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Plutonflies are enemies from [[Kid Icarus]].
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Plutonflies are the flying version of their thieving [[pluton|cousins]] which you first encountered in the second world. They are indestructible, and they will steal your enchanted weapons if they lay a hand on you.
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This is a '''list of [[Personal computer game|PC games]]''' (including [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], and [[Linux]]) that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
  
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The sales figures for expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game (with the exception of ''Guild Wars''). Sales from digital distribution outlets such as Steam are also not taken into account. Subscription figures for [[massively multiplayer online game]]s such as ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' or ''[[Lineage (video game)|Lineage]]'' are also not taken into account.
  
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
  
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! Game !! Sales !! Sales breakdown (region) !! Series !! Release date
  
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| ''[[The Sims 2]]''
  
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| {{sort|200|20 million}}<ref name="thesims2">{{cite press release |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070329005231/en/Furry-Phones-Pocket-Pups-Sims-2-Pets |title=Furry Phones and Pocket Pups: The Sims 2 Pets Goes Mobile |date=2007-03-29 |publisher=[[Electronic Arts]] |accessdate=2012-11-12}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[The Sims]]''
  
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| {{dts|September 14, 2004}}
  
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| ''[[The Sims (video game)|The Sims]]''
  
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| {{sort|160|16 million}}<ref name="thesims">{{cite press release |url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/feb/1114806.htm |title=The Sims Franchise Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary and Continues to Break Records |date=2005-02-07 |publisher=[[Electronic Arts]] |accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[The Sims]]''
  
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| {{dts|February 4, 2000}}
  
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| ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
  
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| {{sort|120|12 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0228/technology-gabe-newell-videogames-valve-online-mayhem.html|title=The Master of Online Mayhem|publisher=[[Forbes]]|date=2011-02-09|accessdate=2011-05-10}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]''
  
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| {{dts|November 16, 2004}}
  
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| ''[[StarCraft]]''
  
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| {{sort|110|11 million}}<ref name="starcraft">{{cite web |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/news/blizzard-confirms-one-frontline-release-09 |title=Blizzard Confirms One "Frontline Release" for '09 |date=2009-02-11 |accessdate=2009-03-01 |publisher=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |author=Kris Graft}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[StarCraft (series)|StarCraft]]''
  
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| {{dts|March 31, 1998}}
  
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| ''[[Diablo III]]''
  
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| {{sort|100|10 million}}{{ref|D3|[note 2]}}<ref name=DiabloIII>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-07-diablo-3-has-over-10-million-subscribers|title=Diablo 3 has sold over 10 million copies|date={{Date|2012-11-07}}|accessdate={{Date|2012-11-08}}|work=Eurogamer}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Diablo (series)|Diablo]]''
  
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| {{dts|May 15, 2012}}
  
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| ''[[The Sims 3]]''
  
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| {{sort|100|10 million}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2011/10/12/eas-the-sims-social-has-stolen-a-lot-of-players-from-zynga/|title=EA's The Sims Social has stolen millions of players from Zynga|date=12 October 2011|accessdate=17 December 2011|author=Takahashi, Dean|publisher=[[VentureBeat]]}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[The Sims]]''
  
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| {{dts|June 2, 2009}}
  
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| ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
  
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| {{sort|047|at least 10 million}}{{ref|WoW|[note 1]}}
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Warcraft]]''
  
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| {{dts|November 23, 2004}}
  
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| ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]''
  
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| {{sort|093|9.3 million}}<ref name=valve>{{cite book |title=Issue 187: Full Steam Ahead |pages=67–70 |publisher=''[[Game Informer]]'' |date=2008-11-08}}</ref><ref name=valve2>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21319 |publisher=[[Gamasutra]] |title=Analysis: Valve's Lifetime Retail Sales For Half-Life, Counter-Strike Franchises |date=2008-12-03 |author=Chris Remo|accessdate=2008-12-03}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]''
  
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| {{dts|November 19, 1998}}
  
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| ''[[Minecraft]]''
  
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| {{sort|090|9.0 million}}<ref>{{Cite web|accessdate={{Date|2013-01-21}}|url=http://www.minecraft.net/stats|title=Statistics|publisher=[[Mojang]]}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| {{dts|November 18, 2011}}{{ref|MinecraftReleaseD3|[note 3]}}
  
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| ''[[Portal 2]]''
  
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| {{sort|080|8.0 million}}{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]''
  
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| {{dts|April 19, 2011}}{{ref|MinecraftReleaseD3|[note 3]}}
  
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|-
  
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| ''[[Guild Wars Prophecies]]'', including expansion packs:<br />''[[Guild Wars Factions|Factions]]''<br />''[[Guild Wars Nightfall|Nightfall]]''<br />''[[Guild Wars: Eye of the North|Eye of the North]]''
  
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| {{sort|065|6.5 million in North America, Europe, and Asia}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Guild Wars surpasses 6.5 million sales, sequel will be released 'when it's done' |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/games/guild-wars-2/pc/game-features/guild-wars-surpasses-65-million-sales-sequel-will-be-released-when-its-done/ |date=2010-08-31 |accessdate=2010-08-31 |publisher=[[GameDaily]]}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Guild Wars]]''
  
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| {{dts|April 28, 2005}}
  
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| ''[[Myst]]''
  
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| {{sort|060|6 million}}<ref name=rivenmyst>{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesmanreview.com/pf.asp?date=052201&id=s966647|title= Beyond the Myst|publisher=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|date=2001-05-22|accessdate=2006-11-26}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Myst (series)|Myst]]''
  
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| {{dts|September 24, 1993}}
  
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| ''[[The Sims 2: Pets]]''
  
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| {{sort|060|6 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/Keeping-up-with-the-Simses---page-2/2008-1043_3-6222232-2.html?tag=st.num |title=Newsmaker: Keeping up with the Simses |publisher=[[CNET]] |date=11 December 2007 |accessdate=2013 January 26}}</ref><ref name="sims2pets">{{cite web |author=Tor Thorsen |date=2007-05-08 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/thesims2/news.html?sid=6170281&mode=recent |title=EA's quarterly losses, annual income climb |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=2007-07-10}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[The Sims]]''
  
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| {{dts|October 17, 2006}}
  
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| ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''
  
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| {{sort|060|6 million}}<ref>{{cite press release |http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/7/3615054/starcraft-2-heart-of-the-swarm-release-window-2013 |title=StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm launching in 'first half 2013'|language=English|accessdate=2012-11-8|date=2011-11-8|publisher=polygon.com}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[StarCraft (series)|StarCraft]]''
  
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| {{dts|July 27, 2010}}
  
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| ''[[SimCity 3000]]'' (including re-release versions)
  
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| {{sort|050|5 million}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1013897&newsId=20071113005513&newsLang=en |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110710163320/http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1013897&newsId=20071113005513&newsLang=en |archivedate=2011-09-30 |title= SimCity Societies Ships to Retailers, Turning PC Gamers Everywhere into Shapers of Cultures |date=2007-11-13 |publisher=[[Electronic Arts]] |accessdate=2013-01-26}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[SimCity]]''
  
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| {{dts|January 31, 1999}}
  
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| ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade]]''
  
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| {{sort|047|at least 4.7 million}}{{ref|WoW|[note 1]}}
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Warcraft]]''
  
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| {{dts|January 16, 2007}}
  
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| ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]''
  
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| {{sort|047|at least 4.7 million}}{{ref|WoW|[note 1]}}
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Warcraft]]''
  
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| {{dts|November 13, 2008}}
  
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| ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]''
  
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| {{sort|047|at least 4.7 million}}<ref name="WoW_Cataclysm">{{Cite web|url=http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/press/pressreleases.html?id=2443932|title=WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: CATACLYSM™ ONE-MONTH SALES TOP 4.7 MILLION |date={{Date|2011-01-10|mdy}}|accessdate={{Date|2011-01-31|mdy}}|publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]] |author=Blizzard Entertainment}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Warcraft]]''
  
