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The following titles are the best-selling games released in the 2020s, as of 2025.

Best-selling games[]

No. Title Release Platform(s) Publisher Sales Ref
1 Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2020 Switch Japan Nintendo 48,190,000 [1]
2 Cyberpunk 2077 2020 Multi-platform Poland CD Projekt 35,000,000 [2]
3 Hogwarts Legacy 2023 Multi-platform United States Warner Bros. 34,000,000 [3]
4 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 2020 Multi-platform United States Activision 30,000,000 [4]
Call of Duty: Vanguard 2021 Multi-platform United States Activision 30,000,000 [5]
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy 2021 Multi-platform United States Rockstar 30,000,000 [6]
Elden Ring 2022 Multi-platform Japan From Software 30,000,000 [7]
8 Black Myth: Wukong 2024 Multi-platform China Game Science 28,000,000 [8]
9 Pokémon Scarlet / Violet 2022 Switch Japan Nintendo 27,150,000 [1]
10 Palworld 2024 Steam Japan Pocketpair 25,000,000 [9]
Phasmophobia 2024 Multi-platform United Kingdom Kinetic Games 25,000,000 [10]
12 It Takes Two 2021 Multi-platform United States Electronic Arts 23,000,000 [11]
13 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 2023 Multi-platform Japan Nintendo 22,000,000 [12]
14 Helldivers 2 2024 Multi-platform Japan Sony 18,000,000 [13]
15 Monster Hunter Rise 2021 Multi-platform Japan Capcom 17,500,000 [14]
16 Nintendo Switch Sports 2022 Switch Japan Nintendo 16,270,000 [15]
17 Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2023 Switch Japan Nintendo 16,030,000
18 Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl 2021 Switch Japan Nintendo 15,060,000 [16]
19 Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2020 Multi-platform France Ubisoft 15,000,000 [17]
God of War Ragnarök 2022 Multi-platform Japan Sony 15,000,000 [18]
Baldur's Gate 3 2023 Multi-platform Belgium Larian Studios 15,000,000 [19]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo.
  2. ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/cyberpunk-2077-has-sold-35-million-copies-to-date
  3. ↑ Robinson, Andy (27 March 2025). "Hogwarts Legacy expansion reportedly scrapped in Warner Bros. games overhaul". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Totilo, Stephen (2025-01-06). "Call of Duty's massive development budgets revealed: $700 million for Black Ops Cold War". Game File. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  5. ↑ https://screenrant.com/call-of-duty-best-selling-games/
  6. ↑ "Grand Theft Auto franchise breaks $10.2 billion since GTA V's release". TweakTown. 2025-11-09. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  7. ↑ https://alineaanalytics.com/blog/elden-ring/
  8. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (March 16, 2025). "'Journey to the West' Animated Film Trilogy Set at Stars Collective (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ Elliott, Rhys (2025-09-23). "Dying Light The Beast, Hades, and SO MANY INDIES are killing it on Steam". The Alinea Insight. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  10. ↑ Purchese, Robert (July 14, 2025). "The story of Phasmophobia: How The Witcher 3 inadvertently saved the ghost-hunting game that sold 25 million copies". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2025/03/06/split-fiction-josef-fares-hazelight-games/
  12. ↑ https://gamerant.com/best-selling-games-2020s-so-far/
  13. ↑ https://www.gamereactor.eu/helldivers-ii-blasts-past-18-million-sales-according-to-fresh-report-1593773/
  14. ↑ Monster Hunter
  15. ↑ "Financial Results Explanatory Material" (PDF). Nintendo. May 8, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present". Install Base. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025.
  17. ↑ Mazanko, Vlad (2022-09-05). "8 Best-Selling Games Of The 2020s (So Far)". Game Rant. Retrieved 2025-10-31.Mazanko, Vlad (2022-09-05). "8 Best-Selling Games Of The 2020s (So Far)". Game Rant. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  18. ↑ Orlady, Grace (December 7, 2023). "God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla DLC revealed, coming December 12". PlayStation. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  19. ↑ Mulligan, John (22 November 2024). "Dublin firm behind Baldur's Gate game posts €249m profit after runaway success". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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