List of the most successful computer games

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With around 495 million copies sold, Tetris is still the best-selling computer game to this day.

This is a list of the most successful computer games , which are or have been played the most in terms of sales, player and download numbers. The list does not claim to be complete.

According to sales

Single games

The following list shows games that have sold at least 15 million copies.

title units sold Platforms Release date developer Publisher reference
Tetris approx. 495,000,000 over 65 June 6, 1984 Elektronorgtechnica Spectrum HoloByte
Minecraft approx. 200,000,000 iOS , Android , Xbox 360 , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita , Windows Phone , Windows 10 , Windows 10 Mobile , Wii U , Apple TV , Amazon Fire TV , Nintendo Switch , New Nintendo 3DS November 18, 2011 Mojang Studios Mojang Studios
Grand Theft Auto V. approx. 135,000,000 Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows 17th September 2013 Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Wii Sports approx. 82,900,000 Wii November 19, 2006 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds approx. 50,000,000 Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android 20th December 2017 PUBG Corporation PUBG Corporation
Overwatch approx. 50,000,000 Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch May 24, 2016 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Super mario bros. approx. 48,240,000 NES September 13, 1985 Nintendo Nintendo
Call of Duty Black Ops approx. 41,000,000 Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii (limited version)

Nintendo DS (separate version) Apple iOS, Android (only zombie mode)