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| {{dts|December 7, 2010}}
  
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| ''[[Riven]]''
  
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| {{sort|045|4.5 million}}<ref>{{cite news|author=Pham, Alex|date=2001-05-17|title=Game Design; Adding Texture, Detail to Miller Brothers' Legacy|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=T4}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Myst (series)|Myst]]''
  
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| {{dts|October 29, 1997}}
  
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| ''[[Counter-Strike]]''
  
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| {{sort|042|4.2 million}}<ref name=valve/><ref name=valve2/>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''Counter-Strike''
  
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| {{dts|June 19, 1999}}
  
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| ''[[Cossacks: European Wars]]''
  
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| {{sort|040|4 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=171458 |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |accessdate=2007-09-09 |date=2007-09-09 |author=Jim Rossignol |title=S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - the myth and reality #1}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''Cossacks''
  
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| {{dts|April 24, 2001}}
  
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| ''[[Diablo II]]''
  
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| {{sort|040|4 million}}<ref name=Diablo/>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Diablo (series)|Diablo]]''
  
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| {{dts|June 29, 2000}}
  
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| ''[[Populous]]''
  
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| {{sort|040|4 million}}<ref name="id76588">{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=76588 |title=Final Fantasy X hits 5 million, world quakes |date=2002-07-09 |accessdate=2008-08-03 |publisher=[[Computer and Video Games]]}}</ref><ref name="lionhead"/>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Populous (series)|Populous]]''
  
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| {{dts|June 5, 1989}}
  
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| ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon]]''
  
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| {{sort|040|4 million}}
  
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| 4 million in North America<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/358/358020p1.html |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2002-04-25 |author=Ivan Sulic |title=Roller Coaster Tycoon II}}</ref>
  
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| ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon (series)|RollerCoaster Tycoon]]''
  
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| {{dts|March 31, 1999}}
  
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| ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]''
  
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| {{sort|040|4 million}}<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://books.google.com/?id=vAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA91|title=That's Edutainment|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1995-05-01|volume=107|issue=19|page=91|issn=0006-2510|publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]|accessdate=2009-08-08}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''Carmen Sandiego''
  
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| {{dts|June 1, 1985}}
  
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| ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]'' (including expansions)
  
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| {{sort|040|4 million}}<ref name="thqdow">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22176 |title=THQ's Farrell: Focus On Fewer, Better Core Titles |author=Chris Remo |date=2009-02-04 |accessdate=2009-02-05 |publisher=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[List of Games Workshop video games|Warhammer]]''
  
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| {{dts|September 20, 2004}}
  
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| ''[[Doom 3]]''
  
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| {{sort|035|3.5 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shacknews.com/docs/press/010710_id_carmack_emmys.x |title=John Carmack and iD Software's pineering development work in 3D game engines recognized with two technology Emmy Awards |accessdate=2007-02-15 |date=2007-01-09 |publisher=[[Shacknews]]}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]''
  
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| {{dts|August 3, 2004}}
  
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| ''[[EverQuest]]''
  
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| {{sort|035|3.5 million}}<ref name=walk>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070206021054/http://www.walkofgame.com/inductees/inductees.html|url=http://www.walkofgame.com/inductees/inductees.html|title=2006 Walk of Game Inductees|publisher=[[Walk of Game]]|archivedate=2006-02-06|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| EverQuest
  
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| {{dts|March 16, 1999}}
  
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| ''[[Theme Park (video game)|Theme Park]]''
  
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| {{sort|035|3.5 million}}<ref name="lionhead">{{cite web |url=http://www.lionhead.com/about.html |title=About Lionhead Studios |accessdate=2008-01-08 |publisher=[[Lionhead Studios]] |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071211003352/http://www.lionhead.com/about.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-12-11}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''Theme Park''
  
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| {{dts|1994}}
  
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| ''[[Guild Wars 2]]''
  
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| {{sort|020|at least 3 million}}<ref name=guildwars2>{{cite web|url=https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/colin-johanson-on-guild-wars-2-in-the-months-ahead/|title= Colin Johanson on Guild Wars 2 in the Months Ahead|publisher=[[Guild Wars 2]]|date=2013-01-15|accessdate=2013-01-15}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Guild Wars]]''
  
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| {{dts|August 28, 2012}}
  
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| ''[[Age of Empires (video game)|Age of Empires]]''
  
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| {{sort|030|3 million}}<ref name="ageofempires">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20000307/pritchard_pfv.htm |title=Postmortem: Ensemble Studios’ Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2000-03-07 |author=Matt Pritchard |publisher=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Age of Empires]]''
  
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| {{dts|October 15, 1997}}
  
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| ''[[Civilization IV]]''
  
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| {{sort|030|3 million}}<ref name="taketwovalue">{{cite web |url=http://taketwovalue.com/documents/TTWO_Value.pdf |title=Recommendation of the Board of Directors to Reject Electronic Arts Inc.'s Tender Offer |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2008-03-26 |publisher=[[Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.]] |pages=12, 14, 16 |format=PDF |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080626142151/http://taketwovalue.com/documents/TTWO_Value.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-26}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Civilization (series)|Civilization]]''
  
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| {{dts|October 25, 2005}}
  
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| ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''
  
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| {{sort|030|3 million}}<ref name="redalert">{{cite press release |url=http://www.cncgames.com/wspress.shtml#Westwood%20Studios%20Ships%20More%20Than%201%20Million |title=Westwood Studios Ships More Than 1 Million Copies of Red Alert 2 |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2000-11-02 |publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Command & Conquer]]''
  
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| {{dts|October 31, 1996}}
  
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| ''[[Crysis]]''
  
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| {{sort|030|3 million}}<ref name="Crysis">{{cite web |url=http://www.zuse.hessen.de/mm/Konrad_Zuse_Kongress_Yerli_Final.pdf|title=CryEngine 3 - The next generation of interactive entertainment and real-time 3D technologies|publisher=[[Crytek]] |author=Avni Yerli |accessdate=2011-01-03 |date=2010-05-26}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Crysis (series)|Crysis]]''
  
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| {{dts|November 13, 2007}}
  
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| ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]''
  
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| {{sort|030|3 million}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.blizzard.co.uk/war3x/pressrelease-030529.shtml |title=Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Goes Gold -- Street Date Announced |publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]] |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2003-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/warcraft3thefrozenthrone/news_6073427.html |title=Warcraft III expansion sells 1 million |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |author=Justin Calvert |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2003-08-14}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Warcraft]]''
  
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| {{dts|July 3, 2002}}
  
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|-
  
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| ''[[Counter-Strike: Condition Zero]]''
  
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| {{sort|029|2.9 million}}<ref name=valve/><ref name=valve2/>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''Counter-Strike''
  
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| {{dts|March 23, 2004}}
  
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|-
  
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| ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''
  
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| {{sort|014|2.75 million}}{{fact|date=January 2013}}
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]''
  
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| {{dts|November 11, 2011}}
  
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| ''[[World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria]]''
  
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| {{sort|027|2.7 million}}<ref name=DiabloIII>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-07-diablo-3-has-over-10-million-subscribers|title=Diablo 3 has sold over 10 million copies|date={{Date|2012-11-07}}|accessdate={{Date|2012-11-08}}|work=Eurogamer}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Warcraft]]''
  
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| {{dts|September 25, 2012}}
  
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|-
  
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| ''[[Age of Empires III]]''
  
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| {{sort|025|2.5 million}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties |url=http://www.gamearena.com.au/pc/games/title/age-of-empires-3-the-asian-dynasties/index.php |publisher=[[Gamearena]] |accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Age of Empires]]''
  
