Top best upcoming games of 2018
The rest of the year is looking ridiculously stacked when it comes to
the best new games of 2018. You've got long-awaited sequels to
legendary games, like Red Dead Redemption 2,
Super Smash Bros. for Switch, and Kingdom Hearts 3, bumping up against
excitingly fresh ideas like Sea of Thieves, Indivisible, and Dreams.
Whatever you're looking forward to the most, there are plenty of highly
anticipated titles set to debut in the coming months (and the years to
come) - so we've collected the standouts for your viewing pleasure,
updated weekly with new additions. Browse our list (ordered by release
date) and see what you need to start saving up for ASAP - then be sure
to let us know in the comments which games have your rapt attention.
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: March 23, 2018
Now you can experience your very own Shawshank Redemption courtesy of A Way Out, a co-op only jailbreak story written and directed by the mind behind the affecting puzzle adventure Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Whether you're playing with a partner on the couch or online, A Way Out is always played in splitscreen co-op, as inmates Leo and Vincent begrudgingly work together to bust out of prison and reclaim their freedom. The persistent splitscreen presentation creates some intriguing opportunities for teamwork; for instance, one player might be locked in a cutscene, while the other can freely move about, planning the duo's next move or viewing critical story scenes from a different perspective.
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: March 27, 2018
Far Cry 5 won't take place in some exotic far-off region like Far Cry 4's Kyrat, or an ancient history setting as in Far Cry Primal - it'll be bringing its first-person mayhem to the US of A. The fictional region of Hope County, Montana is thrown into disarray by a cult known as the Project at Eden's Gate, led by the charismatic Father Joseph who advocates religious fanaticism and militia-style stockpiles of high-powered firearms. As Hope County's newest deputy sheriff, you'll have to band with the unturned townsfolk to take down Eden's Gate in the most chaotic ways possible - including aerial dogfights and bombing runs in a pilotable plane, or vicious takedowns using pitchforks, sledgehammers, or trusty animal companions, to name a few options.
Platform(s): PS4
Release date: April 20, 2018
Having torn the Greek pantheon asunder, Kratos (now sporting a
scruffy beard) has set his sights on a new mythology to conquer: Norse.
The fourth main entry in the legendarily brutal PlayStation series - God
of War - drops the numbering and looks like it'll force Kratos to
control his endless rage, as he raises his young son Atreus to become a
hardened warrior. Don't worry, you'll still slay plenty of fantastical
creatures along the way, using Kratos' new lightning axe main weapon -
but expect a lot more character development and quieter moments in
between all the carnage.
Platform(s): Xbox One, PC
Release date: May 22, 2018
If The Walking Dead has taught us anything, it's that forging bonds
between survivors and building up a community is essential to surviving
the zombie apocalypse. State of Decay 2 takes those values to heart with
co-op for up to four players, provided you all agree to work together
instead of backstabbing one another for precious supplies. To build up
your customizable encampment, you'll need to scavenge on foot or four
wheels, splattering the skulls of countless undead along the way. And if
someone's unfortunate enough to get bitten, their allies will have the
tough choice between curing them with a limited supply of medicine, or
ending their impending suffering with a bullet to the brain.
Platform(s): PS4
Release date: May 25, 2018
As is the trend nowadays, Detroit: Become Human is a choice-driven
adventure revolving around androids achieving sentience. Remember the
Kara tech demo Sony showed off years ago? She's back as one of three
playable androids in a futuristic Detroit, along with detective 'bot
Connor and the aspiring revolutionary Marcus. It’s a game of staggering
ambition: it took David Cage two years to write the script, and hundreds
of actors have done mo-cap work for it.
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: June 5, 2018
The last great vampire-centric game was Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, and that cult classic debuted way back in 2004 - but soon enough, Vampyr should sate our bloodlust and fill that vampiric void. Made the eclectic studio Dontnod, developers of Remember Me and Life is Strange, Vampyr casts you as the recently fanged Jonathan Reid in the Victorian-style streets of 1918 London. You have the option of roleplaying Reid as London's savior, using the doctor's powers of healing to find a cure for a deadly flu epidemic, or a sinner, hunting human prey under cover of night and serving only your eternal thirst. Hopefully, Vampyr will play like a Dishonored game starring Dracula.
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: June 29, 2018
Despite strong sales, Ubisoft's open-world racer The Crew didn't seem to make much of an impact in 2015 - but there's a dedicated group of players still roaming its virtual USA roadways to this day. Hopefully The Crew 2 will entice them to make the jump and bring in droves of new racers with its expanded scope: now you can get behind the wheel of boats and planes in addition to the first game's souped-up luxury cars and off-roading rides. You'll be speeding around gigantic slices of world-famous American cities like Las Vegas and New York, taking on plenty of cooperative driving missions as you bond with your crewmates across land, sea, and air.
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One
Release date: October 26, 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2
has a lot to live up to, so it's reasonable that Rockstar Games wanted a
generous amount of time to get this open-world, Wild West sequel just
right. Set before the first RDR, you're filling the cowboy boots of
Arthur Morgan, an outlaw in the employ of familiar villain Dutch van der
Linde. Morgan seems to be a rougher, thornier character compared to the
stoic John Marston - but we'll surely get to know him better across
dozens of hours spent moseying across quaint plains, hunting for wild
animals (now with a new bow and arrow combo!) in verdant mountain
regions, and carrying out many a high-stakes train heist.
