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Numerous video games were released in 2018. Best-selling games included Madden NFL 19 , NBA 2K19 , NBA Live 19 , WWE 2K19 , Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 , Marvel's Spider-Man , Red Dead Redemption 2 , Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , Far Cry 5 , God of War , Monster Hunter: World , Assassin's Creed Odyssey , Spyro Reignited Trilogy , and Dragon Ball FighterZ . [1] [2] [3] Games highly regarded by video game critics released in 2018 included Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , Marvel's Spider-Man , Forza Horizon 4 , Monster Hunter: World, Dead Cells , Return of the Obra Dinn , and Celeste . The year's highest-grossing games included Fortnite , Honor of Kings/Arena of Valor , Dungeon Fighter Online , League of Legends , and Pokémon Go .
Among major trends in 2018 included the explosive growth of battle royale games such as Bluehole's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Epic Games' Fortnite Battle Royale , [4] [5] the resurgence of Pokémon Go, [6] ongoing governmental review of loot boxes in light of national gambling restrictions, Sony Interactive Entertainment agreeing to allow cross-platform play between PlayStation 4 and other console users, and the entry of Fortnite-related internet memes into popular culture. With Fortnite's success, Epic was able to establish the Epic Games Store for personal computers as a strong competitor to the dominant but criticized position held by Valve's Steam digital storefront by significantly increasing the revenue split it gave to developers. Additionally, with a number of major sudden studio closures, including Telltale Games, there was an increasing call for video game developers to unionize. [7] A nearly year-long freeze on video game approvals by the Chinese government had a major impact on publishers Tencent and NetEase, and was anticipated to impact future revenues in the industry. [8]
Series with new installments in 2018 include Anno , Assassin's Creed , Battlefield , Bloons Tower Defense , Bayonetta , Bit.Trip , BlazBlue , Bomberman , Call of Duty , Darksiders , Digimon , Donkey Kong , Dragon Ball , Dynasty Warriors , Earth Defense Force , Fallout , Far Cry , Forza , God of War , Hitman , Just Cause , Kirby , Life Is Strange , Mario Party , Mario Tennis , Mega Man , Monster Hunter , Ni no Kuni , Persona , Pillars of Eternity , Pokémon , Red Dead , Sakura Wars , Science Adventure , Shantae , Soulcalibur , Spider-Man , Spyro , State of Decay , Super Smash Bros. , The Bard's Tale , The Crew , The Walking Dead , Tomb Raider , Tropico , Valkyria Chronicles , WarioWare , Warhammer , Wolfenstein , and Yakuza .
In addition, 2018 saw the introduction of several new properties, including, Among Us , Astro Bot Rescue Mission , A Way Out , Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning , Celeste , Dead Cells , Deltarune , Detroit: Become Human , Firewall , Frostpunk , InnerSpace , Just Shapes & Beats , Marvel's Spider-Man , Moss , Octopath Traveler , Overload , Paladins: Champions of the Realm , Past Cure , The Persistence , Rust , Sea of Thieves , Subnautica , and Vampyr .
| 3DS | Nintendo 3DS, 3DS Virtual Console, iQue 3DS | DROID | Android | GEN | Sega Genesis / Mega Drive |
| iOS | iOS, iPhone, iPod, iPadOS, iPad, visionOS, Apple Vision Pro | LIN | Linux | NS | Nintendo Switch |
| OSX | macOS | PS3 | PlayStation 3 | PS4 | PlayStation 4 |
| PSV | PlayStation Vita | PSVR | Playstation VR, PlayStation VR2 | Quest | Meta Quest / Oculus Quest family, including Oculus Rift |
| SNES | Super Nintendo / Super Famicom / Super Comboy | Wii | Wii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console | WiiU | Wii U, WiiU Virtual Console |
| WIN | Microsoft Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up | XB360 | Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Live Arcade | XBO | Xbox One |
| Date | Console | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Oculus Go | [ citation needed ] |
| May | GPD Win 2 | [ citation needed ] |
| July 20 | Phoenix One | [ citation needed ] |
| July 24 | NEOGEO mini | [ citation needed ] |
| October 9 | THEC64Mini | [ citation needed ] |
| October 24 | Atari Flashback 9 | [ citation needed ] |
| November 15 | Atari Flashback 9 Gold | [ citation needed ] |
| November 30 | Go! Retro Portable | [ citation needed ] |
| December 3 | PlayStation Classic | [ citation needed ] |
According to industry analysis firm NewZoo, the video game industry was worth $134.9 billion by revenues in 2018, a 10.9% growth over 2017. Of this, 47% of the revenues were generated from mobile gaming, with consoles taking 28% and personal computers taking the remaining 25%. [9] The top five largest video game markets of 2018 were China ($34.4 billion), the United States ($31.5 billion), Japan ($17.7 billion), South Korea ($5.8 billion), and Germany ($5 billion). [10]
According to the NPD Group, total revenue from the video game industry, including hardware, software, and accessories, in the United States grew by 17% to US$43.4 billion, nearly matching revenues for the American film industry for 2018. [11] [12] Of that, US$35.8 billion were from software sales, digital content, and subscriptions. Hardware sales, at US$7.5 billion, were up 15% from 2017, as despite the fact that there was no new hardware releases, several system-exclusive titles helped to drive hardware sales. [11]
Licensed merchandise based on video game franchises generated $20.68 billion in 2018 retail sales, a rise of 6.1% compared to 2017. [13]
The following were 2018's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide digital revenue (including digital purchases, microtransactions, free-to-play and pay-to-play) across all platforms (including mobile, PC and console platforms). Six of the top ten highest-grossing games are published or owned by Tencent, including the top five titles.