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| {{dts|October 18, 2005}}
  
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|-
  
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| ''[[Anno 1503]]''
  
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| {{sort|025|2.5 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/devdiary/november02/1503-6/ |title=1503 A.D. - The New World: Volume 6 (PC) |accessdate=2008-07-05 |date=2002-11-16 |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |author=Wolfgang Duhr}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''Anno''
  
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| {{dts|March 23, 2003}}
  
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|-
  
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| ''[[Anno 1602]]''
  
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| {{sort|025|2.5 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sunflowers.de/german/news.php?id=399 |title=ANNO 1602 ist auch nach vier Jahren noch die Nr. 1 in den Jahrescharts! |language=German |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2003-02-13 |publisher=[[Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software]]}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''Anno''
  
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| {{dts|September 24, 1998}}
  
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|-
  
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| ''[[Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars]]''
  
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| {{sort|025|2.5 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cossacks-II-Napoleonic-Wars-is-Gold-1236.shtml |publisher=[[Softpedia]] |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2005-04-13 |title=Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars is Gold}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''Cossacks''
  
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| {{dts|April 15, 2005}}
  
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| ''[[Diablo (video game)|Diablo]]''
  
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| {{sort|025|2.5 million}}<ref name="Diablo">{{cite press release |url=http://www.gamesfirst.com/articles/diablo2_sales.htm |title=Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Shatters Sales Records Worldwide With Over 1 Million Copies Sold |publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]] |accessdate=2008-06-11 |date=2001-08-29}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Diablo (series)|Diablo]]''
  
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| {{dts|December 31, 1996}}
  
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|-
  
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| ''[[Far Cry]]''
  
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| {{sort|025|2.5 million}}<ref name="Crysis"/>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Far Cry (series)|Far Cry]]''
  
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| {{dts|March 23, 2004}}
  
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| ''[[Battlefield 1942]]''
  
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| {{sort|024.7|2.47 million}}<ref name="battlefield1942">{{cite web |url=http://www.dice.se/PDF.aspx?article=0a204e8e-a1a6-434d-894f-b8d9147750b7 |format=[[PDF]] |accessdate=2008-03-25 |title=2006 interim report January–June |pages=3 |publisher=[[Digital Illusions CE]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061013164910/www.dice.se/PDF.aspx?article=0a204e8e-a1a6-434d-894f-b8d9147750b7|archivedate=2006-10-13}}</ref>
  
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| {{n/a}}
  
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| ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield]]''
  
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| {{dts|September 10, 2002}}
  
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|-
  
−
| ''[[Counter-Strike: Source]]''
  
−
| {{sort|021|2.1 million}}<ref name=valve/><ref name=valve2/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Counter-Strike''
  
−
| {{dts|November 1, 2004}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[The Witcher (video game)|The Witcher]]''
  
−
| {{sort|021|2.1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnyegriffiths/2012/05/10/cd-projekt-red-ceo/2/ |title=CD Projekt Red's CEO On Being Poland's Number 1, The Witcher 2 And Mass Effect 3}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''The Witcher''
  
−
| {{dts|October 26, 2007}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[The 7th Guest]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/btg-tri/index.html |title=Haunted Glory: The Rise and Fall of Trilobyte |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=2008-07-05 |author=Geoff Keighley}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''The 7th Guest''
  
−
| {{dts|January 1, 1993}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref>{{cite web |title="Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings" Crowned No. 1 On Holiday Sales Charts Around the World |url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Jan00/CrownedPR.mspx |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=2000-01-27 |accessdate=2006-11-26}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Age of Empires]]''
  
−
| {{dts|September 30, 1999}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Baldur's Gate]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref name="bioware">{{cite web |url=http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/about/ |title=About Bioware |publisher=[[BioWare]] |accessdate=2006-11-26}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Baldur's Gate (series)|Baldur's Gate]]''
  
−
| {{dts|November 30, 1998}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref name="bioware">{{cite web |url=http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/about/ |title=About Bioware |publisher=[[BioWare]] |accessdate=2006-11-26}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Baldur's Gate (series)|Baldur's Gate]]''
  
−
| {{dts|September 24, 2000}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Black & White (video game)|Black &amp; White]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref name="lionhead"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Black & White''
  
−
| {{dts|March 25, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Civilization III]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref name="ownt">{{cite web |url=http://www.ownt.com/qtakes/2003/gamestats/gamestats.shtm |title=All Time Top 20 Best Selling Games |accessdate=2006-12-01 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060221044930/http://www.ownt.com/qtakes/2003/gamestats/gamestats.shtm |archivedate=2006-02-21 |date=2003-05-21}}{{Dead link|date=January 2009}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Civilization (series)|Civilization]]''
  
−
| {{dts|October 30, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million shipped, 1 million sold}}<ref name="Diablo"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Diablo''
  
−
| {{dts|June 27, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Doom II: Hell on Earth]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idsoftware.com/corporate/idhist.html |title=What id is |publisher=[[id Software]] |accessdate=2007-02-15 |date=1998-12 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/19990209072923/http://idsoftware.com/corporate/idhist.html |archivedate = 1999-02-09}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]''
  
−
| {{dts|September 30, 1994}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref name="mafia">{{cite web |url=http://www.2kgames.com/index.php?p=news&ID=232 |title=2K Games Announces Mafia 2 |publisher=[[2K Games]] |date=2007-08-21 |accessdate=2007-09-01}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Mafia''
  
−
| {{dts|August 28, 2002}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/neverwinter-nights-ii/536369p1.html |title=Neverwinter Nights 2 (PC) |work=The History of Dungeons & Dragons |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2004-08-06 |author=Tal Blevins}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Neverwinter Nights (series)|Neverwinter Nights]]''
  
−
| {{dts|June 18, 2002}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[SimCity 4]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://themetropolisproject.org/articles/core-ideas/open-source-future | title=The Open Source Future | publisher=The Metropolis Project | date=October 11, 2009 | accessdate=July 25, 2012 | author=John}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[SimCity]]''
  
−
| {{dts|January 14, 2003}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Spore (2008 video game)|Spore]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20081030006325&newsLang=en|title=EA Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]|date=2008-10-30|accessdate=2008-10-31}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Spore''
  
−
| {{dts|September 4, 2008}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref>{{cite web |title=S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: 2.000.000 copies sold |url=http://www.stalker-game.com/en/ |publisher=[[GSC Game World]] |date=2008-09-03 |accessdate=2008-09-04}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.''
  
−
| {{dts|March 20, 2007}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]''
  
−
| {{sort|020|2 million}}<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/19991012214549/blizzard.com/press/991001.html |title=Warcraft II: Battle.Net Edition goes gold |date=1999-10-01 |publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]] |url=http://www.blizzard.com/press/991001.html |archivedate=1999-10-12 |accessdate=2007-10-04}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Warcraft]]''
  
−
| {{dts|December 9, 1995}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Sacred (video game)|Sacred]]''
  
−
| {{sort|018|1.8 million}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.gamershell.com/companies/ascaron/365247.html |title=Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel to Have Multiplayer Arena at Games Convention |date=2007-08-02 |accessdate=2008-01-29 |publisher=[[Ascaron]]}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Sacred''
  
−
| {{dts|March 23, 2004}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Dungeon Siege]]''
  
−
| {{sort|017|1.7 million}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-28-2009/0005067079&EDATE= | title=D.I.C.E.(R) Summit Goes Global |date=2009-07-28 |accessdate=2009-08-02 |publisher=[[GCA Games Convention Asia]]}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Dungeon Siege''
  
−
| {{dts|April 5, 2002}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Quake (video game)|Quake]]''
  
−
| {{sort|017|1.7 million}}<ref>{{cite news |title=The Violent World of Video Games |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_24_15/ai_54968253 |publisher=Findarticles.com |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=1999-06-28}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Quake (series)|Quake]]''
  
