List of best-selling PlayStation video games facts for kids
Original PlayStation with DualShock controller
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 10.85 million units worldwide. The second-best-selling game on the console is Final Fantasy VII (1997), which sold over 10 million units. The top five is rounded out by Gran Turismo 2 (1999) selling 9.37 million units, Final Fantasy VIII (1999) with 8.6 million units sold, and Tekken 3 (1998) with 8.3 million units sold.
There are a total of 122 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 (26.39 million combined units), Tomb Raider (25.9 million combined units), Crash Bandicoot (25.53 million combined units), Gran Turismo (20.22 million combined units), and Tekken (16.62 million 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 962 million copies of PlayStation software had been shipped worldwide.
List
| Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release date | Sales | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment | December 23, 1997 | 10,850,000 | |
| Final Fantasy VII | Square |
|
January 31, 1997 | 10,022,228 | |
| Gran Turismo 2 | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment | December 11, 1999 | 9,370,000 | |
| Final Fantasy VIII | Square |
|
February 11, 1999 | 8,600,000 | |
| Tekken 3 | Namco |
|
March 26, 1998 | 8,300,000 | |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Argonaut Games | Electronic Arts | November 15, 2001 | 8,000,000 | |
| Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | November 5, 1997 | 7,580,000 | |
| Crash Bandicoot: Warped | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 31, 1998 | 7,130,000 | |
| Tomb Raider | Core Design | Eidos Interactive | October 25, 1996 | 7,100,000 | |
| Metal Gear Solid | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | Konami | September 3, 1998 | 7,000,000 | |
| Crash Bandicoot | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | September 9, 1996 | 6,820,000 | |
| Tomb Raider II | Core Design | Eidos Interactive | October 31, 1997 | 6,800,000 | |
| Tomb Raider III | Core Design | Eidos Interactive | November 20, 1998 | 5,900,000 | |
| Resident Evil 2 | Capcom |
|
January 21, 1998 | 5,770,000 | |
| Tekken 2 | Namco |
|
March 29, 1996 | 5,700,000 | |
| Final Fantasy IX | Square |
|
July 7, 2000 | 5,500,000 | |
| Resident Evil | Capcom |
|
March 22, 1996 | 5,080,000 | |
| Spyro the Dragon | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment | September 9, 1998 | 4,832,145 | |
| Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation | Core Design | Eidos Interactive | November 15, 1999 | 4,700,000 | |
| Dragon Quest VII | Heartbeat | Enix | August 26, 2000 | 4,110,000 | |
| Rayman | Ubisoft Montpellier | Ubi Soft | September 1, 1995 | 4,000,000 | |
| Crash Team Racing | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 19, 1999 | 4,000,000 | |
| Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee | Oddworld Inhabitants |
|
September 19, 1997 | 3,500,000 | |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Neversoft | Activision | August 31, 1999 | 3,500,000 | |
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Capcom |
|
September 22, 1999 | 3,500,000 | |
| Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage | Sony Computer Entertainment | November 2, 1999 | 3,451,064 | ||
| Frogger | Millennium Interactive | Hasbro Interactive | September 30, 1997 | 3,370,000 | |
| Spyro: Year of the Dragon | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 24, 2000 | 3,283,077 | |
| Driver | Reflections Interactive | GT Interactive | June 30, 1999 | 3,220,000 | |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | Neversoft | Activision | September 20, 2000 | 3,150,000 | |
| Croc: Legend of the Gobbos | Argonaut Software |
|
September 29, 1997 | 3,000,000 | |
| Driver 2 | Reflections Interactive | Infogrames | November 13, 2000 | 2,850,000 | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | Konami | December 9, 1999 | 2,510,804 | |
| Dino Crisis | Capcom Production Studio 4 |
|
July 1, 1999 | 2,400,000 | |
