |
Diablo | 1.8 million[98] | 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 [99] | — | August 29, 2013 | MMO,Space trading and combat,first-person shooter | Cloud Imperium Games |
Half-Life | 1.5 million[100] | Half-Life | November 19, 1998 | First-person shooter | Valve | Sierra Entertainment |
International Karate | 1.5 million[101] | International Karate | November 1985 | Fighting | System 3 | Epyx |
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered | 1.5 million[102] | 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[103] | — | May 9, 2016 | RTS,4X,Grand Strategy | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
PlateUp! | 1.5 million[104] | — | August 4, 2019 | Cooking,Roguelite | It's happening | Yogscast Games, Gamersky Games |
Monster Hunter Wilds | At least 1.4 million[105][f] | Monster Hunter | February 28, 2025 | Action role-playing game | Capcom |
Ultra Street Fighter IV | 1.3 million[44] | Street Fighter | July 2, 2009 | Fighting | Capcom Dimps | Capcom |
Riven | 1.3 million[106] | 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[106] | Monopoly | September 1995 | Strategy, board game | Westwood Studios | Hasbro Electronic Entertainment |
Against the Storm | 1.2 million[107] | — | December 8, 2018 | City-building | Eremite Games | Hooded Horse |
Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition | 3.1 million[108] | Resident Evil | February 27, 2014 | Third-person shooter,survival horror | Capcom |
Nier: Automata | 1.2 million[44] | Nier | March 17, 2017 | Action role-playing,hack and slash | PlatinumGamesSquare Enix | Square Enix |
SimCity 2000 | 1.13 million[106] | 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[109] | — | February 13, 2018 | Action role-playing game | Warhorse Studios |
BlazBlue Entropy Effect | 1 million[110] | BlazBlue | February 14, 2024 | Actionroguelike | 91Act |
Hydlide | 1 million[111] | Hydlide | December 13, 1984 | Action role-playing | Technology and Entertainment Software |
Creatures | 1 million[112] | 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[113] | — | 1998 | Baseball game | (Hypnotix?) | General Mills |
Tetris | 1 million[114] | Tetris | January 1988 | Puzzle | Spectrum HoloByte |
RoboCop | 1 million[115] | RoboCop | December 1988 | Run and gun | Data East | Data East,Ocean Software |
Barbie Fashion Designer | 1 million[116] | — | November 1996 | Dress-up | Digital Domain | Mattel Media |
Return to Zork | 1 million[117] | Zork | August 20, 1993 | Adventure | Infocom | Activision |
Star Wars: Rebel Assault | 1 million[118] | Star Wars | November 1993 | Rail shooter | LucasArts |
Star Wars Galaxies | 1 million[119] | June 26, 2003 | MMORPG | Sony Online Entertainment | LucasArts |
The Mean Greens | 1 million[120] | — | December 8, 2015 | Third-person shooter | Virtual Basement LLC, Code Headquarter LLC | Virtual Basement LLC |
Necesse | 1 million[121] | — | December 12, 2019 | Sandbox Action-adventureExploration | Fair Games ApS |
Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger | 1 million[122] | Wing Commander | December 1994 | Space combat simulation | Origin Systems | Electronic Arts |
Full Throttle | 1 million[123] | — | April 30, 1995 | Graphic adventure | LucasArts |
Phantasmagoria | 1 million[124] | Phantasmagoria | July 31, 1995 | Interactive movie | Sierra Online |
Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: SWAT | 1 million[125] | Police Quest | November 1995 | Interactive movie | Sierra Online |
Duke Nukem 3D | 1 million[126][better source needed] | Duke Nukem | January 29, 1996 | First-person shooter | 3D Realms | GT Interactive |
Fresh Women | 1 million[127] | — | August 19, 2022 | Pornographic | OppaiMan |
Civilization II | 1 million[128] | Civilization | February 29, 1996 | Turn-based strategy,4X | MicroProse |
Quake | 1 million[67][better source needed] | Quake | June 22, 1996 | First-person shooter | id Software | GT Interactive |
Quake II | 1 million[129] | December 9, 1997 | First-person shooter | id Software | Activision |
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer | 1 million[130] | — | 1987 | Flight simulation video game | Lerner Research | Electronic Arts |
Chivalry : Medieval Warfare | 1 million[131] | Chivalry | October 16, 2012 | Hack and slash | Torn Banner Studios |
Grand Prix 2 | 1 million[132] | Grand Prix | August 30, 1996 | Sim racing | MicroProse | MicroProse |
Dwarf Fortress | 1 million[133][g] | — | December 6, 2022[h] | Construction and management simulation | Bay 12 Games | Bay 12 Games Kitfox Games (Itch.io and Steam) |
Total Annihilation | 1 million[134] | Total Annihilation | September 30, 1997 | Real-time strategy | Cavedog Entertainment | GT Interactive |
Frogger: He's Back! | 1 million[135][better source needed] | Frogger | November 3, 1997 | Action | SCE Studio Cambridge | Hasbro Interactive |
Deer Hunter | 2 million[136] | Deer Hunter | November 13, 1997 | Sports | Sunstorm Interactive | WizardWorks |
