The best video games of 2018
The top 3 according to 193 votes from people: Red Dead Redemption 2 · Shadow of the Colossus · God of War. (Updated Aug 30, 2026.)
The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2018 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.
Top 20
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1
Red Dead Redemption 2
Released October 2018. Metascore: 97.
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2
Shadow of the Colossus
Released February 2018. Metascore: 91.
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God of War
Released April 2018. Metascore: 94.
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4
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Released December 2018. Metascore: 93.
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5
Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2
Released February 2018. Metascore: 90.
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6
Forza Horizon 4
Released September 2018. Metascore: 92.
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7
Celeste
Released January 2018. Metascore: 92.
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8
Dead Cells
Released August 2018. Metascore: 89.
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9
DUSK
Released December 2018. Metascore: 88.
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10
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Released January 2018. Metascore: 87.
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11
Tetris Effect
Released November 2018. Metascore: 89.
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12
Monster Hunter: World
Released January 2018. Metascore: 90.
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13
Unavowed
Released August 2018. Metascore: 87.
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14
Into the Breach
Released February 2018. Metascore: 90.
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15
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Released October 2018. Metascore: 90.
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16
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Released May 2018. Metascore: 88.
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17
RimWorld
Released October 2018. Metascore: 87.
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18
Sonic Mania Plus
Released July 2018. Metascore: 87.
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19
Hollow Knight
Released June 2018. Metascore: 90.
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20
The Messenger
Released August 2018. Metascore: 86.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 20… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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21
Subnautica
Released January 2018. Metascore: 87.
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22
Marvel's Spider-Man
Released September 2018. Metascore: 87.
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23
Octopath Traveler
Square Enix RPG (2018) for Switch with eight travellers and an HD-2D pixel art style.
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24
Katamari Damacy REROLL
Released December 2018. Metascore: 87.
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25
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Released December 2018. Metascore: 86.
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26
Florence
Mountains' 2018 interactive story about a young woman's first relationship, winner of a BAFTA.
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27
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Sega's 2018 tactical RPG return to the series' watercolour World War II setting.
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28
Return of the Obra Dinn
Released October 2018. Metascore: 89.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (3)
Red Dead 2 and God of War in the same year, wow.
RDR2 and God of War in the same year, what a time. Missing Octopath Traveler though.
Florence was such a beautiful little game about a first love