November 9, 2010 Treyarch Activision
Mario Kart Wii approx. 37,320,000 Wii April 10, 2008 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Call of Duty: Black Ops II approx. 37,000,000 Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Wii U November 12, 2012 Treyarch Activision
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 approx. 36,000,000 Windows, macOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS November 8, 2011 Infinity Ward
Sledgehammer Games 		Activision
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe) approx. 35,190,000 Wii U, Nintendo Switch May 29, 2014 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Wii Sports Resort approx. 33,130,000 Wii June 25, 2009 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Red Dead Redemption 2 approx. 32,000,000 Xbox One , PlayStation 4 , Windows October 26, 2018 Rock star San Diego Rockstar Games
Pokémon Red and Blue Edition approx. 31,380,000 Game Boy February 27, 1996 Game freak Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. approx. 30,800,000 Nintendo DS May 15, 2006 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. Wii approx. 30,300,000 Wii November 11, 2009 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim approx. 30,000,000 Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, HTC Vive , Oculus Rift , Windows Mixed Reality November 11, 2011 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Terraria approx. 30,000,000 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, Windows Phone, Android, Apple iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, MacOS, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Switch May 16, 2011 Re-Logic Re-Logic
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas approx. 30,000,000 Windows, MacOS , PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Fire OS , Xbox One October 26, 2004 Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Duck Hunt approx. 28,300,000 NES April 21, 1984 Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo
Wii Play approx. 28,020,000 Wii December 2, 2006 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Call of Duty: World at War approx. 27,000,000 Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS November 11, 2008 Treyarch Activision
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 approx. 26,000,000 Windows, macOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS November 10, 2009 Infinity Ward Activision
Grand Theft Auto IV approx. 25,000,000 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows April 29, 2008 Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City approx. 25,000,000 Windows, macOS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox, iOS, Android October 27, 2002 Rockstar North Rockstar Games
FIFA 18 approx. 24,000,000 Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One 29th September 2017 EA Canada Electronic Arts
Kinect Adventures! approx. 24,000,000 Xbox 360 November 4, 2010 Good Science Studio Microsoft Studios
Nintendogs approx. 23,960,000 Nintendo DS April 21, 2005 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Mario Kart DS approx. 23,600,000 Nintendo DS November 14, 2005 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Pokémon Golden and Silver Editions approx. 23,100,000 Game Boy Color November 21, 1999 Game freak Nintendo
Wii Fit approx. 22,670,000 Wii December 1, 2007 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Animal Crossing: New Horizons approx. 22,400,000 Nintendo Switch March 20, 2020 Nintendo EPD , Monolith Soft Nintendo
Wii Fit Plus approx. 21,130,000 Wii October 1, 2009 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare approx. 21,000,000 Windows, macOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS November 5, 2007 Infinity Ward Activision
Super Mario World approx.20,610,000 SNES November 21, 1990 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild approx. 20,100,000 Wii U, Nintendo Switch March 3, 2017 Nintendo EPD , Monolith Soft Nintendo
