The following is a list of the most expensive video games ever developed, with a minimum total cost of
US$
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50 million and sorted by the total cost adjusted for
inflation
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. Most game budgets are not disclosed, so this list is not indicative of industry trends.
Lists
Official figures
Cancelled games
Unofficial figures
Analyst estimations
Press estimations
The following budgets have been estimated by press outlets without naming any specific analyst or firm.
See also
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Lists of video games
This is a list of all video game lists on Wikipedia, sorted by varying classifications.
By platform
Acorn
* List of Acorn Electron games
Apple
* List of Apple II games
* List of Apple IIGS games
* List of iOS games
* List of Macintosh game ...
Notes
References
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Video games
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Video game development
Lists of video games