List of best-selling PlayStation video games

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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.[1] The second-best-selling game on the console is Final Fantasy VII (1997), which sold over 10 million units.[2][a] The top five is rounded out by Gran Turismo 2 (1999) with 9.37 million units sold,[1] Final Fantasy VIII (1999) selling 8.6 million units,[3] and Tekken 3 (1998) with 8.3 million units sold.[4]

Original PlayStation with DualShock controller

There are a total of 125 PlayStation games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 49 were published in one or more regions by Sony Computer Entertainment. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games include Namco with twelve games, Square with ten games, Eidos Interactive with eight games, Konami and Electronic Arts with seven games each, and Capcom with six games. The developers with the most million-selling games include Namco with eleven games, Square with ten games, Konami and Sony Computer Entertainment with seven games each, and Capcom with six games. The most popular franchises on the PlayStation include Crash Bandicoot (27.43 million combined units), Final Fantasy (26.39 million combined units), Gran Turismo (20.22 million combined units), Tomb Raider (16.5 million combined units)[5] and Tekken (15.73 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 on 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.[6]

List

More information Game, Developer(s) ...
Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Release date[b] Sales Ref.
Gran Turismo Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment December 23, 1997 10,850,000 [1]
Final Fantasy VII Square
January 31, 1997 10,022,228 [a]
Gran Turismo 2 Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment December 11, 1999 9,370,000 [1]
Final Fantasy VIII Square
February 11, 1999 8,600,000 [3]
Tekken 3 Namco
March 26, 1998 8,300,000 [4]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Argonaut Games Electronic Arts November 15, 2001 8,000,000 [10]
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment November 5, 1997 7,580,000 [11][c]
Crash Bandicoot: Warped Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment October 31, 1998 7,130,000 [11]
Metal Gear Solid Konami Computer Entertainment Japan Konami September 3, 1998 7,000,000 [14]
Crash Bandicoot Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment September 9, 1996 6,820,000 [11]
Driver Reflections Interactive GT Interactive June 30, 1999 6,270,000 [15]
Resident Evil 2 Capcom
January 21, 1998 5,770,000[d] [e]
Tekken 2 Namco
March 29, 1996 5,700,000 [18]
Final Fantasy IX Square
July 7, 2000 5,500,000 [19]
Tomb Raider II Core Design Eidos Interactive October 31, 1997 5,200,000 [5]
Resident Evil Capcom
March 22, 1996 5,080,000[f] [16]
Spyro the Dragon Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment September 9, 1998 4,832,145 [20]
Crash Team Racing Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment October 19, 1999 4,790,000 [11]
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Oddworld Inhabitants
September 19, 1997 3,500,000 [21]
Dragon Quest VII Heartbeat Enix August 26, 2000 4,110,000 [22]
Rayman Ubisoft Montpellier Ubi Soft September 1, 1995 4,000,000 [23]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Neversoft Activision August 31, 1999 3,500,000 [24]
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Capcom
September 22, 1999 3,500,000 [16]
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
Sony Computer Entertainment November 2, 1999 3,451,064 [20]
Frogger Millennium Interactive Hasbro Interactive September 30, 1997 3,370,000 [12]
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment October 24, 2000 3,283,077 [20]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Neversoft Activision September 20, 2000 3,150,000 [12][25]
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Argonaut Software
September 29, 1997 3,000,000 [26]
Driver 2 Reflections Interactive Infogrames November 13, 2000 2,850,000 [12][25]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories Konami Computer Entertainment Japan Konami December 9, 1999 2,510,804 [g]
Dino Crisis Capcom Production Studio 4
July 1, 1999 2,400,000 [16]
Namco Museum Vol. 3 Namco
June 21, 1996 2,388,758 [h]
Everybody's Golf[i] Camelot Software Planning Sony Computer Entertainment July 17, 1997 2,359,511 [j]
Final Fantasy Tactics Square
June 20, 1997 2,270,000 [22]
Air Combat Namco Namco June 30, 1995 2,230,000 [30]
WWF War Zone Iguana West Acclaim Entertainment July 14, 1998 2,200,000 [12]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Shaba Games Activision October 29, 2001 2,110,000 [12][31]
Mortal Kombat Trilogy Avalanche Software