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt approx. 20,000,000 Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 19th May 2015 CD project RED Bandai Namco Games
Frogger approx. 20,000,000 many platforms 5th June 1981 Konami Sega
Lemmings approx. 20,000,000 many platforms February 14, 1991 DMA design Psygnosis
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate approx. 19,990,000 Nintendo Switch 7th December 2018 Bandai Namco Nintendo
Dr. Kawashima's brain jogging approx. 19,010,000 Nintendo DS May 19, 2005 Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Call of Duty: Ghosts approx. 19,000,000 Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U 5th November 2013 Infinity Ward Activision
Mario kart 7 approx. 18,710,000 Nintendo 3DS December 1, 2011 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Pokémon sword and shield approx. 18,220,000 Nintendo Switch 15th November 2019 Game freak Nintendo , The Pokémon Company
Super Mario Land approx. 18,140,000 Game Boy April 21, 1989 Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo
Super Mario Odyssey approx. 18,060,000 Nintendo Switch October 27, 2017 Nintendo Nintendo
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Edition approx.17,670,000 Nintendo DS September 28, 2006 Game freak Nintendo
Grand Theft Auto III approx.17,500,000 Windows, MacOS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox, Android, iOS October 22, 2001 Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Super Mario Bros. 3 approx 17,280,000 NES October 23, 1988 Nintendo R&D4 Nintendo
The Last of Us approx.17,000,000 PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 14th of June 2013 Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing approx. 16,700,000 iOS June 23, 2011 Sumo digital Sega
Pokémon X and Y approx. 16,450,000 Nintendo 3DS October 12, 2013 Game freak Nintendo
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Edition approx. 16,220,000 Game Boy Advance November 21, 2002 Game freak Nintendo
Pokémon sun and moon approx. 16,180,000 Nintendo 3DS 18th November 2016 Game freak Nintendo
Monster Hunter: World approx. 16,100,000 Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One January 26, 2018 Capcom Capcom
The Sims approx. 16,000,000 Windows, MacOS, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, iOS, Android January 31, 2000 Maxis Electronic Arts
Need for Speed: Most Wanted approx. 16,000,000 Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance November 11, 2005 EA black box Electronic Arts
FIFA 16 approx.15,810,000 Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 22nd September 2015 EA Canada Electronic Arts
Pokémon Black and White Edition approx.15,640,000 Nintendo DS September 18, 2010 Game freak Nintendo

By platform

The following list shows the top 10 best-selling games from the most popular gaming platforms.

PlayStation

space title year units sold
1 Gran Turismo 1997 10.95 million
2 Final Fantasy VII 1997 9.72 million
3 Gran Turismo 2 1999 9.49 million
4th Final Fantasy VIII 1999 7.86 million
5 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 7.58 million
6th Tekken 3 1998 7.16 million
7th Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped 1998 7.13 million
8th Crash Bandicoot 1996 6.82 million
9 Driver 1999 6.27 million
10 Metal Gear Solid 1998 6.03 million

PlayStation 2

space title year units sold
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 20.81 million
2 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002 16.15 million
3 Gran Turismo 3 2001 14.98 million
4th Grand Theft Auto III 2001 13.10 million
5 Gran Turismo 4 2004 11.66 million
6th Final Fantasy X 2001 8.05 million
7th Need for Speed: Underground 2003 7.20 million
8th Need for Speed: Underground 2 2004 6.90 million
9 Medal of Honor: Frontline 2002 6.83 million
10 Kingdom Hearts 2002 6.40 million