−
| {{dts|June 22, 1996}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[American McGee's Alice]]''
  
−
| {{sort|015|1.5 million}}<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb36NXXZWAc</ref><ref>http://www.vg247.com/2010/07/20/ea-showcase-kicks-off-with-the-sims/comment-page-1/</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Alice''
  
−
| {{dts|October 6, 2000}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]''
  
−
| {{sort|015|1.5 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20000404/tiberiansun_04.htm |accessdate=2007-07-09 |date=2000-04-04 |publisher=[[Gamasutra]] |author=Rade Stojsavljevic |title=Postmortem:Westwood Studios' Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun |pages=4}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Command & Conquer]]''
  
−
| {{dts|August 27, 1999}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Crysis Warhead]]''
  
−
| {{sort|015|1.5 million}}<ref name="Crysis"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Crysis (series)|Crysis]]''
  
−
| {{dts|September 16, 2008}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]''
  
−
| {{sort|015|1.5 million}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Paul Hyman |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000955338 |title=Digital distribution: Keep the money and run? |date=2005-06-13 |accessdate=2007-08-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930181658/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000955338 |archivedate = 2007-09-30}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Duke Nukem]]''
  
−
| {{dts|January 29, 1996}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
  
−
| {{sort|015|1.5 million}}
  
−
|
  
−
*1.3 million in the US<ref name="nextgenpctop100">{{cite web |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century|title=The top 100 PC games of the 21st Century |publisher=[[Next Generation Magazine|Next-Gen.biz]] |author=Joe Keiser |accessdate=2007-01-21 |date=2006-08-25}}</ref>
  
−
*200,000 in the UK<ref name="elspag">{{cite web |url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3943 |accessdate=2009-02-03 |publisher=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold}}</ref>
  
−
| ''[[List of Harry Potter related topics#Video games based on the books and films|Harry Potter]]''
  
−
| {{dts|November 15, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[The Orange Box]]''
  
−
| {{sort|015|1.5 million}}<ref name="orangebox">{{cite web |url=http://www.tomsgames.com/us/2008/02/21/gdc_will_steam_add_movies_music/ |title=GDC 08: Will Steam Add Movies, Music? |date=2008-02-21 |accessdate=2008-02-22 |publisher=[[Tom's Hardware|Tom's Games]] |author=Rob Wright}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]''
  
−
| {{dts|October 9, 2007}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]''
  
−
| {{sort|015|1.5 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lucasarts.com/company/release/news20051108.html |title=LucasArts Announces Star Wars Galaxies: The Starter Kit -- Everything You Need To Visit A Galaxy Far, Far Away -- Right Now! |publisher=[[LucasArts]] |date=2005-11-08 |accessdate=2007-08-14}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[List of Star Wars video games|Star Wars]]''
  
−
| {{dts|June 26, 2003}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]''
  
−
| {{sort|015|1.5 million shipped}},<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=239033 |title=WAR ships 1.5 million copies |date=2008-09-16 |accessdate=2008-09-16 |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |author=Oli Welsh}}</ref> 1.2 million sold<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20081030006325&newsLang=en |title=EA Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results |publisher=[[Electronic Arts]] |date=2008-10-30 |accessdate=2008-10-31}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[List of Games Workshop video games|Warhammer]]''
  
−
| {{dts|September 18, 2008}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode One]]''
  
−
| {{sort|014|1.4 million}}<ref name=valve/><ref name=valve2/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]''
  
−
| {{dts|June 1, 2006}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Battlefield Vietnam]]''
  
−
| {{sort|013.6|1.36 million}}<ref name="battlefield1942"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield]]''
  
−
| {{dts|March 14, 2004}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Monopoly (video game)|Monopoly]]''
  
−
| {{sort|013|1.3 million}}<ref name="pcdata">{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/071/071728p1.html |title=PC Data Top Games of All Time |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=1999-11-01 |accessdate=2008-09-08}}</ref><ref name="Wargames Handbook">{{cite web |url=http://www.hyw.com/Books/WargamesHandbook/Introduc.htm |title=Wargames Handbook |author=Jim Dunnigan |date=2000-03-22}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Monopoly''
  
−
| {{dts|September 30, 1995}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Zoo Tycoon]]''
  
−
| {{sort|013|1.3 million}}
  
−
|
  
−
*1.1 million in the US<ref name="nextgenpctop100"/>
  
−
*200,000 in the UK<ref name="elspag"/>
  
−
| ''[[Zoo Tycoon (series)|Zoo Tycoon]]''
  
−
| {{dts|October 17, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Doom (video game)|Doom]]''
  
−
| {{sort|011.54|1.154 million}}<ref name="Wargames Handbook"/><ref name="pcdata"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]''
  
−
| {{dts|December 10, 1993}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]]''
  
−
| {{sort|011.4|1.14 million}}
  
−
|
  
−
*940,000 in the US<ref name="nextgenpctop100"/>
  
−
*200,000 in the UK<ref name=elspag/>
  
−
| ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon (series)|RollerCoaster Tycoon]]''
  
−
| {{dts|October 15, 2002}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[SimCity 2000]]''
  
−
| {{sort|011.36|1.136 million}}<ref name="pcdata"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[SimCity]]''
  
−
| {{dts|July 1, 1993}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Half-Life: Opposing Force]]''
  
−
| {{sort|011|1.1 million}}<ref name=valve>{{cite book |title=Issue 187: Full Steam Ahead |pages=67–70 |publisher=''[[Game Informer]]'' |date=2008-11-08}}</ref><ref name=valve2>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21319 |publisher=[[Gamasutra]] |title=Analysis: Valve's Lifetime Retail Sales For Half-Life, Counter-Strike Franchises |date=2008-12-03 |author=Chris Remo |accessdate=2008-12-03}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]''
  
−
| {{dts|November 10, 1999}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Killing Floor (2009 video game)|Killing Floor]]''
  
−
| {{sort|011|1.1 million}}<ref>http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/2012/02/14/killing-floor-has-sold-a-million/</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|May 14, 2009}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]''
  
−
| {{sort|011|1.1 million}}
  
−
|
  
−
*900,000 in the US<ref name="nextgenpctop100"/>
  
−
*200,000 in the UK<ref name=elspag/>
  
−
| ''[[Medal of Honor (series)|Medal of Honor]]''
  
−
| {{dts|January 22, 2002}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings]]''
  
−
| {{sort|011|1.1 million}}<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-21-the-witcher-2-sold-1-1-million-copies-in-2011</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''The Witcher''
  
−
| {{dts|May 17, 2011}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18931 |title=Age of Conan Ships 1 Million Units In 3 Weeks |date=2008-06-06 |accessdate=2008-06-06 |publisher=[[Gamasutra]] |author=Eric Caoili}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Conan the Barbarian''
  
−
| {{dts|May 20, 2008}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="ageofempires">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20000307/pritchard_pfv.htm |title=Postmortem: Ensemble Studios’ Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2000-03-07 |author=Matt Pritchard |publisher=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Age of Empires]]''
  
−
| {{dts|October 31, 1998}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Age of Mythology]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/mar03/03-11platinummythologypr.mspx |title="Age of Mythology" Goes Platinum With More Than 1 Million Units Sold |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=2007-11-10 |accessdate=2007-12-16}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Age of Empires]]''
  
−
| {{dts|October 30, 2002}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[The Binding of Isaac (video game)|The Binding of Isaac]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/182380/postmortem_mcmillen_and_himsls_.php |publisher=[[Gamasutra]] |accessdate=2012-11-28 |date=2012-11-28 |author=Edmund McMillen |title=Postmortem: McMillen and Himsl's The Binding of Isaac}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|September 28, 2011}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[BioShock]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/nvidias-roy-taylor-interview?page=2 |title=NVIDIA's Roy Taylor PC Interview |publisher=Eurogamer |date=2008-06-10}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[BioShock (series)|BioShock]]''
  
