List of best-selling PlayStation video games explained

This is a list of video games for the original PlayStation video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the PlayStation is Gran Turismo. A sim racing game developed by Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo was originally released in Japan on December 23, 1997, and went on to sell 10.85million units worldwide.[1] The second-best-selling game on the console is Final Fantasy VII (1997), which sold over 10million units. The top five is rounded out by Gran Turismo 2 (1999) selling 9.37million units,[1] Final Fantasy VIII (1999) with 8.6million units sold, and Tekken 3 (1998) with 8.3million units sold.[2]

There are a total of 123 PlayStation games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 41 were published in one or more regions by Sony Computer Entertainment. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games include Electronic Arts with thirteen games, Namco with eleven games, Capcom with nine games, and Eidos Interactive with seven games. The developers with the most million-selling games include Namco with eleven games, Square with ten games, and Capcom, Konami, and Sony Computer Entertainment, with six games each in the list of 113. The most popular franchises on PlayStation include Final Fantasy (combined units), Tomb Raider (25.9million combined units), Crash Bandicoot (25.53million combined units), Gran Turismo (20.22million combined units), and Tekken (combined units). The oldest game on this list is Ridge Racer, first released on the platform on December 3, 1994, while the most recent is Dancing Stage Party Edition, released November 15, 2002, when the PlayStation 2 had been out for more than two years.

As of March 2007, a total of 962million copies of PlayStation software had been shipped worldwide.[3]

