The video game industry is one of the biggest and most profitable verticals around, with players shelling out a ton of money to play the games of their choice and enjoy some truly riveting experiences that will keep them on the edge of their seats for hours. The nature of video games is such that records are made and broken every year for a whole host of reasons.
Of course, not all of these records can technically be classified as achievements, with some games having negative records that make them sources of amusement as opposed to something they would be proud of. Regardless, these titles have certainly made their impact quite palpable in the industry for a bevy of reasons.
7 Star Citizen (Most Crowdfunded Video Game)
The story of Star Citizen is a truly fascinating one that proves just how dangerous wild promises and the dreaded feature creep can be for video games. Despite being in development for many years, there's still no word on when the game is going to receive a full official release.
Instead, the title used its crowdfunded money to somehow siphon even more funds from dedicated players who loved what this game had on offer. It may be aspiring a realistic simulation of life in space, but Star Citizen's notorious development has turned into one of the biggest warning stories of what not to do with a crowdfunded game... especially one that raised $551 million!
6 The Elder Scrolls Online (Most Unique NPCs In A Video Game)
The idea of an MMORPG set in the Elder Scrolls universe was simply too good to pass up on, and Bethesda decided to jump on this train and get The Elder Scrolls Online up and running as soon as possible.
The title initially started out on shaky legs before a wealth of content updates and expansions have made it a pretty great game for MMORPG and Elder Scrolls fans to check out. The world is truly massive and populated with many unique NPCs, breaking the record with a whopping total of 10,202 characters that players can interact with!
5 Minecraft (Best-Selling Video Game)
Minecraft is a game that needs no introduction, with this creative sandbox title allowing players to either engage in some classic survival gameplay or let their inner artists run rampant as they create some truly marvelous structures. The sheer number of ways players can squeeze out enjoyment from this game is immense.
Suffice it to say, Minecraft is the perfect example of what an indie game can achieve, becoming the highest-selling video game of all time with 238 million units sold. It will take a Herculean effort to dethrone this incredible game that took over the world by storm and continues to be wildly popular to this day.
4 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (Longest Video Game Cutscene)
Metal Gear Solid 4 is one of the many excellent titles in the series, showing Kojima's brilliance and weirdness for everyone to see. The game features some great stealth gameplay and an emotional story that will tug at the player's heartstrings.
Many people were glad that this game's narrative was a hit, since the cutscenes would've been a pain to get through otherwise. In fact, this game has the longest cutscene in video game history, which runs for almost half an hour!
3 Scarface: The World Is Yours (Most Swearing In A Video Game)
Scarface is one of the most iconic crime movies of all time, documenting Tony Montana's rise to the very top before documenting his eventual downfall. This game received a movie tie-in which isn't really anything spectacular, even if fans of mindless action games will like what's on offer here.
The game changes the iconic ending of the movie as well, making for a fresh and different take on the story that could interest fans to check it out. However, that isn't the reason why this game is so popular — it uses the f-bomb a whopping 5,688 times, making it the video game with the most uses of this word ever!
2 Gran Turismo 6 (Most Cars In A Racing Video Game)
Gran Turismo 6 is one of the many video games in this long-running series that fans of racing games are quite familiar with. This PlayStation-exclusive racing game shipped out with a truckload of content that allowed fans to invest numerous hours in this sim-racing title.
In fact, Gran Turismo holds the distinguished accolade of being the racing game to have the biggest selection of cars that players can choose from. There are 1,237 cars that players can drive in the game, which is a truly mind-blowing number in every way!
1 Lego Batman: The Videogame (Best-Selling Superhero Game)
Most people would assume that the highest-selling superhero game comes from titles like the Arkham series or one of the many popular Spider-Man games. However, these people are quite wrong, with this accolade actually going to a Lego game instead!
Many people sleep on Lego games as nothing more than childish adventure titles with some combat thrown into the mix. However, titles like Lego Batman: The Videogame show just how much love is poured into these games, with this game being such a massive success that it holds the distinguished honor of being the highest-selling superhero game of all time with 13.54 million units sold!