Here’s the top 20 best-selling PSP games of all time — the handheld heavyweights that turned the PSP into a pocket-sized legend. Sales figures vary slightly by source, but this list reflects the most widely accepted lifetime estimates.
Top 20 Best-Selling PSP Games
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories – ~8–11 million
- Monster Hunter Freedom Unite – ~5–10 million
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories – ~5.5 million
- Monster Hunter Portable 3rd – ~4.8+ million
- Daxter – ~4.1 million
- Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters – ~3.7 million
- Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition – ~3.6 million
- Gran Turismo (PSP) – ~3.2 million
- God of War: Chains of Olympus – ~3.1–4.8 million
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – ~6–7.9 million
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – ~6.6 million
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep – ~4 million
- Monster Hunter Freedom 2 – ~3–4 million (est.)
- Tekken: Dark Resurrection – ~3+ million (est.)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0 – ~2–3 million (est.)
- Dissidia Final Fantasy – ~2–3 million (est.)
- Patapon 2 – ~2.9 million
- LocoRoco – ~3.9 million
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions – ~8.5 million
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta – ~2–3 million (est.)
What makes this list interesting
- Rockstar ran the streets
The GTA “Stories” games basically turned the PSP into a tiny crime sandbox empire. - Monster Hunter was a cultural phenomenon (especially in Japan)
The series alone sold 13.5 million+ on PSP, dominating multiplayer meetups like a portable LAN party in your backpack. - JRPGs thrived
Crisis Core, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Kingdom Hearts gave the system serious “epic quest in your pocket” energy. - Sony’s mascots showed up strong
Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, and God of War proved handheld didn’t mean watered-down.