| Namco Museum Vol. 3 | Namco | June 21, 1996 | 2,388,758 | ||
| Everybody's Golf | Camelot Software Planning | Sony Computer Entertainment | July 17, 1997 | 2,359,511 | |
| Final Fantasy Tactics | Square |
|
June 20, 1997 | 2,270,000 | |
| Air Combat | Namco | Namco | June 30, 1995 | 2,230,000 | |
| WWF War Zone | Iguana West | Acclaim Entertainment | July 14, 1998 | 2,200,000 | |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | Shaba Games | Activision | October 29, 2001 | 2,110,000 | |
| Mortal Kombat Trilogy | Avalanche Software |
|
October 10, 1996 | 2,010,000 | |
| Derby Stallion | ParityBit | ASCII Corporation | July 17, 1997 | 2,000,000 | |
| Silent Hill | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Team Silent) | Konami | January 31, 1999 | 2,000,000 | |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge | Blitz Games | Hasbro Interactive | September 21, 2000 | 2,000,000 | |
| Parasite Eve | Square | Square | March 29, 1998 | 1,940,000 | |
| WWF SmackDown! | Yuke's |
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March 2, 2000 | 1,935,759 | |
| WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role | Yuke's |
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November 21, 2000 | 1,915,858 | |
| Crash Bash |
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Sony Computer Entertainment | November 6, 2000 | 1,900,000 | |
| Spider-Man | Neversoft | Activision | August 30, 2000 | 1,850,000 | |
| Namco Museum Vol. 1 | Namco | November 22, 1995 | 1,817,786 | ||
| Tetris Plus | Natsume |
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September 6, 1996 | 1,770,000 | |
| Syphon Filter | Eidetic |
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February 17, 1999 | 1,750,000 | |
| Twisted Metal 2 |
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Sony Computer Entertainment | October 31, 1996 | 1,740,000 | |
| Tekken | Namco |
|
March 31, 1995 | 1,728,556 | |
| 007: Tomorrow Never Dies | Black Ops Entertainment |
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November 16, 1999 | 1,720,000 | |
| Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit | EA Canada | Electronic Arts | March 25, 1998 | 1,700,000 | |
| PaRappa the Rapper | NanaOn-Sha | Sony Computer Entertainment | December 6, 1996 | 1,684,398 | |
| Medal of Honor | DreamWorks Interactive | Electronic Arts | October 31, 1999 | 1,640,000 | |
| Everybody's Golf 2 | Clap Hanz | Sony Computer Entertainment | July 29, 1999 | 1,598,482 | |
| Arc the Lad |
|
Sony Computer Entertainment | June 30, 1995 | 1,587,253 | |
| Madden NFL 99 | EA Tiburon | EA Sports | July 31, 1998 | 1,500,000 | |
| A Bug's Life | Traveller's Tales | Sony Computer Entertainment | November 18, 1998 | 1,500,000 | |
| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | Crystal Dynamics | Eidos Interactive | August 16, 1999 | 1,500,000 | |
| Chrono Cross | Square | Square | November 18, 1999 | 1,500,000 | |
| Madden NFL 2000 | EA Tiburon | EA Sports | July 31, 1999 | 1,480,000 | |
| NFL GameDay 98 | Sony Interactive Studios America | Sony Computer Entertainment | July 31, 1997 | 1,470,000 | |
| Ridge Racer | Namco | Namco | December 3, 1994 | 1,468,507 | |
| Rugrats: Search for Reptar | n-Space | THQ | October 31, 1998 | 1,460,000 | |
| Grand Theft Auto 2 | DMA Design | Rockstar Games | October 25, 1999 | 1,450,000 | |
| Cool Boarders 3 | Idol Minds |
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September 30, 1998 | 1,430,000 | |
| Syphon Filter 2 | Eidetic |
|
March 14, 2000 | 1,420,000 | |
| Dance Dance Revolution | Konami | Konami | April 10, 1999 | 1,405,048 | |
| Tomb Raider: Chronicles | Core Design | Eidos Interactive | November 17, 2000 | 1,400,000 | |
| Need for Speed: High Stakes | EA Canada | Electronic Arts | March 1, 1999 | 1,390,000 | |
| The Legend of Dragoon | Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | December 2, 1999 | 1,315,240 | |
| Pac-Man World | Namco Hometek |
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October 12, 1999 | 1,310,518 | |
| Jet Moto 2 |
