List of best-selling Personal computer video games

PC games for the Microsoft Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux platforms that have sold or shipped at least five million copies. Expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game (with the exception of StarCraft and Guild Wars). Also, online subscription figures are not included here, but have their own section below (see Online below).

Software sales[]

Minecraft (25 million)^[1]
The Sims 2 (20 million)^[2]
- The Sims 2: Pets [expansion pack] (5.6 million)^[3]
- The Sims 2: Seasons [expansion pack] (1 million)^[3]
The Sims (16 million shipped)^[4]
Lineage (14 million) [3]
Half-Life 2 (12 million; may include sales on other platforms)^[5]
Battlefield 2 (11 million)^[6]
StarCraft (11 million)^[7]
Diablo III (10 million)^[8]
World of Warcraft (10 million)^{[n 1]}
The Sims 3 (10 million)^[10]
Half-Life (9.3 million,^[11]^[12] may include PS2 version)
- Half-Life: Opposing Force [expansion pack] (1.1 million)^[11]^[12]
Guild Wars (6.5 million in North America, Europe, and Asia; includes Factions, Nightfall, and Eye of the North)^[13]
Myst (6 million)^[14]
SimCity 3000 (5 million; includes Sim City 3000 Unlimited edition)^[15]

Sales revenues[]

PC games that have grossed revenues of at least $100 million. Revenues from online subscriptions are not included here (see Online below).

The Sims 2 ($799.8 million)^[2]^[16]

Minecraft ($673 million)^[17]

The Sims ($639.8 million)^[4]^[18]

The Sims 3 ($185 million)^[19]

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ($180.6 million)^[20]

Thexder ($69.1 million)^{[n 2]} (inflation adjusted: $152 million in 2014 dollars)^[23]

Prince of Persia ($79.9 million)^[24] (inflation adjusted: $145 million in 2014 dollars)

Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II ($65 million)^[25] (inflation adjusted: $143 million in 2014 dollars)^[26]

The Last Ninja ($56 million)^[27] (inflation adjusted: $117 million in 2014 dollars)

Footnotes[]

↑ World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has sold 4.7 million copies during its' first month of release.^[9] Since a copy of the main game and all prior expansions are required to play Cataclysm, both the original game and the expansions must also have sold at least 4.7 million copies. There are 10 million subscribers of World of Warcraft. Seeing as a copy of the base game is required, as to subscribing, there must be at least 10 million people who own the base game.
↑
Thexder sales revenue:
- Japan: 500,000 copies^[21] at ¥7800 ($96.15) each = $48.1 million
- Overseas: 500,000 copies^[22] at £19.99 ($41) each = £10 million = $21 million

References[]

↑ Statistics. Mojang. Retrieved on 11 May 2017
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Furry Phones and Pocket Pups: The Sims 2 Pets Goes Mobile. Electronic Arts (29 March 2007). Retrieved on 2012-07-21
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Tor Thorsen (2007-05-08). EA's quarterly losses, annual income climb. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2007-09-25
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Electronic Arts (2005-02-07). "The Sims Franchise Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary and Continues to Break Records". Press release. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/feb/1114806.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
↑ The Master of Online Mayhem. Forbes (2011-02-09). Retrieved on 2011-05-10
↑ Dan Whitworth (1 November 2011). Battlefield 3 'sets sales record' for Electronic Arts. BBC. Retrieved on 2 December 2011
↑ Kris Graft (2009-02-11). Blizzard Confirms One "Frontline Release" for '09. Edge. Retrieved on 2009-03-01
↑ Diablo 3 has sold over 10 million copies. Eurogamer (7 November 2012). Retrieved on 8 November 2012
↑ Blizzard Entertainment (January 10, 2011). WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: CATACLYSM™ ONE-MONTH SALES TOP 4.7 MILLION. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on January 31, 2011
↑ Takahashi, Dean (12 October 2011). EA’s The Sims Social has stolen millions of players from Zynga. VentureBeat. Retrieved on 17 December 2011
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Issue 187: Full Steam Ahead. Game Informer. 2008-11-08. pp. 67–70.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Chris Remo (2008-12-03). Analysis: Valve's Lifetime Retail Sales For Half-Life, Counter-Strike Franchises. Gamasutra. Retrieved on 2008-12-03
↑ Guild Wars surpasses 6.5 million sales, sequel will be released 'when it's done'. GameDaily (2010-08-31). Retrieved on 2010-08-31
↑ Beyond the Myst. The Spokesman-Review (2001-05-22). Retrieved on 2006-11-26
↑ Electronic Arts (2007-11-13). "SimCity Societies Ships to Retailers, Turning PC Gamers Everywhere into Shapers of Cultures". Press release. http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1013897&newsId=20071113005513&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
↑ http://ign.com/games/the-sims-2/pc-564180
↑ 25 million copies at $26.95 each
↑ http://ign.com/games/career-creator-pro-add-on-for-the-sims/pc-11754
↑ http://www.techspot.com/news/35709-the-sims-3-racks-up-37-million-sales-in-past-quarter.html
↑ http://www.statisticbrain.com/skyrim-the-elder-scrolls-v-statistics/
↑ Storer, Andy (July 1988). "Thexder". ST/Amiga Format (1): 55. http://amr.abime.net/review_17838. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
↑ "Back Cover", Fire Hawk: Thexder The Second Contact (Game Arts & Sierra On-Line), 1990, http://pics.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/1790158784.jpg, retrieved 2012-02-10
↑
Thexder inflation:
- Japan: $48.1 million in 1985 dollars = $103 million in 2012 dollars
- Overseas: $21 million in 1986 dollars = $44 million in 2012 dollars
↑ 2 million units [1][2] at $39.95 each
↑ Xanadu revenue: 1 million units at ¥7800 ($64.47) each
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named cpi_inflation
↑ The Last Ninja revenue: 2 million copies at £14.99 ($28) each