Deer Hunter II: The Hunt Continues | 1 million[136] | Deer Hunter | October 31, 1998 | Sports | Sunstorm Interactive | WizardWorks |
Deer Hunter 3: The Legend Continues | 1 million[136] | Deer Hunter | October 1, 1999 | Sports | Sunstorm Interactive | WizardWorks |
Blade Runner | 1 million[137] | — | November 21, 1997 | Point-and-click | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive |
Unreal | 1 million[138] | Unreal | May 22, 1998 | First-person shooter | Epic Games Digital Extremes | GT Interactive |
Unreal Tournament | 1 million[138] | November 30, 1999 | First-person shooter | Epic Games Digital Extremes | GT Interactive |
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines | 1 million[139] | Commandos | June 24, 1998 | Real-time tactics | Pyro Studios | Eidos Interactive |
Dave the Diver | 1 million[140] | — | August 28, 2023 | Adventure | Mintrocket | Mintrocket Arc System Works (Anniversary Edition) |
Railroad Tycoon II | 1 million[141][better source needed] | Railroad Tycoon | November 4, 1998 | Construction and management simulation | PopTop Software | Take-Two Interactive /Gathering of Developers |
Hidden & Dangerous | 1 million[141][better source needed] | Hidden & Dangerous | July 29, 1999 | Action | Illusion Softworks | Take-Two Interactive |
Rimworld | 1 million[142][i] | — | October 17, 2018[j] | Construction and management simulation | Ludeon Studios |
The Planet Crafter | 1 million[143] | — | 10 April 2024[k] | Survival | Miju Games |
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun | 1 million[144] | Command & Conquer | August 27, 1999 | Real-time strategy | Westwood Studios | Electronic Arts |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | 1 million[145] | — | November 28, 1999 | Trivia game | Jellyvision | Disney Interactive Studios |
Elite | 1 million[146][better source needed] | — | September 20, 1984 | Space trading | David Braben Ian Bell | Acornsoft (Acorn/BBC) Firebird (ports)Imagineer |
American McGee's Alice | 1 million[147][better source needed] | Alice | October 6, 2000 | Action-adventure,platformer | Rogue Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 | 1 million[49] | Command & Conquer | October 23, 2000 | Real-time strategy | Westwood Pacific | Electronic Arts |
Tropico | 1 million[141] | Tropico | April 24, 2001 | Construction and management simulation | PopTop Software | Gathering of Developers |
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis | 1 million[148] | — | June 22, 2001 | Tactical shooter | Bohemia Interactive Studio | Codemasters |
Black Myth: Wukong | At least 1 million[149][f] | — | August 20, 2024 | Action role-playing | Game Science |
Runaway: A Road Adventure | 1 million[150] | Runaway | July 6, 2001 | Adventure | Péndulo Studios, S.L. | Dinamic Multimedia |
Zoo Tycoon | 1 million[151] | Zoo Tycoon | October 17, 2001 | Business simulation | Microsoft | Blue Fang Games |
Stronghold | 1 million[152] | Stronghold | October 19, 2001 | Real-time strategy | Firefly Studios | Take-Two Interactive /Gathering of Developers |
Empire Earth | 1 million[153] | Empire Earth | November 12, 2001 | Real-time strategy | Stainless Steel Studios | Sierra Entertainment |
Dome Keeper | 1 million[154] | — | September 27, 2022 | Tower defense | Bippinbits | Raw Fury |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 1 million[151] | Harry Potter | November 15, 2001 | Action-adventure | KnowWonder | Electronic Arts |
Return to Castle Wolfenstein | 1 million[129] | Wolfenstein | November 19, 2001 | First-person shooter | Gray Matter Studios id Software | Activision |
Among Us 3D: VR | 1 million[155] | Among Us | November 10, 2022 | Social deduction | Schell Games, Innersloth, Robot Teddy | Innersloth |
Escape Simulator | 1 million[156] | — | October 19, 2021 | Puzzle video game | Pine studio |
Persona 4 Golden | 1 million[157] | Persona | August 13, 2020 | Role-playing game | Atlus | SEGA (PC version) |
Contraband Police | 1 million[158] | — | March 8, 2023 | Simulation | Crazy Rocks Studios | PlayWay |
Dungeon Siege | 1 million[159] | Dungeon Siege | April 5, 2002 | Role-playing game | Gas Powered Games | Microsoft Game Studios |
Hotel Giant | 1 million[160] | — | May 17, 2002 | Business simulation | Enlight Software | JoWood Productions |
Age of Mythology | 1 million[161] | Age of Empires | October 30, 2002 | Real-time strategy | Ensemble Studios | Microsoft |
Vietcong | 1 million[141] | Vietcong | March 26, 2003 | Tactical shooter | Pterodon Illusion Softworks | Gathering of Developers |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 | 1 million[162][better source needed] | The Legend of Sword and Fairy | July 31, 2003 | Role-playing game | Softstar Entertainment | Softstar Entertainment Unistar |
Anno 2070 | 1 million[163] | Anno | November 17, 2011 | City-builder Economic simulation | Related Designs Blue Byte | Ubisoft |
Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 1 million[164] | Hidden & Dangerous | October 21, 2003 | Action | Illusion Softworks | Take-Two Interactive |
Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse | 1 million[165] | The Patrician | October 24, 2003 | Business simulation | Ascaron | Encore |
Battlefield Vietnam | 1.36 million[79] | Battlefield | March 14, 2004 | First-person shooter | EA DICE | Electronic Arts |
Sacred | 1 million[166] | Sacred | March 23, 2004 | Action role-playing | Ascaron | Encore Koch Media Red Ant Enterprises |
Sea of Thieves | 1 million[167] | — | June 3, 2020 | Adventure | Rare Ltd | Xbox Game Studios |
Rome: Total War | 1 million[168][169][170] | Total War | September 22, 2004 | Real-time strategy | The Creative Assembly | Activision |
Psychonauts | 1 million[171] | Psychonauts | April 19, 2005 | Platform | Double Fine Productions | THQ |
Dungeon Lords | 1 million[172] | — | May 5, 2005 | Role-playing game | Heuristic Park | DreamCatcher Interactive |
Imperivm: Great Battles of Rome | 1 million[173] | — | May 10, 2005 | Real-time strategy | Haemimont Games | FX Interactive |
Glory of the Roman Empire | 1 million[174] | — | June 26, 2006 | City-building game | Haemimont Games | CDV Software |
Microsoft Flight Simulator X | 1 million[175] | Microsoft Flight Simulator | October 17, 2006 | Amateur flight simulation | Microsoft Game Studios |
Thexder | 1 million[176] | Thexder | April 1985 | Run and gun | Game Arts |
F-15 Strike Eagle | 1 million[177] | F-15 Strike Eagle | 1984 | Combat flight simulation game | MicroProse NMS Software (Thomson) | Microprose FIL (Thomson) |
Total War: Three Kingdoms | 1 million[178] | Total War | May 23, 2019 | Turn-based strategyreal-time tactics video game | Creative Assembly | Sega |
The Scroll of Taiwu | 1 million[179] | — | September 20, 2018 | Role-playing game | ConchShip Games |
Metro 2033 | 1 million[180] | Metro | March 16, 2010 | First-person shooter Survival horror | 4A Games | THQ Deep Silver (Redux) |
Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition | 1.4 million[108] | Dead Rising | September 5, 2014 | Action-adventure game | Capcom Vancouver | Microsoft Studios |
Supreme Commander | 1 million[181][better source needed] | Total Annihilation | February 16, 2007 | Real-time strategy | Gas Powered Games | THQ |
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | 1 million[182] | Command & Conquer | March 28, 2007 | Real-time strategy | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts |
BioShock | 1 million[183] | BioShock | August 21, 2007 | First-person shooter | Irrational Games | 2K Games |
Crysis Warhead | 1 million[54] | Crysis | September 16, 2008 | First-person shooter | Crytek Budapest | Electronic Arts |
Grim Dawn | 1 million[184] | — | February 25, 2016 | Action role-playing | Crate Entertainment |
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | 1 million[185] | Warhammer | September 18, 2008 | MMORPG | Mythic Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
Killing Floor | 1 million[186] | — | 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[187] | — | October 16, 2009 | Graphic adventure,puzzle | Amanita Design |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 | 1 million[188] | The Legend of Sword and Fairy | July 7, 2011 | Role-playing game | Softstar |
Crusader Kings II | 1 million[189] | Crusader Kings | February 14, 2012 | Grand strategy | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
Prison Architect | 1 million[190] | — | September 25, 2012 | Construction and management simulation | Introversion Software |
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 1 million[191] | StarCraft | March 12, 2013 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment |
Europa Universalis IV | 1 million[192] | Europa Universalis | August 13, 2013 | Grand strategy | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
The Stanley Parable | 1 million[193] | — | October 17, 2013 | Interactive fiction | Galactic Cafe |
Just Survive[l] | 1 million[194] | — | January 15, 2015 | Survival | Daybreak Game Company |
Ark: Survival Evolved | 1 million[195] | Ark: Survival Evolved | June 2, 2015 | Action-adventure,Survival | Studio Wildcard Instinct Games | Studio Wildcard |
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | 1 million[196] | StarCraft | November 10, 2015 | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment |
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | 1 million[197] | Danganronpa | February 18, 2016 | Visual novel,adventure | Spike Chunsoft |
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | 1 million[197] | April 18, 2016 | Visual novel,adventure | Spike Chunsoft |
Hearts of Iron IV | 1 million[198] | Hearts of Iron | June 6, 2016 | Real-time strategy,grand strategy wargame | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive |
Hollow Knight | 1 million[199] | — | February 24, 2017 | Metroidvania | Team Cherry |
Divinity: Original Sin II | 1 million[200] | Divinity | September 14, 2017 | Role-playing | Larian Studios |
Cuphead | 1 million[201] | — | September 29, 2017 | Run and gun | StudioMDHR |
Mordhau | 1 million[202] | — | April 29, 2019 | Action | Triternion |