Devil is the saga that defines by itself an entire genre such as action role-playing games, or ARPGs, which in recent times have given us a good bunch of names to which one is the best but which, unfortunately for all of them, always have the problem that they end up being compared to the absolute king, the one that Blizzard has been squeezing since the late 90s.
The heroes of Sanctuary
Hand in hand with Blizzard, responsible for unique franchises such as world of warcraft or, more recently, Overwatchalmost 30 years ago they brought us the first title of Devila development that revolutionized the market by creating a community that, despite having only had four titles so far (since June 6), has made the most of each of those installments by playing and replaying every pixel of its maps non-stop .
So to commemorate that Diablo IV is already here, we have decided to bring you the top 5 of the best-selling games of the franchise infernal by Blizzard. And you will think, “well, what a classification if there are only three real ones plus some remastering.” Yes, it is true, but those numbers speak clearly of what the progression of the franchise has been and how the numbers grow as time goes by.
Now that everything is explained, let’s start with the list.
5. Devil
To start this list we can not think of a better way than with the one that started it all. It arrived for PC in 1996 and as we said It was quite a revolution and practically started ARPGs, as well as a saga that still has many fans today. In sales it did very well for the time, achieving more than 2.5 million units sold.
4. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
Reapers of Souls is an expansion for Diablo III, but it reached such colossal dimensions that it practically tells us a story that deserves a separate game. Even so, it gave gamers many extra hours of fun with their favorite title. In sales it achieved sales of approximately 3.7 million units.
3. Diablo II
This game is especially mythical for those who started their video game adventures in the 2000s. If you did it on your computer, it was almost an obligation that you had Diablo II on your device. Improved in practically everything compared to its predecessor, it also did very well in sales, reaching 4 million units sold worldwide.
2. Diablo II Resurrected
We live in a time when the remakesthe reboots and the remasters are the order of the day and the saga Devil it was not going to be less. Bringing us a version of the second game with mechanics adapted for the new generations, and improved graphics, It was a complete success, reaching 5 million copies sold. globally. Not bad for a remaster.
1. Diablo III
The third installment of this franchise that appeared in 2012 was the one that caused this saga to go from being a niche product to a mass success. Its extraordinary graphic section and gameplay even more polished than that of its predecessors, was a success both on consoles (PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch) and PC. It managed to sell the devilish amount of 50 million copies worldwide.
And you? what’s your game Devil favorite?