| Rank | Game | Revenue | Publisher(s) | Genre | Business model | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortnite | $5,477,000,000 | Epic Games (Tencent) | Battle royale, Survival | Free-to-play | [14] |
| 2 | Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor | $2,510,000,000 | Tencent | MOBA | Free-to-play | [15] |
| 3 | League of Legends | $1,900,000,000 | Riot Games / Tencent | MOBA | Free-to-play | [15] |
| 4 | Dungeon Fighter Online | $1,700,000,000 | Nexon / Tencent | Brawler | ||
| 5 | Crossfire | $1,453,000,000 | Smilegate / Tencent | FPS | ||
| 6 | Monster Strike | $1,387,419,755 | Mixi | Physics | ||
| 7 | Pokémon Go | $1,300,000,000 | Niantic / Nintendo / The Pokémon Company | AR | Free-to-play | [4] |
| 8 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | $1,224,800,000 | Bluehole / Tencent | Battle royale | Buy-to-play / free-to-play | [a] |
| 9 | Fate/Grand Order | $1,200,000,000 | Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan) | RPG | Free-to-play | [4] |
| 10 | Candy Crush Saga | $1,100,000,000 | King (Activision Blizzard) | Puzzle |
The video game franchise that has generated the highest licensed merchandise sales is Pokémon . Other video game franchises with significant licensed merchandise sales include Sonic the Hedgehog , Mario , Call of Duty , Overwatch , Roblox , Halo , Fortnite and Minecraft . [13]
The following were 2018's top ten best-selling video games by region, in terms of software units sold (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for the United States, Japan, and Europe.
Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.
| Title | Publisher(s) | Release | Platform(s) | MC score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Rockstar Games | October 26, 2018 | PS4, XBO | 97 |
| God of War | Sony Interactive Entertainment | April 20, 2018 | PS4 | 94 |
| Celeste | Maddy Makes Games | January 26, 2018 | XBO | 94 |
| Undertale | 8-4 | September 18, 2018 | NS | 93 |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | NS | 93 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | Xbox Game Studios | October 2, 2018 | XBO | 92 |
| Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition | Larian Studios | August 31, 2018 | PS4, XBO | 92 |
| Celeste | Maddy Makes Games | January 25, 2018 | NS | 92 |
| Bayonetta 2 | Nintendo | February 16, 2018 | NS | 92 |
| Inside | Playdead | June 28, 2018 | NS | 91 |
| Sonic Mania Plus | Sega | July 17, 2018 | NS | 91 |
| Dead Cells | Motion Twin | August 7, 2018 | XBO | 91 |
| Shadow of the Colossus | Sony Interactive Entertainment | February 6, 2018 | PS4 | 91 |
| Celeste | Maddy Makes Games | January 25, 2018 | PS4 | 91 |
| Nier: Automata Become As Gods Edition | Square Enix | June 26, 2018 | XBO | 90 |
| Bastion | Supergiant Games | September 13, 2018 | NS | 90 |
| Monster Hunter: World | Capcom | January 26, 2018 | PS4, XBO | 90 |
| Hollow Knight | Team Cherry | June 12, 2018 | NS | 90 |
| Into the Breach | Subset Games | February 27, 2018 | WIN | 90 |
| Astro Bot Rescue Mission | Sony Interactive Entertainment | October 2, 2018 | PS4 | 90 |
| Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2 | Nintendo | February 16, 2018 | NS | 90 |
| Title | Date | Type | Distributor(s) | Franchise | Original game publisher(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-League Australia | January, 2018 | Esports television series | Fox Sports | N/a | N/a | [26] |
| Tomb Raider | March 16, 2018 | Feature film | Warner Bros. Pictures | Tomb Raider | Square Enix | [27] |
| Ready Player One | March 29, 2018 | Ready Player One | N/a | [28] | ||
| Persona 5: The Animation | April 7, 2018 | Anime television series | Aniplex | Persona | Atlus | [29] |
| Caligula | April 8, 2018 | Tokyo MX (Japan) | The Caligula Effect | FuRyu | [30] | |
| Rampage | April 13, 2018 | Feature film | Warner Bros. Pictures | Rampage | Midway Games | [31] |
| Subway Surfers: The Animated Series | June 1, 2018 | Animated series | SYBO (via YouTube) | Subway Surfers | SYBO | [32] |
| Hi Score Girl | July 13, 2018 [d] | Anime television series | Tokyo MX (Japan) Netflix (international) | N/a | N/a | [34] |
| Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us | July 13, 2018 | Anime film | Toho (Japan) | Pokémon | Nintendo The Pokémon Company | [35] |
| Uncharted Live Action Fan Film | July 16, 2018 | Independent film | N/a | Uncharted | Naughty Dog | [36] |
| Mega Man: Fully Charged | August 5, 2018 | Animated series | Cartoon Network | Mega Man | Capcom | [37] |
| Noobees | September 17, 2018 | Television series | Nickelodeon | N/a | N/a | [38] |
