# The best video games of 2018

The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2018 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.

- 193 votes · 28 items
- Sep 2, 2019 · brian.austin
- https://even.best/en/l/240/the-best-video-games-of-2018

## Top 20

1. **Red Dead Redemption 2** (15 · ▲15 ▼0) — Released October 2018. Metascore: 97.
2. **Shadow of the Colossus** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Released February 2018. Metascore: 91.
3. **God of War** (10 · ▲13 ▼3) — Released April 2018. Metascore: 94.
4. **Super Smash Bros. Ultimate** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Released December 2018. Metascore: 93.
5. **Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Released February 2018. Metascore: 90.
6. **Forza Horizon 4** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — Released September 2018. Metascore: 92.
7. **Celeste** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — Released January 2018. Metascore: 92.
8. **Dead Cells** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Released August 2018. Metascore: 89.
9. **DUSK** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Released December 2018. Metascore: 88.
10. **Dragon Ball FighterZ** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Released January 2018. Metascore: 87.
11. **Tetris Effect** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Released November 2018. Metascore: 89.
12. **Monster Hunter: World** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Released January 2018. Metascore: 90.
13. **Unavowed** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Released August 2018. Metascore: 87.
14. **Into the Breach** (3 · ▲7 ▼4) — Released February 2018. Metascore: 90.
15. **Astro Bot Rescue Mission** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Released October 2018. Metascore: 90.
16. **Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Released May 2018. Metascore: 88.
17. **RimWorld** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Released October 2018. Metascore: 87.
18. **Sonic Mania Plus** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Released July 2018. Metascore: 87.
19. **Hollow Knight** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Released June 2018. Metascore: 90.
20. **The Messenger** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Released August 2018. Metascore: 86.
21. **Subnautica** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Released January 2018. Metascore: 87.
22. **Marvel's Spider-Man** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Released September 2018. Metascore: 87.
23. **Octopath Traveler** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Square Enix RPG (2018) for Switch with eight travellers and an HD-2D pixel art style.
24. **Katamari Damacy REROLL** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Released December 2018. Metascore: 87.
25. **Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Released December 2018. Metascore: 86.
26. **Florence** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mountains' 2018 interactive story about a young woman's first relationship, winner of a BAFTA.
27. **Valkyria Chronicles 4** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sega's 2018 tactical RPG return to the series' watercolour World War II setting.
28. **Return of the Obra Dinn** (-1 · ▲3 ▼4) — Released October 2018. Metascore: 89.

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