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The following is a list of the most expensive video games ever developed, with a minimum total cost of US$50 million and sorted by the total cost adjusted for inflation. Most game budgets are not disclosed, so this list is not indicative of industry trends.

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[Ongoing-1] Includes ongoing costs

[4] US$100 million for initial development, US$200 million annually for ongoing development as of 2024^[update]^[1]^[2]

[8] Playable elements of the game were first released in 2013,^[3] but the game remains in early access, with no final release date announced.^[4] Costs representative of development up to 2022.^[5]

[12] Approximately US$316 million for original game^[7] and US$125.9 million for Update 2.0 upgrade and Phantom Liberty downloadable content^[8]

[13] Update 2.0 upgrade and Phantom Liberty downloadable content

[14] US$40.9 million for Update 2.0 and US$62.7 million for Phantom Liberty DLC^[8]

[16] Unannounced game^[9]

[Projected-17] Projected figure

[47] US$19.3 million for marketing and US$5.1 million for production of physical copies^[38]

[E.T.-50] Licensing fee^[39]^[40]

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Name	Year	Developer	Publisher	Original platform(s)	Costs (million US$)
Name	Year	Developer	Publisher	Original platform(s)	Development	Marketing	Total	Total (2023 inflation)
Genshin Impact	2020^{[lower-alpha 1]}	miHoYo		Android, iOS, PS4, Windows			700+^{[lower-alpha 2]}	—
Star Citizen	TBA^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Cloud Imperium Games		Windows	514+^[5]	116+^[5]	630+^[5]	656+
Monopoly Go!	2023	Scopely		Android, iOS		500^[6]	500^[6]	—
Cyberpunk 2077	2020	CD Projekt Red	CD Projekt	PS4, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One	174^[7]	142^[7]	441.9^{[lower-alpha 4]}	497.9
Cyberpunk 2077	2023^{[lower-alpha 5]}	CD Projekt Red	CD Projekt	PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S	103.6^{[lower-alpha 6]}	21.6^[8]	441.9^{[lower-alpha 4]}	497.9
Marvel's Spider-Man 3^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 8]}	TBA	Insomniac Games	Sony Interactive Entertainment	TBA			385^[9]	—
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	2009	Infinity Ward	Activision	PS3, Windows, Xbox 360	40–50^[10]	150–160^[10]	200^[10]	341–355
Marvel's Spider-Man 2	2023	Insomniac Games	Sony Interactive Entertainment	PS5			315^[9]	—
Marvel's Wolverine^{[lower-alpha 8]}	TBA	Insomniac Games	Sony Interactive Entertainment	PS5			305^[9]	—
Final Fantasy VII	1997	Square	Square, Sony Computer Entertainment	PS1	40–45^[11]^[12]	40–100^[13]^[12]	80–145	152–275
The Last of Us Part II	2020	Naughty Dog	Sony Interactive Entertainment	PS4	220^[14]		220^[14]	259
Halo 2	2004	Bungie	Microsoft Studios	Xbox	40^[15]	80^[15]	120^[15]	258
Horizon Forbidden West	2022	Guerrilla Games	Sony Interactive Entertainment	PS4, PS5	212^[14]		212^[14]	221
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales	2020	Insomniac Games	Sony Interactive Entertainment	PS4, PS5			156^[16]	184
Destiny	2014	Bungie	Activision	PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One			140^[17]	180
The Callisto Protocol	2022	Striking Distance Studios	Krafton	PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	162^[18]		162+^[18]	169
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2018	Eidos Montréal	Square Enix	PS4, Windows, Xbox One	75–100^[19]	35^[19]	110–135	133–164
Dead Space 2	2011	Visceral Games	Electronic Arts	PS3, Windows, Xbox 360	60^[20]	60^[20]	120	163
Undawn	2023	Lightspeed Studios, Level Infinite	Tencent Games	Android, iOS, Windows	140^[21]		140^[21]	—
Grand Theft Auto IV	2008	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games	PS3, Xbox 360			100+^[22]	142+
Battlefield 4	2013	EA DICE	Electronic Arts	PS3, Windows, Xbox 360	100^[23]		100	131
Immortals of Aveum	2023	Ascendant Studios	Electronic Arts	PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S	80^[24]	45^[24]	125
Shenmue	1999	Sega AM2	Sega	Dreamcast	47^[25]^[26]		47–70^[25]	86–128
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2015	CD Projekt Red	CD Projekt	PS4, Windows, Xbox One			81^[27]	104
Rift	2011	Trion Worlds	Trion Worlds	Windows	50+	10–20	60–70+^[28]	81–95+
Watch Dogs	2014	Ubisoft Montreal	Ubisoft	PS3, PS4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One	68+^[29]		68+	88+
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	2012	Ubisoft Paris, Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Bucharest	Ubisoft	PS3, Xbox 360			65^[30]	86
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	2021	Insomniac Games	Sony Interactive Entertainment	PS5			81^[31]	91
Gran Turismo 5	2010	Polyphony Digital	Sony Computer Entertainment	PS3	60^[32]		60	84
Gears of War 3	2011	Epic Games	Microsoft Studios	Xbox 360	48–60^[33]		48–60	65–81
Gears of War: Judgment	2013	Epic Games, People Can Fly	Microsoft Studios	Xbox 360			60^[34]	78
Heavy Rain	2010	Quantic Dream	Sony Computer Entertainment	PS3	21.8^[35]^[36]	30.4^[35]^[36]	52.2^[35]^[36]	73
Final Fantasy IX	2000	Square	Square	PS1	40^[37]		40+	71+
Lords of the Fallen	2023	Hexworks	CI Games	PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S	42.2^[38]	24.4^{[lower-alpha 9]}	66.6^[38]	—
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	Atari, Inc.	Atari, Inc.	Atari 2600			21–22^{[lower-alpha 10]}	66–69
Darksiders II	2012	Vigil Games	THQ	PS3, Windows, Xbox 360			50^[41]	66
Half-Life 2	2004	Valve	Valve	Windows	40^[42]		40	65
Kingdom Under Fire II	2019	Blueside, Phantagram	Gameforge	Windows	50+^[43]			64