| Legend of the Ancient Sword | October 1, 2018 | Feature film | Alibaba Pictures | GuJian2 | Gamebar | [39] |
| Ingress: The Animation | October 17, 2018 | Anime television series | Fuji TV (Japan) Netflix (international) | Ingress | Niantic | [40] |
| Million Arthur | October 25, 2018 | Tokyo MX (Japan) | Million Arthur | Square Enix | [41] | |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | November 21, 2018 | Animated film | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wreck-It Ralph | N/a | [42] |
| Yo-kai Watch: Forever Friends | December 14, 2018 | Anime film | Toho | Yo-kai Watch | Level-5 | [43] |
| Date | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Video game peripheral maker Mad Catz was re-established. | [44] |
| January 7–12 | The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. | |
| January 8 | Rebellion Developments acquired Radiant Worlds and rebranded the studio as Rebellion Warwick. | [45] |
| January 10 | The inaugural season of the Overwatch League began. | |
| January 22 | Yuji Naka announced that he joined Square Enix. | [46] |
| February 14 | THQ Nordic acquired Koch Media. | [47] |
| February 20–22 | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosted the 2018 D.I.C.E. Summit and 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Genyo Takeda received the Lifetime Achievement Award. | [48] [49] |
| March 9–18 | The 2018 South by Southwest Festival was held in Austin, Texas. | |
| March 19–23 | The 2018 Game Developers Conference was held in San Francisco, California. | |
| March 20 | Vivendi formally ended its attempt to acquire Ubisoft, selling all of its 30 million shares of Ubisoft to other companies, including Tencent. | [50] |
| April 1 | Kaz Hirai stepped down as CEO of Sony Corporation while remaining as chairman of the board, with CFO Kenichiro Yoshida replacing him as CEO. | [51] |
| April 5–8 | PAX East was held in Boston, Massachusetts. | |
| April 21 | Valve acquired developer Campo Santo. | [52] |
| May 14 | Cliff Bleszinski's studio Boss Key Productions closed down. | [53] |
| Bigben Interactive acquired Cyanide. | [54] | |
| May 15 | 2K Games developer Hangar 13 opened a fourth game development studio in Brighton, England. | [55] |
| May 16 | Polish developer People Can Fly opened a new studio in Rzeszów, Poland. | [56] |
| June 1 | Facebook launched Facebook Gaming as a competitor to Twitch. | |
| June 10 | Microsoft announced its acquisitions of Undead Labs, Playground Games, Compulsion Games, and Ninja Theory and the formation of a new studio named The Initiative in Santa Monica. | [57] |
| June 12–14 | E3 2018 (Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018) was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. | [58] |
| July 11 | Electronic Arts announced its acquisition of Industrial Toys. | [59] |
| August 13 | Crystal Dynamics opened Crystal NorthWest. | [60] |
| August 14 | Sumo Group Plc acquired The Chinese Room. | [61] |
| August 20–25 | The International 2018, a Dota 2 tournament with the largest prize pool in esports history, was held at the Rogers Arena in Canada. | [62] |
| August 21–25 | Gamescom was held in Cologne, Germany. | |
| August 26 | A mass shooting occurred at a Madden NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, with the shooter, a participant in the tournament who lost, killing two people and injuring ten others before committing suicide. | [63] |
| September 18 | Wargaming opened a UK studio | [64] |
| Capcom Vancouver shut down. | [65] | |
| The Nintendo Switch Online service launches for the Nintendo Switch, which allows subscribers to play games online as well emulated games from the Nintendo Entertainment System. | [66] | |
| September 20–23 | The 2018 Tokyo Game Show was held in Tokyo. | |
| The UK's largest games show, EGX was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. | [67] | |
| September 21 | Telltale Games announced a "majority studio closure", laying off more than 90% of its staff and cancelling several in-progress games. | [68] |
| September 26 | Sony Interactive Entertainment revises its policy on cross-platform play and allows PlayStation 4 players of Fortnite: Battle Royale to matchmake across all supported platforms. | [69] |
| October 6 | Skybound Entertainment acquires the rights and capabilities to finish off Telltale's work-in-progress, The Walking Dead: The Final Season , after Telltale's shutdown. | [70] |
| November 2–3 | The 2018 BlizzCon was held in Anaheim, California. | |
