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Best-selling open-world games

Grand Theft Auto V tops this ranking with over 230 million copies, ahead of Red Dead Redemption 2 (over 85 million copies) and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (over 60 million copies). Copies sold, according to publishers' latest official figures. 46 games ranked.

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1Grand Theft Auto VWorldwide sell-in, all platforms (includes access to GTA Online)over 230 million copiesJune 2026Take-Two Interactive (SEC)
2Red Dead Redemption 2Worldwide sell-in, all platformsover 85 million copiesJune 2026Take-Two Interactive (SEC)
3The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimAll editions and platforms since 2011over 60 million copiesJune 2023Nintendo Life
4Cyberpunk 2077Lifetime base game sales, all platforms (excluding the Phantom Liberty expansion)over 40 million copiesSeptember 2026CD PROJEKT RED
5Hogwarts LegacyLifetime sales, all platforms (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch, Switch 2)over 40 million copiesDecember 2025Gematsu
6Fallout 4Copies sold (lifetime)over 35 million copiesJuly 2026VGC
7The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildLifetime worldwide sales (sell-in), Nintendo Switch version only (excluding Wii U)34.06 million copiesJune 2026Nintendo Co., Ltd.
8Elden RingWorldwide shipments + digital sales, all platforms (base game)over 30 million copiesApril 2025Gematsu
9Pokémon Scarlet and VioletLifetime worldwide sales (sell-in), Scarlet and Violet combined, Nintendo Switch28.46 million copiesJune 2026Nintendo Co., Ltd.
10Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasCopies sold worldwide, all platforms27.5 million copiesSeptember 2011Kotaku
11Grand Theft Auto IVCopies sold since release, all platforms25 million copiesJuly 2013Game Informer
12The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomLifetime Switch sales (sell-in, including digital and bundles)22.71 million copiesJune 2026Nintendo Co., Ltd.
13Dying LightCumulative sales, all platforms, April 2022over 20 million copiesApril 2022Push Square
14Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityLifetime worldwide sales, latest official Take-Two figure (2008)17.5 million copiesMarch 2008Insider Gaming
15Need for Speed: Most WantedLifetime worldwide sales, all platformsover 16 million copiesOctober 2009GameSpot
16Pokémon Legends: ArceusLifetime worldwide sales (sell-in), Nintendo Switch14.83 million copiesMarch 2023Nintendo
17Marvel's Spider-Man (2018)Copies sold on PS4, worldwideover 13.2 million copiesJuly 2019Sony Interactive Entertainment
18Ghost of TsushimaCopies sold across all platforms (PS4, PS5, PC), worldwideover 13 million copiesSeptember 2024GamingBolt
19Assassin's Creed IIICumulative sales, retail + digital, all platformsover 12.5 million copiesMay 2013MCV/DEVELOP
20Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagSales to retailers and digital, all platforms, May 201411 million copiesMay 2014GamesBeat
21Red Dead RedemptionUnits shipped (sell-in) since May 2010, including 2M of the standalone Undead Nightmare discover 11 million copiesAugust 2011Game Developer
22Far Cry 3Lifetime worldwide sales, all platformsover 10 million copiesOctober 2014Game World Observer
23Far Cry 5Cumulative sales (sell-in), all platforms, March 2020over 10 million copiesMarch 2020Ubisoft (GlobeNewswire)
24Final Fantasy XVCumulative worldwide sales, all versions and platformsover 10 million copiesMay 2022Push Square
25Horizon Zero DawnLifetime worldwide sales (PS4), two years after launchover 10 million copiesFebruary 2019PlayStation.Blog
26Watch Dogs 2Cumulative sales, all platforms, end of fiscal 2019-20over 10 million copiesMarch 2020GameSpot
27RustLifetime sales, PC (Steam), since early access (2013)9 million copiesDecember 2019PC Gamer
28Watch DogsCopies shipped (sell-in), all platforms, five months after release9 million copiesOctober 2014MCV/DEVELOP
29Horizon Forbidden WestCopies sold on PS4 + PS5, worldwideover 8.4 million copiesApril 2023Video Games Chronicle
30Kingdom Come: DeliveranceLifetime worldwide sales, all platformsover 8 million copiesNovember 2024Radio Times
31Assassin's Creed BrotherhoodUnits sold (sell-in) as of March 31, 2011, all platforms7.2 million copiesMarch 2011Gematsu
32Kingdom Come: Deliverance IILifetime sales, all platformsover 6 million copiesJune 2026Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver (via Gamespress)
33Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainShipments + downloads, all platforms, end of 2015over 6 million copiesDecember 2015IGN
34Saints Row: The ThirdCumulative sales, all platforms (excluding the Humble THQ Bundle), sell-in vs sell-through unclear5.5 million copiesDecember 2012GameSpot
35The ForestCumulative PC sales, four years after early access began (November 2018)over 5.3 million copiesNovember 2018Gamasutra
36Forza Horizon 5Sales on PS5 only (version released April 2025)over 5 million copiesApril 2026KitGuru
37Slime RancherCumulative salesover 5 million copiesJanuary 2022Monomi Park (Steam)
38Sonic FrontiersLifetime worldwide sales, all platformsover 5 million copiesAugust 2026Gematsu
39Dragon's Dogma: Dark ArisenLifetime sales of the 2013 PS3/Xbox 360 release (including digital)4.3 million copiesJune 2026Capcom
40Dragon's Dogma 2Cumulative sales (sell-in), all platforms, physical + digital4.2 million copiesJune 2026Capcom
41ARK: Survival AscendedCumulative sales since October 2023 (all platforms)over 4 million copiesMarch 2026Snail, Inc.
42The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindCumulative sales, all platforms (PC, Xbox), August 2005over 4 million copiesAugust 2005Bethesda Softworks (elderscrolls.com)
43BullySales of the PlayStation 2 version1.5 million copiesNovember 2009Kotaku
44Conan Exiles EnhancedCumulative sales (July 2018, two months after 1.0)over 1.4 million copiesJuly 2018GamesIndustry.biz
45ShenmueWorldwide sales, Dreamcast1.2 million copiesOctober 2001Microsoft
46Burnout ParadiseWorldwide sales about two months after releaseover 1 million copiesApril 2008Engadget

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