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.

Rank Name Year Developer Publisher Platform Development cost
(million US$)		 Marketing cost
(million US$)		 Total cost
(million US$)		 Total cost with 2016 inflation
(million US$)GrT
1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 Infinity Ward Activision PC, PS3, Xbox 360, 50 200 250[1] 276
2 Grand Theft Auto V 2013 Rockstar North Rockstar Games PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One 137[2] 128 265[3] 269
3 Final Fantasy VII 1997 Square Square Enix, Sony Computer Entertainment (PS), Eidos Interactive (PC) PS, PC 45[4] 100[5] 145 214
4 Star Wars: The Old Republic 2011 BioWare Electronic Arts, LucasArts PC 200[6] 200+[7] 210
5 Destiny[8] 2014 Bungie Activision PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One 140[9] 140+[10] 140+
6 Star Citizen 2016[11] Cloud Imperium Games Cloud Imperium Games PC 113+[12][13] 113+ 113+
7 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 Rockstar North Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360, PC 100[14] 100+[14][15] 110
8 Too Human 2008 Silicon Knights Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360 100[14] 100[14] 110
9 APB: All Points Bulletin 2010 Realtime Worlds Realtime Worlds PC, PS4, Xbox One 100[16] 109
10 Red Dead Redemption 2010 Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360 80-100[17] 100[18] 109
11 Max Payne 3 2012 Rockstar Studios Rockstar Games PC, Xbox 360, PS3 105[19] 105[19] 108
12 Disney Infinity 2013 Avalanche Software Disney Interactive Studios PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, PC 100[20] 102
13 Tomb Raider 2013 Crystal Dynamics Square Enix PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC 100 102
14 Shenmue 1999 Sega AM2 Sega Dreamcast 47[21] 23[14] 70[14] 99
15 Halo MMO Cancelled Ensemble Studios Microsoft Game Studios PC 90[22][23] 90[22] 99
16 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks PC, Xbox 360, PS3 85[24] 89
17 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015 CD Projekt RED CD Projekt RED PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 46[25] 35[26] 81 81
18 Defiance 2013 Trion Worlds Trion Worlds PC, PS3, Xbox 360 80 80[27] 81
19 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 Kojima Productions Konami PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One 80 80[28] 80
20 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008 Kojima Productions Konami PS3 70[14] 70+[14] 77+
21 Pokémon Red/Blue 1996 Game Freak Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Color 50[29] 50+ 75+
22 Final Fantasy XIII 2009 Square Enix Square Enix PC, PS3, Xbox 360 65+[30] 65+ 72+
23 Rift 2011 Trion Worlds Trion Worlds PC 50 10-20 60-70[31] 70
24 Watch Dogs 2014 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One 68[32] 68+ 68+
25 Halo 3 2007 Bungie Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360 60[14] 60[14] 68
26 Crysis 3 2013 Crytek Frankfurt Electronic Arts PS3, Xbox 360, PC 66[33] 66 67
27 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 2012 Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft PC, Xbox 360, PS3 65[34] 65[34] 67
28 Gran Turismo 5 2010 Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment PS3 60[35] 60 65
29 Final Fantasy XII 2006 Square Enix Square Enix PS2 52.3[36] 52.3+ 61+
30 Heavy Rain 2010 Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment PS3, PS4 23.2[37] 32.4[37] 55.6[37] 60
31 Halo: Reach 2010 Bungie Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360 55 55 60
32 Final Fantasy IX 2000 Square Square PS 40[38] 40+ 55+
33 Call of Duty: Elite 2011 Beachhead Studios Activision PC 50[39] 50[39] 53
34 Homefront 2011 Kaos Studios THQ PC, Xbox 360, PS3, OnLive 50 50+ 53
35 L.A. Noire 2011 Team Bondi Rockstar Games PS3, Xbox 360, PC 50[40] 50 53
36 DC Universe Online 2012 Sony Online Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment, Warner Bros. PC, PS3, PS4 50[41] 50[41] 52
37 The Secret World 2012 Funcom Electronic Arts PC 50[42] 50[42] 52
38 World of Warcraft 2004 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment PC 40[43] 50
39 This Is Vegas Cancelled Surreal Software Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment PC, Xbox 360, PS3 40-50[44] 40-50 43-54

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