The most expensive video games ever made
Development budgets from court filings, publisher reports and serious press.
| # | Game | Number | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battlefield 6Reported development budget (internal sources) | over $400 million | July 2025 | Kotaku |
| 2 | Cyberpunk 2077Total development + marketing budget (1.2B PLN), excluding next-gen and Phantom Liberty | $317 million | April 2021 | CD PROJEKT |
| 3 | The Last of Us Part IIDevelopment cost only (excluding marketing), Sony document from FTC v. Microsoft | $220 million | June 2023 | Game Developer |
| 4 | Horizon Forbidden WestDevelopment cost only (excluding marketing), Sony document from FTC v. Microsoft | $212 million | June 2023 | Game Developer |
| 5 | Assassin's Creed ShadowsAnnounced budget "over €100M" (unclear scope) | over $116 million | July 2025 | GamingBolt |
| 6 | Grand Theft Auto IVEstimated production cost (scope not specified, likely development only), per producer Leslie Benzies | $100 million | April 2008 | Engadget |
| 7 | Genshin ImpactInitial development cost before launch | $100 million | February 2021 | VG247 |
| 8 | The Witcher 3: Wild HuntTotal budget (development + marketing): 306M PLN | $82.8 million | August 2015 | CD PROJEKT |
| 9 | Black Myth: WukongDevelopment cost only (marketing not specified), over 300M yuan | over $42.3 million | October 2024 | Game World Observer |
| 10 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Under $10M (ceiling, scope not specified) | under $10 million | December 2025 | TheGamer |
| 11 | Rocket LeagueDevelopment budget (dev only, about two years) | under $2 million | December 2015 | DualShockers |
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