| November 9 | It was announced video game guide creator Prima Games would be shutting down after 28 years in business. | [71] |
| November 10 | Microsoft announced the acquisitions of InXile Entertainment and Obsidian Entertainment. | [72] |
| December 3 | Starbreeze Studios files for financial restructuring after the commercial failure of Overkill's The Walking Dead . | [73] |
| December 6 | The Game Awards 2018 were held in Los Angeles, California. |
The following is a list of all games released in 2018
| Release date | Title | Platform | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Little Red Lie | PS4, PSV | Adventure | [83] |
| January 11 | The Escapists 2 | NS | Strategy, RPG | [84] |
| January 16 | InnerSpace | WIN, OSX, NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure | [85] |
| January 16 | Kerbal Space Program: Enhanced Edition | PS4, XBO | Vehicle sim (spaceship) | [86] |
| January 16 | Street Fighter V Arcade Edition | WIN, PS4 | Fighting | [87] |
| January 18 | Darkest Dungeon | NS | RPG, Dungeon crawl | [88] |
| January 18 | Genital Jousting | WIN | Party | [89] |
| January 18 | Gintama Rumble | PS4 | Hack and slash | [90] |
| January 18 | Spirit Hunter: Death Mark (JP) | PS4 | Adventure, Visual novel | [91] |
| January 18 | World to the West | NS | Adventure | [92] |
| January 19 | Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory | PS4, PSV | RPG | [93] |
| January 19 | Kirby Battle Royale | 3DS | Brawler | [94] |
| January 23 | Iconoclasts | WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, PSV | Action, Platformer | [95] |
| January 23 | The Inpatient | PS4 | Survival horror | [96] |
| January 23 | Lost Sphear | WIN, NS, PS4 | RPG | [97] |
| January 23 | Subnautica | WIN, OSX | Adventure, Survival | [98] |
| January 25 | Celeste | WIN, OSX, LIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Platformer | [99] |
| January 25 | Hello Lady! Superior Dynamis (JP) | PSV | Visual novel | [100] |
| January 26 | Dragon Ball FighterZ | WIN, PS4, XBO | Fighting | [101] |
| January 26 | Monster Hunter: World | PS4, XBO | Action RPG | [102] |
| January 26 | Railway Empire | WIN, PS4, XBO | Simulation | [103] |
| January 30 | Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | PS4 | Action RPG, Fighting | [104] |
| February 1 | Night in the Woods | NS | Adventure | [105] |
| February 1 | Sky Force Reloaded | NS | Shoot 'em up | [106] |
| February 1 | SteamWorld Dig | NS | Platformer, Action-adventure, Metroidvania | [107] |
| February 2 | EA Sports UFC 3 | PS4, XBO | Fighting, Sports | [108] |
| February 2 | Gundemoniums (JP) | PS4, PSV | Bullet hell | [109] |
| February 2 | We Were Here Too | WIN | Adventure | [110] |
| February 6 | Marooners | PS4, XBO | [111] | |
| February 6 | Shadow of the Colossus | PS4 | Action-adventure | [112] |
| February 8 | Aegis Defenders | WIN, OSX, NS, PS4 | Platformer, Tower defense | [113] |
| February 8 | Attack of the Earthlings | WIN | TBT | [114] |
| February 8 | Civilization VI: Rise and Fall | WIN | TBS, 4X | [115] |
| February 8 | Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition | DROID | Action RPG | [116] |
| February 8 | Octogeddon | WIN | [117] | |
| February 8 | Rust | WIN, OSX, LIN | Action-adventure, Survival | [118] |
| February 9 | Dragon Quest Builders | NS | Action RPG, Sandbox | [119] |
| February 9 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia | PS4 | [120] | |
| February 9 | Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st] | PS3, PS4, PSV | Fighting, Visual novel | [121] |
| February 13 | Dead Maze | WIN, OSX, LIN | MMO, Survival | [122] |
| February 13 | Dynasty Warriors 9 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Hack and slash | [123] |
| February 13 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action RPG | [124] |
| February 13 | The Longest 5 Minutes | WIN, NS, PSV | RPG | [125] |
| February 13 | Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Racing | [126] |
| February 13 | Owlboy | NS | Platformer, Adventure | [127] |
| February 13 | Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology | 3DS | RPG | [128] |
| February 14 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | WIN | RPG | [129] |
| February 15 | A Certain Magical Virtual-On | PS4, PSV | Fighting | [130] |
| February 15 | Secret of Mana | WIN, PS4, PSV | Action RPG | [131] |
| February 16 | Bayonetta | NS | Action, Hack and slash | [132] |
| February 16 | Bayonetta 2 | NS | Action, Hack and slash | [132] |
| February 16 | Fe | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [133] |
| February 20 | Age of Empires: Definitive Edition | WIN | RTS | [134] |