−
| {{dts|August 21, 2007}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Blade Runner (1997 video game)|Blade Runner]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9284 |publisher=[[Gamasutra]] |accessdate=2007-07-09 |date=2006-05-12 |author=Chris Woodard |title=E3 Workshop: The Inner Game: What Goes Into The Industry's Best-Selling Titles}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|November 21, 1997}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="redalert"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Command & Conquer]]''
  
−
| {{dts|October 23, 2000}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://planetcnc.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=119665 |title=C&C3 PC Sold 128,000 in U.S.A. In First Week (1M Worldwide So Far) |publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]] |date=2007-05-11 |accessdate=2007-05-11}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Command & Conquer]]''
  
−
| {{dts|March 28, 2007}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: SWAT]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3436/postmortem_sierras_swat3_close_.php |title=Postmortem: Sierra's SWAT3 Close Quarters Battle |date=2000-03-06 |accessdate=2008-03-03 |publisher=[[Gamasutra]] |author=Jim Napier |pages=1}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Police Quest]]''
  
−
| {{dts|September 30, 1995}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Deer Hunter (video game)|Deer Hunter]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Game Theory; On Deer Hunter's Trail, Rivals and a Spoof |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A01E0DE133DF934A25751C1A96E958260 |date=1998-12-17 |accessdate=2008-07-05 |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |author=J. C. Herz}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Deer Hunter (series)|Deer Hunter]]''
  
−
| {{dts|November 13, 1997}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Dungeon Lords]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q4-2007/112407b.html |title=Dungeon Lords 2 and Dungeon Lords Expansion Announced |author=Lauren Loveday |publisher=RPGamer |date=2007-11-24 |accessdate=2007-12-04}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|May 5, 2005}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Empire Earth]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sierra.com/pr/display_pr.php?prid=741 |title=Sierra Announces Development of Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest |publisher=[[Sierra Entertainment]] |date=2002-05-16 |accessdate=2007-12-15 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030212171606/http://www.sierra.com/pr/display_pr.php?prid=741 |archivedate=2003-02-12}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Empire Earth (series)|Empire Earth]]''
  
−
| {{dts|November 12, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Frogger (1997 video game)|Frogger]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Reidy|first=Chris|title=Hasbro Unit Pays $5m for Atari Arcade Game Rights Plans Include New Versions for Users of PCs, Playstation|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/44814830.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+17%2C+1998&author=Reidy%2C+Chris&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=Hasbro+Unit+Pays+%245m+for+Atari+Arcade+Game+Rights+Plans+Include+New+Versions+for+Users+of+PCs%2C+Playstation&pqatl=google|accessdate=6 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=March 17, 1998|quote=Just before the holidays, Hasbro Interactive introduced a PC version of Frogger; in less than four months, it has sold nearly one million units}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Frogger''
  
−
| {{dts|November 3, 1997}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Glory of the Roman Empire]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=183248 |publisher=[[Computer and Video Games]] |date=2008-02-25 |accessdate=2008-02-27 |title=Imperium Romanum Review |author=Martin Korda}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|June 26, 2006}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Hellgate: London]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/884/884361p1.html |title=IGN: Microsoft Touts PC Gaming |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=2008-06-25 |accessdate=2008-06-29}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|October 31, 2007}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="gamecock"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Hidden & Dangerous''
  
−
| {{dts|July 29, 1999}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Hotel Giant]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="hotelgiant">{{cite press release | url=http://www.businesswire.ca/portal/site/ca-fr/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100128005345&newsLang=en | title=SouthPeak Interactive Corporation’s Hotel Giant 2 for PC Now Open for Business | date=2010-01-28 | publisher=SouthPeak Interactive Corporation}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|May 17, 2002}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Imperivm: Great Battles of Rome]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}
  
−
| 1 million in Italy and Spain;<ref>{{cite web |title=Imperivm hits 1,000,000 and becomes Platinum. |url=http://www.fxinteractive.com/int/us/home.htm |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2006-05-11 |publisher=FX Interactive}}</ref> not distributed elsewhere.
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|May 10, 2005}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://game.zol.com.cn/25/252191.html |title=Softstar Entertainment |date=2006-02-09 |accessdate=2007-04-27 |language=Chinese}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy''
  
−
| {{dts|July 31, 2003}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator X]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}
  
−
| 1 million in the US<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/blogs/rumor-control/909119209/26756726/microsoft-cuts-slice-xbox-division-fatally-stab-flight-sim.html?tag=rumor-control;title;1&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6203585 |title=Confirmed: Microsoft Flight Sim studio closing |date=2009-01-23 |accessdate=2009-01-23 |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |author=TomM_GScom}}</ref>
  
−
| ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator]]''
  
−
| {{dts|October 17, 2006}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.codemasters.com/press/?showarticle=2266 |date=2002-08-29 |accessdate=2008-01-06 |publisher=[[Codemasters]] |title=Codemasters launches Operation Flashpoint: Game of the Year edition}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|June 22, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Patrician 3|Patrician III: L'Impero Dei Mari]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}
  
−
| 1 million in Italy and Spain<ref>{{cite web |title=1.000.000 de aficionados a la estrategia ya disfrutan de la saga Patrician en todo el mundo. Únete a ellos. |url=http://www.fxinteractive.com/noticias.htm |language=Spanish |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2006-03-23 |publisher=FX Interactive |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061110183117/http://www.fxinteractive.com/noticias.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-11-10}}</ref>
  
−
| ''[[The Patrician (video game)|The Patrician]]''
  
−
| {{dts|October 24, 2003}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Phantasmagoria (video game)|Phantasmagoria]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.justadventure.com/Interviews/Roberta_Williams/Roberta_Williams_Interview_3.shtm |pages=3 |title=Roberta Williams Speaks Out ... |author=Randy Sluganski |publisher=Just Adventure+ |month=March |year=1999 |accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Phantasmagoria''
  
−
| {{dts|July 31, 1995}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Quake II]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="id"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Quake (series)|Quake]]''
  
−
| {{dts|November 30, 1997}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Railroad Tycoon II]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="gamecock">{{cite web |title=The Strange History Of Gamecock's Mike Wilson |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2131/the_strange_history_of_gamecocks_.php?page=6 |pages=6 |publisher=[[Gamasutra]] |accessdate=2008-03-03 |date=2007-11-14 |author=Tom Kim}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Railroad Tycoon (series)|Railroad Tycoon]]''
  
−
| {{dts|November 4, 1998}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="id">{{cite web |url=http://www.idsoftware.com/business/history/ |title=id history |publisher=[[id Software]] |accessdate=2007-02-14}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Wolfenstein (series)|Wolfenstein]]''
  
−
| {{dts|November 19, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Return to Zork]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sec.edgar-online.com/1996/07/08/00/0000718877-96-000011/Section2.asp |publisher=[[EDGAR]] |accessdate=2007-07-09 |title=Activision Inc /NY Form:10-K Filing Date:7/8/1996 |date=1996-08-07}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Zork]]''
  
−
| {{dts|August 20, 1993}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Runaway: A Road Adventure]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26249.html |publisher=[[Gametrailers]] |accessdate=2007-10-14 |title=Runaway (DS) - Exclusive Featurette |date=2007-10-11}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Runaway''
  
−
| {{dts|July 6, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070329005231/en/Furry-Phones-Pocket-Pups-Sims-2-Pets |title=Furry Phones and Pocket Pups: The Sims 2 Pets Goes Mobile |publisher=[[Electronic Arts]] |date=29 March 2007 |accessdate=2012 July 21}}</ref><ref name="sims2pets">{{cite web |author=Tor Thorsen |date=2007-05-08 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/thesims2/news.html?sid=6170281&mode=recent |title=EA's quarterly losses, annual income climb |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[The Sims]]''
  
