List of best-selling Xbox 360 video games

This is a list of video games for the Xbox 360 video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling Xbox 360 game is Kinect Adventures!, which was bundled with the Kinect accessory, selling 24 million units.

Xbox 360 Elite and Xbox 360 S consoles with controller

As of December 2009, over 353.8 million total copies of games had been sold for the Xbox 360.[1]

List

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Game Copies sold Release date[a] Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
Kinect Adventures! 24 million[2][b] November 4, 2010 Good Science Studio Microsoft Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto V 22.95 million[c] September 17, 2013 Action-adventure Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition[d] 22 million[4] May 9, 2012 4J Studios Microsoft Studios
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 14.72 million[5] November 8, 2011 First-person shooter Activision
Call of Duty: Black Ops 14.55 million[5][6] November 9, 2010 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
Halo 3 14.5 million[5][7] September 25, 2007 First-person shooter Bungie Microsoft Game Studios
Call of Duty: Black Ops II 13.7 million[5] November 13, 2012 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 13.7 million[e] November 11, 2011 Action role-playing Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 13.49 million[5][f] November 10, 2009 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Grand Theft Auto IV 11.1 million[5][g] April 29, 2008 Action-adventure Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Call of Duty: Ghosts 10.16 million[5][6] November 5, 2013 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Halo: Reach 9.87 million[h] September 14, 2010 First-person shooter Bungie Microsoft Game Studios
Halo 4 9.41 million
[citation needed][i]
November 6, 2012 First-person shooter 343 Industries Microsoft Studios
Forza Motorsport 3 5.5 million[citation needed] October 23, 2009 Racing Turn 10 Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Gears of War 5 million[13][j] November 7, 2006 Third-person shooter Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios
Gears of War 2 5 million[14] November 7, 2008 Third-person shooter Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios
Batman: Arkham City 4.73 million[15] October 18, 2011 Action-adventure Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Forza Motorsport 4 4.6 million[citation needed] October 11, 2011 Racing Turn 10 Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 4.211 million[k] November 5, 2007 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Forza Motorsport 2 4.05 million[citation needed] May 29, 2007 Racing Turn 10 Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Fable II 3.5 million[18] October 21, 2008 Action role-playing Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Batman: Arkham Asylum 3.48 million[19] August 25, 2009 Action-adventure Rocksteady Studios Square Enix
Call of Duty: World at War 3.35 million[l] November 11, 2008 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
Sneak King 3.2 million November 19, 2006 Stealth-action, advergame Blitz Games Studios King Games
Gears of War 3 3 million[21][22] September 20, 2011 Third-person shooter Epic Games Microsoft Studios
Halo 3: ODST 3 million[23] September 22, 2009 First-person shooter Bungie Microsoft Game Studios
Kinect Sports 3 million[24] October 9, 2010 Sports Rare Microsoft Game Studios
Battlefield 3 2.73 million
[citation needed][m]
October 25, 2011 First-person shooter EA DICE Electronic Arts
Assassin's Creed 2.585 million[n] November 13, 2007 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Dance Central 2.5 million[24] November 4, 2010 Harmonix MTV Games
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2.36 million[26] November 6, 2007 Action-adventure Traveller's Tales LucasArts
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2.08 million[27] October 24, 2006 Action role-playing Raven Software
Uno[d] 2.068 million[28] May 9, 2006 Card game Carbonated Games Microsoft Game Studios
Final Fantasy XIII 2 million[29] March 9, 2010 Role-playing Square Enix 1st Production Department Square Enix
Guitar Hero II 2 million[30] April 3, 2007 Harmonix Activision
Saints Row 2 million[31] August 29, 2006 Action-adventure Volition THQ
Trials HD[d] 2 million[32] August 12, 2009 RedLynx Microsoft Game Studios
Forza Horizon 1.94 million[citation needed][o] October 23, 2012 Racing Turn 10 Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Assassin's Creed II 1.917 million[p] November 17, 2009 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 1.872 million[q] March 20, 2006 Action role-playing Bethesda Game Studios
Madden NFL 09 1.87 million[11][r] August 12, 2008 Sports EA Tiburon EA Sports
Red Dead Redemption 1.865 million[s] May 18, 2010 Action-adventure Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Games
Dead Rising 1.8 million[36] August 8, 2006 Capcom Production Studio 1 Capcom
Rock Band 1.75 million[t] November 20, 2007 Harmonix MTV Games
Madden NFL 07 1.72 million[27][r] August 22, 2006 Sports EA Tiburon EA Sports
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 1.652 million[u] October 28, 2007 Neversoft Activision
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition 1.6 million[36] December 21, 2006 Third-person shooter Capcom Capcom
Mass Effect 1.6 million[39] November 20, 2007 Action role-playing BioWare Microsoft Game Studios
Mass Effect 2 1.6 million[40] January 26, 2010 BioWare Electronic Arts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 1.591 million[v] November 22, 2006 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Call of Duty 3 1.534 million[w] November 7, 2006 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
Fallout 3 1.51 million[x] October 28, 2008 Action role-playing Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Madden NFL 08 1.51 million[27][r] August 14, 2007 Sports EA Tiburon EA Sports
BioShock 1.5 million[41] August 21, 2007 First-person shooter 2K Games
Crackdown 1.5 million[42] February 20, 2007 Action-adventure Realtime Worlds Microsoft Game Studios
Perfect Dark Zero 1.5 million[43] November 22, 2005 Rare Microsoft Game Studios
Resident Evil 5 1.423 million[y] March 5, 2009 Third-person shooter Capcom Capcom
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1.411 million[z] March 9, 2006 Tactical shooter Ubisoft
Call of Duty 2 1.4 million[49] November 22, 2005 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Fight Night Round 3 1.29 million[aa] February 20, 2006 Sports EA Chicago EA Sports
UFC 2009 Undisputed 1.23 million[ab] May 19, 2009 Sports Yuke's THQ
Guitar Hero World Tour 1.124 million[ac] October 26, 2008 Neversoft Activision
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 1.123 million[ad] September 16, 2008 LucasArts LucasArts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 1.07 million[ae] March 18, 2008 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 1.05 million[af] March 2, 2010 First-person shooter EA DICE Electronic Arts
Rock Band 2 1.02 million[38][r] September 14, 2008 Harmonix MTV Games
Dead or Alive 4 1 million[53] December 29, 2005 Fighting Team Ninja Tecmo
Halo Wars 1 million[54] February 26, 2009 Real-time strategy Ensemble Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Left 4 Dead 1 million[55] November 18, 2008 Valve South Valve
Ninja Gaiden II 1 million[56] June 3, 2008 Team Ninja Microsoft
The Orange Box 1 million[57] October 10, 2007 Valve Valve
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 1 million[58] March 6, 2007 Tactical shooter Ubisoft
Viva Piñata 1 million[59] November 9, 2006 Life simulation Rare Microsoft Game Studios
Trials Evolution[d] 1 million[60] April 18, 2012 Racing RedLynx Microsoft Studios

