#01
Kinect Adventures!
A sports game about a motion-control pack of river rafting, reflex ridge, and a few other short events.
2010
Xbox 360
Platform
Xbox 360
The Xbox that made online console shooters a living-room habit.
The best-selling Xbox 360 games, lifetime, from published sales figures. Recent playtime isn't published for the 360, so this list is copies sold.
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Ranked on Xbox 360
The best-selling Xbox 360 games, lifetime.
74 ranked · #01–#74
#02
Grand Theft Auto V
An open-world crime game about three criminals pulling heists across San Andreas.
2013
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#03
Minecraft
A sandbox about mining, crafting, and building in a blocky world you shape yourself.
2011
PCPS3PS4
#04
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
A modern military shooter with a campaign and Spec Ops.
2011
PS3Xbox 360
#05
Call of Duty: Black Ops
A Cold War shooter with a campaign, multiplayer, and the zombies mode that started the longer maps.
2010
PS3PS4Xbox 360
#06
Halo 3
A sci-fi shooter about Master Chief finishing the war against the Covenant and the Flood.
2007
Xbox 360
#07
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
A shooter about soldiers, modes, and multiplayer matches.
2012
PS4PS5Xbox 360
#08
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
An open-world RPG about a Dragonborn drawn into a civil war and the return of the dragons.
2011
PCPS3PS4
#09
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
A modern military shooter with a campaign, Spec Ops, and multiplayer.
2009
Xbox 360
#10
Red Dead Redemption
An action-adventure about former outlaw John Marston, sent to hunt down his old gang.
2010
PS3Xbox 360
#11
Grand Theft Auto IV
An open-world game about an immigrant pulled back into crime in Liberty City.
2008
PS3Xbox 360
#12
Call of Duty: Ghosts
A military shooter about a squad and a dog, with multiplayer maps and Extinction.
2013
PS3Xbox 360
#13
Halo: Reach
A shooter about a Spartan team on a planet that does not win.
2010
Xbox 360
#14
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
A military shooter about a short campaign and a killstreak multiplayer.
2007
Xbox 360
#15
Gears of War
A cover shooter about soldiers fighting a subterranean army on a ruined human planet.
2006
Xbox 360
#16
Gears of War 2
A cover shooter about a counterattack underground, with a chainsaw duel.
2008
Xbox 360
#17
Batman: Arkham City
An action-adventure about a prison city and a predator room system.
2011
PS3Xbox 360
#18
Fable II
An action RPG about a hero in Albion, a dog, and choices that change the town.
2008
Xbox 360
#19
Batman: Arkham Asylum
An action-adventure about a Batman game set inside the asylum.
2009
Xbox 360
#20
Call of Duty: World at War
A World War II shooter, and the game that started the longer Nazi Zombies maps.
2008
Xbox 360
#21
Gears of War 3
A cover shooter about the last of the COG and a weapon that changes the ending fight.
2011
Xbox 360
#22
Left 4 Dead 2
A co-op shooter about four survivors and special infected.
2009
PCXbox 360
#23
Halo 3: ODST
A Halo game about orbital drop troopers searching a city at night.
2009
Xbox 360
#24
Kinect Sports
A motion sports collection about bowling, boxing, track, soccer, and a few more.
2010
Xbox 360
#25
Assassin's Creed II
An open-world game about Ezio in Renaissance Italy.
2009
PS3Xbox 360
#26
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
An action game about a secret apprentice, Force powers, and a lightsaber.
2008
Xbox 360
#27
Assassin's Creed
An action game about Altair, investigations, and a leap into a hay cart.
2007
Xbox 360
#28
Dance Central
A Kinect dancing game about flashcards of moves and a song you perform.
2010
Xbox 360
#29
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
An action game about playing through the Star Wars films as Lego characters.
2007
PS3Xbox 360
#30
L.A. Noire
A detective game about face cues and evidence.
2011
Xbox 360
#31
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
A brawler about a team of Marvel heroes, with gear and a fusion move.
2006
Xbox 360
#32
Uno
A puzzle game about matching color or number and calling Uno.
2006
Xbox 360
#33
Final Fantasy XIII
An RPG about l'Cie and a paradigm battle system.
2010
PS3Xbox 360
#34
Guitar Hero II
A plastic-guitar rhythm game about note charts and a star power phrase.
2006
Xbox 360
#35
Saints Row
An open-world crime game about a gang in Stilwater, respect, and activities that unlock missions.