PlayStation 3

space title year units sold
1 Grand Theft Auto V. 2013 21.30 million
2 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012 13.80 million
3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011 13.32 million
4th Call of Duty Black Ops 2010 12.65 million
5 Gran Turismo 5 2010 11.94 million
6th Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 10.60 million
7th Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 10.52 million
8th Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013 9.38 million
9 FIFA 13 2012 8.17 million
10 Battlefield 3 2011 8 million

PlayStation 4

space title year units sold
1 Grand Theft Auto V. 2014 18.8 million
2 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 2016 16.25 million
3 Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015 15 million
4th Call of Duty: World War 2 2017 13.20 million
5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2018 13.20 million
6th The Last of Us Remastered 2014 11.78 million
7th FIFA 18 2017 11.75 million
8th FIFA 17 2016 11.23 million
9 God of War 2018 11 million
10 Horizon Zero Dawn 2017 10 million

Nintendo Game Boy

space title year units sold
1 Tetris 35 million
2 Pokémon Red and Blue Edition 31.38 million
3 Super Mario Land 18.14 million
4th Pokémon Yellow Edition 14.64 million
5 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 11.18 million
6th Dr. Mario 5.34 million
7th Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 5.19 million
8th Kirby's Dream Land 5.13 million
9 Donkey Kong Land 3.91 million
10 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 3.83 million

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

space title year units sold
1 Super Mario World 20.6 million
2 Super Mario All-Stars 10.6 million
3 Donkey Kong Country 9.3 million
4th Super Mario Kart 8.8 million
5 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 6.3 million
6th Donkey Kong Country 2 5.2 million
7th The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 4.6 million
8th Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 4.1 million
9 Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting 4.1 million
10 Donkey Kong Country 3 3.5 million

Nintendo GameCube

space title year units sold
1 Super Smash Bros. Melee 7.41 million
2 Mario Kart: Double Dash !! 6.88 million
3 Super Mario Sunshine 5.91 million
4th The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 4.43 million
5 Luigi's mansion 3.32 million
6th Metroid Prime 2.78 million
7th Mario Party 4 2.46 million
8th Pokémon Colosseum 2.41 million
9 Mario Party 5 2.15 million
10 Mario Party 7 2.04 million

Nintendo DS

space title year units sold
1 New Super Mario Bros. 2006 30.80 million
2 Nintendogs 2005 23.96 million
3 Mario Kart DS 2005 23.60 million
4th Dr. Kawashima's brain jogging 2005 19.01 million
5 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Edition 2006 17.67 million
6th Pokémon Black and White Edition 2010 15.64 million
7th Dr. Kawashima: More brain jogging 2005 14.88 million
8th Pokémon Golden Edition HeartGold and Pokémon Silver Edition SoulSilver 2009 12.72 million
9 Animal Crossing: Wild World 2005 11.75 million
10 Super Mario 64 DS 2004 11.06 million

Nintendo 3DS

space title year units sold
1 Mario kart 7 2011 18.71 million
2 Pokémon X and Y 2013 16.45 million
3 Pokémon sun and moon 2016 16.18 million
4th Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 2014 14.27 million
5 New Super Mario Bros. 2 2012 13.34 million
6th Super Mario 3D Land 2011 12.70 million
7th Animal Crossing: New Leaf 2012 12.55 million
8th Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 2014 9.59 million
9 Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon 2017 8.77 million
10 Tomodachi Life 2013 6.59 million

Nintendo Switch

space title year units sold
1 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2017 26.74 million
2 Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2020 22.40 million
3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 19.99 million
4th The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017 18.60 million
5 Pokémon sword and shield 2019 18.22 million
6th Super Mario Odyssey 2017 18.06 million
7th Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! 2018 12.20 million
8th Super Mario Party 2018 10.94 million
9 Splatoon 2 2017 10.71 million
10 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 2019 7.44 million

