# List of best-selling PlayStation 3 video games

This is a list of video games for the PlayStation 3 video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
As of March 31, 2019, a total of over 999.4 million copies of PlayStation 3 software had been sold worldwide.

## List

| Game | Copies sold | Release date | Genre(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 29.52 million | September 17, 2013 | Action-adventure | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
| Gran Turismo 5 | 11.95 million | November 24, 2010 | Sim racing | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | ~9 million | November 1, 2011 | Action-adventurethird-person shooter | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| The Last of Us | 8.4 million | June 14, 2013 | Action-adventuresurvival horror | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | 6.5 million | October 13, 2009 | Action-adventurethird-person shooter | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | 6 million | June 12, 2008 | Action-adventurestealth | Kojima Productions | Konami |
| Batman: Arkham City | 5.48 million | October 18, 2011 | Action-adventure | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Games |
| Gran Turismo 5 Prologue | 5.35 million | December 13, 2007 | Sim racing | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Gran Turismo 6 | 5.22 million | December 6, 2013 | Sim racing | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| God of War III | 5.2 million | March 16, 2010 | Action-adventurehack and slash | Santa Monica Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Final Fantasy XIII | 5 million | December 17, 2009 | Role-playing | Square Enix 1st Production Department | Square Enix |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 5 million</ref https://www.vgchartz.com/game/49113/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/ | {{dts|November 11, 2011}} | [[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]] | [[Bethesda Game Studios]] | [[Bethesda Softworks]] |- | ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'' | {{nts|4.8}}{{nbsp}}million{{efn|''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' sales breakdown: * Japan {{ndash}} 244,578 (original) and 25,268 ([[The Best (PlayStation)|The Best]])<ref name="japanchartsps3"/> * United Kingdom {{ndash}} at least 1{{nbsp}}million<ref name="elspad">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519022708/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3946|archive-date=2009-05-19|url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3946 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Diamond |access-date=2008-08-01 |publisher=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]]}}</ref> * United States {{ndash}} 3.531{{nbsp}}million<ref name=mw2nov>{{cite news | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/08/15/modern-warfare-3-sales-will-never-catch-black-ops-has-call-of-duty-peaked/ | title = Modern Warfare 3 Sales Will Never Catch Black Ops - Has Call of Duty Peaked? - Forbes | access-date = 2012-10-20 | work = Forbes | publisher = Forbes LLC | first = Paul | last = Tassi | date = 2012-08-15 | archive-date = 2013-05-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130528043706/http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/08/15/modern-warfare-3-sales-will-never-catch-black-ops-has-call-of-duty-peaked/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=dec2009>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26822/NPD_December_US_Revenue_Up_4_In_Best_Month_Ever.php|title=NPD: December U.S. Revenue Up 4% In Best Month Ever|date=2010-01-24|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|access-date=2010-04-03|archive-date=2019-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502114513/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26822/NPD_December_US_Revenue_Up_4_In_Best_Month_Ever.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=fev2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6253517.html|title=ChartSpot: February 2010|date=2010-03-16|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=2010-04-03|archive-date=2010-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323003108/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6253517.html|url-status=live}}</ref> }} | {{dts|November 10, 2009}} | [[First-person shooter]] | [[Infinity Ward]] | [[Activision]] |- | ''[[Uncharted: Drake's Fortune]]'' | {{nts|4.8}}{{nbsp}}million<ref name="bloodborne" /> | November 16, 2007 | Action-adventurethird-person shooter | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Resident Evil | 4.6 million | November 27, 2014 | Survival horror | Capcom Production Studio 4 | Capcom |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 4.61 million | November 13, 2012 | First-person shooter | Treyarch | Activision |
| LittleBigPlanet | 4.5 million | October 27, 2008 | Puzzle-platformersandbox | Media Molecule | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 4.33 million | April 29, 2008 | Action-adventure | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | 4.23 million | August 25, 2009 | Action-adventure | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. GamesEidos Interactive |
| MotorStorm | 3.31 million | December 14, 2006 | Racing | Evolution Studios | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | 3.269 million | November 9, 2010 | First-person shooter | Treyarch | Activision |
| Heavy Rain | 3.03 million | February 23, 2010 | Interactive dramaaction-adventure | Quantic Dream | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Beyond: Two Souls | 2.8 million | October 8, 2013 | Interactive dramaaction-adventure | Quantic Dream | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Resistance: Fall of Man | 2.5 million | November 14, 2006 | First-person shooter | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| God of War Collection | 2.42 million | November 17, 2009 | Action-adventurehack and slash | Santa Monica StudioBluepoint Games | WW: Sony Computer EntertainmentJP: Capcom |
| Batman: Arkham Origins | 2.29 million | October 25, 2013 | Action-adventure | WB Games MontréalSplash Damage | Warner Bros. Games |
| Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga | 2.16 million | November 6, 2007 | Action-adventure | Traveller's Tales | LucasArts |
| Killzone 2 | 2 million | February 26, 2009 | First-person shooter | Guerrilla Games | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | 2 million | November 16, 2008 | Fighting | Midway Games | Midway Games |
| inFAMOUS | ~2 million | May 26, 2009 | Action-adventure | Sucker Punch Productions | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 1.977 million | November 5, 2007 | First-person shooter | Infinity Ward | Activision |
| Battlefield 3 | 1.95 million | October 25, 2011 | First-person shooter | EA DICE | Electronic Arts |
| Dark Souls | 1.9 million | September 22, 2011 | Action role-playing | FromSoftware | WW: Namco Bandai GamesJP: FromSoftware |
| Call of Duty: World at War | 1.83 million | November 11, 2008 | First-person shooter | Treyarch | Activision |
| Demon's Souls | 1.7 million | February 5, 2009 | Action role-playing | FromSoftware | JP: Sony Computer EntertainmentNA: Atlus USAPAL: Namco Bandai Games |
| Resident Evil 5 | 1.62 million | March 5, 2009 | Third-person shooter | Capcom | Capcom |
| Heavenly Sword | 1.5 million | September 12, 2007 | Action-adventurehack and slash | Ninja Theory | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition | 1.5 million | December 17, 2013 | Sandboxsurvival | 4J Studios | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Red Dead Redemption | 1.35 million | May 18, 2010 | Action-adventure | Rockstar San Diego | Rockstar Games |
| Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction | 1.25 million | October 23, 2007 | Platformaction-adventure | Insomniac Games | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | 1.1 million | November 17, 2011 | Role-playing | Level-5 | WW: Namco Bandai GamesJP: Level-5 |
| Dark Souls II | 1.1 million | March 11, 2014 | Action role-playing | FromSoftware | WW: Bandai Namco GamesJP: FromSoftware |
| MotorStorm: Pacific Rift | 1 million | October 28, 2008 | Racing | Evolution Studios | Sony Computer Entertainment |