2006
Xbox 360
#36
Trials HD
A physics bike game about faults that are measured in hundredths.
2009
Xbox 360
#37
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
An open-world RPG about a gate crisis and a missing heir in Cyrodiil.
2006
Xbox 360
#38
Madden NFL 09
A football sim about NFL teams, seasons, and franchise play.
2008
Xbox 360
#39
Dead Rising
A zombie game about a photographer on a timer inside a mall.
2006
Xbox 360
#40
Rock Band
A band game about guitar, bass, drums, and a singer, scored as one song.
2007
Xbox 360
#41
Madden NFL 07
A football sim about NFL teams, seasons, and franchise play.
2006
Xbox 360
#42
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
A third-person shooter about a frozen planet, thermal energy, and big insects.
2006
Xbox 360
#43
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
A guitar game famous for slow songs that are harder than they look, and a boss battle.
2007
Xbox 360
#44
Mass Effect
An RPG about a human Spectre chasing a rogue agent across the galaxy.
2007
Xbox 360
#45
Mass Effect 2
A squad RPG about Commander Shepard recruiting specialists for a suicide mission.
2010
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#46
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
A tactical shooter about a laser, a squad, and rooms you should not walk into first.
2006
Xbox 360
#47
Call of Duty 3
A shooter about the breakout from Normandy.
2006
Xbox 360
#48
Madden NFL 08
A football sim with weapons and a franchise mode people still remember.
2007
Xbox 360
#49
Fallout 3
An open-world RPG about leaving a vault into a ruined Washington.
2008
PS3Xbox 360
#50
BioShock
A first-person shooter about a man trapped in Rapture, an underwater city that has already collapsed.
2007
PCPS3Xbox 360
#51
Crackdown
An open-world game about an agent whose skills grow by using them.
2007
Xbox 360
#52
Perfect Dark Zero
A prequel shooter about Joanna Dark, gadgets, and a counter-operative mode.
2005
Xbox 360
#53
Resident Evil 5
A co-op horror game about Chris and Sheva.
2009
PS3Xbox 360
#54
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
A squad shooter about a drone, a cross-com map, and orders you give before you move.
2006
Xbox 360
#55
Call of Duty 2
A World War II shooter that launched with the Xbox 360, told in three campaigns.
2005
Xbox 360
#56
Fight Night Round 3
A boxing sim about the analog stick as the punch, not a button.
2006
Xbox 360
#57
UFC 2009 Undisputed
A mixed-martial-arts sim about strikes, clinch, and a ground game.
2009
Xbox 360
#58
Dead or Alive 4
A 3D fighter about holds that counter a strike, and stages that ring you out.
2005
Xbox 360
#59
Guitar Hero World Tour
A rhythm game about a Guitar Hero that added drums, vocals, and a full band.
2008
Xbox 360
#60
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
A tactical shooter about the same squad tools, with a persistent multiplayer rank.
2008
Xbox 360
#61
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
A destruction-heavy shooter with a four-man campaign and large multiplayer.
2010
Xbox 360
#62
Rock Band 2
A band game about drums, guitar, bass, and vocals on the plastic instruments.
2008
PS3Xbox 360
#63
Gears of War: Judgment
An action game about Kilo squad told through a trial.
2013
Xbox 360
#64
FIFA 11
A football sim about remembered for career mode and a changed dribble.
2010
Xbox 360
#65
FIFA 12
A football sim about clubs, seasons, and Ultimate Team.
2011
PS3Xbox 360
#66
FIFA 13
A football sim with a first touch that could go wrong.
2012
Xbox 360
#67
FIFA 14
A football sim about the last of that career-mode era on the 360.
2013
Xbox 360
#68
Halo Wars
A real-time strategy game about UNSC bases and Covenant leaders.
2009
Xbox 360
#69
Left 4 Dead
A co-op shooter about four survivors and a director that changes spawns.
2008
Xbox 360
#70
Ninja Gaiden II
A hard action game about Ryu, dismemberment, and groups that do not wait their turn.
2008
Xbox 360
#71
The Orange Box
A shooter about a set of Valve games: Half-Life 2 and its episodes, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.
2007
Xbox 360
#72
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
A squad shooter about the same drone and squad orders, set across the border.
2007
Xbox 360
#73
Viva Pinata
A garden sim about attracting pinatas by meeting their requirements.
2006
Xbox 360
#74
Trials Evolution
A bike game about faults, a throttle, and tracks other people built.
2012
Xbox 360
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