Wii

space title year units sold
1 Wii Sports 2006 82.90 million
2 Mario Kart Wii 2008 37.32 million
3 Wii Sports Resort 2009 33.13 million
4th New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2009 30.30 million
5 Wii Play 2006 28.02 million
6th Wii Fit 2007 22.67 million
7th Wii Fit Plus 2009 21.13 million
8th Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 13.32 million
9 Super Mario Galaxy 2007 12.80 million
10 Wii party 2010 9.34 million

Wii U

space title year units sold
1 Mario Kart 8 2014 8.45 million
2 Super Mario 3D World 2013 5.84 million
3 New Super Mario Bros. U 2012 5.80 million
4th Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2014 5.37 million
5 Nintendo Land 2012 5.20 million
6th Splatoon 2015 4.95 million
7th Super Mario Maker 2015 4.01 million
8th New Super Luigi U 2013 3.05 million
9 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD 2013 2.31 million
10 Mario Party 10 2015 2.23 million

Xbox

space title year units sold
1 Halo 2 2004 8.49 million
2 Halo: fight for the future 2001 6.43 million
3 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 2002 3.02 million
4th The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 2002 2.86 million
5 Fable 2004 2.66 million
6th Grand Theft Auto Double Pack 2003 2.49 million
7th Need for Speed: Underground 2 2004 2.28 million
8th Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 2.19 million
9 Project Gotham Racing 2001 2.12 million
10 Project Gotham Racing 2002 2.10 million

Xbox 360

space title year units sold
1 Kinect Adventures! 2010 24 million
2 Grand Theft Auto V. 2013 17 million
3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011 14.72 million
4th Call of Duty Black Ops 2010 14.55 million
5 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012 13.70 million
6th Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 13.49 million
7th Halo 3 2007 12.13 million
8th Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 11 million
9 Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013 10.16 million
10 Halo: Reach 2010 9.85 million

Xbox One

space title year units sold
1 Grand Theft Auto V. 2014 8.72 million
2 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds 2017 8 million
3 Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015 7.38 million
4th Call of Duty: WWII 2017 6.23 million
5 Red Dead Redemption 2 2019 5.77 million
6th Minecraft 2014 5.43 million
7th Battlefield 1 2016 5.13 million
8th Fallout 4 2015 5.03 million
9 Halo 5: Guardians 2015 5 million
10 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 2016 4.79 million

Game series

Mario is the best-selling video game series.

The following are the top 15 best-selling video game series:

space title units sold
1 Mario over 577 million
2 Tetris over 495 million
3 Sonic over 395 million
4th Pokémon over 368 million
6th Grand Theft Auto over 330 million
5 Call of Duty over 300 million
7th FIFA over 282.40 million
8th The Sims over 200 million
9 Minecraft over 200 million
10 Need for speed over 150 million
11 Final Fantasy over 149 million
12 Assassin's Creed over 140 million
13 Madden NFL over 130 million
14th The Legend of Zelda over 105.81 million
15th resident Evil over 103 million

According to the number of players in online games

The following lists the online games that reach or have historically reached over 10 million players monthly or in total. The lists do not include browser and mobile phone games or other games that were not mentioned in computer game magazines. The online multiplayer mode is supposed to be related to the number of players and not just an addition to a mainly single player game.

