Eight years on, Detroit: Become Human is still moving serious numbers.
Quantic Dream has officially confirmed that the narrative adventure has now surpassed 15 million units sold worldwide across PlayStation 4 and PC, a new lifetime milestone that also reinforces Detroit’s status as the studio’s best-selling game to date.
Why Is This 15 Million Sales Milestone Such a Big Deal?
The announcement emphasizes that the milestone reflects the game’s continued global impact, with cinematic storytelling and meaningful player decisions keeping it in the conversation long after launch.
Quantic Dream leadership also leaned into the idea that Detroit resonates regardless of platform or release window, noting its long-term success across multiple generations and regions and saying it encourages players to think back on their choices and replay the story.
How Has Detroit: Become Human’s Sales Grown Over Time?
The game’s long-tail momentum is even more obvious when you track how steadily its sales have increased over time, with reported public milestones showing 5 million in 2020, then 6 million in 2021, 6.5 million in 2022, 8 million in January 2023, 9 million in December 2023, 10 million in October 2024, and 11 million in February 2025, before reaching 15 million now, which suggests roughly four million more copies sold in under a year.
The late spike appears to be driven largely by aggressive PC discounts and stronger placement on stores like Steam, as players frequently point out that Detroit goes on deep sales (sometimes at prices that feel “practically free”) and that low-cost entry points can massively widen a game’s reach long after launch.
With Detroit: Become Human now at 15 million, the sequel conversation starts up again, but it’s a tricky one, as the game’s heavy branching and multiple impactful endings make canonizing one timeline hard, and Quantic Dream’s involvement with projects like Star Wars Eclipse is frequently brought up as a barrier to any near-term follow-up.
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