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Sony Computer Entertainment | October 31, 1997 | 1,310,000 | |
| WCW Nitro | Inland Productions | THQ | January 31, 1998 | 1,300,000 | |
| Twisted Metal III | 989 Studios |
|
October 31, 1998 | 1,290,000 | |
| Jet Moto |
|
Sony Computer Entertainment | October 31, 1996 | 1,270,000 | |
| Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol |
|
|
June 5, 2000 | 1,270,000 | |
| Madden NFL 98 | Tiburon Entertainment | EA Sports | July 31, 1997 | 1,250,000 | |
| Dragon Quest IV | Heartbeat | Enix | November 22, 2001 | 1,232,071 | |
| Tenchu: Stealth Assassins | Acquire |
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February 26, 1998 | 1,230,675 | |
| Battle Arena Toshinden | Tamsoft |
|
January 1, 1995 | 1,229,575 | |
| SaGa Frontier | Square |
|
July 11, 1997 | 1,213,124 | |
| Cool Boarders 2 | UEP Systems |
|
August 28, 1997 | 1,210,000 | |
| Xenogears | Square | Square | February 11, 1998 | 1,209,479 | |
| Dino Crisis 2 | Capcom |
|
September 13, 2000 | 1,200,000 | |
| Monopoly | Gremlin Interactive | Hasbro Interactive | November 6, 1997 | 1,190,000 | |
| Arc the Lad II | ARC Entertainment | Sony Computer Entertainment | November 11, 1996 | 1,183,995 | |
| Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon |
|
Square | December 22, 1997 | 1,165,796 | |
| Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere | Namco | Namco | May 27, 1999 | 1,164,000 | |
| NASCAR 98 | Stormfront Studios | EA Sports | November 17, 1997 | 1,160,000 | |
| NBA Live 98 | EA Canada | EA Sports | November 30, 1997 | 1,150,000 | |
| Devil Dice | Shift |
|
June 18, 1998 | 1,140,609 | |
| NASCAR 99 | Stormfront Studios | EA Sports | September 28, 1998 | 1,140,000 | |
| Tales of Destiny | Wolf Team | Namco | December 23, 1997 | 1,139,000 | |
| NFL GameDay 99 | 989 Studios |
|
July 31, 1998 | 1,120,000 | |
| I.Q.: Intelligent Qube |
|
Sony Computer Entertainment | January 31, 1997 | 1,113,288 | |
| beatmania | Konami | Konami | October 1, 1998 | 1,100,000 | |
| Derby Stallion 99 | ParityBit | ASCII Corporation | September 30, 1999 | 1,100,000 | |
| Star Ocean: The Second Story | tri-Ace |
|
July 30, 1998 | 1,094,000 | |
| Ace Combat 2 | Namco | Namco | May 30, 1997 | 1,092,000 | |
| 2Xtreme | Sony Interactive Studios America | Sony Computer Entertainment | November 6, 1996 | 1,090,000 | |
| Parasite Eve II | Square | Square | December 16, 1999 | 1,090,000 | |
| Twisted Metal |
|
Sony Computer Entertainment | November 5, 1995 | 1,080,000 | |
| Test Drive 5 | Pitbull Syndicate | Accolade | September 30, 1998 | 1,080,000 | |
| Twisted Metal 4 | 989 Studios | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 31, 1999 | 1,080,000 | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | Climax Group | THQ | November 5, 2001 | 1,070,000 | |
| R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 | Namco |
|
December 3, 1998 | 1,057,091 | |
| Arc the Lad II |
|
Sony Computer Entertainment | November 1, 1996 | 1,040,000 | |
| Densha de Go! | Taito | Taito | December 18, 1997 | 1,040,000 | |
| Dance Dance Revolution 2nd ReMix | Konami | Konami | August 26, 1999 | 1,032,085 | |
| NFL GameDay | Sony Interactive Studios America | Sony Computer Entertainment | November 1995 | 1,000,000 | |
| Monster Rancher | Tecmo | Tecmo | July 24, 1997 | 1,000,000 | |
| Fighting Force | Core Design | Eidos Interactive | October 31, 1997 | 1,000,000 | |
| Colin McRae Rally | Codemasters | Codemasters | July 1998 | 1,000,000 | |
| Simple 1500 Series Vol. 1: The Mahjong |
|
D3 Publisher | October 22, 1998 | 1,000,000 | |
| Street Fighter Alpha 3 | Capcom | Capcom | December 23, 1998 | 1,000,000 | |
| WCW/nWo Thunder | Inland Productions | THQ | December 31, 1998 | 1,000,000 | |
| NBA Live 2000 | EA Canada | EA Sports | October 31, 1999 | 1,000,000 | |
| Dancing Stage Party Edition | Konami | Konami | November 15, 2002 | 1,000,000 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Videojuegos más vendidos de la PlayStation para niños
- List of PlayStation games (A–L)
- List of PlayStation games (M–Z)
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