Monthly player numbers

title Number of players was standing Business model Release date Publisher reference
Minecraft over 126 million monthly players May 2020 one-time purchase May 17, 2009 Mojang Studios
League of Legends over 100 million monthly players September 2016 Free-to-play October 27, 2009 Riot Games
Roblox over 100 million monthly players July 2019 Free-to-play February 27, 2006 Roblox Corporation
candy Crush Saga over 93 million monthly players March 2014 Free-to-play April 23, 2012 King
FarmVille over 83 million monthly players March 2010 Free-to-play June 19, 2009 Zynga
Pokémon Go over 45 million daily players July 2017 Free-to-play July 6, 2016 Niantic
Dota 2 over 13 million monthly players September 2016 Free-to-play July 9, 2013 Valve Corporation

Total player numbers

title Number of players was standing Business model Release date Publisher reference
Fortnite over 350 million registered players May 2020 Free-to-play 26th September 2017 Epic Games
MovieStarPlanet over 250 million players May 2020 Free-to-play 2009 MovieStarPlanet ApS
RuneScape over 200 million registered accounts July 2012 Subscription January 4, 2001 Jagex
World of Tanks over 120 million registered players March 2018 Free-to-play August 12, 2010 Wargaming.net
World of Warcraft over 100 million registered accounts January 2014 Subscription November 23, 2004 Blizzard Entertainment
Hearthstone over 70 million players May 2017 Free-to-play March 11, 2014 Blizzard Entertainment
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege over 55 million registered players February 2020 one-time purchase 1st December 2015 Ubisoft
Shakes and Fidget over 50 million registered players May 2020 Free-to-play June 22, 2009 Playa Games
Team Fortress 2 over 50 million owners on Steam July 2018 Free-to-play October 10, 2007 Valve Corporation
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive over 46 million owners on Steam July 2018 one-time purchase,

later free-to-play

August 21, 2012 Valve Corporation
TERA over 40 million registered accounts May 2015 Free-to-play January 25, 2011 En mass entertainment
Overwatch over 40 million players June 2018 one-time purchase May 24, 2016 Blizzard Entertainment
Warframe over 38 million registered accounts March 2018 Free-to-play March 25.2013 Digital extremes
Grand Theft Auto V. 33 million active players in GTA 5 Online 2014 one-time purchase 17th September 2013 Rockstar Games
Unturned over 27 million owners on Steam July 2018 Free-to-play 7th July 2017 Smartly Dressed Games
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 over 26.5 million one-time purchase November 8, 2011 Activision
Call of Duty Black Ops over 26.2 million one-time purchase November 9, 2010 Activision
Grand Theft Auto IV over 25 million one-time purchase April 29, 2008 Rockstar Games
Call of Duty: Black Ops II over 24.2 million one-time purchase November 12, 2012 Activision
Battlefield 1 over 23.5 million players November 2017 one-time purchase October 21, 2016 Electronic Arts
Pokémon Golden and Silver Editions over 23.1 million players October 2016 one-time purchase November 21, 1999 Nintendo
Left 4 Dead 2 over 23 million owners on Steam July 2018 one-time purchase November 17, 2009 Valve Corporation
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 over 22.7 million players one-time purchase November 10, 2009 Activision
Smite over 20 million players May 2016 Free-to-play March 25, 2014 Hi-Rez Studios
Call of Duty: Ghosts over 19 million players one-time purchase 5th November 2013 Activision
Garry's Mod over 18 million players July 2018 one-time purchase December 24, 2004 Facepunch Studios
Payday 2 over 18 million owners on Steam July 2018 Free-to-play August 13, 2013 Starbreeze Studios
Need for Speed: Most Wanted over 16 million players one-time purchase November 11, 2005 Electronic Arts
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare over 15.7 million players one-time purchase November 5, 2007 Activision
Call of Duty: World at War over 15.7 million players one-time purchase November 11, 2008 Activision
Sea of ​​Thieves over 15 million players July 2020 one-time purchase 20th March 2018 Rare
The Elder Scrolls Online over 15 million registered accounts January 2019 one-time purchase April 4, 2014 Bethesda Softworks
Counter-Strike: Source over 15 million players July 2018 one-time purchase November 1, 2000 Valve Corporation
Neverwinter over 15 million players April 2017 Free-to-play April 30, 2013 (OpenBeta) Perfect World Entertainment
Diablo III over 14.5 million players May 2013 one-time purchase May 12, 2012 Blizzard Entertainment
Paladins over 14.3 million players on Steam July 2018 Free-to-play May 8, 2018 Hi-Rez Studios
Final Fantasy XIV over 14 million registered accounts August 2018 Subscription August 27, 2013 Square Enix
Terraria over 13 million players July 2018 one-time purchase May 16, 2011 Re-Logic, 505 Games
Portal 2 over 13 million players July 2018 one-time purchase April 19, 2011 Valve Corporation
Sid Meier's Civilization V over 12.7 million players on Steam July 2018 one-time purchase September 24, 2010 2K Games
Borderlands 2 over 12 million players July 2018 one-time purchase September 18, 2012 2K Games
Guild Wars 2 over 12 million players September 2017 Free-to-play and purchase version August 28, 2012 NCsoft
FIFA 20 Over 10 million October 2019 one-time purchase September 27, 2019 Electronic Arts
Robocraft over 10 million players July 2018 Free-to-play August 24, 2017 Freejam Games
Rocket League over 10 million players July 2018 one-time purchase July 7, 2015 Psyonix
H1Z1: Battle Royale over 10 million players June 2018 one-time purchase, later free-to-play February 28, 2018 Daybreak Game Company
Miitomo over 10 million players April 2016 Free-to-play 17th March 2016 Nintendo

