List of best-selling video game franchises

This is a list of best-selling video game franchises that have sold or shipped at least 5 million copies. Unless otherwise stated, numbers indicate worldwide units sold, ordered alphabetically whenever two or more list the same amount. The exception are the ones specifying shipments, which have lower precedence than others listing sales.

Franchise sales include expansion packs even though they are not considered full video games. Free-to-play game downloads (including free mobile games) and microtransactions should not figure into sales or shipment figures. For best-selling individual video games, see the list of best-selling video games. The sales figures given below do not include arcade game sales, which can be found at the list of highest-grossing arcade games.

     – This color indicates a sub-series of a larger video game franchise. This does not necessarily apply for series that are not video game-based.

At least 100 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Mario	July 9, 1981	528.522 million Super Mario series: 311.46 million[n 1] Mario Kart series: 110.77 million[1] Mario Party series: 39.6 million[2] Mario Sports series: 35.498 million[n 2] Mario RPG series: 16.49 million[n 3] Other Mario games: 14.7042 million[n 4]
Mario first appeared in 1981 in the original Donkey Kong,[11] before starring in Mario Bros., followed by the Super Mario series of platform games. The character was created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and has since become the official mascot of Nintendo, owner of the trademark. It is developed by various Nintendo studios. The Mario franchise has expanded into other game genres, including racing, sports, party, puzzle, and role-playing games. The franchise includes other media, including three animated television series, comic books, a manga, a film and other merchandise. It is currently the best-selling video game franchise of all time.
Tetris	June 1984	495 million[12]
Tetris is a falling-blocks puzzle video game, created by Alexey Pajitnov and released on a vast spectrum of platforms, from calculators to video game consoles and computers, with the version bundled with the Game Boy selling over 35 million.[12]
Super Mario	September 13, 1985	311.46 million[n 1]
The Super Mario series of platform games began in 1985 and features Nintendo's character Mario. The Super Mario series forms the core of the Mario franchise.
Pokémon	February 27, 1996	280 million[16]
Pokémon was created by Satoshi Tajiri, founder and president of Game Freak, in 1996 as a role-playing video game for the Game Boy handheld game console, soon turning into a franchise merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, eighteen films (one of the highest-grossing animated film series) and other media. It is owned by The Pokémon Company, which is a joint venture by the three companies holding the rights to Pokémon: Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures Inc.
Call of Duty	October 29, 2003	250 million[17][18]
Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game series. The series is published by Activision and Aspyr Media and developed by Infinity Ward, Gray Matter Interactive, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software, Neversoft and High Moon Studios. With new games in the series released annually to blockbuster-level sales, the series is verified by Guinness World Records as the best-selling first-person shooter game series.[18]
Grand Theft Auto	October 1997	240 million[19][20]
Grand Theft Auto is an open world action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and primarily developed by Scottish developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games, including ten stand-alone games and two expansion packs for the original game and two for the ninth. It is the most successful video game the United Kingdom has produced and the best-selling action-adventure as well as open world series.
Wii	November 19, 2006	201.8 million[n 5]
The Wii series of physical simulation video games was created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 2006 to help with the initial launch of Nintendo's Wii console. The first game in the series, Wii Sports, was included with the original Wii console.
The Sims	February 4, 2000	175 million[25]
The Sims is a series of strategic life simulation computer and console video games created by American game designer Will Wright, published by Maxis and distributed by Electronic Arts. The series consists of four main games and a number of compilations and expansion packs. It is currently the most successful PC gaming franchise of all time.
Need for Speed	August 31, 1994	150 million[26]
Need for Speed is a series of racing video games published by Electronic Arts, and has been developed by multiple companies in the past such as EA Black Box and Criterion Games. The series is currently developed by Ghost Games with the games being released on multiple platforms. It is currently the most successful racing game franchise of all time.
Wii Sports	November 19, 2006	115.12 million[n 5]
The Wii Sports series of physical sports games was created by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo's Wii console in 2006. Its success led to the Wii video game series, of which it is a sub-series. The first game in the series, Wii Sports, was included with the original Wii Console.
Final Fantasy	December 18, 1987	115 million[27]
Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー, Fainaru Fantajī) is a media franchise created by Japanese game designer Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes fourteen released main video games and a number of spin-offs—mostly role-playing video games, motion pictures, and other merchandise.
Sonic the Hedgehog	June 23, 1991	112.82 million[28]
The Sonic the Hedgehog series is a franchise of video games released by Sega starring and named after its mascot character Sonic, created by game designer Yuji Naka and character designer Naoto Ohshima. With time, it has expanded into several animated television series, manga and comic books.
Mario Kart	August 27, 1992	110.77 million[1]
Mario Kart is a series of go-kart-style racing video games developed and published by Nintendo as a series of spin-offs from their trademark Super Mario series of platformer adventure-style video games. The series has spawned eight main games and three arcade games.
Minecraft	May 17, 2009/November 18, 2011	106.86 million[29]
Minecraft is a sandbox-building video game originally created by Swedish game designer Markus "Notch" Persson and developed Mojang. Originally a computer game made using Java, there have been ports released for home consoles and mobile devices. It was bought by Microsoft Studios on September 15, 2014.
FIFA	Christmas 1993	100 million[30]
A series of association football based sports games, released yearly by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label, and the first to have an official licence from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football), the international governing body of football.
Lego	1997	100 million[31]
The Lego franchise includes many different games, including original games such as Lego Island, Lego Racers and Lego Rock Raiders, as well as several different licensed properties like Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, Lego Batman: The Video Game, and Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
Madden NFL	1988	100 million[32]
Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports. The game is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden, a well-known color commentator for NBC Sports and formerly a Super Bowl-winning head coach during the 1970s with the Oakland Raiders.

At least 50 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Assassin's Creed	November 13, 2007	93 million[33]
Assassin's Creed is a historical fiction action-adventure open world stealth video game series developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.
Winning Eleven / Pro Evolution Soccer	2001	86.8 million[34]
Pro Evolution Soccer (officially abbreviated as PES and known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven in Japan) is a series of association football video games developed and published by Konami. The series has been produced under the guidance of Shingo "Seabass" Takatsuka.