Name	Year cancelled	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Costs (million US$)
Name	Year cancelled	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Development	2023 inflation
Halo MMO (Titan Project)	2007–2008	Ensemble Studios	Microsoft Game Studios	Windows	90^[44]	127
Fable Legends	2016	Lionhead Studios	Microsoft Studios	Windows, Xbox One	75^[45]	95+
This Is Vegas	2009–2010	Surreal Software	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	PS3, Windows, Xbox 360	40–50^[46]	56–70
Volt (working title)	2021	Hangar 13	2K	Unknown	53^[47]	53

Name	Year	Developer	Publisher	Original platform(s)	Analyst(s)		Costs (million US$)				Ref.
Name	Year	Developer	Publisher	Original platform(s)	Name	Institution	Dev	Marketing	Total	Total (2023 inflation)	Ref.
Grand Theft Auto V	2013	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games	PS3, Xbox 360	Arvind Bhatia	Sterne Agee	137.5	69–109.3	206.5–246.8	270–323	^[48]
Red Dead Redemption 2	2018	Rockstar Games		PS4, Xbox One	Michael Pachter	Wedbush Securities	170		170	206	^[49]
Halo 5: Guardians	2015	343 Industries	Microsoft Studios	Xbox One	Michael Pachter	Wedbush Securities	160		160	206	^[50]
Marvel's Avengers	2020	Crystal Dynamics	Square Enix	PS4, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One	David Gibson	Astris Advisory			170+	200+	^[51]
Final Fantasy VII Remake	2020	Square Enix Business Division 1	Square Enix	PS4	Yuhsuke Koyama	Shibaura Institute of Technology	144		144	170	^[52]
Final Fantasy VII Remake	2020	Square Enix Business Division 1	Square Enix	PS4	Atul Goyal	Jefferies & Company	<140		<140	<165	^[52]
Max Payne 3	2012	Rockstar Studios	Rockstar Games	PS3, Xbox 360	Arvind Bhatia	Sterne Agee	105		105	139	^[53]
Tomb Raider	2013	Crystal Dynamics	Square Enix	PS3, Windows, Xbox 360	Billy Pidgeon	—			100	131	^[54]
Resident Evil 2	2019	Capcom		PS4, Windows, Xbox One	Atul Goyal	Jefferies & Company	<100		<100	<119	^[52]
Halo 3	2007	Bungie	Microsoft Game Studios	Xbox 360	Michael Pachter	Wedbush Securities	30+	15–20	60+	88+	^[55]
Grand Theft Auto IV	2008	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games	PS3, Xbox 360	Michael Pachter	Wedbush Securities	45		45	64	^[56]

