Best Selling PC Games



1. The Sims



Sales: 16 million
Release: 2000
Genre: Virtual Life
Publisher: Electronic Arts



2. The Sims 2



Sales: 13 million
Release: 2004
Genre: Virtual Life
Publisher: Electronic Arts



3. World of Warcraft



Sales: 11.8 million subscribers
Release: 2004
Genre: Massive Multiplayer Online RPG
Publisher: Blizzard



4. StarCraft



Sales: 11 million
Release: 1998
Genre: Real-Time Strategy
Publisher: Blizzard



5. Half-Life



Sales: 9.3 million
Released: 1998
Genre: First Person Shooter



6. Half-Life 2



Sales: 6.5 million
Release: 2004
Genre: First Person Shooter



7. Myst



Sales: 6 milion
Released: 1993
Genre: Adventure


8. Guild Wars



Sales: 6 million (including all expansions)
Release: 2005
Genre: Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing game (MMORPG)



9. The Sims 2: Pets (Expansion)



Sales: 5.6 million
Release: 2006
Genre: People simulator (add-on)



10. Battlefield: 1942



Sales: 4.39 million (including all expansions)
Release: 2002
Genre: Online First Person Shooter



11. Half-Life: Counter-Strike



Sales: 4.2 million
Release: 2000
Genre: Online FPS



12. RollerCoaster Tycoon



Sales: 4 million (North American sales only)
Release: 1999
Genre: Management Strategy



13. Diablo II



Sales: 4 million
Release: 2000
Genre: Action Role-Playing Game



14. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King



Sales: 4 million
Release: 2008
Genre: MMORPG Expansion



15. Populous



Sales: 4 million
Release: 1989
Genre: God-mode strategy



16. Cossacks: European Wars



Sales: 4 million
Release: 2000
Genre: Real-Time Strategy



17. DOOM 3



Sales: 3.5 million
Release: 2004
Genre: First Person Shooter



18. Everquest



Sales: 3.5 million
Release: 1999
Genre: Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing game (MMORPG)



19. Theme Park



Sales: 3.5 million
Release: 1994
Genre: Management Strategy



20. World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade



Sales: 3.5 million
Release: 2007
Genre: MMORPG (add-on)



21. Sid Meier's Civilization IV



Sales: 3 million
Release: 2005
Genre: Empire building strategy



22. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos



Sales: 3 million
Release: 2002
Genre: Real-Time Strategy



23. Age of Empires



Sales: 3 million
Release: 1997
Genre: Real-Time Strategy



24. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion



Sales: 3 million (includes X360 version)
Release: 2006
Genre: Fantasy Role-Playing Game



25. Command & Conquer: Red Alert



Sales: 3 million
Release: 1996
Genre: Real-Time Strategy



26. Diablo



Sales: 2.5 million
Release: 1997
Genre: Action Role-Playing Game



27. Age of Empires III



Sales: 2.5 million
Release: 2005
Genre: Real-Time Strategy



28. Anno 1602 A.D.



Sales: 2.5 million (including 1602 A.D.)
Release: 1999
Genre: Real-Time Strategy



29. Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars



Sales: 2.5 million
Release: 2005
Genre: Real-Time Strategy



30. BioShock



Sales: 2.2 million (includes X360 version)
Release: 2007
Genre: First Person Shooter



31. Battlefield 2



Sales: 2.09 million
Release: 2005
Genre: Online First Person Shooter



32. Baldur's Gate



Sales: 2 million
Release: 1998
Genre: Fantasy Role-Playing Game



33. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn



Sales: 2 million
Release: 2000
Genre: Fantasy Role-Playing Game



34. Sid Meier's Civilization III



Sales: 2 million
Release: 2001
Genre: Empire building strategy



35. Neverwinter Nights



Sales: 2 million
Release: 2002
Genre: Fantasy Role-Playing Game



36. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness



Sales: 2 million
Release: 1995
Genre: Real-Time Strategy



37. Black & White



Sales: 2 million
Release: 2001
Genre: God-mode Strategy



38. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (STALKER)



Sales: 2 million
Released: 2007
Genre: First Person Shooter



39. Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven



Sales: 2 million
Release: 2002
Genre: Third-person Shooter



40. Prince of Persia



Sales: 2 million
Release: 1990
Genre: 2D Action Platformer



41. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings



Sales: 2 million
Release: 1999
Genre: Real-Time Strategy



42. Myst II: Riven ( The Sequel to Myst )



Sales: 2 million
Release: 1997
Genre: Puzzle Adventure



43. The 7th Guest



Sales: 2 million
Release: 1992
Genre: Puzzle Adventure



44. DOOM II: Hell on Earth



Sales: 2 million
Release: 1994
Genre: First Person Shooter



45. Ragnarök Online



Sales: 2 million
Release: 2002
Genre: MMORPG



46. Sacred



Sales: 1.8 million
Release: 2004
Genre: Action RPG



47. Quake



Sales: 1.7 million
Released: 1996
Genre: First Person Shooter



48. The Orange Box



Sales: at least 1.5 million
Release: 2007
Genre: First Person Shooter



49. Crysis



Sales: 1.5 million
Release: 2007
Genre: First Person Shooter



50. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning



Sales: 1.5 million shipped
Release: 2008
Genre: MMORPG