Tom Clancy's	August 21, 1998	82 million[35][36]
Includes sales from Tom Clancy–sponsored games made by Ubisoft, including Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, and Splinter Cell.
Gran Turismo	December 23, 1997	76.8 million[37]
Gran Turismo is a series of racing video games produced by Kazunori Yamauchi for the Sony PlayStation gaming systems by Polyphony Digital.
The Legend of Zelda	February 21, 1986	75.57 million[n 6]
The Legend of Zelda is a high fantasy action-adventure video game series created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, developed and published by Nintendo.
Dragon Quest	May 27, 1986	68 million[27]
Dragon Quest, published as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, is a series of role-playing video games created by Yuji Horii, with character design by manga artist Akira Toriyama and currently published by Square Enix.
Resident Evil	March 22, 1996	66 million[39]
Resident Evil is a media franchise consisting of a survival horror video games series, comic books, novelizations, five Hollywood motion pictures, and a variety of collectibles, including action figures, strategy guides and publications, created by Shinji Mikami and developed by Capcom.
Halo	November 15, 2001	65 million[40]
Halo is a science fiction video game series created by Bungie Studios and published by Microsoft Studios, which was later adapted to eight novels, several comic series, a graphic novel, numerous action figures, and an anime series. After Bungie Studios gained independence from Microsoft in 2007, 343 Industries took control of the franchise.
The Oregon Trail	1971	65 million[41]
The Oregon Trail is an educational game developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971.
Battlefield	September 10, 2002	66 million[42][43][44]
The Battlefield franchise is a series of video games developed by Digital Illusions CE and Visceral Games, published by Electronic Arts. The games feature a focus on large maps and vehicle warfare over traditional first person shooters, including robust online capabilities.
WWE 2K	February 29, 2000	60 million shipped[45]
WWE 2K (formerly WWF SmackDown!, then WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, then WWE) is a series of professional wrestling video games released by 2K Sports (formerly by THQ). The franchise takes its name from World Wrestling Entertainment's weekly television programs SmackDown and Raw. The games are developed by the Japanese game developer Yuke's.
Just Dance	November 17, 2009	59 million[35]
Just Dance is a series of dance and music video games that includes games like Just Dance and Just Dance 2, published by Ubisoft, and released on the Wii. It also includes games outside of the name Just Dance, such as Michael Jackson: The Experience. The games include modern hits such as Katy Perry's "Hot n Cold" and Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" to older songs such as The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" and Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff". Just Dance is the best-selling dance game franchise on home video game consoles.
Donkey Kong	July 9, 1981	56.04 million[n 7]
Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング, Donkī Kongu) is a video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto when he was assigned at Nintendo during the early 1980s to build a game that would appeal more to Americans on the arcade hardware of Radar Scope, a game that had been released to test audiences with poor results. The arcade hit Donkey Kong led to the creation of both the Donkey Kong and Mario franchises.
Crash Bandicoot	August 31, 1996	50 million+ (as of 2012)[50][51][52][53]
Crash Bandicoot was a video game series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin, starring the titular character. The main games of the series were largely platform games, but there were also some spin-offs in different genres. The Crash series even outsold the Super Mario series at times.
Bejeweled	May 30, 2001	50 million[54]
Bejeweled is a puzzle game first developed as a browser game by PopCap Games in 2001. A sequel to this game, Bejeweled 2, was released by PopCap Games in 2004, with a third installment debuting in 2010 along with two spin-offs: Bejeweled Blitz and Bejeweled Twist.

At least 20 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Metal Gear	July 12, 1987	49.2 million[55]
Metal Gear (メタルギア) is a series of stealth games created by Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The series is known for its very serious and complicated story line but also has some hidden humor, camp, and running gags throughout the games. The franchise also includes a novel, a radio drama, comic books, and a toy line.
Tekken	December 9, 1994	47.6 million[n 8]
Tekken (鉄拳, lit. Iron Fist) is a series of fighting games developed and published by Namco. Originally an arcade game, versions now exist for many consoles. Currently it is the most successful franchise in the fighting genre.
Tomb Raider	November 15, 1996	45 million[57]
Tomb Raider is a series of video games, comic books, novels and movies, centering on the adventures of fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft.
Wii Fit	November 19, 2006	43.7 million[n 5]
The Wii Fit series of physical sports games was created by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo's Wii console in 2007. It is a sub-series of the Wii Series franchise.
Pac-Man	May 22, 1980	43.243 million[n 9]
Pac-Man (パックマン Pakkuman) is an arcade maze chase game designed by Tōru Iwatani and released by Namco during the golden age of arcade video games that spawned a series of ports, remakes, and sequels, in addition to numerous unauthorized clones.
Lineage	September 1998	43 million[58]
Lineage (Korean: 리니지) is a medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing franchise by the South Korean video game developer NCsoft. It has become highly popular in South Korea with subscriptions counting into the millions, but is also available in Chinese, Japanese, and English language versions.
Dragon Ball	September 27, 1986	41 million[59]
Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール, Doragon Bōru), created by Akira Toriyama in 1984, is an internationally famous media franchise. It consists primarily of one manga series, four different anime, eighteen animated feature films, a collectible trading card game as well as other collectibles like action figures.
Guitar Hero	November 8, 2005	40 million[60]
Guitar Hero is a series of music video games published by RedOctane and Activision, and developed by Harmonix Music Systems from 2005 to 2007 before development duties of the series were transferred to Neversoft starting with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. However, it has been discontinued by Activision in 2011 until being rebooted in 2015.
Harry Potter	November 2001	40 million[61]
Based on the Harry Potter novels by British writer J. K. Rowling, the video game series (six games for the first six novels and two for the last one, a Quidditch simulation game, and four Lego games) has been developed and published by Electronic Arts. Lego Harry Potter was published by Warner Brothers.
Mario Party	December 18, 1998	39.6 million[2]
Mario Party is a multi-player party game featuring Mario series characters in which four human- and/or computer-controlled characters compete in a board game interspersed with minigames. Most of the Mario Party games have been developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo (though the arcade version was developed by Capcom).
