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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.

Rank Name Year Developer Publisher Platform Development cost
(million US$) 		Marketing cost
(million US$) 		Total cost
(million US$) 		Total cost with 2024 inflation
(million US$)
1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 Infinity Ward Activision PC, PS3, Xbox 360 50 200 250[1] 355
2 Grand Theft Auto V 2013 Rockstar North Rockstar Games PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One 137[2] 128 265[3] 347
3 Final Fantasy VII 1997 Square Square Enix, Sony Computer Entertainment (PS), Eidos Interactive (PC) PS, PC 45[4] 100[5] 145 275
4 Star Wars: The Old Republic 2011 BioWare Electronic Arts, LucasArts PC 200[6] 200+[6] 271+
5 Destiny 2014 Bungie Activision PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One <140[7] <140[7] 140[7][8][9] 180
6 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 Rockstar North Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360, PC 100+[10] 142+
7 APB: All Points Bulletin 2010 Realtime Worlds Electronic Arts, Realtime Worlds, Deep Silver (PS4, XB1) PC, PS4, Xbox One 100[11] 140
8 Red Dead Redemption 2010 Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360 80-100[12] 100[13] 140
9 Max Payne 3 2012 Rockstar Studios Rockstar Games PC, Xbox 360, PS3 105[14] 105[14] 139
10 Deadpool 2013 High Moon Studios Activision PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC 100[15] 131
11 Disney Infinity 2013 Avalanche Software, Altron (3DS) Disney Interactive Studios PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, PC 100[16] 131
12 Shenmue 1999 Sega AM2 Sega Dreamcast 47-70[17] 47-70[17] 128
13 Halo MMO Cancelled Ensemble Studios Microsoft Game Studios PC 90[18] 90 127
14 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks PC, Xbox 360, PS3 85[19][unreliable source?] 115
15 Enter the Matrix 2003 Shiny Entertainment Atari, Inc. GameCube, PC, PS2, Xbox 20[20] 67[20] 111
16 Defiance 2013 Trion Worlds, Human Head Studios Trion Worlds PC, PS3, Xbox 360 80 80[21] 105
17 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015 CD Projekt RED CD Projekt PC, Xbox One, PS4 46[22] 35[23] 81 104
18 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 Kojima Productions Konami PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One 80 80[24] 103
19 Pokémon Red/Blue 1996 Game Freak Nintendo Game Boy 50[25] 50+ 97+
20 Fable Legends Cancelled Lionhead Studios Microsoft Studios PC, Xbox One 75[26] 75+ 95+
21 Final Fantasy XIII 2009 Square Enix Square Enix PC, PS3, Xbox 360 65+[27] 65+ 92+
22 Watch Dogs 2014 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One 68[28] 68+ 88+
23 Crysis 3 2013 Crytek Electronic Arts PS3, Xbox 360, PC 66[29][30][clarification needed] 66 86
25 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 2012 Ubisoft Paris, Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Kiev (PC) Ubisoft PC, Xbox 360, PS3 65[31] 65[31] 86
26 Gran Turismo 5 2010 Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment PS3 60[32] 60 84
27 Gears of War: Judgment 2013 Epic Games, People Can Fly Microsoft Studios Xbox 360 60[33] 78
28 Rift 2011 Trion Worlds Trion Worlds PC 50 10-20 60-70[34] 81-95
29 Heavy Rain 2010 Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment PS3, PS4 23.2[35] 32.4[35] 55.6[35] 78
30 Final Fantasy IX 2000 Square Square PS, PC 40[36] 40+ 71+
31 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. Atari 2600 22[37] 69
32 DC Universe Online 2011 Daybreak Game Company Daybreak Game Company, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox One 50[38] 50[38] 68
33 L.A. Noire 2011 Team Bondi Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360, PC 50[39] 50 68
34 Half-Life 2 2004 Valve Corporation Valve Corporation PC, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360 40[40] 40 65
35 World of Warcraft 2004 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment PC 40[41][unreliable source?] 65
36 This Is Vegas Cancelled Surreal Software Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment PC, PS3, Xbox 360 40-50[42] 40-50 56-70

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