| February 20 | Armored Warfare | PS4 | Tactical shooter | [135] |
| February 20 | Legendary Gary | WIN | Adventure | [136] |
| February 20 | Metal Gear Survive | WIN, PS4, XBO | Survival, Action-adventure | [137] |
| February 21 | Layers of Fear: Legacy | NS | Horror (psych) | [138] |
| February 22 | Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (JP) | PS4 | Action-adventure | [139] |
| February 22 | Kimi no Hitomi ni Hit Me (JP) | PS4, PSV | Visual novel | [140] |
| February 22 | Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus | NS | Maze | [141] |
| February 23 | Past Cure | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action | [142] |
| February 23 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | WIN, PS4, XBO | [143] | |
| February 23 | Yume Nikki: Dream Diary | WIN | Adventure | [144] |
| February 26 | Part Time UFO | iOS, DROID | Puzzle | [145] |
| February 27 | De Blob 2 | PS4, XBO | Platformer, Puzzle | [146] |
| February 27 | Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match | PS4 | Action | [147] |
| February 27 | Gravel | WIN, PS4, XBO | Racing | [148] |
| February 27 | Heroine Anthem Zero—Episode 1 | PS4 | Action RPG | [149] |
| February 27 | Into the Breach | WIN | TBS | [150] |
| February 27 | Moss | PS4 | Adventure, Puzzle | [151] |
| February 27 | Outlast | NS | Survival horror | [152] |
| February 27 | Payday 2 | NS | FPS, Stealth | [153] |
| February 28 | Darkest Dungeon | XBO | RPG, Dungeon crawl | [154] |
| February 28 | H1Z1 | WIN | Battle royale | [155] |
| March 2 | Pit People | WIN, XBO | Action RPG, Strategy | [156] |
| March 6 | Bravo Team | PS4 | Action, FPS | [157] |
| March 6 | DJMax Respect | PS4 | Rhythm | [158] |
| March 6 | Fear Effect Sedna | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | RPG, TPS | [159] |
| March 6 | Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition | WIN | Action RPG | [160] |
| March 6 | Frantics | PS4 | Party | [161] |
| March 6 | Scribblenauts Showdown | NS, PS4, XBO | Party | [162] |
| March 6 | Way of the Passive Fist | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action, Fighting | [163] |
| March 7 | Chuchel | WIN, iOS, DROID | Graphic adventure | [164] |
| March 7 | Damascus Gear: Operation Osaka | WIN, PS4, PSV | Action RPG, Shooter | [165] |
| March 7 | Northgard | WIN | Strategy, City builder | [166] |
| March 8 | Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | WIN | Action | [167] |
| March 8 | Your Four Knight Princesses Training Story (JP) | NS, PS4, PSV | RPG | [168] |
| March 9 | Flinthook | NS | Platformer, Roguelike | [169] |
| March 13 | Devil May Cry HD Collection | WIN, PS4, XBO | Hack and slash | [170] |
| March 13 | Ghost of a Tale | WIN | Action-adventure, Stealth | [171] |
| March 13 | Q.U.B.E. 2 | WIN, OSX, PS4, XBO | Puzzle | [172] |
| March 15 | Clustertruck | NS | Platformer | [173] |
| March 15 | Gal Gunvolt Burst | PS4 | Platformer | [174] |
| March 15 | Shin Hayarigami | iOS, DROID | Visual novel | [175] |
| March 15 | Surviving Mars | WIN, PS4, XBO | Simulation, Strategy | [176] |
| March 16 | Burnout Paradise Remastered | PS4, XBO | Racing | [177] |
| March 16 | Kirby Star Allies | NS | Platformer | [178] |
| March 20 | Assassin's Creed Rogue: Remastered | PS4, XBO | Action-adventure, Stealth | [179] |
| March 20 | Assault Gunners HD Edition | WIN, PS4 | Action | [180] |
| March 20 | Attack on Titan 2 | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Action, Hack and slash | [181] |
| March 20 | R.B.I. Baseball 18 | PS4, XBO | Sports | [182] |
| March 20 | Sea of Thieves | WIN, XBO | Action-adventure | [183] |
| March 20 | Shantae and the Pirate's Curse | NS | Platformer | [184] |
| March 21 | Valkyria Chronicles 4 (JP) | PS4 | Tactical RPG | [185] |
| March 22 | Shadowgun Legends | DROID, iOS | FPS | [186] |
| March 23 | Detective Pikachu | 3DS | Adventure | [187] |
| March 23 | Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom | WIN, PS4 | RPG | [188] |
| March 23 | A Way Out | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [189] |
| March 27 | The Alliance Alive | 3DS | RPG | [190] |
| March 27 | Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings | WIN, NS, PS4 | RPG | [191] |
| March 27 | Far Cry 5 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure, FPS | [192] |
| March 27 | MLB The Show 18 | PS4 | Sports | [193] |
| March 27 | MX vs. ATV All Out | WIN, PS4, XBO | Racing | [194] |
| March 27 | Outlast 2 | NS | Survival horror | [195] |
| March 27 | The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 | PS4 | RPG | [196] |