October 10, 1996 2,010,000 [12]
Derby Stallion ParityBit ASCII Corporation July 17, 1997 2,000,000 [13]
Silent Hill Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Team Silent) Konami January 31, 1999 2,000,000 [32]
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge Blitz Games Hasbro Interactive September 21, 2000 2,000,000 [33]
Parasite Eve Square Square March 29, 1998 1,940,000 [22]
WWF SmackDown! Yuke's
March 2, 2000 1,935,759 [k]
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role Yuke's
November 21, 2000 1,915,858 [l]
Crash Bash
Sony Computer Entertainment November 6, 2000 1,900,000 [12][25]
Spider-Man Neversoft Activision August 30, 2000 1,850,000 [12][25]
Namco Museum Vol. 1 Namco
November 22, 1995 1,817,786 [m]
Tetris Plus Natsume
September 6, 1996 1,770,000 [12]
Syphon Filter Eidetic
February 17, 1999 1,750,000 [12]
Twisted Metal 2
Sony Computer Entertainment October 31, 1996 1,740,000 [12]
Tekken Namco
March 31, 1995 1,728,556 [n][o]
007: Tomorrow Never Dies Black Ops Entertainment
November 16, 1999 1,720,000 [12][25]
Formula 1 Bizarre Creations Psygnosis September 13, 1996 1,700,000 [36]
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit EA Canada Electronic Arts March 25, 1998 1,700,000 [12]
PaRappa the Rapper NanaOn-Sha Sony Computer Entertainment December 6, 1996 1,684,398 [p]
Medal of Honor DreamWorks Interactive Electronic Arts October 31, 1999 1,640,000 [12][37]
Everybody's Golf 2[q] Clap Hanz Sony Computer Entertainment July 29, 1999 1,598,482 [r]
Arc the Lad
Sony Computer Entertainment June 30, 1995 1,587,253 [28]
Madden NFL 99 EA Tiburon EA Sports July 31, 1998 1,500,000 [12]
A Bug's Life Traveller's Tales Sony Computer Entertainment November 18, 1998 1,500,000 [12]
007: The World Is Not Enough Black Ops Entertainment Electronic Arts November 7, 2000 1,500,000 [38]
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Crystal Dynamics Eidos Interactive August 16, 1999 1,500,000 [39]
Chrono Cross Square Square November 18, 1999 1,500,000 [22]
Madden NFL 2000 EA Tiburon EA Sports July 31, 1999 1,480,000 [12]
NFL GameDay 98 Sony Interactive Studios America Sony Computer Entertainment July 31, 1997 1,470,000 [12]
Ridge Racer Namco Namco December 3, 1994 1,468,507 [s]
Rugrats: Search for Reptar n-Space THQ October 31, 1998 1,460,000 [12]
Grand Theft Auto 2 DMA Design Rockstar Games October 25, 1999 1,450,000 [12][25]
Cool Boarders 3 Idol Minds
September 30, 1998 1,430,000 [12]
Syphon Filter 2 Eidetic
March 14, 2000 1,420,000 [12]
Dance Dance Revolution Konami Konami April 10, 1999 1,405,048 [t]
Ape Escape Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment June 22, 1999 1,400,000 [41]
Need for Speed: High Stakes EA Canada Electronic Arts March 1, 1999 1,390,000 [12]
The Legend of Dragoon Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment December 2, 1999 1,315,240 [u]
Pac-Man World Namco Hometek
October 12, 1999 1,310,518 [v]
Jet Moto 2
Sony Computer Entertainment October 31, 1997 1,310,000 [12]
WCW Nitro Inland Productions THQ January 31, 1998 1,300,000 [12]
Twisted Metal III 989 Studios
October 31, 1998 1,290,000 [12]
Battle Arena Toshinden Tamsoft
January 1, 1995 1,289,575 [w]
Jet Moto
Sony Computer Entertainment October 31, 1996 1,270,000 [12]
Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol
June 5, 2000 1,270,000 [12]
Madden NFL 98 Tiburon Entertainment EA Sports July 31, 1997 1,250,000 [12]
Dragon Quest IV Heartbeat Enix November 22, 2001 1,232,071 [28]
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins Acquire
February 26, 1998 1,230,675 [x]
SaGa Frontier Square
July 11, 1997 1,213,124 [y]
Cool Boarders 2 UEP Systems
August 28, 1997 1,210,000 [12]
Xenogears Square Square February 11, 1998 1,209,479 [z]
Dino Crisis 2 Capcom
September 13, 2000 1,200,000 [16]
Monopoly Gremlin Interactive Hasbro Interactive November 6, 1997 1,190,000 [12]
Arc the Lad II ARC Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment November 11, 1996 1,183,995 [43]
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions Konami Computer Entertainment Japan Konami September 30, 1999 1,180,000 [44]
Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon
Square December 22, 1997 1,165,796 [28]
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere Namco Namco May 27, 1999 1,164,000 [30]
NASCAR 98 Stormfront Studios EA Sports November 17, 1997 1,160,000 [12]
NBA Live 98 EA Canada EA Sports November 30, 1997 1,150,000 [12]
Devil Dice Shift
June 18, 1998 1,140,609 [aa]
NASCAR 99 Stormfront Studios EA Sports September 28, 1998 1,140,000 [12]
Tales of Destiny Wolf Team Namco December 23, 1997 1,139,000 [46]
NFL GameDay 99 989 Studios
July 31, 1998 1,120,000 [12]
I.Q.: Intelligent Qube
Sony Computer Entertainment January 31, 1997 1,113,288 [ab]
