Best-selling video games of 2022 (2024)

The following are lists of the best-selling video games of 2022, including a list of the highest-grossing games by revenue (covering both free-to-play and pay-to-play games) and a list of the best-selling games by software units sold (covering only pay-to-play games).

Best-selling games by units sold[]

Rank	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher(s)	Sales	Ref
1	Pokémon Scarlet / Violet	Switch	Nintendo / Pokémon Company	20,610,000	[1]
2	Elden Ring	Multi-platform	Bandai Namco / FromSoftware	20,000,000	[2]
3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	Multi-platform	Activision (Activision Blizzard)	16,700,000	[3][4]
4	God of War: Ragnarok	Multi-platform	Sony	11,000,000	[5]
5	FIFA 23	Multi-platform	Electronic Arts	10,300,000	[6]
6	Splatoon 3	Switch	Nintendo	10,130,000	[1]
7	Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	PC	TaleWorlds Entertainment	10,000,000	[7]
	Horizon: Forbidden West	Multi-platform	Sony	10,000,000	[8]
	Raft	PC	Axolot Games	10,000,000	[9]
10	Switch Sports	Switch	Nintendo	8,610,000	[1]
11	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Switch	Nintendo	6,660,000	[1]
12	Grand Theft Auto V	Multi-platform	Rockstar	5,000,000	[10]
13	Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak	Switch / PC	Capcom	4,900,000	[11]
14	Monster Hunter Rise	Switch / PC	Capcom	4,000,000	[11][12]
15	God of War	PC	Sony	3,500,000	[13][14]
16	Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Switch	Nintendo	3,470,000	[1]
17	Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga	Multi-platform	Warner Bros.	3,200,000	[15]
18	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	Switch	Nintendo	2,950,000	[1]
19	Sonic Frontiers	Multi-platform	Sega	2,900,000	[16]
20	Mario Party Superstars	Switch	Nintendo	2,500,000	[1]
	Vampire Survivors	PC	Luca Galante	2,500,000	[17]
22	Mario Strikers: Battle League	Switch	Nintendo	2,470,000	[1]
24	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Switch	Nintendo	2,430,000	[1]
25	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Switch	Nintendo	2,270,000	[1]

Highest-grossing games by revenue[]

Rank	Game	Platform(s)	Publisher(s)	Play	Revenue	Ref
1	Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor)	Mobile	Tencent	F2P	$2,800,000,000	[18]
2	PUBG	Multi-platform	Krafton / Tencent	F2P	$2,551,200,000	[18][19]
3	Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)	PC / Mobile	Nexon / Tencent	F2P	$2,000,000,000	[20][21]
4	Genshin Impact	Mobile	miHoYo	F2P	$1,900,000,000	[18]
5	Candy Crush Saga	Mobile	King (Activision Blizzard)	F2P	$1,300,000,000	[18]
6	Pokémon Scarlet / Violet	Switch	Nintendo / Pokémon Company	P2P	$1,240,000,000	[1][22]
7	Lineage	Mobile / PC	NCSoft	F2P	$1,235,000,000	[23]
8	Elden Ring	Multi-platform	Bandai Namco / FromSoftware	P2P	$1,200,000,000	[2][24]
9	Roblox	Mobile	Roblox Corporation	F2P	$1,100,000,000	[18]
	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	Multi-platform	Activision Blizzard	P2P	$1,000,000,000	[3]
11	Coin Master	Mobile	Moon Active	F2P	$1,000,000,000	[18]
12	Pokémon Go	Mobile	Pokémon Company	F2P	$866,000,000	[18]
13	Three Kingdoms Tactics	Mobile	Alibaba / Koei Tecmo	F2P	$835,000,000	[18]
14	Uma Musume Pretty Derby	Mobile	Cygames	F2P	$816,000,000	[18]
15	Fate/Grand Order	Mobile	Aniplex (Sony)	F2P	$729,000,000	[18]
16	God of War: Ragnarok	Multi-platform	Sony	P2P	$715,000,000	[5][25]
17	Horizon: Forbidden West	Multi-platform	Sony	P2P	$700,000,000	[8][26]
18	FIFA 23	Multi-platform	Electronic Arts	P2P	$620,000,000	[6][27]
19	Splatoon 3	Switch	Nintendo	P2P	$610,000,000	[1][28]
20	Fantasy Westward Journey	Mobile	NetEase	F2P	$601,009,924	[29]
21	Monster Strike	Mobile	Mixi	F2P	$589,921,723	[29]
22	Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	PC	TaleWorlds Entertainment	P2P	$500,000,000	[7]
23	Clash of Clans	Mobile	Supercell ( Tencent)	F2P	$496,387,190	[29]
24	Homescapes	Mobile	Playrix	F2P	$484,848,061	[29]
25	Puzzles & Survival	Mobile	37Games	F2P	$475,437,891	[29]

Regional Charts[]

United States[]

NPD 2022 sales figures

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
2. Elden Ring
3. Madden NFL 23
4. God of War: Ragnarök
5. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
6. Pokémon: Scarlet/Violet*
7. FIFA 23
8. Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
9. Horizon: Forbidden West
10. MLB: The Show 22**

Europe[]

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1. FIFA 23
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
3. Elden Ring
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. FIFA 22
6. Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
7. God of War: Ragnarok
8. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
9. Horizon: Forbidden West
10. Gran Turismo 7

United Kingdom[]

UK Video Game Sales 2022 ^[31]

1. FIFA 23 - 2,530,510
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
3. Elden Ring
4. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. God of War Ragnarok
7. FIFA 22
8. Horizon: Forbidden West
9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
10. Pokémon Legends: Arceus*

Germany[]

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1. EA Sports FIFA 23
2. Pokémon Legends: Arceus
3. Elden Ring
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
5. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
6. Gran Turismo 7
7. Nintendo Switch Sports
8. Horizon: Forbidden West
9. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
10. God of War Ragnarok

Japan[]

Famitsu 2022 video game sales

This list only counts retail sales according to data from Famitsu.

1. Pokémon Scarlet / Violet
2. Splatoon 3
3. Pokémon Legends: Arceus
4. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
5. Nintendo Switch Sports
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
7. Minecraft (Switch)
8. Mario Party Superstars
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
10. Elden Ring

See also[]

• List of best-selling video games of 2021
• List of best-selling video games
• List of highest-grossing video games

References[]

External links[]

• Average selling price of games rose nearly 7% in the UK last year