| March 28 | Long Gone Days | WIN, OSX, LIN | RPG | [197] |
| March 29 | Shining Resonance Refrain (JP) | PS4 | RPG | [198] |
| March 29 | Super Robot Wars X (JP) | PS4, PSV | Tactical RPG | [199] |
| March 31 | Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning | WIN, OSX | Horror, Educational, Puzzle | [200] |
| Release date | Title | Platform | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3 | Crisis on the Planet of the Apes VR | WIN, PS4, Quest | Action-adventure | [201] |
| April 3 | King of Fighters '97 Global Match | WIN | Fighting | [ citation needed ] |
| April 3 | Minit | WIN, PS4, XBO | Adventure | [202] |
| April 3 | Penny-Punching Princess | NS, PSV | Fighting | [203] |
| April 5 | King of Fighters '97 Global Match | PS4, PSV | Fighting | [204] |
| April 6 | Global Soccer Manager 2018 | WIN | Sports | [ citation needed ] |
| April 10 | Dark Rose Valkyrie | WIN | RPG | [205] |
| April 10 | Extinction | WIN, PS4, XBO | Hack and slash | [206] |
| April 10 | Owlboy | PS4, XBO | Platformer, Adventure | [207] |
| April 10 | Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs - Royal Edition | PS4 | RPG | [208] |
| April 11 | Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | XBO | Action-adventure | [209] |
| April 11 | Robocraft Infinity | XBO | Sandbox, Fighting | [210] |
| April 11 | Ys Origin | XBO | Action RPG | [211] |
| April 12 | Death end re;Quest (JP) | PS4 | RPG | [212] |
| April 12 | Don't Starve | NS | Action-adventure, Survival | [213] |
| April 12 | Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs - Royal Edition | NS | RPG | [208] |
| April 13 | Asdivine Hearts | NS | RPG | [214] |
| April 13 | Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs - Royal Edition | XBO | RPG | [208] |
| April 16 | Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | WIN | Action RPG | [215] |
| April 17 | Wild Guns Reloaded | NS | Shooting gallery | [216] |
| April 17 | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | PS4 | Action-adventure | [217] |
| April 19 | Aqua Moto Racing Utopia | WiiU | Racing | [218] |
| April 20 | God of War | PS4 | Action-adventure | [219] |
| April 20 | Nintendo Labo Robot Kit | NS | N/a | [220] |
| April 20 | Nintendo Labo Variety Kit | NS | N/a | [220] |
| April 24 | BattleTech | WIN, OSX, LIN | TBS | [221] |
| April 24 | Firefighters: Airport Fire Department | NS | Simulation | [222] |
| April 24 | Firefighters: The Simulation | NS | Simulation | [222] |
| April 24 | Frostpunk | WIN | City builder, Survival | [223] |
| April 24 | Gal Gun 2 | NS, PS4 | Shoot 'em up (rail) | [224] |
| April 24 | Hello Kitty Kruisers | NS | Racing (kart) | [225] |
| April 24 | South Park: The Fractured but Whole | NS | RPG | [226] |
| April 24 | The Swords of Ditto | WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4 | Action RPG, Roguelike | [227] |
| April 25 | Earth Defense Force 4.1: Wing Diver The Shooter | WIN | Shoot 'em up | [228] |
| April 26 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: Kai (JP) | PS4 | RPG | [229] |
| April 26 | Light Fall | WIN, OSX, NS | Platformer | [230] |
| April 26 | Saturday Morning RPG | NS | RPG | [231] |
| April 26 | Super Robot Wars X | PS4, PSV | Tactical RPG | [232] |
| April 27 | Aqua Moto Racing Utopia | NS | Racing | [233] |
| April 27 | Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly | PSV | Visual novel | [234] |
| April 27 | Snow Moto Racing Freedom | NS | Racing | [233] |
| May 1 | Battlezone: Gold Edition | WIN, PS4, XBO | FPS | [235] |
| May 1 | Super Mega Baseball 2 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Sports | [236] |
| May 3 | Professional Construction: The Simulation | NS | Simulation | [237] |
| May 3 | Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia | WIN | TBS, RTT | [238] |
| May 4 | City of Brass | WIN, PS4, XBO | Dungeon crawl | [239] |
| May 4 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | NS | Platformer | [240] |
| May 8 | Conan Exiles | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure, Survival | [241] |
| May 8 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | WIN, OSX, LIN | RPG | [242] |
| May 8 | Steins;Gate 0 | WIN | Visual novel | [243] |
| May 10 | Laser League | WIN, PS4, XBO | Sports | [244] |
| May 14 | Project Nimbus: Code Mirai | PS4 | Action | [245] |
| May 15 | Battle Chasers: Nightwar | NS | RPG | [246] |
| May 15 | Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time | WIN, PS4 | Action RPG | [247] |
| May 15 | Omensight | WIN, PS4 | Action RPG | [248] |
| May 15 | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux | 3DS | RPG | [249] |