Medal of Honor	November 11, 1999	39 million[n 10]
Medal of Honor is the name of a series of first-person shooter games set in World War II, developed by DreamWorks Interactive (currently known as EA Los Angeles) and published by Electronic Arts. Medal of Honor spawned a series of follow-up games including multiple expansions spanning various console platforms and the PC and Apple Macintosh.
Super Smash Bros.	January 21, 1999	39 million[n 11]
Super Smash Bros is a series of Nintendo fighting games created by Masahiro Sakurai that feature |characters from several other Nintendo franchises and a few third party franchises and is known for both its unique gameplay style and countless nods towards the company's history.
Star Wars	1983	38 million[n 12]
Star Wars is a sci-fi, fantasy, action-adventure video game series based on the popular movie series. The series is published by LucasArts. Series within it includes LEGO Star Wars, Star Wars: Battlefront, and The Force Unleashed.
Street Fighter	August 30, 1987	38 million[39]
Street Fighter (ストリートファイター, Sutorīto Faitā), is a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom, which eventually turned into a media franchise covering comic books, anime series and movies. The first game was designed by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto in 1987 for the arcades.
Diablo	December 1996	36.5 million[74]
Developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, Diablo is a dark fantasy-themed action role-playing game in a hack and slash or "Dungeon Roaming" style.
The Elder Scrolls	March, 1994	36.2 million[75]
The Elder Scrolls (abbreviated as TES) is an action role-playing open world video game series developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Monster Hunter	September 21, 2004	36 million[76]
Monster Hunter is a series of action role-playing video games released by Capcom, where players take the role of a hunter in a fantasy environment and complete quests by seeking out monsters to hunt or capture.
Kirby	April 27, 1992	35.78 million[77][78]
The Kirby (星のカービィ, Hoshi no Kābi) series is a fantasy video game series starring the character Kirby, developed by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo, and produced by Nintendo. The gameplay of the majority of the games in the series consists mainly of action, platformer and puzzle-solving elements.
Mario Sports	May 1, 1984	35.498 million[n 2]
There have been numerous sports games in the Mario franchise by Nintendo. The first sports game featuring Mario was Golf in 1984.
Mortal Kombat	October 8, 1992	35 million[83]
Created in 1992 Mortal Kombat is one of the best-selling fighting game series and is known for its graphic content.
NBA Live	1994	35 million[84]
The NBA Live series of basketball video games is developed and published by EA Sports annually since 1995. After, an extended hiatus Nba Live made its 'comeback' with Nba Live 14
Brain Age	May 19, 2005	33 million[85]
Based on the book Train Your Brain: 60 Days to a Better Brain by Japanese neurologist Ryuta Kawashima and distributed under the Touch! Generations brand. The franchise includes two Nintendo DS games, 3 DSiWare titles and one game on the Nintendo 3DS.
Civilization	1991	31 million[86]
Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games produced by Sid Meier. Basic gameplay functions are similar throughout the series, namely, guiding a civilization on a macro-scale from prehistory to the present day.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	November 18, 2002	31 million[35]
Splinter Cell is a series of video games endorsed by American author Tom Clancy which spawned a novel series in 2004 written under the pseudonym David Michaels. As a brand, it is owned by Tom Clancy's company, Rubicon, and is licensed to Ubisoft to make the games. The characters of the game, as well as "Third Echelon" itself, were created by Ubisoft writer J.T. Petty.
Gundam	1984	30.9044 million[n 13]
Gundam (ガンダム, Gandamu) is a video game franchise based on one of the longest-running anime series featuring giant robots or mecha, created by animation studio Sunrise and currently published by Namco Bandai Games.
James Bond	1983	30 million[90]
The franchise based on James Bond 007, the fictional British agent created in 1952 by British writer Ian Fleming, consist of over 20 video games published through several companies like Nintendo and Electronic Arts. The license is currently handled by Activision. The best known game in the franchise is GoldenEye 007, developed by Rare and published by Nintendo.
Mega Man	December 17, 1987	30 million[39]
Mega Man, known as Rockman (ロックマン, Rokkuman) in Japan, is a series of over 50 released video games from Capcom, usually starring the character Mega Man.
Tony Hawk's	September 30, 1999	30 million[91]
The Tony Hawk's series is a skateboarding video game series endorsed by American professional skater Tony Hawk, created by game developer Neversoft and published by Activision.
Nintendogs	April 21, 2005	27.46 million[5][92]
Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS handheld video game consoles, originally released in three versions, plus two additional versions, all differing only in the starting available dogs to play with.
Borderlands	October 20, 2009	26 million[86]
Borderlands is a series of action role-playing first-person shooter video games produced by Gearbox Software.
Ratchet & Clank	November 4, 2002	26 million[93]
Ratchet & Clank is a series of 3D platform/shooter video games. The franchise has been developed primarily by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita,and the PlayStation 4 video game systems.
Rayman	September 1, 1995	26 million[35]
Created in 1995 by French graphic artist Michel Ancel, the main character of the series, Rayman, became the official mascot of the video game publisher Ubisoft. The Rayman series does not include the Raving Rabbids series.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six	August 21, 1998	26 million[35]
Initially developed by Red Storm Entertainment while the Rainbow Six novel was being written by Tom Clancy, the tactical shooter franchise soon spawned a number of sequels and expansion packs. Red Storm was later acquired by Ubisoft, who currently develops and publishes the games.
Animal Crossing	April 14, 2001	25.25 million[5][92][94]
Animal Crossing, known in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森, lit. "Animal Forest"), is a video game series developed by Nintendo, in which the player lives his/her own virtual life in real time.
Counter-Strike	November 8, 2000	25 million[95]
Counter-Strike is a series of tactical first-person shooter games that began as a mod for the game Half-Life. The series has since been developed by Valve Corporation, and published by Sierra Entertainment and Valve.
BioShock	August 21, 2007	25 million shipped[96]
BioShock is a video game series developed by Irrational Games—the first under the name 2K Boston/2K Australia— and designed by Ken Levine.
Marvel	1982	25 million[97]
Based on comic book superheroes, the franchise includes games from Spider-Man and X-Men published by Activision.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon	November 13, 2001	25 million[35]
Ghost Recon is a series of military tactical shooter video games created by Red Storm Entertainment, the game development studio founded by American author Tom Clancy.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour	1998	25 million[98]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a series of video games developed and published by Electronic Arts featuring professional golfer Tiger Woods, among other professionals on the PGA Tour.