−
| {{dts|March 1, 2007}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Supreme Commander (game)|Supreme Commander]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.de/article.php?article_id=147241&page=2 |title=Space Siege Interview |last=Menne |first=Tanja |date=2008-06-06 |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |language=German |accessdate=2008-08-20 |pages=2}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Total Annihilation]]''
  
−
| {{dts|February 16, 2007}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Terraria]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="Terraria">{{cite web |url=http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/63090/Terraria-Update-Trailer-Reveals-Over-1-Million-Copies-Sold |title=Terraria Update Trailer Reveals Over 1 Million Copies Sold |accessdate=2012-05-24 |date=2011-11-26}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| {{dts|May 16, 2011}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Tropico]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="gamecock"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Tropico]]''
  
−
| {{dts|April 24, 2001}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Unreal]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="gearbox"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Unreal (series)|Unreal]]''
  
−
| {{dts|May 22, 1998}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Unreal Tournament]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="gearbox">{{cite web |url=http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/index.php?p=pr&pr=9 |title=Gearbox Software licenses Unreal Engine 3 |publisher=[[Gearbox Software]] |accessdate=2007-02-14 |date=2005-09-22}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Unreal (series)|Unreal]]''
  
−
| {{dts|November 30, 1999}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Vietcong (video game)|Vietcong]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref name="gamecock"/>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Vietcong''
  
−
| {{dts|March 26, 2003}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.blizzard.co.uk/war3x/pressrelease-030529.shtml |title=Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Goes Gold -- Street Date Announced |publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]] |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2003-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/warcraft3thefrozenthrone/news_6073427.html |title=Warcraft III expansion sells 1 million |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |author=Justin Calvert |accessdate=2006-11-26 |date=2003-08-14}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''[[Warcraft]]''
  
−
| {{dts|July 1, 2003}}
  
−
|-
  
−
| ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''
  
−
| {{sort|010|1 million}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/consumer-products/computing-products-consumer-software/6776557-1.html |title=Millionaire Tops One Million! 1 Million Units of WhoWants to be a Millionaire CD-ROM Shipped in First Four Weeks |date=1999-12-20 |accessdate=2009-01-18 |publisher=[[Business Wire]]}}</ref>
  
−
| {{n/a}}
  
−
| ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''
  
−
| {{dts|November 28, 1999}}
  
−
|}
  
−
===Notes===
  
−  
−
* {{note|WoW|1}} ''World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' has sold 4.7 million copies during its' first month of release..<ref name="WoW_Cataclysm"/> Since a copy of the main game and all prior expansions are required to play ''Cataclysm'', both the original game and the expansions must also have sold at least 4.7 million copies. There are 10 million subscribers of World of Warcraft. Seeing as a copy of the base game is required, as to subscribing, there must be at least 10 million people who own the base game.
  
−
* {{note|D3|2}} This includes the 1.2 million copies given away as part of World of Warcraft's Annual Pass offer.
  
−
* {{note|MinecraftRelease|3}} While the full version of ''Minecraft'' was made available on November 18, 2011, alpha (and later beta) versions of the game had been publicly available since May 17, 2009, and 4 million of the sales were made prior to November 7, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/minecraft-beta-cracks-4-million-6344310|title=Minecraft beta cracks 4 million — News at GameSpot|date=2011-11-07|accessdate=2012-11-13|work=GameSpot}}</ref>
  
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==Older computers==
  
−
This section lists the sales of video games released for older [[personal computer]] platforms such as the [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit]] and [[Atari ST]]; [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore VIC-20]] and [[Commodore 64]]; [[FM-7]] and [[FM Towns]]; [[MSX]], [[NEC PC-8801|NEC PC-88]] and [[NEC PC-9801|PC-98]]; and the [[Sharp X1]] and [[Sharp X68000|X68000]]. The [[Video game industry|computer game industry]] was much smaller when these platforms were active, but gradually increasing; the best-selling computer game up until June 1982 sold 35,000 copies,<ref name="cgw_1982"/> a major hit in 1983 would have sold around 50,000 copies, and a major hit in 1985 would have sold around 150,000 copies.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Katz|first=Arnie|title=1984: The Year That Shook Electronic Gaming|journal=[[Electronic Games]]|year=1985|month=January|volume=3|issue=35|pages=30–31 [30]|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/electronic-games-magazine-1985-01/Electronic_Games_Issue_35_Vol_03_11_1985_Jan#page/n29/mode/2up|accessdate=2 February 2012}}</ref> As such, the threshold is at least 35,000 sales for titles released up until 1982, 50,000 for titles released in 1983, and at least 100,000 sales for titles released from 1984 onwards.
  
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{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:solid 1px; vertical-align:top; border-collapse:collapse"
  
−
! scope="col" | Title
  
−
! scope="col" | Release year
  
−
! scope="col" | Sales<br /><small>(units)</small>
  
−
! scope="col" | Sales as of
  
−
! scope="col" | Revenue<br /><small>(million USD)<br />(without inflation)</small>
  
−
! scope="col" | Revenue<br /><small>(million USD)<br />(2012 inflation)</small><ref name="cpi_inflation">{{cite web|title=CPI Inflation Calculator|publisher=[[Bureau of Labor Statistics]]|url=http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm|accessdate=2012-02-22}}</ref>
  
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! scope="col" | Ref(s)
  
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|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} ''[[The Last Ninja]]''
  
−
| 1987
  
−
| {{sort|2000|2 million}}
  
−
| 2008
  
−
| 56
  
−
| 113.18
  
−
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Adam|title=Ninjas in Games|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/ninjas-in-games-top-11-the-last-ninja|publisher=[[UGO Networks]]|accessdate=25 December 2011|date=June 4, 2008}}</ref><ref>''The Last Ninja'' revenue: [http://www.ugo.com/games/ninjas-in-games-top-11-the-last-ninja 2 million] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_15993 £14.99] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=14.99&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1987&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1987&btnOK=Go%21 $28]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Prince of Persia]]''<br />(incl. console versions)
  
−
| 1989
  
−
| {{sort|2000|2 million}}
  
−
| 1993
  
−
| 79.9
  
−
| 140.36
  
−
| <ref>2 million units [http://hardcoregaming101.net/princeofpersia/princeofpersia.htm][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FixuIk64bI4] at [http://amr.abime.net/review_8707 $39.95] each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[Thexder]]''
  
−
| 1985
  
−
| {{sort|1000|1 million}}
  
−
| 1990
  
−
| 69.1
  
−
| 147.44
  
−
| <ref name="thexder2_cover">{{citation|title=Back Cover|work=[[Fire Hawk: Thexder The Second Contact]]|publisher=[[Game Arts]] & [[Sierra On-Line]]|year=1990|url=http://pics.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/1790158784.jpg|accessdate=2012-02-10}}</ref><ref>''Thexder'' sales revenue:
  
−
*Japan: [http://amr.abime.net/review_17838 500,000] copies at [http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=28147 ¥7800] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=7800&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1985&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1995&btnOK=Go%21 $96.15]) each = $48.1 million
  
−
*Overseas: [http://pics.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/1790158784.jpg 500,000] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/amr_search.php?search=Thexder&mag_id=0&action=Find £19.99] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=19.99&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1986&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1992&btnOK=Go%21 $41]) each = £10 million = $21 million
  
−
</ref><ref>''Thexder'' sales revenue inflation:
  
−
*Japan: $48.1 million in 1985 dollars = $103 million in 2012 dollars
  
−
*Overseas: $21 million in 1986 dollars = $44 million in 2012 dollars
  
−
</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[The Death Trap]] ''
  