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: TBC 2018
Bandai Namco's cult favorite series of flight sims is gearing up for a big comeback in 2018, bringing the dogfighting action back to the alternate universe of Strangereal for Ace Combat's current-gen debut. The fast-paced aerial skirmishes look great whether you're piloting from the first-person cockpit or a third-person view, and the campaign promises to contextualize the theater of war in the skies with a healthy dose of political intrigue and Top Gun-esque melodrama. Those who own a PlayStation VR get the added bonus of PS VR-exclusive missions that should ideally make you feel like you're actually flying your very own fighter jet.
Platform(s): PS4
Release date: TBC 2018
This open-world superhero game should be an interesting departure for
Insomniac Games, the studio most famous for the Ratchet & Clank
series. You'll be web-swinging between buildings and beating up thugs as
your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, dealing with the likes of
Kingpin and Mister Negative in your efforts to keep the peace in the Big
Apple. This game isn't tied to any specific comic or movie, so the
creators aren't bound by an existing storyline; here's to hoping we
don't have to see any origin stories play out for the umpteenth time.
Platform(s): PS4
Release date: TBC
The Last of Us Part 2 picks up the story of Joel and Ellie five years
after the original game. While survival in a post-outbreak world will
still be the key theme of the game, we know very little else... other
than the fact that Ellie is seriously pissed off about something in the
reveal trailer. Fan theories suggest that Joel is actually dead and
Ellie is simply imagining him, but we won’t know for sure until Naughty
Dog reveals more. Don't hold your breath for this one to be out in 2018,
though - it's reportedly still early in development.
A Way Out
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: March 23, 2018
Now you can experience your very own Shawshank Redemption courtesy of A Way Out, a co-op only jailbreak story written and directed by the mind behind the affecting puzzle adventure Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Whether you're playing with a partner on the couch or online, A Way Out is always played in splitscreen co-op, as inmates Leo and Vincent begrudgingly work together to bust out of prison and reclaim their freedom. The persistent splitscreen presentation creates some intriguing opportunities for teamwork; for instance, one player might be locked in a cutscene, while the other can freely move about, planning the duo's next move or viewing critical story scenes from a different perspective.
Far Cry 5
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: March 27, 2018
Far Cry 5 won't take place in some exotic far-off region like Far Cry 4's Kyrat, or an ancient history setting as in Far Cry Primal - it'll be bringing its first-person mayhem to the US of A. The fictional region of Hope County, Montana is thrown into disarray by a cult known as the Project at Eden's Gate, led by the charismatic Father Joseph who advocates religious fanaticism and militia-style stockpiles of high-powered firearms. As Hope County's newest deputy sheriff, you'll have to band with the unturned townsfolk to take down Eden's Gate in the most chaotic ways possible - including aerial dogfights and bombing runs in a pilotable plane, or vicious takedowns using pitchforks, sledgehammers, or trusty animal companions, to name a few options.
God of War
Platform(s): PS4
Release date: April 20, 2018
State of Decay 2
Platform(s): Xbox One, PC
Release date: May 22, 2018
Detroit: Become Human
Platform(s): PS4
Release date: May 25, 2018
Vampyr
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: June 5, 2018
The last great vampire-centric game was Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, and that cult classic debuted way back in 2004 - but soon enough, Vampyr should sate our bloodlust and fill that vampiric void. Made the eclectic studio Dontnod, developers of Remember Me and Life is Strange, Vampyr casts you as the recently fanged Jonathan Reid in the Victorian-style streets of 1918 London. You have the option of roleplaying Reid as London's savior, using the doctor's powers of healing to find a cure for a deadly flu epidemic, or a sinner, hunting human prey under cover of night and serving only your eternal thirst. Hopefully, Vampyr will play like a Dishonored game starring Dracula.
The Crew 2
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: June 29, 2018
Despite strong sales, Ubisoft's open-world racer The Crew didn't seem to make much of an impact in 2015 - but there's a dedicated group of players still roaming its virtual USA roadways to this day. Hopefully The Crew 2 will entice them to make the jump and bring in droves of new racers with its expanded scope: now you can get behind the wheel of boats and planes in addition to the first game's souped-up luxury cars and off-roading rides. You'll be speeding around gigantic slices of world-famous American cities like Las Vegas and New York, taking on plenty of cooperative driving missions as you bond with your crewmates across land, sea, and air.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One
Release date: October 26, 2018
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: TBC 2018
Bandai Namco's cult favorite series of flight sims is gearing up for a big comeback in 2018, bringing the dogfighting action back to the alternate universe of Strangereal for Ace Combat's current-gen debut. The fast-paced aerial skirmishes look great whether you're piloting from the first-person cockpit or a third-person view, and the campaign promises to contextualize the theater of war in the skies with a healthy dose of political intrigue and Top Gun-esque melodrama. Those who own a PlayStation VR get the added bonus of PS VR-exclusive missions that should ideally make you feel like you're actually flying your very own fighter jet.
Spider-Man
Platform(s): PS4
Release date: TBC 2018
The Last of Us Part 2
Platform(s): PS4
Release date: TBC
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