Petz	1995	24 million[35]
Petz (which includes brands like Dogz and Catz) is a series of games in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets.
Mario & Sonic	November 6, 2007	22.28 million[n 14]
Mario & Sonic is a crossover sports game series featuring characters from the Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises.
Gears of War	November 7, 2006	22+ million[99]
Gears of War is a tactical third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios, revolving about a war between humans and creatures known as Locust in the fictional planet Sera.
Batman	1986	22 million
Batman is a series of video games based on the DC Comics character, and developed by Ocean Software, Atari, Sunsoft, Acclaim, EA and Rocksteady.
Yu-Gi-Oh!	July 1998[100]	21.8 million[100]
Based on the Japanese anime and manga franchise Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王, Yūgiō, lit. "Game King") created by Kazuki Takahashi. All related video games are produced by Konami.
God of War	March 22, 2005	21.65 million[101]
God of War is a series of action-adventure video games loosely based on Greek mythology originally created by David Jaffe and developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio (main installments), as well as Ready at Dawn (portable installments) and Javaground (mobile installment). The multimedia franchise's central story revolves around the Spartan warrior, Kratos, who is on a path of vengeance to rid himself of the nightmares of murdering his wife and child and the betrayal by his father, Zeus and the Olympian Gods.
Imagine	2007	21 million[35]
Imagine is a series of video games by Ubisoft, aimed primarily at girls released from 2007 onwards.
Kingdom Hearts	March 28, 2002	22 million[102]
Kingdom Hearts (キングダムハーツ, Kingudamu Hātsu) is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It is the result of a collaboration between Square and Disney Interactive Studios and is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square character designer.
Uncharted	November 20, 2007	21 million[103]
Uncharted is a series of action-adventure/platform/third-person shooter video games developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment about the adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake.
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū	1994	20.5 million[104]
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (実況パワフルプロ野球), known as Live Powerful Pro Baseball to non-Japanese speakers, is a traditionally Japan-only baseball series created by Konami. It is known for its big-headed characters and arcade-style gameplay.
Age of Empires	October 26, 1997	20 million[105]
Age of Empires is a series of real-time strategy video games developed by now-defunct Ensemble Studios and Gas Powered Games, and published by Microsoft Studios. There are eight titles in the series (four of which are expansions) and a spin-off titled Age of Mythology.
Castlevania	September 26, 1986	20 million[106]
Castlevania is a video game series created and developed by Konami originally released as Akumajō Dracula (悪魔城ドラキュラ, Akumajō Dorakyura, lit. "Devil's Castle Dracula"). The franchise spawned a number of action figures and a future movie.
Far Cry	March 23, 2004	20 million[35]
Far Cry is a first-person shooter video games originally developed by Crytek for the Microsoft Windows and later by Ubisoft Montreal for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Wii, and published by Ubisoft.
Frogger	1981	20 million[107]
Developed by Konami and released worldwide by Sega and Gremlin Industries in 1981, Frogger has seen numerous sequels for a number of systems including computers and video game consoles. The given sales figure does not include arcade game sales.
J.B. Harold	1986	20 million[108][109]
J.B. Harold is a series of mystery adventure games. It began with J.B. Harold Murder Club, released by Riverhillsoft for the NEC PC-98 computer in 1986, and the series has since been released on various platforms.
Lego Star Wars	April 5, 2005	20 million[72]
A platform-based video game series where the player takes the role of characters from the films, in minifigure form.
Lemmings	February 14, 1991	20 million[110]
Lemmings is a puzzle video game, developed by DMA Design (now Rockstar North) and owned by Psygnosis (now Sony Computer Entertainment Liverpool) who published it in 1991, originally for the Commodore Amiga.
Prince of Persia	1989	20 million[35]
Prince of Persia is a series of platform games, originally developed by Jordan Mechner.
Simple	1998	20 million[111]
The Simple series are a number of series of budget-priced video games, published by Japanese company D3 Publisher and developed by a variety of companies, covering many systems.
SingStar	May 21, 2004	20 million[112]
SingStar is a competitive karaoke video game series for the PlayStation family, published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and developed by London Studio. Fifteen English-language installments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, with recent versions also released for the PlayStation 3.
SpongeBob SquarePants	2001	20 million[113]
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. The games were formerly published by THQ and currently published by Activision.
Spyro the Dragon	September 10, 1998	20 million[114]
Spyro the Dragon is a platform game series starring the video game character Spyro, originally released for the PlayStation by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The franchise expanded to several other platforms including portable and mobile phones through different developers since then.
Total War	June 13, 2000	20 million[115]
Total War is a computer strategy game series developed by the Creative Assembly. Its games combine turn-based strategy and resource management, with real-time tactical control of battles.

At least 10 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Driver	June 30, 1999	19 million[35]
Driver is a series of mission-based driving video games for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, mobile phones and Microsoft Windows. Developed by Reflections Interactive in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, it was originally published by GT Interactive, later by Atari, and currently by Ubisoft.
Warcraft	January 15, 1994	19 million[116]
Warcraft is a fictional universe in which a series of games and books published by Blizzard Entertainment are set. The franchise also includes tabletop games, collectible card games and an upcoming movie. Figure does not include World of Warcraft and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.
Midnight Club	October 26, 2000	18.5 million shipped[117]
Midnight Club is a series of free roam racing games within metropolitan areas developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games.
Dynasty Warriors	February 28, 1997	18 million[118]
Dynasty Warriors (真・三國無双, Shin Sangokumusō, lit. "True – Unrivaled Three Kingdoms") is a series of tactical action video games created by Koei which began as a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, based loosely around the Chinese epic of the same name.
SimCity	1989	18 million[119]
SimCity is an open-ended city-building video game series and the brainchild of developer Will Wright. It was published by Maxis (now a division of Electronic Arts).
Rock Band	November 20, 2007	18 million[120]
Rock Band is a series of music video games developed by Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2, 3 and 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, and Wii game consoles. The series expands upon Harmonix' earlier work on the Guitar Hero series, and allows for up to four players to virtually perform rock music songs on lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboard, and vocals using special controllers modeled after musical instruments.