−
| 1984
  
−
| {{sort|0500|500,000}}
  
−
| 1990
  
−
| 41
  
−
| 91
  
−
| <ref>[http://gc.kombo.com/article.php?artid=5542 Love, War and Fantasy: The Life of Square], Kombo</ref><ref>''The Death Trap'' revenue: 500,000 copies at [http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://fm-7.com/museum/softhouse/square/220100100.html ¥9800] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=9800&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1985&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1990&btnOK=Go%21 $81]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Karateka]]''<br />(incl. console versions)
  
−
| 1985
  
−
| {{sort|0500|500,000}}
  
−
| 1993
  
−
| 14.5
  
−
| 30.94
  
−
| <ref>500,000 copies [http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/] [http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/07/jordan-mechner-launches-karateka-remake-on-digital-gaming-platforms/] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FixuIk64bI4] at [http://amr.abime.net/review_43467 ₣149] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=149&C1=FRF&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1986&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1990&btnOK=Go%21 $29]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[Dragon Slayer (series)|Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II]]''
  
−
| 1985
  
−
| {{sort|0400|400,000}}
  
−
| 1985
  
−
| 26
  
−
| 56
  
−
| <ref name=Falcom>{{cite web |url=http://www.falcom.co.jp/xanadu_next/xanadu/xanadu.html|title=Xanadu Next home page|accessdate=2008-09-08 }} ([http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://www.falcom.co.jp/xanadu_next/xanadu/xanadu.html Translation])</ref><ref name="el33tonline_2">{{cite web|last=Hendricks|first=Fayyaad|title=A complete history of role-playing videogames: Part 2|url=http://www.el33tonline.com/past_editorial/2011/12/22/a_complete_history_of_roleplaying_videogames/|publisher=EL33TONLINE|accessdate=25 December 2011|date=22 December 2011}}</ref><ref>''Xanadu'' revenue: [http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://www.falcom.co.jp/xanadu_next/xanadu/xanadu.html 400,000] units at [http://fm-7.com/museum/softhouse/nihonfalcom/410900900.html ¥7800] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=7800&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1985&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1990&btnOK=Go%21 $64.47]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[Sokoban]]''
  
−
| 1982
  
−
| {{sort|0400|400,000}}
  
−
| 1988
  
−
| 16
  
−
| 38.1
  
−
| <ref>{{cite journal|title=Made in Japan|journal=InCider|year=1988|volume=6|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=M2NRAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=27 January 2012|editor1-first=W.|editor1-last=Green|page=158}}</ref><ref>''Sokoban'' revenue: [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=M2NRAAAAYAAJ 400,000] copies at [http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18681 ¥4800] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=4800&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1982&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1988&btnOK=Go%21 $39.67]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Zork I|Zork]]''
  
−
| 1980
  
−
| {{sort|0378|378,987}}
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| 13.6
  
−
| 28.5
  
−
| <ref name="infocom_sales">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/09/great_scott_infocoms_alltime_s.php |title=Great Scott: Infocom's All-Time Sales Numbers Revealed |date=2008-09-20 |work=GameSetWatch |publisher=Think Services |accessdate=2008-09-23 |first=Simon |last=Carless |authorlink=Simon Carless<!-- |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamesetwatch.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fgreat_scott_infocoms_alltime_s.php&date=2008-09-21 |archivedate=2008-09-21 -->}}</ref><ref>''Zork'' revenue: [http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/09/great_scott_infocoms_alltime_s.php 378,987] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_48064 £15] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=15&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1980&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1988&btnOK=Go%21 $36]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Skyfox]]''
  
−
| 1984
  
−
| {{sort|0317|317,545}}
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| 8.89
  
−
| 18.6
  
−
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Tobey|first=Ray|title=Skyfox|url=http://www.bionictoad.com/skyfox/|publisher=Ray Tobey|accessdate=14 January 2012|author=Ray Tobey|authorlink=Ray Tobey}}</ref><ref>''Skyfox'' revenue: [http://www.bionictoad.com/skyfox/ 317,545] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_43160 £14.95] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=14.95&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1984&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1988&btnOK=Go%21 $28]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[The Bard's Tale (1985 video game)|The Bard's Tale]]''
  
−
| 1985
  
−
| {{sort|0300|300,000}}
  
−
| 2003
  
−
| 6.9
  
−
| 14.45
  
−
| <ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Rusel DeMaria; Johnny L.|title=[[High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games]]|year=2003|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill{{!}}McGraw-Hill/Osborne]]|location=New York [u.a.]|isbn=0-07-223172-6|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC|edition=2. ed.|page=209}}</ref><ref>''The Bard's Tale'' revenue: [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC 300,000] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_30302 £14.95] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=14.95&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1985&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1986&btnOK=Go%21 $23]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar]]''
  
−
| 1985
  
−
| {{sort|0300|300,000}}
  
−
| 1990
  
−
| 13.8
  
−
| 28.9
  
−
| <ref>''The Official Book of Ultima'', second edition, by Shay Addams, page 56</ref><ref>''Ultima IV'' revenue: 300,000 copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_45291 ₣250] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=250&C1=FRF&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1986&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1988&btnOK=Go%21 $46]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (video game)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''
  
−
| 1984
  
−
| {{sort|0254|254,249}}
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| 4.8
  
−
| 10.06
  
−
| <ref name="infocom_sales"/><ref>''Hitchhiker's'' revenue: 254,249 copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_23744 £9.99] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=9.99&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1986&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1991&btnOK=Go%21 $19]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[OutRun]]''
  
−
| 1987
  
−
| {{sort|0250|250,000+}}
  
−
| 1987
  
−
| 11.32
  
−
| 23
  
−
| <ref>{{cite journal|title=License To Thrill?|journal=[[ACE (games magazine){{!}}ACE]]|year=1988|month=July|issue=10|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ACE/Issue10/Pages/ACE1000031.jpg|accessdate=7 February 2012|page=31}}</ref><ref>''OutRun'' revenue: [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ACE/Issue10/Pages/ACE1000031.jpg 250,000] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_42818 £24.95] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=24.95&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1987&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1988&btnOK=Go%21 $45.26]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[J.B. Harold Murder Club|J.B. Harold Series #2: Manhattan Requiem]]''
  
−
| 1988
  
−
| {{sort|0200|200,000}}
  
−
| 2010
  
−
| 19.2
  
−
| 39
  
−
| <ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id399354708?mt=8&affId=2049622 200,000] copies at [http://fm-7.com/museum/softhouse/riverhillsoft/810101400.html ¥7800] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=7800&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1987&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1995&btnOK=Go%21 $96]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[Door Door]]''
  
−
| 1983
  
−
| {{sort|0200|200,000}}
  
−
| 1985
  
−
| 7.4
  
−
| 17.1
  
−
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Fujii|first=Daiji|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=2003|month=|url=http://www.e.okayama-u.ac.jp/~dfujii/Option.pdf|title=Entrepreneurial Choices of Strategic Options in Japan's RPG Development|format=PDF|work=|publisher=|accessdate=2006-08-12|curly=|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081230090342/http://www.e.okayama-u.ac.jp/~dfujii/Option.pdf|archivedate=2008-12-30|page=13}}</ref><ref>''Door Door' revenue: 200,000 copies at [translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2 ¥5800] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=5800&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1983&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1986&btnOK=Go%21 $37]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)|Gauntlet]]''
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| {{sort|0200|200,000}}
  
−
| 1987
  
−
| 5.6
  
−
| 11.7
  
−
| <ref name="crash">{{cite journal|title=Out Run|journal=[[Crash (magazine){{!}}Crash]]|year=1988|month=February|issue=49|pages=22–23|url=ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue49/Pages/|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref><ref>''Gauntlet'' revenue: [ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/Crash/Issue49/Pages/|accessdate=5 200,000] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_22062 £14.99] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=14.99&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1985&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1986&btnOK=Go%21 $28]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Zork II]]''
  