| May 15 | Touhou Azure Reflections | PS4 | Bullet hell | [250] |
| May 15 | Walden, a Game | PS4 | Survival, Walking sim | [251] |
| May 16 | Floor Kids | WIN | Rhythm | [252] |
| May 17 | The Banner Saga | NS | Tactical RPG | [253] |
| May 17 | FAR: Lone Sails | WIN | Adventure | [254] |
| May 17 | Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles | NS | Adventure | [255] |
| May 18 | Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition | NS | Action, Hack and slash | [256] |
| May 18 | Little Nightmares: Complete Edition | NS | Puzzle-platformer, Survival horror | [257] |
| May 21 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset | WIN, OSX | MMO, RPG | [258] |
| May 22 | Mega Man Legacy Collection | NS | Action, Platformer | [259] |
| May 22 | Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 | NS | Action, Platformer | [259] |
| May 22 | Runner3 | WIN, OSX, NS | Platformer, Rhythm | [260] |
| May 22 | Stardew Valley | PSV | Simulation, RPG | [261] |
| May 22 | State of Decay 2 | WIN, XBO | Survival horror | [262] |
| May 22 | Tennis World Tour | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | [263] |
| May 24 | Biohazard 7: Resident Evil Cloud Version (JP) | NS | Survival horror | [264] |
| May 24 | Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO, 3DS, PSV | Action | [265] |
| May 24 | Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers | 3DS | Action, Tower defense | [266] |
| May 24 | Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight (JP) | PS4, PSV | Rhythm | [267] |
| May 24 | Persona 4: Dancing All Night (JP) | PS4 | Rhythm | [267] |
| May 24 | Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (JP) | PS4, PSV | Rhythm | [267] |
| May 24 | Punch Club | NS | Sports management | [268] |
| May 25 | 7'scarlet | PSV | Visual novel | [234] |
| May 25 | Dark Souls Remastered | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action RPG | [269] |
| May 25 | Detroit: Become Human | PS4 | Action-adventure | [270] |
| May 25 | Sudden Strike 4: European Battlefields Edition | XBO | RTT | [271] |
| May 29 | Agony | WIN, PS4, XBO | Survival horror | [272] |
| May 29 | Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory | NS | Tactical RPG | [273] |
| May 29 | Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition | NS, PS4 | Simulation, RPG | [274] |
| May 29 | Ikaruga | NS | Shoot 'em up | [275] |
| May 29 | Legend of Kay Anniversary | NS | Action-adventure, Platformer | [276] |
| May 29 | Moonlighter | WIN | Action RPG, Roguelike | [277] |
| May 29 | Mothergunship | WIN, PS4, XBO | FPS | [ citation needed ] |
| May 29 | Sega Genesis Classics | WIN, PS4, XBO | N/a | [278] |
| May 29 | Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Fighting | [279] |
| May 29 | Yoku's Island Express | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Platformer, Pinball, Adventure | [280] |
| May 30 | Cultist Simulator | WIN, OSX, LIN | Simulation | [281] |
| May 30 | Pokémon Quest | NS | Action-adventure | [282] |
| May 31 | Full Metal Panic! Fight: Who Dares Wins (JP) | PS4 | Strategy, RPG | [283] |
| May 31 | Just Shapes & Beats | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Rhythm | [284] |
| May 31 | Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (JP) | NS, PS4, PSV | Action-adventure | [285] |
| May 31 | Overload | WIN, OSX, LIN | FPS, Shoot 'em up | [286] |
| June 5 | BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | WIN, NS, PS4 | Fighting | [287] |
| June 5 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset | PS4, XBO | MMO, RPG | [258] |
| June 5 | Happy Birthdays | NS | Life sim | [288] |
| June 5 | Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi | WIN, PS4 | Strategy | [289] |
| June 5 | Onrush | PS4, XBO | Vehicular combat | [290] |
| June 5 | Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Brawler | [291] |
| June 5 | Vampyr | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action RPG | [292] |
| June 5 | Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action, Hack and slash | [293] |
| June 7 | The Banner Saga 2 | NS | Tactical RPG | [294] |
| June 7 | Flashback: Remastered Edition | NS | Cinematic platformer | [295] |
| June 7 | MotoGP 18 | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Racing | [296] |
| June 8 | Muv-Luv | PSV | Visual novel | [297] |
| June 8 | Muv-Luv Alternative | PSV | Visual novel | [297] |
| June 8 | Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido | NS, 3DS | Action, Puzzle | [298] |
| June 9 | Unravel Two | WIN, PS4, XBO | Puzzle-platformer | [299] |
| June 10 | Fallout Shelter | NS, PS4 | CMS | [300] |