Metroid	August 6, 1986	17.44 million[46][121]
The Metroid (メトロイド, Metoroido) is a series of science fiction-based video games produced by Nintendo, spanning through several Nintendo systems like the Famicom Disk System, NES, Game Boy, Super NES, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, and Wii.
StarCraft	April 1, 1998	17 million[74]
StarCraft is a science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and Bill Roper and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series has grown to include a number of other games as well as eight novels, two Amazing Stories articles, a board game and other licensed merchandise such as collectible statues and toys.
Zuma	December 12, 2003	17 million[122]
Zuma is a fast-paced puzzle game developed by PopCap Games. It can be played for free online at several Web sites, and can be purchased for a number of platforms, including PDAs, mobile phones, and the iPod. An enhanced version, called Zuma Deluxe, is available for purchase in Windows and Mac OS X versions and as an Xbox Live Arcade download for the Xbox 360 and a PlayStation Network download for the PlayStation 3.
NBA 2K	1999	17 million shipped[117]
NBA 2K is a basketball video game series that was initially exclusive for the Dreamcast starting in 1999. The series was originally published by Sega, under the label Sega Sports, now published by 2k Games and developed by Visual Concepts.
Puyo Puyo	1991	>16 million[123]
Puyo Pop, known in Japan as Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ) is a series of computer puzzle games originally created in 1991 by Compile for various video game systems.
Half-Life	November 19, 1998	16 million[124]
Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter computer series developed by Valve Software, first released by Sierra Studios.
Forza	March 27, 2005	~16 million [125]
Forza is a semi-simulation racing video game franchise made for the Xbox brand of consoles owned by Microsoft Studios. A direct competitor to the PlayStation-exclusive Gran Turismo series, Forza is known for its high level of vehicle customization features, including a car vinyl editor. It is divided between two series; the original track-focused Forza Motorsport developed by American developer Turn 10 Studios, and the 2012-debuted open world-focused Forza Horizon primarily developed by British developer Playground Games.
Bemani	December 1997	15.84 million[n 15]
The Bemani franchise was created by Konami's music video game division. It began with Beatmania in 1997 and was then expanded with other arcade rhythm game series such as Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Freaks, and Drum Mania.
Red Dead	May 18, 2010	15.35 million shipped[117]
Red Dead is a Western video game franchise published by Rockstar Games. It began as a cancelled Capcom production, Red Dead Revolver, which was later completed by Rockstar and expanded into a franchise.
Backyard Sports	1996	15 million[129]
Backyard Sports is a series of video games that play on both consoles and computers. The series is best known for starring kid-sized versions of popular professional sports stars, such as Albert Pujols, Paul Pierce, Barry Bonds, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tom Brady, Alex Rodriguez, Joe Thornton and Andy Macdonald. The Backyard Sports series is the only game brand licensed by all the leading professional US sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLS).
Barbie	1984	15 million[130]
Based on the Barbie doll made by Mattel, the video games are currently published by Activision.
Burnout	November 11, 2001	15 million[131]
Burnout is a series of high-speed racing games for game consoles. The game series was developed by Criterion Games, published by Acclaim and later Electronic Arts.
Gex	November 16, 1994	15 million[132]
Gex is a platformer video game series, developed by Crystal Dynamics, that details the adventures of an anthropomorphic gecko named Gex.
Hitman	November 2000	15 million[57]
Hitman is a video game franchise available on PC as well as several video game consoles, including PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube, developed by the Danish company IO Interactive, now a division of Eidos Interactive. The games feature a mix of orchestral and electronica musical scores, composed by Jesper Kyd. The plot focuses on an extremely skilled clone assassin who is sent to silently kill the world's most powerful criminals.
Professor Layton	February 15, 2007	15 million[n 16][135]
The Professor Layton series ("Reiton-kyōju series" (レイトン教授シリーズ)) is a puzzle adventure game series for the Nintendo DS, currently consisting of six games developed by Level 5, as well as a crossover title. Each title is based in a series of puzzles and mysteries given by the citizens of towns that the main characters visit. It is not necessary to solve all the puzzles to progress, but some are mandatory and at certain points in the game a minimum number of puzzles must be solved before the plot may continue.
Devil May Cry	August 23, 2001	15 million[39]
Devil May Cry is a series of video games set in the modern day, created by Hideki Kamiya and developed by Capcom.
Jak and Daxter	December 4, 2001	15.63 million[136]
Jak and Daxter is a series of open world 3D platform/shooter/racing video games. Originally developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, the franchise has appeared on the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 3 video game systems.
Ace Combat	1995	~14 million[137]
Ace Combat is an arcade style combat flight simulation video game series published by the Japanese company Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). Although typically set in a fictional universe, many details are similar to real-life wars, and the series features actual present-day aircraft in addition to fictional ones.
Souls	February 5, 2009	14.7 million[138]
Souls is an action role-playing game series created and developed by FromSoftware.
Raving Rabbids	November 14, 2006	14 million[35]
Raving Rabbids is a Party video games and a spin-off to Rayman developed and published by Ubisoft.
Worms	1995	14 million[139]
Worms is a series of turn-based video games developed by Team17 Software. Players control a small platoon of worms across a deformable landscape, battling other computer- or player-controlled teams. The game's concept was devised by Andy Davidson.
Guild Wars	April 28, 2005	13.8 million[140]
Guild Wars is an episodic series of multiplayer online role-playing games created by ArenaNet, a Seattle game development studio and a subsidiary of the South Korean game publisher NCsoft.
Tales	December 15, 1995	13.77 million[144]
The Tales (テイルズ, Teiruzu) series is a media franchise of role-playing video games published by Namco.
Soul	1995	13.38 million[145]
The Soul series is a weapon based fighting game series of arcade games. Each installment has its own version on a home console, published by Namco.
Megami Tensei	September 11, 1987	13.2 million[123]
Megami Tensei is a franchise of role-playing video games created by Atlus and owned by Sega. It includes the Persona series.
