After the amazing gaming year that was 2017, you have to wonder how 2018 will compare. But if 2018’s current roster of releases is anything to go by, we might be in for another fantastic year. It seems primed to impress with a slew of hotly anticipated new games, including big-budget games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, and a whole lot more. To help you keep track of all the games coming out, we’ve compiled a list of all the noteworthy release dates for the biggest ones confirmed to come out in 2018 so far.
Be sure to check back often as we update this article with more release dates or any potential changes to any of the dates below. And if you’re eager to figure out the release dates from games last year, you can also reference our feature on the game release dates of 2017.
January
Game
Platform
Release Date
The Escapists 2
Switch
January 11
Forged Battalion
PC
January 16
Kerbal Space Program: Enhanced Edition
PS4, Xbox One
January 16
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
PS4, PC
January 16
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory
PS4, Vita
January 19
Kirby Battle Royale
3DS
January 19
Iconoclasts
PS4, Vita
January 23
Lost Sphear
PS4, Switch, PC
January 23
OK KO: Let’s Play Heroes
PS4, Xbox One, PC
January 23
The Inpatient
PSVR
January 23
My Time at Portia
PC
January 23
Velocity 2X: Critical Mass Edition
PS4, Vita
January 23
Celeste
PS4, Switch, PC
January 25
Dust and Salt
PC
January 25
Dragon Ball FighterZ
PS4, Xbox One, PC
January 26
Monster Hunter World
PS4, Xbox One
January 26
Railway Empire
PC
January 26
Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT
PS4
January 30
Railway Empire
PS4, Xbox One
January 30
February
Game
Platform
Release Date
Batallion 1944 (Early Access)
PC
February 1
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
PC
February 1
Night in the Woods
Switch
February 1
SteamWorld Dig
Switch
February 1
EA Sports UFC 3
PS4, Xbox One
February 2
Shadow of the Colossus
PS4
February 6
Civilization VI: Rise and Fall (Expansion)
PC
February 8
Dragon Quest Builders
Switch
February 9
The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia
PS4
February 9
Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st]
PS4, PS3, Vita
February 9
Crossing Souls
PS4, PC
February 13
Dynasty Warriors 9
PS4, Xbox One, PC
February 13
The Fall 2: Unbound
PS4, Xbox One, PC
February 13
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
PS4, Xbox One, PC
February 13
Owlboy
Switch
February 13
The Longest Five Minutes
Switch, Vita, PC
February 13
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
February 13
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
3DS
February 13
Secret of Mana
PS4, PS Vita, PC
February 15
Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2
Switch
February 16
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PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
February 16
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
PC
February 20
Metal Gear Survive
PS4, Xbox One, PC
February 20
Xenon Valkyrie+
Xbox One
February 20
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus
Switch
February 22
Stellaris: Apocalypse
PC
February 22
Past Cure
PS4, Xbox One, PC
February 23
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
PS4, Xbox One, PC
February 23
Yume Nikki: Dream Diary
PC
February 23
Gravel
Xbox One
February 26
De Blob 2
PS4, Xbox One
February 27
Immortal Redneck
Xbox One
February 27
Payday 2
Switch
February 27
Riftstar Raiders
Xbox One
February 27
March
Bravo Team
PSVR
March 6
Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition
PS4, Xbox One, PC
March 6
Frantics
PS4
March 6
Scribblenauts Showdown
PS4, Xbox One, Switch
March 6
Fear Effect Sedna
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
March 6
Devil May Cry HD Collection
PS4, Xbox One, PC
March 13
Golem
PSVR
March 13
Pure Farming 2018
PS4, Xbox One, PC
March 13
Burnout Paradise Remastered
PS4, Xbox One, PC
March 13
Kirby Star Allies
Switch
March 16
Assassin’s Creed Rogue: Remastered
PS4, Xbox One
March 20
Attack on Titan 2
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
March 20
Sea of Thieves
Xbox One, PC
March 20
Titan Quest
PS4, Xbox One
March 20
A Way Out
PS4, Xbox One, PC
March 23
Detective Pikachu
3DS
March 23
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