According to download numbers

The following list shows free-to-play games that have been downloaded over 50 million times on at least one site. This list primarily refers to the single player mode and online multiplayer games and should therefore be classified according to the number of players, provided that it is not social or mobile games . Also not included are demo and pre-release versions. Games from 10 million users can also be included in the event of press coverage or demonstrably high usage. The placements in the individual download platforms serve as the source.

title Downloads
Subway surfers over a billion on Android
candy Crush Saga over a billion on Android
Hill Climb Racing over 500 million on Android
My Talking Angela over 500 million on Android
Temple Run over 500 million on Android
Temple Run 2 over 500 million on Android
My Talking Tom over 500 million on Android
Pou over 500 million on Android
8 ball pool over 500 million on Android
clash of clans over 500 million on Android
Pac-Man over 100 million on Android
Bubble Witch 2 saga over 100 million on Android
Need for Speed: No Limits over 100 million on Android
Call of Duty: Mobile over 100 million on Android
Zombie tsunami over 100 million on Android
PUBG Mobile over 100 million on Android
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang over 100 million on Android
Drag Racing Classic over 100 million on Android
Sonic Dash over 100 million on Android
Crossy Road over 100 million on Android
Candy Crush Soda Saga over 100 million on Android
Clash Royale over 100 million on Android
Criminal Case over 100 million on Android
Cut the rope over 100 million on Android
Cut the rope 2 over 100 million on Android
FIFA soccer over 100 million on Android
Flappy Bird over 100 million on Android
Trivia crack over 100 million on Android
Super Mario Run over 100 million on Android
Agar.io over 100 million on Android
Angry Birds over 100 million on Android
Angry Birds 2 over 100 million on Android
Angry Birds Rio over 100 million on Android
Angry Birds Seasons over 100 million on Android
Angry Birds Star Wars over 100 million on Android
Angry Birds Space over 100 million on Android
Blobby volley over 100 million on Android
Free fire over 100 million on Android
Geometry Dash Lite over 100 million on Android
Slither.io over 100 million on Android
Hay Day over 100 million on Android
Hill Climb Racing 2 over 100 million on Android
Fishdom over 100 million on Android
Homescapes over 100 million on Android
Landscapes over 100 million on Android
Township over 100 million on Android
Fruit ninja over 100 million on Android
Despicable me: Minion Rush over 100 million on Android
Jetpack joyride over 100 million on Android
Modern Combat 5: Blackout over 100 million on Android
Pokémon Go over 100 million on Android
Piano Tiles 2 over 100 million on Android
plants against zombies over 100 million on Android
Plants vs Zombies 2 over 100 million on Android
The Sims Freeplay over 100 million on Android
Magic Tiles 3 over 100 million on Android
Rolling Sky over 100 million on Android
Red Ball 4 over 100 million on Android
The Simpsons Springfield over 100 million on Android
Roblox over 100 million on Android
Dragon City over 100 million on Android
Shoot Bubble Deluxe over 100 million on Android
Asphalt 8: Airborne over 100 million on Android
Farm Heroes Saga over 100 million on Android
Gardenscapes over 100 million on Android
Lords Mobile over 100 million on Android
Flow Free over 100 million on Android
Where is my water? 2 over 100 million on Android
Logo quiz over 100 million on Android
Hungry Shark Evolution over 100 million on Android
Banana Kong over 100 million on Android
Bike Race over 100 million on Android
Glow hockey over 100 million on Android
MARVEL Storm of Superheroes over 100 million on Android
Roll the ball over 100 million on Android
Traffic rider over 100 million on Android
Real Racing 3 over 100 million on Android
Brawl Stars over 100 million on Android
Geometry Dash World over 50 million on Android
Geometry Dash Meltdown over 50 million on Android
Asphalt: nitro over 50 million on Android
Coin Master over 50 million on Android
Mario Kart Tour over 50 million on Android
Knife hit over 50 million on Android
Zig Zag over 50 million on Android
CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars over 50 million on Android
Bad Piggies over 50 million on Android
Boom Beach over 50 million on Android
Doodle Jump over 50 million on Android
Sniper Fury over 50 million on Android
Plague Inc. over 50 million on Android
Head Soccer over 50 million on Android
Mobile Strike over 50 million on Android
World of Tanks Blitz over 50 million on Android
Cookie Jam over 50 million on Android
Block! Hexa puzzle over 50 million on Android
Summoners War: Sky Arena over 50 million on Android
Bubble Witch 3 saga over 50 million on Android
Last Empire - War Z over 50 million on Android
Farming Simulator 14 over 50 million on Android
Top Eleven Football Manager over 50 million on Android
Pixel Gun 3D over 50 million on Android
Gangster Vegas over 50 million on Android
Goodgame Empire over 50 million on Android
Flip diving over 50 million on Android
Clash of Kings over 50 million on Android
Cut the Rope TimeTravel over 50 million on Android
Cut the rope experiments over 50 million on Android
Was robots over 50 million on Android
Zygna Poker over 50 million on Android
Toy blast over 50 million on Android
Rules of Survival over 50 million on Android
The Sims Mobile over 50 million on Android
SimCity BuildIt over 50 million on Android
Angry Birds Go! over 50 million on Android
Angry Birds Star Wars 2 over 50 million on Android
Angry Birds Friends over 50 million on Android
4 pictures 1 word over 10 million on Android
2048 over 10 million on Android
Angry Birds Evolution over 10 million on Android
Angry Birds Epic over 10 million on Android
Angry Birds Transformers over 10 million on Android
Angry Birds Bubble Shooter over 10 million on Android
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp over 10 million on Android
Bubble Witch Saga over 10 million on Android
Crayon Physics Deluxe over 10 million on Android
Cut the rope magic over 10 million on Android
Fallout Shelter over 10 million on Android
Forge of Empires over 10 million on Android
Fortnite over 10 million on Android
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery over 10 million on Android
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite over 10 million on Android
Hearthstone over 10 million on Android
Ingress Prime over 10 million on Android
June's Journey over 10 million on Android
Plants vs. Zombies Heroes over 10 million on Android
Quiz duel over 10 million on Android
QuizUp over 10 million on Android
Stick run over 10 million on Android
TwoDots over 10 million on Android
Search for words over 10 million on Android
WWE Supercards over 10 million on Android
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duels links over 10 million on Android

Web links

Individual evidence

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