[WoW-10] World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has sold 4.7 million copies during its' first month of release.^[9] Since a copy of the main game and all prior expansions are required to play Cataclysm, both the original game and the expansions must also have sold at least 4.7 million copies. There are 10 million subscribers of World of Warcraft. Seeing as a copy of the base game is required, as to subscribing, there must be at least 10 million people who own the base game.

[24] Thexder sales revenue:
Japan: 500,000 copies^[21] at ¥7800 ($96.15) each = $48.1 million

Overseas: 500,000 copies^[22] at £19.99 ($41) each = £10 million = $21 million

[3] Japan: 500,000 copies^[21] at ¥7800 ($96.15) each = $48.1 million

[4] Overseas: 500,000 copies^[22] at £19.99 ($41) each = £10 million = $21 million

[1] Statistics. Mojang. Retrieved on 11 May 2017

[sims2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Furry Phones and Pocket Pups: The Sims 2 Pets Goes Mobile. Electronic Arts (29 March 2007). Retrieved on 2012-07-21

[sims2pets-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Tor Thorsen (2007-05-08). EA's quarterly losses, annual income climb. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2007-09-25

[thesims-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Electronic Arts (2005-02-07). "The Sims Franchise Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary and Continues to Break Records". Press release. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/feb/1114806.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-02.

[5] The Master of Online Mayhem. Forbes (2011-02-09). Retrieved on 2011-05-10

[bf2-6] Dan Whitworth (1 November 2011). Battlefield 3 'sets sales record' for Electronic Arts. BBC. Retrieved on 2 December 2011

[starcraft-7] Kris Graft (2009-02-11). Blizzard Confirms One "Frontline Release" for '09. Edge. Retrieved on 2009-03-01

[DiabloIII-8] Diablo 3 has sold over 10 million copies. Eurogamer (7 November 2012). Retrieved on 8 November 2012

[WoW_Cataclysm-9] Blizzard Entertainment (January 10, 2011). WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: CATACLYSM™ ONE-MONTH SALES TOP 4.7 MILLION. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on January 31, 2011

[11] Takahashi, Dean (12 October 2011). EA’s The Sims Social has stolen millions of players from Zynga. VentureBeat. Retrieved on 17 December 2011

[valve-12] 11.0 ^11.1 Issue 187: Full Steam Ahead. Game Informer. 2008-11-08. pp. 67–70.

[valve2-13] 12.0 ^12.1 Chris Remo (2008-12-03). Analysis: Valve's Lifetime Retail Sales For Half-Life, Counter-Strike Franchises. Gamasutra. Retrieved on 2008-12-03

[14] Guild Wars surpasses 6.5 million sales, sequel will be released 'when it's done'. GameDaily (2010-08-31). Retrieved on 2010-08-31

[rivenmyst-15] Beyond the Myst. The Spokesman-Review (2001-05-22). Retrieved on 2006-11-26

[16] Electronic Arts (2007-11-13). "SimCity Societies Ships to Retailers, Turning PC Gamers Everywhere into Shapers of Cultures". Press release. http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1013897&newsId=20071113005513&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2009-08-01.

[17] ttp://ign.com/games/the-sims-2/pc-564180

[18] 25 million copies at $26.95 each

[19] ttp://ign.com/games/career-creator-pro-add-on-for-the-sims/pc-11754

[20] ttp://www.techspot.com/news/35709-the-sims-3-racks-up-37-million-sales-in-past-quarter.html

[21] ttp://www.statisticbrain.com/skyrim-the-elder-scrolls-v-statistics/

[22] Storer, Andy (July 1988). "Thexder". ST/Amiga Format (1): 55. http://amr.abime.net/review_17838. Retrieved 14 January 2012.

[thexder2_cover-23] "Back Cover", Fire Hawk: Thexder The Second Contact (Game Arts & Sierra On-Line), 1990, http://pics.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/1790158784.jpg, retrieved 2012-02-10

[25] Thexder inflation:
Japan: $48.1 million in 1985 dollars = $103 million in 2012 dollars

Overseas: $21 million in 1986 dollars = $44 million in 2012 dollars

[28] Japan: $48.1 million in 1985 dollars = $103 million in 2012 dollars

[29] Overseas: $21 million in 1986 dollars = $44 million in 2012 dollars

[26] 2 million units [1][2] at $39.95 each

[27] Xanadu revenue: 1 million units at ¥7800 ($64.47) each

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[29] The Last Ninja revenue: 2 million copies at £14.99 ($28) each

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