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The following are lists of the best-selling video games of 2021, 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).
Highest-grossing games by revenue[]
- See also: List of highest-grossing video games
Rank | Game | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Play | Revenue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PUBG | Multi-platform | Krafton / Tencent | F2P / P2P | $3,233,600,000 | [1][2] |
2 | Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor) | Mobile | Tencent | F2P | $2,800,000,000 | [1][3] |
3 | Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO) | PC | Nexon / Tencent | F2P | $2,690,000,000 | [n 1] |
4 | Genshin Impact | Mobile | miHoYo | F2P | $1,900,000,000 | [1][3] |
5 | Roblox Mobile | Mobile | Roblox Corporation | F2P | $1,400,000,000 | [1][3] |
Coin Master | Mobile | Moon Active | F2P | $1,400,000,000 | [1][3] | |
7 | Pokémon Go | Mobile | Niantic | F2P | $1,300,000,000 | [1][3] |
Candy Crush Saga | Mobile | King (Activision Blizzard) | F2P | $1,300,000,000 | [1][3] | |
9 | Garena Free Fire | Mobile | Garena | F2P | $1,200,000,000 | [1][3] |
10 | League of Legends (LoL) | PC | Tencent | F2P | $1,100,000,000 | [9] |
11 | Uma Musume Pretty Derby | Mobile | Cygames | F2P | $990,000,000 | [1][3] |
12 | Lineage | Mobile / PC | NCSoft | F2P | $981,000,000 | [10] |
13 | Three Kingdoms Tactics | Mobile | Alibaba Group / Koei Tecmo | F2P | $931,000,000 | [1][3] |
14 | Rise of Kingdoms | Mobile | Lilith Games | F2P | $926,000,000 | [1] |
15 | Homescapes | Mobile | Playrix | F2P | $894,000,000 | [1] |
16 | Fate/Grand Order | Mobile | Aniplex (Sony Music Japan) | F2P | $881,000,000 | [1] |
17 | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl |
Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $840,000,000 | [11][12] |
18 | New World | PC | Amazon Games | P2P | $800,000,000 | [13] |
19 | CrossFire | PC | Tencent | F2P | $795,000,000+ | [9] |
20 | Call of Duty: Mobile | Mobile | Activision / Tencent / Garena | F2P | $768,000,000 | [1] |
21 | Gardenscapes | Mobile | Playrix | F2P | $767,000,000 | [1] |
22 | Lineage 2 | Mobile / PC | NCSoft | F2P | $757,464,000 | [10] |
23 | Puzzle & Dragons | Mobile | GungHo Online | F2P | $745,000,000 | [1] |
24 | Fantasy Westward Journey | Mobile | NetEase | F2P | $715,000,000 | [1] |
25 | Monster Strike | Mobile | Mixi | F2P | $702,000,000 | [1] |
26 | Pro Yakyū Spirits A | Mobile | Konami | F2P | $686,000,000 | [1] |
27 | Lords Mobile | Mobile | IGG | F2P | $667,000,000 | [1] |
28 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $600,000,000 | [14][15] |
29 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $530,000,000 | [11][16] |
30 | Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle | Mobile | Bandai Namco | F2P | $529,000,000 | [1] |
31 | Monster Hunter Rise | Switch | Capcom | P2P | $460,000,000 | [17][18] |
32 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $390,000,000 | [14][19] |
Ring Fit Adventure | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $390,000,000 | [14][20] | |
34 | Minecraft | Multi-platform | Multiple | P2P | $380,000,000 | [21] |
35 | Resident Evil Village | Multi-platform | Capcom | P2P | $340,000,000 | [17][22] |
36 | Mario Party Superstars | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $330,000,000 | [11][23] |
37 | Grand Theft Auto V | Multi-platform | Take-Two | P2P | $280,000,000+ | [24][25][26] |
38 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $270,000,000 | [14][27] |
39 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $260,000,000 | [14][28] |
40 | Raid: Shadow Legends | Mobile | Plarium | F2P | $247,000,000 | [1] |
41 | FIFA 22 | Multi-platform | Electronic Arts | P2P | $240,000,000+ | [29][30][31] |
42 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $230,000,000 | [11][32] |
43 | Star Trek Fleet Command | Mobile | Scopely / CBS | F2P | $222,000,000 | [1] |
44 | Marvel Strike Force | Mobile | FoxNext / Scopely | F2P | $216,000,000 | [1] |
45 | Super Mario Party | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $214,000,000 | [14][33] |
46 | Pokémon Sword / Shield | Switch | Nintendo | P2P | $213,000,000 | [14][34] |
47 | Marvel Contest of Champions | Mobile | Kabam (Netmarble) | F2P | $211,000,000 | [1] |
48 | Tale of Immortal | PC | Lightning Games | P2P | $200,000,000+ | [13] |
Valheim | PC | Coffee Stain | P2P | $200,000,000+ | [13] | |
Call of Duty: Vanguard | Multi-platform | Activision | P2P | $200,000,000+ | [35][36][37] |
Best-selling games by units sold[]
- See also: List of best-selling video games
Note: Mobile downloads are excluded.
Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Units sold | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Minecraft | Multi-platform | Multiple | 18,000,000 | [21] |
2 | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl | Nintendo | 13,970,000 | [11] | |
3 | New World | PC | Amazon Games | 13,500,000 | [38] |
4 | Grand Theft Auto V | Multi-platform | Take-Two | 10,000,000+ | [24][25] |
Tale of Immortal | PC | Lightning Games | 10,000,000+ | [13] | |
Valheim | PC | Coffee Stain | 10,000,000+ | [13] | |
7 | GTA Trilogy | Multi-platform | Take-Two | 10,000,000 | [39] |
8 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Switch | Nintendo | 9,940,000 | [14] |
9 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Switch | Nintendo | 8,850,000 | [11] |
10 | Monster Hunter Rise | Switch | 7,700,000 | [17] | |
11 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Switch | Nintendo | 6,440,000 | [14] |
12 | Resident Evil Village | Multi-platform | Capcom | 5,700,000 | [17] |
13 | Mario Party Superstars | Switch | Nintendo | 5,430,000 | [11] |
14 | Ring Fit Adventure | Switch | Nintendo | 4,850,000 | [14] |
15 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Switch | Nintendo | 4,550,000 | [14] |
16 | Switch | Nintendo | 4,350,000 | [14] | |
17 | FIFA 22 | Multi-platform | Electronic Arts | 3,938,778+ | [29][30] |
18 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD | Switch | Nintendo | 3,850,000 | [11] |
19 | Super Mario Party | Switch | Nintendo | 3,570,000 | [14] |
20 | Pokémon Sword / Shield | Switch | Nintendo | 3,550,000 | [14] |
21 | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Multi-platform | Activision | 3,400,000+ | [35][36] |
22 | It Takes Two | Multi-platform | Electronic Arts | 3,000,000+ | [40] |
23 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Switch | Nintendo | 2,900,000 | [14] |
24 | Super Mario Odyssey | Switch | Nintendo | 2,790,000 | [14] |
25 | Metroid Dread | Switch | Nintendo | 2,740,000 | [11] |
26 | New Pokémon Snap | Switch | Nintendo | 2,672,931 | [11][41] |
27 | Mario Golf: Super Rush | Switch | Nintendo | 2,260,000 | [11] |
28 | Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | PS4, XB1, PC | Capcom | 2,100,000 | [17][42] |
29 | Naraka: Bladepoint | PC | NetEase Games | 2,000,000+ | [13] |
30 | Luigi's Mansion 3 | Switch | Nintendo | 1,910,000 | [14] |
31 | Miitopia | Switch | Nintendo | 1,630,000 | [11] |
32 | Monster Hunter World: Iceborne | PS4, XB1, PC | Capcom | 1,600,000 | [17][42] |
33 | Farming Simulator 22 | Multi-platform | Giant Software | 1,500,000+ | [43] |
34 | Resident Evil 2 | PS4, XB1, PC | Capcom | 1,500,000 | [17][42] |
35 | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin | Switch, PC | Capcom | 1,400,000 | [17] |
36 | Pokémon: Let's Go | Switch | Nintendo | 1,330,000 | [14] |
37 | Resident Evil 3 | PS4, XB1, PC | Capcom | 1,300,000 | [17][42] |
38 | Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain | Switch | Nintendo | 1,280,000 | [11] |
39 | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! | Switch | Nintendo | 1,266,477 | [44] |
40 | WarioWare: Get It Together! | Switch | Nintendo | 1,240,000 | [11] |
41 | Game Builder Garage | Switch | Nintendo | 1,010,000 | [11] |
42 | Monster Hunter World | PS4, XB1, PC | Capcom | 1,000,000 | [17][42] |
Regional charts[]
United States[]
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
- Madden NFL 22
- Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl*
- Battlefield 2042
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
- Resident Evil: Village
- MLB: The Show 21**
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury*
United Kingdom[]
These are the top selling games in the UK according to the GSD. It includes digital for select publishers[45]
- FIFA 22
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- FIFA 21
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- F1 2021
- Far Cry 6
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Europe[]
These are the top selling games across Europe according to the GSD. It includes digital for select publishers[46] If they combine both Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, the combine title would have been No. 5
- FIFA 22
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- FIFA 21
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury*
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Japan[]
This list only counts retail sales according to data from Famitsu.
- Monster Hunter Rise (Switch)
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (Switch)
- Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Switch)
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Switch)
- Ring Fit Adventure (Switch)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)
- Minecraft (Switch)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
- Mario Party Superstars (Switch)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
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