List of most expensive video games to develop

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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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  – Indicates ongoing costs of development post-release

Official figures

NameYearDeveloperPublisherOriginal platform(s)Costs (million US$)
DevelopmentMarketingTotalTotal (2024 inflation)
Monopoly Go! 2023 Scopely Android, iOS 1,000 [1] 1,000 [1] 1,014
Genshin Impact 2020 [a] miHoYo Android, iOS, PS4, Windows 900+ [b] 974+
Star Citizen and Squadron 42 TBA [c] Cloud Imperium Games Windows 637+ [7] 156+ [7] 793+ [7] 934+
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 2020 Treyarch / Raven Software Activision PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 700 [8] 850
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 Infinity Ward Activision PS4, Windows, Xbox One 640 [8] 787
Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015 Treyarch Activision PS3, PS4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One 450 [8] 597
Cyberpunk 2077 2020 CD Projekt Red CD Projekt PS4, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One 174 [9] 142 [9] 441.9 [d] 514
2023 [e] PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S 103.6 [f] 21.6 [10]
Battlefield 6 2025Battlefield Studios Electronic Arts PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S 400+ [11] 400+
Marvel's Spider-Man 3 [g] [h] TBA Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment TBA385 [12] 397
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 Infinity Ward Activision PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 40–50 [13] 150–160 [13] 200 [13] 352–366
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2023 Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment PS5 315 [12] 325
Marvel's Wolverine [h] 2026 Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment PS5 305 [12] 315
Final Fantasy VII 1997 Square Square, Sony Computer Entertainment PS1 40–45 [14] [15] 40–100 [16] [15] 80–145157–284
The Last of Us Part II 2020 Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment PS4 220 [17] 220 [17] 267
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales 2020 Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment PS4, PS5 81.7 [18] 25.1 [18] 213.3 [i] 259
Horizon Forbidden West 2022 Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment PS4, PS5 212 [17] 212 [17] 228
Halo 2 2004 Bungie Microsoft Studios Xbox 40 [19] 80 [19] 120 [19] 200
Destiny 2014 Bungie Activision PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One 140 [20] 186
The Callisto Protocol 2022Striking Distance Studios Krafton PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 162 [21] 174
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2018 Eidos Montréal Square Enix PS4, Windows, Xbox One 75–100 [22] 35 [22] 110–135138–169
Dead Space 2 2011 Visceral Games Electronic Arts PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 60 [23] 60 [23] 120168
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 Rockstar North Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360 100+ [24] 146+
Undawn 2023 Lightspeed Studios, Level Infinite Tencent Games Android, iOS, Windows 140 [25] 144
Battlefield 4 2013 EA DICE Electronic Arts PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 100 [26] 100135
Immortals of Aveum 2023 Ascendant Studios Electronic Arts PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S 80 [27] 45 [27] 125129
Shenmue 1999 Sega AM2 Sega Dreamcast 47 [28] [29] 47–70 [28] 89–132
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015 CD Projekt Red CD Projekt PS4, Windows, Xbox One 81 [30] 107
Rift 2011 Trion Worlds Windows 50+ [31] 10–20 [31] 60–70+ [31] 84–98+
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 2021 Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment PS5 81 [32] 94
Watch Dogs 2014 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft PS3, PS4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One 68+ [33] 90+
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 2012 Ubisoft Paris, Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Bucharest Ubisoft PS3, Xbox 360 65 [34] 89
Gran Turismo 5 2010 Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment PS3 60 [35] 87
Gears of War 3 2011 Epic Games Microsoft Studios Xbox 360 48–60 [36] 67–84
Gears of War: Judgment 2013 Epic Games, People Can Fly Microsoft Studios Xbox 360 60 [37] 81
Heavy Rain 2010 Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment PS3 21.8 [38] [39] 30.4 [38] [39] 52.2 [38] [39] 75
Final Fantasy IX 2000 Square PS1 40 [40] 73
Black Myth: Wukong 2024 Game Science PS5, Windows 70 [41] 70
Lords of the Fallen 2023Hexworks CI Games PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S 42.2 [42] 24.4 [j] 66.6 [42] 69
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Atari, Inc. Atari 2600 21–22 [k] 68–72
Darksiders II 2012 Vigil Games THQ PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 50 [45] 68
Half-Life 2 2004 Valve Windows 40+ [46] 67+
Kingdom Under Fire II 2019 Blueside, Phantagram Gameforge Windows 50+ [47] 66+
Ghost of Tsushima 2020 Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment PS4, Windows 60 [48] 60 [48] 60
Control Resonant TBA Remedy Entertainment PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S 52.9 [49] 52.9 [49] 53

Cancelled games

NameYear cancelledDeveloperPublisherPlatform(s)Costs (million US$)
Development2024 inflation
Titan Project 2007–2008 Ensemble Studios Microsoft Game Studios Windows 90 [50] 131
Wonder Woman 2025 [51] Monolith Productions Warner Bros. Games Unknown100+ [52] 100+
Fable Legends 2016 Lionhead Studios Microsoft Studios Windows, Xbox One 75 [53] 98
This Is Vegas 2009–2010 Surreal Software Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 40–50 [54] 58–72
Volt2021 Hangar 13 2K Unknown53 [55] 53