Saints Row	August 2006	13 million[146]
Saints Row is a popular video game series created by Volition, Inc.. The gameplay consists of a mixture of action, adventure and driving and has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes. The games in the series are written as comedies that feature popular culture homages and parodies, as well as self-referential humor.
Myst	September 24, 1993	13 million[147]
The Myst franchise consists of a series of adventure games and novels, centering on the storyline of Atrus and his family, who are descendants of the fallen D'ni civilization—a subterranean city whose people could link to other universes by writing a descriptive book about that world.
Cooking Mama	March 23, 2006	12 million[148]
Cooking Mama (クッキング ママ, Kukkingu Mama) is a series of cookery simulation-styled minigame compilation video games developed by Cooking Mama Limited (formerly known as Office Create) and published by Taito in Japan and for the iPhone OS, Majesco in North America and 505 Games in Europe.
SOCOM	August 27, 2002	12 million[149]
SOCOM is a series of third-person shooter video games created by Zipper Interactive. The games focus on various teams of United States Navy SEALs completing missions with occasional help from other special operations forces from around the world such as the SAS, SBS, and GROM.
Star Fox	February 21, 1993	12 million[150]
Star Fox (スターフォックス, SutāFokkusu) is a video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto from Nintendo during the early 1990s. The original game was a forward-scrolling 3D Sci-Fi rail shooter. Later sequels added more directional freedom as the series progressed. The game concept was inspired by a shrine to a fox god who could fly, which Shigeru Miyamoto visited regularly. The shrine was accessible through a series of arches, thus, inspiring the gameplay.[151]
The Witcher	October 26, 2007	12 million[152]
The Witcher is an Action RPG based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher takes place in a medieval fantasy world and follows the story of Geralt, one of a few remaining "witchers" – traveling monster hunter for hire, gifted with unnatural powers.
Left 4 Dead	October 17, 2008	11 million shipped[155]
Left 4 Dead is a series of cooperative first-person shooter video games produced by Valve Corporation.
Mass Effect	November 20, 2007	14 million[156][157]
Mass Effect is a series of sci-fi third-person action role-playing games developed by the Canadian company BioWare Edmonton.
Adventure Island	September 12, 1986	10 million[158]
Adventure Island (高橋名人の冒険島, Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima, lit. "Master Takahashi's Adventure Island"), also known as Hudson's Adventure Island, is a platform game series developed by Hudson Soft.
ARMA	November 10, 2006	10 million[159]
ARMA is a series of first person tactical military shooters on with large elements of realism and simulation.
Asphalt	November 21, 2004	10 million[160]
Asphalt Urban GT is a series of racing games developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft for portable platforms including Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and mobile phones.
Bomberman	1983	10 million[161]
Bomberman is a strategic, maze-based computer and video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft. The original game was published in 1983 and new games in the series are still being published to this day. Today, Bomberman is featured in over 60 different games.
Buzz!	October 21, 2005	10 million[162]
Buzz! is a series of video games originated by Sleepydog Ltd., developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the PlayStation 2 console. They are quiz games that sees the players answering trivia questions whilst competing in the fictional game show, Buzz.
Colin McRae Rally	1998	10 million[163]
Colin McRae Rally is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters. The series is named after the late World Rally Championship driver Colin McRae, who provided technical advice during development.
Deer Hunter	December 31, 1997	10 million[164]
Deer Hunter is a first-person shooting game series of North American video games published by WizardWorks Software, a division of Infogrames.
The Lord of the Rings	October 21, 2002	10 million[165]
Based on the series of movies The Lord of the Rings by Peter Jackson, the series include The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, published by Electronic Arts.
Momotaro Dentetsu	October 26, 1987	10 million[161]
Momotaro Dentetsu (桃太郎電鉄, Momotarō Dentetsu, Momotarō Electric Railway) (also known by the abbreviated name Momotetsu) is a long-running board game-style video game series in Japan. The game mechanics are often compared to the board games sugoroku and Monopoly.
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja	October 23, 2003	10 million[166]
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ ナルティメットヒーロー, Naruto: Narutimetto Hīrō) is a series of 3D computer graphics fighting games, based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto. They were developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai.
Pitfall!	1982	10 million[167]
Pitfall! is a series of platform games developed by Activision.
The Settlers	1993	10 million[35]
The Settlers (also known as Serf City, original German title Die Siedler) is a slow-paced real time strategy video game by German developer Blue Byte Software.
Star Wars: Battlefront	September 21, 2004	10 million[73]
The Star Wars: Battlefront series is a group of first-person/third-person shooters based on the Star Wars films by George Lucas. Pandemic Studios developed the first two installments, while Renegade Squadron and Elite Squadron were developed by Rebellion Developments. LucasArts was behind the entire series’ publishing. The latest installments is published by EA and developed by EA DICE

At least 5 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
SaGa	December 15, 1989	9.9 million[102]
SaGa is a series of open world role-playing video games produced by Square (now Square Enix).
EA Sports NASCAR series	October 31, 1997	9 million[168]
EA Sports NASCAR series was a series of NASCAR video games published by EA Sports. The series began with NASCAR 98 and NASCAR 99 in 1997 and 1998, respectively. EA Sports then released NASCAR Thunder 2002 in 2001, and ever since then, Jeff Gordon (2002), Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (2003), and Tony Stewart (2004) were on the cover. After NASCAR Kart Racing was released in 2009 for Wii, EA's contract with NASCAR has since expired.
RollerCoaster Tycoon	March 31, 1999	9 million[169]
RollerCoaster Tycoon is a series of video games that simulate amusement park management. Each game in the series challenges players with open-ended amusement park management and development, and also allows players to construct and customize their own unique roller coasters.
Payday: The Heist	October 18, 2011	9 million[170]
Payday: The Heist is a downloadable cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by Sony Online Entertainment. PAYDAY2 was released in 2013 and will continued to be supported by Overkill Software until 2017.[171]
Yakuza	December 8, 2005	8.6 million[123]
Yakuza (龍が如く Ryū ga Gotoku, lit. "Like a Dragon") is an open world action-adventure game franchise created, owned, and published by Sega.
Dead Rising	August 8, 2006	8.5 million[39]
Dead Rising (デッドライジング, Deddo Raijingu) is a series of survival horror action-adventure games developed by Capcom and produced by Keiji Inafune.