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Notes

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  1. ^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  2. ^ As of February 12, 2013, the Kinect sensor has sold 24 million units,[2] each of which is bundled with a copy of Kinect Adventures.
  3. ^ Of the 90 million total units sold by April 2018, 25.5% of that total were for the Xbox 360 version.[3]
  4. ^ a b c d Xbox Live Arcade game
  5. ^ 59% of 23,270,000 total units sold were for Xbox 360.[8]
  6. ^ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sales breakdown:
  7. ^ Grand Theft Auto IV sales breakdown:
  8. ^ Halo: Reach sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 53,126[9]
    • North America – 5.74 million[12]
  9. ^ Halo 4 sales breakdown:
  10. ^ Gears of War sales may include PC version.
  11. ^ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare sales breakdown:
  12. ^ Call of Duty: World at War sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 600,000[20]
    • United States – 2.75 million[11]
  13. ^ Battlefield 3 sales breakdown:
  14. ^ Assassin's Creed sales breakdown:
    • Canada – 60,000[16]
    • Japan – 55,261[9]
    • United Kingdom – 600,000[25]
    • United States – 1.87 million[17]
  15. ^ Only digital sales have been recorded.
  16. ^ Assassin's Creed II sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 40,837[9]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[25]
    • United States – 1.577 million[33]
  17. ^ The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 72,274 (original) and 10,025 (Game of the Year Edition)[9]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[25]
    • United States – 1.49 million[27]
  18. ^ a b c d Sales data only reported for the United States.
  19. ^ Red Dead Redemption sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 37,984[9]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[25]
    • United States – 1.528 million[34][35]
  20. ^ Rock Band sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 100,000[37]
    • United States – 1.65 million[38]
  21. ^ Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock sales breakdown:
    • Canada – 32,000[16]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[25]
    • United States – 1.32 million[27]
  22. ^ Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas sales breakdown:
  23. ^ Call of Duty 3 sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 14,194[9]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[25]
    • United States – 1.22 million[27]
  24. ^ Fallout 3 sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 63,548 (original), 6,681 (Game of the Year Edition) and 4,262 (Platinum Collection)[9]
    • North America – 1.14 million[38]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[25]
  25. ^ Resident Evil 5 sales breakdown:
    • France – 40,135[44]
    • Japan – 123,817[9]
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[45]
    • United States – 1.06 million[46][47]
  26. ^ Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter sales breakdown:
  27. ^ Fight Night Round 3 sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 1,132[9]
    • United Kingdom – 100,000[37]
    • United States – 1.19 million[38]
  28. ^ UFC 2009 Undisputed sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[45]
    • United States – 1.03 million[50]
  29. ^ Guitar Hero World Tour sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[45]
    • United States – 924,000[38]
  30. ^ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[45]
    • United States – 923,000[38]
  31. ^ Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[25]
    • United States – 752,300[51]
    • Japan – 18,533[9]
  32. ^ Battlefield: Bad Company 2 sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 24,539[9]
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[45]
    • United States – 825,500[52]

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