PS4, PC
March 23
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings
PS4, PC, Switch
March 27
Far Cry 5
PS4, Xbox One, PC
March 27
MLB The Show 18
PS4
March 27
Outlast 2
Switch
March 27
Agony
PS4, Xbox One, PC
March 30
April
Game
Platform
Release Date
Extinction
PS4, Xbox One, PC
April 10
Owlboy
PS4, Xbox One
April 10
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Xbox One
April 11
Wild Guns Reloaded
Switch
April 17
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
PS4
April 17
Metal Max Xeno
PS4, Vita
April 19
God of War
PS4
April 20
Nintendo Labo Variety Kit
Switch
April 20
Nintendo Labo Robot Kit
Switch
April 20
Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
April 24
Frostpunk
PC
April 24
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Switch
April 24
May
Game
Platform
Release Date
Super Mega Baseball 2
PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 1
Killing Floor: Incursion
PSVR
May 1
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
PC
May 3
City of Brass
PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 4
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Switch
May 4
AO International Tennis (originally AU, NZ only)
PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 8
Conan Exiles
PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 8
Destiny 2: Warmind
PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 8
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
PC
May 8
Raging Justice
Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 8
Tacoma (first released on Xbox One, PC)
PS4
May 8
Immortal Redneck
Switch
May 10
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
Switch
May 11
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr
PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 11
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Switch
May 15
Dragon’s Crown Pro
PS4
May 15
Horizon Chase Turbo
PS4, PC
May 15
Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time
PS4, PC
May 15
Omensight
PS4, PC
May 15
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
3DS
May 15
Far: Lone Sails
PC
May 17
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
Switch
May 18
Little Nightmares: Complete Edition
Switch
May 18
State of Decay 2 (Ultimate Edition)
Xbox One, PC
May 18
Ancestors Legacy
Xbox One, PC
May 22
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Switch
May 22
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Switch
May 22
Runner3
Switch, PC
May 22
Space Hulk: Deathwing – Enhanced Edition
PS4, PC
May 22
State of Decay 2 (Standard Edition)
Xbox One, PC
May 22
Tennis World Tour
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
May 22
Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers
3DS
May 24
Dark Souls Remastered
PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 25
Detroit: Become Human
PS4
May 25
Agony
PS4, Xbox One, PC
May 29
Everspace
PS4
May 29
Legend of Kay Anniversary
Switch
May 29
Sega Mega Drive Classics
PS4, Xbox One
May 29
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
May 29
June
Game
Platform
Release Date
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
PS4, PC, Switch
June 5
The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset
PS4, Xbox One, PC
June 5
Onrush
PS4, Xbox One
June 5
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
June 5
Vampyr
PS4, Xbox One, PC
June 5
MotoGP 18
PS4, Xbox One, PC
June 7
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
Switch, 3DS
June 8
Unravel Two
PS4, Xbox One, PC
June 9
Fallout Shelter
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
June 10
Jurassic World Evolution (Digital)
PS4, Xbox One, PC
June 12
Fortnite: Battle Royale
Switch
June 12
Hollow Knight
Switch
June 12
Moss (Physical)
PS4
June 12
Super Bomberman R
PS4, Xbox One, PC
June 12
LEGO The Incredibles
Xbox One, PS4, Switch, PC
June 15
The Lost Child
PS4, PS Vita
June 19
Mario Tennis Aces
Switch
June 22
New Gundam Breaker
PS4, PC
June 22
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
PS4, Xbox One, PC
June 26
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy
Xbox One, PC, Switch
June 26
De Blob Remastered
Switch
June 26
Far Cry 3 Classic Edition
PS4, Xbox One
June 26
Lumines Remastered
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
June 26
Nier: Automata Become As Gods Edition