Doom	December 10, 1993	8.5 million[172]
Doom is a series of video games by id Software, and several licensed properties have been based on the series.
Onimusha	January 25, 2001	8 million[39]
Onimusha (鬼武者, lit. "Oni Warrior") is a series of action-adventure games by Capcom. The series makes use of the historic figures that shaped Japan's history, retelling their stories with supernatural elements.
Cars	June 6, 2006	8 million[173]
Cars is a video game based on the Disney/Pixarfilm, Cars, serving as a non-canon sequel to it.
Spider-Man	1982	8 million[174]
Numerous electronic games featuring the popular Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man have been released. To date, Spider-Man has made appearances on over 15 gaming platforms, which also includes mobile games on cellphones.
Zoo Tycoon	October 17, 2001	8 million[175]
The Zoo Tycoon series is a video game series that began in 2001. All of the games in the series focus around building up a successful zoo and running it, although scenarios may have other goals. It was developed by Blue Fang Games.
Carnival Games	August 27, 2007	8 million shipped[117]
Carnival Games is a video game franchise for Nintendo's Wii console, the Nintendo DS, and Microsoft's Kinect. It was published by Global Star Software, before GSS was absorbed into Take-Two Interactive (and what is now 2K Play).
Watch Dogs	May 27, 2014	8 million shipped[35]
Watch_Dogs is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal.
Dead or Alive	1996	7.95 million[n 17]
Dead or Alive (デッドオアアライブ, Deddo oa Araibu) is a video game series produced by Tecmo that comprises primarily fighting games. The story and characters are the creation of Tomonobu Itagaki, and the game was developed by Tecmo's Team Ninja development team.
Ninja Gaiden	December 9, 1988	7.705 million[n 18]
Ninja Gaiden (忍者外伝) is a series of video games by Tecmo featuring the dragon ninja, Ryu Hayabusa. The series was originally known as Ninja Ryukenden (忍者龍剣伝, Ninja Ryūkenden, lit. "Legend of the Ninja Dragon Sword") in Japan, while the original arcade title and early home installments of the series were usually known as Shadow Warriors in the PAL region.
Everybody's Golf	July 7, 1997	7.5 million[179]
Everybody's Golf (みんなのGOLF, Minna no Golf), known as Hot Shots Golf in North America is a series of golf games published by Sony for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles.
Max Payne	July 25, 2001	7.5 million shipped[117]
Max Payne is a third-person shooter video game series originally developed by the Finnish company Remedy Entertainment, produced by 3D Realms and published by Gathering of Developers. Later versions were published and developed by Rockstar Games. The Max Payne series has a major cinematic influence: the Hong Kong action movie genre, particularly the work of director John Woo, which features a great deal of slow-motion violence and gunfights, almost resembling ballet.
Marvel vs. Capcom	September 9, 1996	7 million[39]
Marvel vs. Capcom (マーヴルVSカプコン, Māburu bāsasu Kapukon) is a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom featuring characters from Marvel Comics and Capcom's own video game franchises.
Football Manager	November 5, 2004	7 million[180]
Football Manager is a series of association football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager; however, following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive, Sports Interactive lost the naming rights and re-branded the game Football Manager with their new publishers Sega.
Moto Racer	1997	7 million[181]
Moto Racer is a sports game based on motorbikes developed and published by Nobilis.
Oddworld	September 19, 1997	7 million[182]
Oddworld is a comprehensive fictional universe presented in video game form, created by game developers Oddworld Inhabitants under the direction of Lorne Lanning.
Project Gotham Racing	November 9, 2001	7 million[183]
Project Gotham Racing is a franchise of racing video games developed by Bizarre Creations and is published by Microsoft Game Studios and Sega. This series is exclusive to the Dreamcast, Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles only. This series of racing games consists of Metropolis Street Racer, Project Gotham Racing, Project Gotham Racing 2, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Project Gotham Racing 4.
Just Cause	22 September 2006	7 million[n 19]
Just Cause is an action-adventure video game series created by Avalanche Studios. The series currently consists of three games, Just Cause, Just Cause 2, and Just Cause 3. The games are open world and take place in tropical environments.
Unreal	May 22, 1998	7 million[186]
The Unreal series is a video game franchise developed by Epic Megagames, now known as Epic Games and originally published by GT Interactive, later by Infogrames, Atari, and currently by Midway Games. It was powered by the Unreal Engine which had been in development for over three years before the game was released.
Trine	July 3, 2009	7 million[187]
Trine is an action-platform and puzzle game developed by Frozenbyte that takes place in a medieval fantasy setting and allows players to take control of three separate characters who can battle enemies and solve environmental puzzles. It has a sequel that was first released in 2011.
Nancy Drew	December 1998	Almost 7 million[188]
Nancy Drew games follow the popular adventure game style of play. Players must move Nancy around in a virtual environment to talk to suspects, pick up clues, solve puzzles, and eventually solve the crime. They are usually published by Her Interactive.
EyeToy	November 4, 2003	6.7 million[189]
The EyeToy is a color digital camera device, similar to a webcam, for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. Games on these series require the camera to input gestures in order to achieve certain goals in themselves.
MX vs. ATV	March 16, 2005	6.5 million shipped[190]
MX vs. ATV is an offroad racing game franchise developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Nordic Games, who took control of the franchise's publishing rights from THQ after the latter's bankruptcy.
Tomodachi Collection	June 18, 2009	6.32 million[191][192]
Tomodachi Collection is a life simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo, originally released in June 2009 for the Nintendo DS. The games are about players watching over the more-than-often ridiculous lives of their Mii characters, as they go about and perform daily activities, make friendships, and start romantic relationships. A sequel for the Nintendo 3DS called Tomodachi Life was released in 2013 in Japan, and 2014 worldwide.
Alone in the Dark	1992	6 million[193]
Alone in the Dark is a series of survival horror video games from Infogrames, based on the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, although later games in the series drew inspiration from other sources, including Voodoo, the Wild West, and the works of H.R. Giger.
