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Best-selling games of 2018

Red Dead Redemption 2 tops this ranking with over 85 million copies, ahead of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (38.14 million copies) and God of War (2018) (over 23 million copies). Copies sold, according to publishers' latest official figures. 27 games ranked.

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#GameNumberDateSource
1Red Dead Redemption 2Worldwide sell-in, all platformsover 85 million copiesJune 2026Take-Two Interactive (SEC)
2Super Smash Bros. UltimateLifetime worldwide sales (sell-in), Nintendo Switch, physical + digital38.14 million copiesJune 2026Nintendo Co., Ltd.
3God of War (2018)Lifetime sales, PS4 + PC, worldwideover 23 million copiesNovember 2022Gematsu
4Monster Hunter: WorldLifetime sales (shipments + digital) of the base game only, PS4/Xbox One/PC; excluding Iceborne Master Edition22.4 million copiesJune 2026Capcom
5Super Mario PartyLifetime worldwide sales (sell-in), Nintendo Switch21.36 million copiesJune 2026Nintendo Co., Ltd.
6Detroit: Become HumanLifetime sales, PS4 + PCover 15 million copiesJanuary 2026Push Square
7Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!Lifetime worldwide sales (sell-in), Nintendo Switch, both versions combined13.28 million copiesMarch 2021Nintendo Co., Ltd.
8Marvel's Spider-Man (2018)Copies sold on PS4, worldwideover 13.2 million copiesJuly 2019Sony Interactive Entertainment
9A Way OutCumulative sales, all platforms13 million copiesApril 2026TechRaptor
10Dead CellsLifetime sales, all platforms (excluding DLC)over 10 million copiesJune 2023GamesIndustry.biz
11DRAGON BALL FighterZCumulative worldwide shipments and digital salesover 10 million copiesMay 2023Gematsu
12Far Cry 5Cumulative sales (sell-in), all platforms, March 2020over 10 million copiesMarch 2020Ubisoft (GlobeNewswire)
13Muse DashCumulative sales, all platforms (mobile, PC, Switch)over 10 million copiesAugust 2023GoNintendo
14RustLifetime sales, PC (Steam), since early access (2013)9 million copiesDecember 2019PC Gamer
15Kingdom Come: DeliveranceLifetime worldwide sales, all platformsover 8 million copiesNovember 2024Radio Times
16The ForestCumulative PC sales, four years after early access began (November 2018)over 5.3 million copiesNovember 2018Gamasutra
17SubnauticaCumulative sales on PC (Steam, Epic), Xbox One and PS4, excluding free downloads5.23 million copiesJanuary 2020GamesIndustry.biz
18FrostpunkCumulative sales, all platforms, over 6 yearsover 5 million copiesApril 2024Game Developer
19Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLifetime worldwide shipments, all platforms, end of 20184.12 million copiesDecember 2018GamesIndustry.biz
20GRISCumulative sales, all platformsover 3 million copiesSeptember 2024Gamereactor
21Jurassic World EvolutionCumulative sales, all platformsover 3 million copiesMarch 2020Gamasutra / Game Developer
22KenshiCumulative sales (PC)over 3 million copiesMay 2026PC Gamer
23Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus EditionCumulative sales, all platformsover 2 million copiesJanuary 2025Game World Observer
24CelesteCumulative sales, all platforms1.7 million copiesJanuary 2025PC Gamer
25Conan Exiles EnhancedCumulative sales (July 2018, two months after 1.0)over 1.4 million copiesJuly 2018GamesIndustry.biz
26Gujian3Cumulative sales (mostly China), July 20201.3 million copiesJuly 2020PC Gamer
27Nintendo LaboCumulative sales of Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (starter kit), Nintendo Switch1.09 million copiesMarch 2019Nintendo Co., Ltd.

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