Doko Demo Issyo BeXide Sony Computer Entertainment July 22, 1999 1,100,000 [47]
beatmania Konami Konami October 1, 1998 1,100,000 [13]
Derby Stallion 99 ParityBit ASCII Corporation September 30, 1999 1,100,000 [13]
Star Ocean: The Second Story tri-Ace
July 30, 1998 1,094,000 [48]
Ace Combat 2 Namco Namco May 30, 1997 1,092,000 [30]
2Xtreme Sony Interactive Studios America Sony Computer Entertainment November 6, 1996 1,090,000 [12]
Parasite Eve II Square Square December 16, 1999 1,090,000 [22]
Twisted Metal
Sony Computer Entertainment November 5, 1995 1,080,000 [12]
Test Drive 5 Pitbull Syndicate Accolade September 30, 1998 1,080,000 [12]
Twisted Metal 4 989 Studios Sony Computer Entertainment October 31, 1999 1,080,000 [12]
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge Climax Group THQ September 20, 2001 1,070,000 [12]
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Namco
December 3, 1998 1,047,091 [ac]
Densha de Go! Taito Taito December 18, 1997 1,040,000 [13]
Dance Dance Revolution 2nd ReMix Konami Konami August 26, 1999 1,032,085 [28]
NFL GameDay Sony Interactive Studios America Sony Computer Entertainment November 1995 1,000,000 [49]
Monster Rancher Tecmo Tecmo July 24, 1997 1,000,000 [50]
Fighting Force Core Design Eidos Interactive October 31, 1997 1,000,000 [51]
Colin McRae Rally Codemasters Codemasters July 1998 1,000,000 [52]
Simple 1500 Series Vol. 1: The Mahjong
D3 Publisher October 22, 1998 1,000,000 [13]
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Capcom Capcom December 23, 1998 1,000,000 [16]
WCW/nWo Thunder Inland Productions THQ December 31, 1998 1,000,000 [53]
NBA Live 2000 EA Canada EA Sports October 31, 1999 1,000,000 [12]
Dancing Stage Party Edition Konami Konami November 15, 2002 1,000,000 [54]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)[2]
  2. [b]
    Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  3. [c]
    Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back:
    • United States – 3.87 million[12]
    • Japan – 1.3 million[13]
  4. [d]
    Including Dual Shock Ver.
  5. [e]
    Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation) sales breakdown:
    • Resident Evil 2 – 4.96 million[16]
    • Dual Shock Ver. – 810,000[17]
  6. [f]
    Including Director's Cut and Dual Shock Ver.
  7. [g]
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
    • United States and Europe – 2 million[27]
    • Japan – 510,804[28]
  8. [h]
    Namco Museum Vol. 3
    • United States – 2.24 million[12]
    • Japan – 148,758[28]
  9. [i]
    Known as Hot Shots Golf in North America.
  10. [j]
    Everybody's Golf / Hot Shots Golf
    • Japan – 2.13 million[13]
    • United States – 229,511[29]
  11. [k]
    WWF SmackDown!
    • United States – 1.62 million[12]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000+[25]
    • Japan – 15,759[28]
  12. [l]
    WWF SmackDown 2:
    • United States – 1.57 million[12]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000+[25]
    • Japan – 45,858[28]
  13. [m]
    Namco Museum Vol. 1
    • United States – 1.65 million[12]
    • Japan – 167,786[28]
  14. [n]
    Tekken:
    • Japan – 942,000[34]
    • United States – 786,556[29]
  15. [o]
    Tekken was the first PlayStation game to sell over 1 million units.[35]
  16. [p]
    PaRappa the Rapper:
    • Japan – 1.47 million[13]
    • United States – 214,398[29]
  17. [q]
    Known as Hot Shots Golf 2 in North America.
  18. [r]
    Everybody's Golf 2 / Hot Shots Golf 2
    • Japan – 1.44 million[13]
    • United States – 158,482[29]
  19. [s]
    Ridge Racer:
    • Japan – 859,085[40]
    • United States – 609,422 (bundled 60,958, separate 548,464)[29]
  20. [t]
    Dance Dance Revolution:
    • Japan – 1.27 million[13]
    • United States – 135,048[29]
  21. [u]
    The Legend of Dragoon:
    • United States – 960,000[12]
    • Japan – 355,240[28]
  22. [v]
    Pac-Man World
    • United States – 1,240,000[12]
    • Japan – 70,518[28]
  23. [w]
    Battle Arena Toshinden:
    • Japan – 696,851[28]
    • United States – 532,724 (bundled 205,312, separate 327,412)[29]
  24. [x]
    Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
    • United States – 730,675[29]
    • Japan – 500,000+[42]
  25. [y]
    SaGa Frontier:
    • Japan – 1,095,226[28]
    • United States – 117,898[29]
  26. [z]
    Xenogears sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 929,479[28]
    • Overseas – 280,000[22]
  27. [aa]
    Devil Dice:
    • Japan – 1.1 million[13]
    • United States – 40,609[45]
  28. [ab]
    I.Q.
    • Japan – 1.01 million[13]
    • United States – 103,288[45]
  29. [ac]
    R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
    • Japan – 759,527[28]
    • United States – 297,564[29]

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