Xbox One
June 26
The Crew 2
PS4, Xbox One, PC
June 29
MXGP Pro
PS4, Xbox One, PC
June 29
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Switch
June 29
July
Game
Platform
Release Date
Jurassic World Evolution (Physical)
Xbox One, PS4, PC
July 3
Red Faction: Guerrilla Remastered
PS4, Xbox One, PC
July 3
Mushroom Wars 2
Switch
July 5
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr
PS4, Xbox One
July 5
Shining Resonance Refrain
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
July 10
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Switch, 3DS
July 13
Earthfall
PS4, Xbox One, PC
July 13
Octopath Traveler
Switch
July 13
Sonic Mania Plus
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
July 17
Mega Man X Collection 1+2
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
July 24
No Man’s Sky
Xbox One
July 24
The Banner Saga 3
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac
July 24
Code of Princess EX
Switch
July 31
August
Game
Platform
Release Date
Yakuza 0
PC
August 1
WarioWare Gold
3DS
August 3
Overcooked 2
PS4, Xbox One, PC Switch
August 7
Okami HD
Switch
August 9
Madden NFL 19
PS4, Sbox One, PC
August 10
We Happy Few
PS4, Xbox One, PC
August 10
Death’s Gambit
PS4, PC
August 10
The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 1
PS4, Xbox One, PC
August 14
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
PC
August 14
F1 2018
PS4, Xbox One, PC
August 24
Little Dragons Cafe
PS4, Switch
August 24
Yakuza Kiwami 2
PS4
August 28
Divinity: Original Sin 2
PS4, Xbox One
August 31
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
PS4, Xbox One, PC
August 31
September
Game
Platform
Release Date
Destiny 2 Forsaken DLC
PS4, Xbox One, PC
September 4
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
PS4
September 4
Immortal: Unchained
PS4, Xbox One, PC
September 7
NBA Live 19
PS4, Xbox One
September 7
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy
PS4, Switch
September 7
Spider-Man
PS4
September 7
NBA 2K19
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
September 11
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
PS4, Xbox One, PC
September 14
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
PS4, Xbox One
September 21
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna The Golden Country DLC
Switch
September 21
Valkyria Chronicles 4
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
September 25
Code Vein
PS4, Xbox One, PC
September 28
FIFA 19
PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Switch, PC
September 28
October
Game
Platform
Release Date
Forza Horizon 4
Xbox One, PC
October 2
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
PS4
October 2
Mega Man 11
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
October 2
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
PS4, Xbox One, PC
October 5
Super Mario Party
Switch
October 5
Disgaea 1 Complete
PS4, Switch
October 9
WWE 2K19
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
October 9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
PS4, Xbox One, PC
October 12
Lego DC Super Villains
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch
October 16
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
PS4, Xbox One, Switch
October 16
Warriors Orochi 4
PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
October 16
Battlefield V
PS4, Xbox One, PC
October 19
Soulcalibur VI
PS4, Xbox One, PC
October 19
Just Dance 2019
PS4, Xbox One, Switch
October 23
Red Dead Redemption 2
PS4, Xbox One
October 26
November
Game
Platform
Release Date
Overkill’s The Walking Dead
PS4, Xbox One, PC
November 6
Ride 3
PS4, Xbox One, PC
November 8
Hitman 2
PS4, Xbox One, PC
November 13
Fallout 76
PS4, Xbox One, PC
November 14
Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu/Let’s Go Eevee
Switch
November 16
December
Game
Platform
Release Date
Just Cause 4
PS4, Xbox One, PC
December 4
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Switch
December 7
Big Games Confirmed for 2018
Below you can find a list of the biggest games that don’t have explicit release dates but are confirmed to release sometime this year. There are also games listed that we expect to launch in 2018. We’ll be moving each of these games into the release date sections above as soon as official dates are announced.
