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The following are lists of the best-selling video games of 2022, including a list of the highest-grossing games by revenue (covering both free-to-play and pay-to-play games) and a list of the best-selling games by software units sold (covering only pay-to-play games).
Best-selling games by units sold[]
Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Sales | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pokémon Scarlet / Violet | Switch | Nintendo / Pokémon Company | 20,610,000 | [1] |
2 | Elden Ring | Multi-platform | Bandai Namco / FromSoftware | 20,000,000 | [2] |
3 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Multi-platform | Activision (Activision Blizzard) | 16,700,000 | [3][4] |
4 | God of War: Ragnarok | Multi-platform | Sony | 11,000,000 | [5] |
5 | FIFA 23 | Multi-platform | Electronic Arts | 10,300,000 | [6] |
6 | Splatoon 3 | Switch | Nintendo | 10,130,000 | [1] |
7 | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | PC | TaleWorlds Entertainment | 10,000,000 | [7] |
Horizon: Forbidden West | Multi-platform | Sony | 10,000,000 | [8] | |
Raft | PC | Axolot Games | 10,000,000 | [9] | |
10 | Switch Sports | Switch | Nintendo | 8,610,000 | [1] |
11 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Switch | Nintendo | 6,660,000 | [1] |
12 | Grand Theft Auto V | Multi-platform | Rockstar | 5,000,000 | [10] |
13 | Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak | Switch / PC | Capcom | 4,900,000 | [11] |
14 | Monster Hunter Rise | Switch / PC | Capcom | 4,000,000 | [11][12] |
15 | God of War | PC | Sony | 3,500,000 | [13][14] |
16 | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Switch | Nintendo | 3,470,000 | [1] |
17 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Multi-platform | Warner Bros. | 3,200,000 | [15] |
18 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Switch | Nintendo | 2,950,000 | [1] |
19 | Sonic Frontiers | Multi-platform | Sega | 2,900,000 | [16] |
20 | Mario Party Superstars | Switch | Nintendo | 2,500,000 | [1] |
Vampire Survivors | PC | Luca Galante | 2,500,000 | [17] | |
22 | Mario Strikers: Battle League | Switch | Nintendo | 2,470,000 | [1] |
24 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Switch | Nintendo | 2,430,000 | [1] |
25 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Switch | Nintendo | 2,270,000 | [1] |
Highest-grossing games by revenue[]
Rank | Game | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Play | Revenue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor) | Mobile | Tencent | F2P | $2,800,000,000 | [18] |
2 | PUBG | Multi-platform | Krafton / Tencent | F2P | $2,551,200,000 | [18][19] |
3 | Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO) | PC / Mobile | Nexon / Tencent | F2P | $2,000,000,000 | [20][21] |
4 | Genshin Impact | Mobile | miHoYo | F2P | $1,900,000,000 | [18] |
5 | Candy Crush Saga | Mobile | King (Activision Blizzard) | F2P | $1,300,000,000 | [18] |
6 | Pokémon Scarlet / Violet | Switch | Nintendo / Pokémon Company |
P2P | $1,240,000,000 | [1][22] |
7 | Lineage | Mobile / PC | NCSoft | F2P | $1,235,000,000 | [23] |
8 | Elden Ring | Multi-platform | Bandai Namco / FromSoftware |
P2P | $1,200,000,000 | [2][24] |
9 | Roblox | Mobile | Roblox Corporation | F2P | $1,100,000,000 | [18] |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Multi-platform | Activision Blizzard | P2P | $1,000,000,000 | [3] | |
11 | Coin Master | Mobile | Moon Active | F2P | $1,000,000,000 | [18] |
12 | Pokémon Go | Mobile | Pokémon Company | F2P | $866,000,000 | [18] |
13 | Three Kingdoms Tactics | Mobile | Alibaba / Koei Tecmo | F2P | $835,000,000 | [18] |
14 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby | Mobile | Cygames | F2P | $816,000,000 | [18] |
15 | Fate/Grand Order | Mobile | Aniplex (Sony) | F2P | $729,000,000 | [18] |
16 | God of War: Ragnarok | Multi-platform | Sony | P2P | $715,000,000 | [5][25] |
17 | Horizon: Forbidden West | Multi-platform | Sony | P2P | $700,000,000 | [8][26] |
18 | FIFA 23 | Multi-platform | Electronic Arts | P2P | $620,000,000 | [6][27] |
19 | Splatoon 3 | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $610,000,000 | [1][28] |
20 | Fantasy Westward Journey | Mobile | NetEase | F2P | $601,009,924 | [29] |
21 | Monster Strike | Mobile | Mixi | F2P | $589,921,723 | [29] |
22 | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | PC | TaleWorlds Entertainment | P2P | $500,000,000 | [7] |
23 | Clash of Clans | Mobile | Supercell ( Tencent) | F2P | $496,387,190 | [29] |
24 | Homescapes | Mobile | Playrix | F2P | $484,848,061 | [29] |
25 | Puzzles & Survival | Mobile | 37Games | F2P | $475,437,891 | [29] |
Regional Charts[]
United States[]
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
- Elden Ring
- Madden NFL 23
- God of War: Ragnarök
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Pokémon: Scarlet/Violet*
- FIFA 23
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- MLB: The Show 22**
Europe[]
- FIFA 23
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Elden Ring
- Grand Theft Auto V
- FIFA 22
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
- God of War: Ragnarok
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Gran Turismo 7
United Kingdom[]
UK Video Game Sales 2022 [31]
- FIFA 23 - 2,530,510
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Elden Ring
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Grand Theft Auto V
- God of War Ragnarok
- FIFA 22
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
Germany[]
- EA Sports FIFA 23
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Elden Ring
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Gran Turismo 7
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- God of War Ragnarok
Japan[]
Famitsu 2022 video game sales
This list only counts retail sales according to data from Famitsu.
- Pokémon Scarlet / Violet
- Splatoon 3
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Minecraft (Switch)
- Mario Party Superstars
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Elden Ring
See also[]
- List of best-selling video games of 2021
- List of best-selling video games
- List of highest-grossing video games
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Financial Results Explanatory Material: 3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 2023. Nintendo (February 7, 2023).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elden Ring Sells 20 Million Units. IGN (February 22, 2023).
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- ↑ LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga sales top 3.2 million in two weeks (en-US). Gematsu (2022-04-21).
- ↑ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/sonic-frontiers-tops-2-9-million-sales-in-under-two-months
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- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 https://app2top.ru/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/state-of-mobile-gaming-2023.pdf
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- ↑ https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-elden-ring/
- ↑ https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-god-of-war-ragnarok-ps5/
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- ↑ https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/fifa-23-release-dates-price-consoles-new-features-and-pre-order-news/blt5cd75d1c38499fdc
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- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 https://mobilegamer.biz/2022s-top-grossing-mobile-games-honor-of-kings-pubg-mobile-genshin-impact-and-more/
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