Brothers in Arms	March 1, 2005	6 million[35]
Brothers in Arms is a first-person shooter video game series created by Gearbox Software and published by Ubisoft, originally released in early 2005. The game takes place during World War II and focuses on team strategy rather than the faster paced run and gun tactics of the Medal of Honor series.
Carmen Sandiego	1985	6 million[194]
Carmen Sandiego was originally conceived in 1983 by ex-Disney artist Gene Portwood, Mark Iscaro, Dane Bigham and Lauren Elliott at Brøderbund Software. The concept for the product evolved from a game the Carlstons (founders of Brøderbund) played as kids, using the world almanac and maps to play quiz games. The franchise later developed into television series and books.
Championship Manager	September 1, 1992	6 million[195]
The Championship Manager series is a series of British football-management simulation. It was one of the most popular video game franchises of all time. The Championship Manager brand and game was conceived by two brothers: Paul and Oliver Collyer. The series was split in two in 2005 as the Collyers decided that their vision of the game was at odds with that of publisher Eidos Interactive so they need to leave to continue making a game they could be proud of. The brothers lost their battle to keep the Championship Manager name, however, and so their series was rebranded as Football Manager while Eidos continued to develop the game their own way under the Championship Manager moniker.[196]
Mana	June 8, 1991	6 million[102]
The Mana series, known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu (聖剣伝説, lit. "Holy Sword Legend"), is an action role-playing game series from Square Enix, created by Koichi Ishii. The series began as a handheld side story, Final Fantasy Adventure, to Square's flagship franchise Final Fantasy, though most Final Fantasy inspired elements were subsequently dropped, starting with the second installment, Secret of Mana.
NBA Jam	1993	6 million[197]
NBA Jam is a series of basketball-based video games created by Midway and later Electronic Arts.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms	1986	6 million[198]
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國志, Sangokushi) is a turn-based computerized wargame series by Koei that originated from Japan. The games cover events of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms in China during the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
Test Drive	1987	6 million[199]
Test Drive is the name of a racing game franchise originally published by Accolade, which was later bought by Infogrames. The Test Drive games are now published by Atari, the name which Infogrames renamed itself in 2003.
Turok	February 28, 1997	6 million[200]
Turok is a first-person shooter video game series, set in a primitive world inhabited by dinosaurs and other creatures, published by Acclaim Entertainment.
Warhammer 40,000	August 2003	6 million[146]
Warhammer 40,000 is a series of video games based on the Games Workshop tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. Since being taken over by THQ in 2001, games in the franchise have included real-time strategy Dawn of War, its expansions and sequel for windows PCs; Squad Command, a turn-based tactics game for handheld systems; turn-based strategy game Glory in Death for the Nokia N-Gage and first person shooter Fire Warrior for Windows and PlayStation 2.
Conflict	September 30, 2002	6 million shipped[195]
Conflict is a series of tactical third-person shooter developed by Pivotal Games and published by SCi.
Lost Planet	December 21, 2006	5.9 million[39]
Lost Planet is a third-person shooter video game series, developed and published by Capcom.
Ace Attorney	October 11, 2001	5.6 million[39]
Ace Attorney, known as Gyakuten Saiban (逆転裁判, "Turnabout Trial") in Japan, is an adventure visual novel-style game series, by creator Shu Takumi. It is owned and published by Capcom.
Major League Baseball 2K	March 1, 2004	5.5 million[201]
Major League Baseball 2K is a series of Major League Baseball video games, developed by Visual Concepts and Kush Games, and published by 2K Sports. Visual Concepts called the series World Series Baseball in years prior to 2004 for the Dreamcast, with Pedro Martínez as the cover athlete.
Virtua Fighter	December 1993	Over 5.4 million for the Saturn/PS2 ports of Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter 2 and Virtua Fighter 4 (excluding Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution)[202][203][204][205]
Virtua Fighter is a 3D fighting game series created by Yu Suzuki and developed and published by Sega.
Chrono	March 11, 1995	5.4 million[102]
The Chrono (クロノ) series is a video game franchise developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It began in 1995 with the time travel role-playing video game Chrono Trigger, which spawned two continuations, the visual novel Radical Dreamers and the role-playing game Chrono Cross.
Anno	February 1, 2000	5 million[35][206]
Anno is a series of games with both real time strategy and city building elements, developed by Germany-based Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software company.
Asterix	1983	5 million[207]
Based on The Adventures of Asterix (French: Astérix), a series of French comic books by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). The video game franchise has been handled by Infogrames since 1993.
Baldur's Gate	November 30, 1998	5 million[208]
Baldur's Gate is a series of role-playing video games that take place on Faerûn, the main continent from Dungeons & Dragons's Forgotten Realms campaign setting, set in the years following the cataclysmic Time of Troubles, originally developed by BioWare.
Chessmaster	1986	5 million[209]
Chessmaster is a chess playing video game series by Ubisoft initially developed by The Software Toolworks. It includes numerous tutorials by International Master Joshua Waitzkin for players of all skill levels.
Stronghold	October 21, 2001	5 million[210]
Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy (RTS) game series developed by Firefly Studios starting from 2001. The game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits, but also provides space for economic strategy and development.
Tecmo Bowl	1987	5 million[176]
Tecmo Bowl is an arcade video game series of American Football released by Tecmo, Inc.
TOCA Touring Car	1997	5 million[211]
TOCA is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters, initially focusing specifically on touring car racing but more recently expanding to cover a wide variety of motorsport.
Twisted Metal	November 5, 1995	5 million in North America[212]
Twisted Metal is a vehicular combat series made for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PSP. The series is published by Sony and developed by the game studio Incognito Entertainment.
V-Rally	July 1998	5 million[213]
V-Rally is a racing game franchise originally developed by Eden Studios and published by Infogrames and later by Electronic Arts.
Mafia	August 28, 2002	5 million shipped[117]
Mafia is a third-person shooter series made for Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, and Xbox 360 that is set in the 1930s through 1950s and focuses on fictional American Mafia families of that era. The series is currently published by 2K Games and developed by 2K Czech, previously known as Illusion Softworks and currently developed by Hangar 13.

See also

• List of longest-running video game franchises
• List of best-selling video games
• List of highest-grossing arcade games
• List of video game franchises

Footnotes

References