−
| 1981
  
−
| {{sort|0173|173,204}}
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| 2.6
  
−
| 5.5
  
−
| <ref name="infocom_sales"/><ref>173,204 copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_140 £9.99] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=9.99&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1986&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1986&btnOK=Go%21 $15]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Romania}} ''[[Chessmaster|Chessmaster 2000]]''
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| {{sort|0160|160,000}}
  
−
| 1987
  
−
| 3.68
  
−
| 7.71
  
−
| <ref>{{cite journal|title=Games That Grownups Play|journal=[[Time (magazine){{!}}Time]]|year=1987|volume=130|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bjwnAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=26 January 2012|page=196}}</ref><ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bjwnAQAAIAAJ 160,000] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_10079 £14.95] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=14.95&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1986&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1986&btnOK=Go%21 $23]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[The Black Onyx]]''
  
−
| 1984
  
−
| {{sort|0150|150,000}}
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| 8.4
  
−
| 19
  
−
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/making-japans-first-rpg |author=Edge Staff |date=2008-03-06|accessdate=2011-04-08 |publisher=nex-gen.biz |language=englisch|title=THE MAKING OF... Japan's First RPG}}</ref><ref>[http://www.next-gen.biz/features/making-japans-first-rpg 150,000] copies at [http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=22225 ¥6800] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=6800&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1984&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1990&btnOK=Go%21 $56]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[The Seven Cities of Gold (video game)|The Seven Cities of Gold]]''
  
−
| 1984
  
−
| {{sort|0150|150,000}}
  
−
| 2003
  
−
| 3.45
  
−
| 7.23
  
−
| <ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Rusel DeMaria; Johnny L.|title=[[High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games]]|year=2003|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill{{!}}McGraw-Hill/Osborne]]|location=New York [u.a.]|isbn=0-07-223172-6|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC|edition=2. ed.|page=176}}</ref><ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC 150,000] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_42944 £14.95] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=14.95&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1984&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1986&btnOK=Go%21 $23]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Deadline (video game)|Deadline]]''
  
−
| 1982
  
−
| {{sort|0140|140,719}}
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| 2.11
  
−
| 4.42
  
−
| <ref name="infocom_sales"/><ref>140,719 copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_286 £9.99] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=9.99&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1984&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1986&btnOK=Go%21 $15]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Zork III]]''
  
−
| 1982
  
−
| {{sort|0129|129,232}}
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| 1.94
  
−
| 4.06
  
−
| <ref name="infocom_sales"/><ref>129,232 copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_144 £9.99] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=9.99&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1984&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1986&btnOK=Go%21 $15]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Ultima III: Exodus]]''
  
−
| 1983
  
−
| {{sort|0120|120,000}}
  
−
| 2008
  
−
| 4.56
  
−
| 9.55
  
−
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Barton|first=Matt|title=Book Extract: Dungeons and Desktops: 'The Silver Age'|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3674/book_extract_dungeons_and_.php?page=4|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|accessdate=14 January 2012|page=4|date=May 26, 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3674/book_extract_dungeons_and_.php?page=4 120,000] copies at [http://amr.abime.net/review_48063 £24.95] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=24.95&C1=GBP&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1984&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1986&btnOK=Go%21 $38]) each</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[Pac-Man]]''
  
−
| 1987
  
−
| {{sort|0100|100,000+}}
  
−
| 1987
  
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| <ref>{{cite journal|title=Video Games Are Back|journal=[[The Bulletin]]|year=1988|issue=5609-5616|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=rcolT8jYCoOh0QXF8ZnOCg&id=yCMYAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22sold+more+than+100000+copies+of+Pac+Man+for+the+PC+last%22&q=%22sold+more+than+100000+copies+of+Pac+Man+for+the+PC%22#search_anchor|accessdate=29 January 2012|editor1-first=J. Haynes|editor1-last=J.F. Archibald|page=134|quote=Mindscape, a software company based in Northbrook, sold more than 100,000 copies of Pac Man for the PC last December alone.}}</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}}'' [http://www.giantbomb.com/alpha/3030-30820/ Alpha]''
  
−
| 1986
  
−
| {{sort|0100|100,000+}}
  
−
| 1987
  
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[Will: The Death Trap II]]''
  
−
| 1985
  
−
| {{sort|0100|100,000+}}
  
−
| 1986
  
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Fujii|first=Daiji|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=2003|month=|url=http://www.e.okayama-u.ac.jp/~dfujii/Option.pdf|title=Entrepreneurial Choices of Strategic Options in Japan's RPG Development|format=PDF|work=|publisher=|accessdate=2006-08-12|curly=|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081230090342/http://www.e.okayama-u.ac.jp/~dfujii/Option.pdf|archivedate=2008-12-30|page=11}}</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer]]'' || 1987 || {{sort|0100|100,000}} || 1987 || || || <ref>{{cite news|title=Yeager Leads Video Games Resurgence|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P8RdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PF4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6327,2360145|accessdate=5 March 2012|newspaper=[[Press-Courier]]|date=December 13, 1987}}</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Suspended]]'' || 1983 || {{sort|0099|99,956}} || 1986 || || || <ref name="infocom_sales"/>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Starcross (video game)|Starcross]]'' || 1982 || {{sort|0090|90,315}} || 1986 || || || <ref name="infocom_sales"/>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[www.giantbomb.com/mystery-house/3030-2744/|Mystery House]]'' || 1980 || {{sort|0080|80,000}} || 2003 || || || <ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Rusel DeMaria; Johnny L.|title=[[High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games]]|year=2003|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill|McGraw-Hill/Osborne]]|location=New York [u.a.]|isbn=0-07-223172-6|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC|edition=2. ed.|page=135}}</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Choplifter]]'' || 1982 || {{sort|0060|60,000}} || 1983 || || || <ref>{{cite journal|title=Games|journal=[[InfoWorld]]|date=4 April 1983|volume=5|issue=14|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8y8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4|accessdate=26 January 2012|page=4}}</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Wizard and the Princess]]'' || 1980 || {{sort|0060|60,000}} || 2010 || || || <ref>{{cite book|last=Levy|first=Steven|title=[[Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution]]|year=2010|publisher=O'Reilly Media|location=Sebastopol, CA|isbn=1-4493-8839-6|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mShXzzKtpmEC&pg=259|author=Steven Levy|edition=1st ed.|authorlink=Steven Levy|accessdate=14 January 2012|page=259}}</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Ultima (series)|Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress]]'' || 1982 || {{sort|0050|50,000}} || 1990 || || || <ref>''The Official Book of Ultima'', second edition, by Shay Addams, page 23</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Ultima (series)|Ultima]]'' || 1981 || {{sort|0050|50,000}} || 1990 || || || <ref>''The Official Book of Ultima'', second edition, by Shay Addams, page 16</ref>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''[[Temple of Apshai]]'' || 1979 || {{sort|0040|40,000}} || 1982 || || || <ref name="el33tonline_2"/>
  
−
|-
  
−
| {{flagicon|United States}} ''K-razy Shoot-Out'' || 1982 || {{sort|0035|35,000}} || 1982 || || || <ref name="cgw_1982">{{Cite document|work=[[Computer Gaming World]]|year=1982|month=September-October|volume=2|issue=5|page=2|title=List of Top Sellers}}</ref>
  
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|}
  
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==See also==
  
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*[[List of best-selling video games]]
  
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==References==
  
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{{Reflist|colwidth=25em}}
  
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{{vgbestsellers}}
  
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{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Best-Selling Pc Video Games}}
  
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[[Category:Lists of best-selling video games|PC]]
  

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Plutonflies are enemies from Kid Icarus.

Kid Icarus Plutonfly

Plutonflies are the flying version of their thieving cousins which you first encountered in the second world. They are indestructible, and they will steal your enchanted weapons if they lay a hand on you.

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