List

GameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Release dateSales
Gran TurismoPolyphony DigitalSony Computer Entertainment10,850,000
Final Fantasy VIISquare10,022,228
Gran Turismo 2Polyphony DigitalSony Computer Entertainment9,370,000
Final Fantasy VIIISquare8,600,000[4]
Tekken 3Namco8,300,000
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneArgonaut GamesElectronic Arts8,000,000[5]
Naughty DogSony Computer Entertainment7,580,000
Naughty DogSony Computer Entertainment7,130,000
Tomb RaiderCore DesignEidos Interactive7,100,000[6]
Metal Gear SolidKonami Computer Entertainment JapanKonami7,000,000[7]
Crash BandicootNaughty DogSony Computer Entertainment6,820,000[8]
Tomb Raider IICore DesignEidos Interactive6,800,000
Tomb Raider IIICore DesignEidos Interactive5,900,000
Resident Evil 2Capcom5,770,000
Tekken 2Namco5,700,000[9]
Final Fantasy IXSquare5,500,000[10]
Resident EvilCapcom5,080,000
Spyro the DragonInsomniac GamesSony Computer Entertainment4,832,145[11]
Core DesignEidos Interactive4,700,000
Dragon Quest VIIHeartbeatEnix4,110,000[12]
RaymanUbisoft MontpellierUbi Soft4,000,000[13]
Crash Team RacingNaughty DogSony Computer Entertainment4,000,000
Oddworld Inhabitants3,500,000[14]
Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterNeversoftActivision3,500,000[15]
Capcom3,500,000
Sony Computer Entertainment3,451,064
FroggerMillennium InteractiveHasbro Interactive3,370,000
Insomniac GamesSony Computer Entertainment3,283,077
DriverReflections InteractiveGT Interactive3,220,000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2NeversoftActivision3,150,000[16]
Argonaut Software3,000,000[17]
Driver 2Reflections InteractiveInfogrames2,850,000
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden MemoriesKonami Computer Entertainment JapanKonami2,510,804
Dino CrisisCapcom Production Studio 42,400,000
Namco Museum Vol. 3Namco2,388,758
Everybody's GolfCamelot Software PlanningSony Computer Entertainment2,359,511
Final Fantasy TacticsSquare2,270,000
Air CombatNamcoNamco2,230,000[18]
WWF War ZoneIguana WestAcclaim Entertainment2,200,000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3Shaba GamesActivision2,110,000[19]
Mortal Kombat TrilogyAvalanche Software2,010,000
Derby StallionParityBitASCII Corporation2,000,000
Silent HillKonami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Team Silent)Konami2,000,000[20]
Blitz GamesHasbro Interactive2,000,000[21]
Parasite EveSquareSquare1,940,000
WWF SmackDown!Yuke's1,935,759
Yuke's1,915,858
Crash BashSony Computer Entertainment1,900,000
Spider-ManNeversoftActivision1,850,000
Namco Museum Vol. 1Namco1,817,786
Tetris PlusNatsume1,770,000
Syphon FilterEidetic1,750,000
Twisted Metal 2Sony Computer Entertainment1,740,000
TekkenNamco1,728,556
007: Tomorrow Never DiesBlack Ops Entertainment1,720,000
EA CanadaElectronic Arts1,700,000
PaRappa the RapperNanaOn-ShaSony Computer Entertainment1,684,398
Medal of HonorDreamWorks InteractiveElectronic Arts1,640,000[22]
Everybody's Golf 2Clap HanzSony Computer Entertainment1,598,482
Arc the LadSony Computer Entertainment1,587,253
Madden NFL 99EA TiburonEA Sports1,500,000
A Bug's LifeTraveller's TalesSony Computer Entertainment1,500,000
Crystal DynamicsEidos Interactive1,500,000[23]
Chrono CrossSquareSquare1,500,000
Madden NFL 2000EA TiburonEA Sports1,480,000
NFL GameDay 98Sony Interactive Studios AmericaSony Computer Entertainment1,470,000
Ridge RacerNamcoNamco1,468,507
n-SpaceTHQ1,460,000
Grand Theft Auto 2DMA DesignRockstar Games1,450,000
Cool Boarders 3Idol Minds1,430,000
Syphon Filter 2Eidetic1,420,000
Dance Dance RevolutionKonamiKonami1,405,048
Core DesignEidos Interactive1,400,000
EA CanadaElectronic Arts1,390,000
The Legend of DragoonJapan StudioSony Computer Entertainment1,315,240
Pac-Man WorldNamco Hometek1,310,518
Jet Moto 2Sony Computer Entertainment1,310,000
WCW NitroInland ProductionsTHQ1,300,000
Twisted Metal III989 Studios1,290,000
Jet MotoSony Computer Entertainment1,270,000
Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol1,270,000
Madden NFL 98Tiburon EntertainmentEA Sports1,250,000
Dragon Quest IVHeartbeatEnix1,232,071
Acquire1,230,675
Battle Arena ToshindenTamsoft1,229,575
SaGa FrontierSquare1,213,124
Cool Boarders 2UEP Systems1,210,000
XenogearsSquareSquare1,209,479
Dino Crisis 2Capcom1,200,000
MonopolyGremlin InteractiveHasbro Interactive1,190,000
Arc the Lad IIARC EntertainmentSony Computer Entertainment1,183,995[24]
Chocobo's Mystery DungeonSquare1,165,796
NamcoNamco1,164,000
NASCAR 98Stormfront StudiosEA Sports1,160,000
NBA Live 98EA CanadaEA Sports1,150,000
Devil DiceShift1,140,609
NASCAR 99Stormfront StudiosEA Sports1,140,000
Tales of DestinyWolf TeamNamco1,139,000[25]
Ape EscapeJapan StudioSony Computer Entertainment1,126,121
NFL GameDay 99989 Studios1,120,000
Sony Computer Entertainment1,113,288
Doko Demo IssyoBeXideSony Computer Entertainment1,100,000[26]
beatmaniaKonamiKonami1,100,000
Derby Stallion 99ParityBitASCII Corporation1,100,000
tri-Ace1,094,000[27]
Ace Combat 2NamcoNamco1,092,000
2XtremeSony Interactive Studios AmericaSony Computer Entertainment1,090,000
Parasite Eve IISquareSquare1,090,000
Twisted MetalSony Computer Entertainment1,080,000
Test Drive 5Pitbull SyndicateAccolade1,080,000
Twisted Metal 4989 StudiosSony Computer Entertainment1,080,000
Climax GroupTHQ1,070,000
Namco1,057,091
Arc the Lad IISony Computer Entertainment1,040,000
Densha de Go!TaitoTaito1,040,000
Dance Dance Revolution 2nd ReMixKonamiKonami1,032,085
NFL GameDaySony Interactive Studios AmericaSony Computer Entertainment1,000,000[28]
Monster RancherTecmoTecmo1,000,000[29]
Fighting ForceCore DesignEidos Interactive1,000,000[30]
Colin McRae RallyCodemastersCodemasters1,000,000[31]
Simple 1500 Series Vol. 1: The MahjongD3 Publisher1,000,000
Street Fighter Alpha 3CapcomCapcom1,000,000
WCW/nWo ThunderInland ProductionsTHQ1,000,000[32]
NBA Live 2000EA CanadaEA Sports1,000,000
Dancing Stage Party EditionKonamiKonami1,000,000[33]

See also

Notes and References

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