The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt + Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine. 14 RPG bestsellers
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Developer: CD Projekt RED
Year of release: 2015
Estimated number of copies sold: 40 million
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The 40 million mark was broken in April 2022, and includes the Blood and Wine and Hearts of Stone expansions. The results achieved by the Wild Hunt alone were never disclosed.
So, we know the Japanese know how to make a successful game about killing monsters, but the Poles apparently also know a thing about the profession of a monster-killer. Even though the game's right below the podium, the fourth most-popular RPG in the world is a genre-defining achievement by CD Projekt RED. The universal, international acclaim of The Witcher 3 proves that. The studio from Warsaw created a legendary RPG, in which almost everything clicked: the unique atmosphere and flavor of the world, memorable characters, some sensational quests, audiovisuals, and masterful use of an established universe.
Pretty much everyone heard about The Witcher 3, including... Barack Obama. The game established CD Projekt RED as major-league RPG developer – a reputation that recently was damaged by game number six from this list. The Witcher has since served as benchmark in side-quest quality and world-building – witcheresque is now a desired adjective in the world of RPG. This title is definitely among the games of all times, such as Kingdom Hearts Fina Fantasy VII.