Unofficial figures

Analyst estimations

NameYearDeveloperPublisherOriginal platform(s)Analyst(s)Costs (million US$)Ref.
NameInstitutionDev.MarketingTotalTotal (2024 inflation)
Grand Theft Auto V 2013 Rockstar North Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360 Arvind BhatiaSterne Agee137.569–109.3206.5–246.8279–333 [56]
Red Dead Redemption 2 2018 Rockstar Games PS4, Xbox One Michael Pachter Wedbush Securities 170170213 [57]
Halo 5: Guardians 2015 343 Industries Microsoft Studios Xbox One 160160212 [58]
Marvel's Avengers 2020 Crystal Dynamics Square Enix PS4, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One David GibsonAstris Advisory170+207+ [59]
Final Fantasy VII Remake 2020 Square Enix Business Division 1 Square Enix PS4 Yuhsuke Koyama Shibaura Institute of Technology 144144175 [60]
Atul Goyal Jefferies & Company <140<140<170
Max Payne 3 2012 Rockstar Studios Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360 Arvind BhatiaSterne Agee105105144 [61]
Tomb Raider 2013 Crystal Dynamics Square Enix PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 Billy PidgeonN/a100135 [62]
Resident Evil 2 2019 Capcom PS4, Windows, Xbox One Atul Goyal Jefferies & Company <100<100<123 [60]
Halo 3 2007 Bungie Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360 Michael Pachter Wedbush Securities 30+15–2060+91+ [63]
Alan Wake 2 2023 Remedy Entertainment Epic Games Publishing PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S Atte Riikola Inderes 53.521.57577 [64]
ARC Raiders 2025 Embark Studios PS5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S Michael Pachter Wedbush Securities 7575 [65]
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning 2008 Mythic Entertainment Electronic Arts Windows 505073 [66]
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 Rockstar North Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360 454566 [67]

Press estimations

The following budgets have been estimated by press outlets without naming any specific analyst or firm.

NameYearDeveloperPublisherOriginal platform(s)Press outletCosts (million US$)Ref.
Dev.MarketingTotalTotal (2024 inflation)
Grand Theft Auto VI 2026 Rockstar Games PS5, Xbox Series X/S Several [l] 1,000–2,0001,000–2,000 [l]
MindsEye 2025Build a Rocket Boy IO Interactive PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows Gameranx500500 [73]
Red Dead Redemption 2 2018 Rockstar Games PS4, Xbox One VentureBeat 200–300200–300250–376 [57]
Grand Theft Auto V 2013 Rockstar North Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360 The Scotsman 265358 [74]
Star Wars: The Old Republic 2011 BioWare Electronic Arts, LucasArts Windows Los Angeles Times 200+280+ [75]
Concord 2024Firewalk Studios Sony Interactive Entertainment PS5, Windows Kotaku 200+200+ [76]
Skull and Bones 2024 Ubisoft Singapore Ubisoft PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows Insider Gaming200200 [77]
Too Human 2008 Silicon Knights Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360 USgamer 60–10088–146 [78]
Red Dead Redemption 2010 Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360 The New York Times 80–100115–144 [79]
APB: All Points Bulletin 2010 Realtime Worlds Electronic Arts, Realtime Worlds Windows The Guardian 100144 [80]
Enter the Matrix 2003 Shiny Entertainment Infogrames GameCube, PS2, Windows, Xbox Wall Street Journal 2080 [m] 137 [81]
Disney Infinity 2013 Avalanche Software, Altron (3DS) Disney Interactive Studios 3DS, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360 Los Angeles Times 100+135+ [82]
Deadpool 2013 High Moon Studios Activision PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 GameSpot 100 [n] 135 [84]
Mass Effect: Andromeda 2017 BioWare Electronic Arts PS4, Windows, Xbox One Edmonton Journal 100128 [85]
Defiance 2013 Trion Worlds, Human Head Studios Trion Worlds PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 Forbes 8080108 [86]
Mortal Kombat II 1994 Probe Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment Game Gear, Sega Genesis, SNES San Francisco Chronicle 50106 [87]
Sonic & Knuckles 1994 Sega Technical Institute Sega Sega Genesis Los Angeles Times 454595 [88]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 Treyarch Activision Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, OS X 50+72 [89]
DC Universe Online 2011Dimensional Ink Games Daybreak Game Company, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment PS3, Windows 505070 [90]
L.A. Noire 2011 Team Bondi Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360 BBC News 505070 [91]
Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 Nintendo EAD Nintendo NES The Seattle Times 0.825.8+69+ [92]
The Indianapolis Star 25+ [93]
Final Fantasy X 2001 Square Product Development Division 1 Square PS2 Yomiuri Shimbun 32.332.3+61+ [94]
Halo 3 2007 Bungie Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360 The Hollywood Reporter 40 4061 [95]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes ongoing costs as of 2024 [2]
  2. ↑ US$100 million for initial development, US$200 million annually for ongoing development as of 2024 [3] [4] [2]
  3. ↑ Playable elements of the game were first released in 2013, [5] but the game remains in early access, with no final release date announced. [6] Costs representative of development up to 2022. [7]
  4. ↑ Approximately US$316 million for original game [9] and US$125.9 million for Update 2.0 upgrade and Phantom Liberty downloadable content [10]
  5. ↑ Update 2.0 upgrade and Phantom Liberty downloadable content
  6. ↑ US$40.9 million for Update 2.0 and US$62.7 million for Phantom Liberty DLC [10]
  7. ↑ Unannounced game [12]
  8. 1 2 Projected figure
  9. ↑ Includes US$106.5 million licensing fee [18]
  10. ↑ US$19.3 million for marketing and US$5.1 million for production of physical copies [42]
  11. ↑ Licensing fee [43] [44]
  12. 1 2 Several outlets reported on Grand Theft Auto VI 's rumored US$1–2 billion budget, [68] [69] [70] though the figure remains unverified. [71] [72]
  13. ↑ Including licensing fee [81]
  14. ↑ Chris Baker, former interactive manager at Marvel Games, disputed Deadpool 's US$100 million figure in 2024 and claimed the actual budget was "not even close". [83]

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