Best-selling video games of 2018

A list of best-selling video games of 2018, in terms of both software sales figures and gross revenue figures.

Best-selling games[]

See also: List of best-selling video games

Rank	Title	Sales (million units)	Ref
1	Red Dead Redemption 2	23	[1]
2	Monster Hunter World	13.3	[2]
3	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	12.08	[3]
4	Pokémon: Let's Go	10	[3]
5	Spider-Man	9	[4]
6	Call of Duty: Black Ops 4	8.3	[5]
7	Super Mario Party	5.3	[3][6]
8	Far Cry 5	5	[7]
	God of War	5	[8]
	Hitman 2	5	[9]
	Subnautica	5	[9]
12	DayZ	4	[10]
13	Dragon Ball FighterZ	3.5	[11]
14	Mario Tennis Aces	2.53	[3]
15	FIFA 19	2.5	[12]
16	Kirby Star Allies	2.42	[3]
17	Sea of Thieves	2	[13]
	Rust	2	[9]
	The Forest	2	[9]
	Warhammer: Vermintide 2	2	[9]
	DayZ	2	[9]
	Scroll of Taiwu	2	[9]
23	Kirby: Star Allies	1.26	[3]
24	Octopath Traveler	1	[6]
	A Way Out	1	[14]
	Dead Cells	1	[9]
	RimWorld	1	[9]
	Frostpunk	1	[9]
	Kingdom Come: Deliverance	1	[9]
	Artifact	1	[9]
	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1	[9]
	Scum	1	[9]

Highest-grossing games[]

See also: List of highest-grossing video games

Rank	Title	Gross revenue (million US$)	Ref
1	Fortnite	2400	[15]
2	Arena of Valor / Honor of Kings	2000	[16]
3	Dungeon Fighter Online	1500	[15]
4	League of Legends	1400	[15]
5	Pokémon Go	1300	[15]
	CrossFire	1300	[15]
7	Fate/Grand Order	1263	[17][18]
8	Lineage	1230	[19]
9	Monster Strike	1219	[17]
10	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	1128	[n 1]
11	Candy Crush Saga	1100	[15]
12	Call of Duty: Black Ops 4	1000	[21]
	Red Dead Redemption 2	1000	[22]
14	Monster Hunter World	962	[n 2]
15	Clash Royale	900	[15]
16	FIFA 18	790	[15]
17	Knives Out	785	[17][30]
18	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	725	[3][31]
19	Grand Theft Auto V	628	[15]
20	Puzzle & Dragons	656	[17]
21	Pokémon: Let's Go	600	[12]
22	Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle	625	[32][18]
23	Clash of Clans	567	[33]
24	Spider-Man	540	[4][34]
25	Lineage II	532	[19]
26	Call of Duty: WWII	506	[15]
27	FIFA 19	482	[15]
28	Fortnite	455	[20]
29	Candy Crush Soda Saga	443	[35]
30	Lords Mobile	441	[36]
31	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege	440	[15]
32	Overwatch	429	[15]
33	Far Cry 5	310	[37]
34	Granblue Fantasy	318	[17]
35	God of War	300	[n 3]
36	Hitman 2	300	[9]
37	Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū	284	[17]
38	LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum	273	[17]
39	Sengoku Enbu: KIZNA	261	[17]
40	Dragon Ball FighterZ	240	[38]
41	Garena Free Fire	232	[39][40]
42	Fire Emblem Heroes	230	[41]
43	Professional Baseball Spirits A	237	[17]
44	The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage	211	[17]
45	BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!	207	[17]
46	White Cat Project	199	[17]
47	Hay Day	175	[33]
	Rust	175	[9]
49	Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes	152	[42]
50	Winning Eleven 2018	147	[17]
51	DayZ	140	[10][43]
52	Dragon Quest of the Stars	146	[17]
53	LINE PocoPoco	142	[17]
54	SINoALICE	131	[17]
55	Sea of Thieves	120	[n 4]
56	Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire (Japan only)	126	[17]

Regional charts[]

United States[]

NPD 2018 sales figures

1. Red Dead Redemption 2
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
3. NBA 2K19
4. Madden NFL 19
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
6. Marvel’s Spider-Man
7. Far Cry 5
8. God of War
9. Monster Hunter: World
10. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

United Kingdom[]

These are retail game sales for the United Kingdom by units for 2018 based on data from GfK and UKIE^[44]

Germany[]

These are the best selling games in Germany for 2018 according to BIU with data from GfK^[45]

1. FIFA 19
2. Red Dead Redemption 2
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
4. Far Cry 5
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
6. Marvel's Spider-Man
7. Super Mario Party
8. God of War (2018)
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. Super Mario Odyssey

Japan[]

Media Create Top 500 selling games 2018

These are the top retail games in Japan for 2018 according to data from Media Create.

1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
2. Monster Hunter World (Playstation 4)
3. Splatoon 2 (Switch)
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)
5. Super Mario Party (Switch)
6. Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! (Switch)
7. Kirby: Star Allies (Switch)
8. Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! (Switch)
9. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
10. Minecraft (Switch)

See also[]

• List of best-selling video games
• Best selling game franchises

Notes[]

References[]