Name	Year	Developer	Publisher	Original platform(s)	Press outlet	Costs (million US$)				Ref.
Name	Year	Developer	Publisher	Original platform(s)	Press outlet	Dev	Marketing	Total	Total (2023 inflation)	Ref.
Red Dead Redemption 2	2018	Rockstar Games		PS4, Xbox One	VentureBeat		200–300	200–300	243–364	^[49]
Grand Theft Auto V	2013	Rockstar North	Rockstar Games	PS3, Xbox 360	The Scotsman			265	347	^[57]
Star Wars: The Old Republic	2011	BioWare	Electronic Arts, LucasArts	Windows	Los Angeles Times	200+			271+	^[58]
Too Human	2008	Silicon Knights	Microsoft Game Studios	Xbox 360	USgamer			60–100	85–142	^[59]
Red Dead Redemption	2010	Rockstar San Diego	Rockstar Games	PS3, Xbox 360	The New York Times			80–100	112–140	^[60]
APB: All Points Bulletin	2010	Realtime Worlds	Electronic Arts, Realtime Worlds	Windows	The Guardian			100	140	^[61]
Disney Infinity	2013	Avalanche Software, Altron (3DS)	Disney Interactive Studios	3DS, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360	Los Angeles Times			100+	131+	^[62]
Deadpool	2013	High Moon Studios	Activision	PS3, Windows, Xbox 360	GameSpot			100	131	^[63]
Mass Effect: Andromeda	2017	BioWare	Electronic Arts	PS4, Windows, Xbox One	Edmonton Journal			100	124	^[64]
Defiance	2013	Trion Worlds, Human Head Studios	Trion Worlds	PS3, Windows, Xbox 360	Forbes	80		80	105	^[65]
Mortal Kombat II	1994	Probe Entertainment	Acclaim Entertainment	Game Gear, Sega Genesis, SNES	San Francisco Chronicle			50	103	^[66]
Sonic & Knuckles	1994	Sega Technical Institute	Sega	Sega Genesis	Los Angeles Times		45	45	93	^[67]
Call of Duty: Black Ops	2010	Treyarch	Activision	Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, OS X				50+	70	^[68]
DC Universe Online	2011	Dimensional Ink Games	Daybreak Game Company, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	PS3, Windows		50		50	68	^[69]
L.A. Noire	2011	Team Bondi	Rockstar Games	PS3, Xbox 360	BBC News	50		50	68	^[70]
Super Mario Bros. 3	1988	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	NES	The Seattle Times	0.8		25.8+	66+	^[71]
Super Mario Bros. 3	1988	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	NES	The Indianapolis Star		25+	25.8+	66+	^[72]
Final Fantasy X	2001	Square Product Development Division 1	Square	PS2	Yomiuri Shimbun	32.3		32.3+	59+	^[73]
Halo 3	2007	Bungie	Microsoft Game Studios	Xbox 360	The Hollywood Reporter		40	40	59	^[74]

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