| June 12 | Fortnite Battle Royale | NS | Battle royale | [301] |
| June 12 | Hollow Knight | NS | Metroidvania | [302] |
| June 12 | Jurassic World Evolution | WIN, PS4, XBO | Business sim | [303] |
| June 12 | Paladins | NS | TPS | [304] |
| June 12 | Super Bomberman R | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action, Maze | [305] |
| June 13 | Nostalgic Train (JP) | WIN | Walking sim | [306] |
| June 14 | R.B.I. Baseball 18 | NS | Sports | [307] |
| June 14 | Wreckfest | WIN | Vehicular combat, Racing | [308] |
| June 15 | Among Us | iOS, DROID | Party, Social deduction | [ citation needed ] |
| June 15 | Lego The Incredibles | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [309] |
| June 19 | The Lost Child | NS, PS4, PSV | RPG | [310] |
| June 21 | Echo VR | Quest | Sports | [311] |
| June 21 | MUSYNX | NS | Rhythm | [312] |
| June 21 | Vegas Party | NS | Digital tabletop | [313] |
| June 22 | Mario Tennis Aces | NS | Sports | [314] |
| June 22 | New Gundam Breaker | PS4 | Action | [315] |
| June 26 | The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit | WIN, PS4, XBO | Graphic adventure | [316] |
| June 26 | De Blob | NS | Platformer, Puzzle | [317] |
| June 26 | Lumines Remastered | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Puzzle | [318] |
| June 26 | Nier: Automata | XBO | Action RPG | [319] |
| June 26 | The Night Journey | WIN, OSX, PS4 | Art | [320] |
| June 26 | Rainbow Skies | PS4, PS3, PSV | RPG | [321] |
| June 26 | Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | NS | Action RPG | [322] |
| June 27 | Ultimate Custom Night | WIN | Survival horror, PCA | [323] |
| June 28 | Fighting EX Layer | PS4 | Fighting | [324] |
| June 28 | Inside | NS | Puzzle-platformer | [325] |
| June 28 | Limbo | NS | Puzzle-platformer | [325] |
| June 28 | Next Up Hero | PS4, XBO | Action, Dungeon crawl | [326] |
| June 28 | Spirit Hunter: Death Mark (JP) | NS | Adventure, Visual novel | [327] |
| June 29 | Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy | WIN, NS, XBO | Platformer | [328] |
| June 29 | The Crew 2 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Racing | [329] |
| June 29 | MXGP Pro | WIN, PS4, XBO | Racing | [330] |
| June 29 | Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk | PSV | Visual novel | [234] |
| June 29 | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | NS | FPS, Action-adventure | [331] |
| Release date | Title | Platform | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 3 | Red Faction Guerrilla: Re-Mars-tered Edition | WIN, PS4, XBO | TPS | [332] |
| July 3 | Runbow | NS | Platformer, Racing | [333] |
| July 10 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Action | [334] |
| July 10 | Hunting Simulator | NS | Adventure | [335] |
| July 10 | Indie Pogo | WIN | Fighting | [336] |
| July 10 | Shining Resonance Refrain | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | RPG | [337] |
| July 11 | Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | XBO | Action | [338] |
| July 13 | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | NS, 3DS | Puzzle-platformer | [339] |
| July 13 | Octopath Traveler | NS | RPG, Adventure | [340] |
| July 17 | Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure | [341] |
| July 17 | Sonic Mania Plus | NS, PS4, XBO | Platformer, Action | [342] |
| July 17 | Touhou Genso Wanderer: Reloaded | NS, PS4 | Roguelike | [343] |
| July 19 | Closed Nightmare (JP) | NS, PS4 | Survival horror | [344] |
| July 19 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (JP) | NS | Music, Rhythm | [345] |
| July 24 | The Banner Saga 3 | WIN, OSX, NS, PS4, XBO | Tactical RPG | [346] |
| July 24 | Mega Man X Legacy Collection | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Action, Platformer | [347] |
| July 24 | No Man's Sky | XBO | Action-adventure, Survival | [348] |
| July 24 | The Persistence | PS4 | Survival horror | [349] |
| July 25 | Ys: Memories of Celceta | WIN | Action RPG | [350] |
| July 26 | Candle: The Power of the Flame | NS | Platformer, Adventure, Puzzle | [351] |
| July 26 | Heaven Will Be Mine | WIN, OSX, LIN | Visual novel | [352] |
| July 26 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 (JP) | PS4 | Action | [353] |
| July 27 | Go Vacation | NS | Sports | [354] |
| July 27 | Head AS Code | WIN | Visual novel | [355] |
| July 27 | Hello Neighbor | NS, PS4, iOS, DROID | Stealth, Survival horror | [356] |
| July 29 | Raid: Shadow Legends | WIN, iOS, DROID | Action RPG | [357] |
| July 31 | Chasm | WIN, PS4, PSV | Action RPG, Platformer | [358] |
| July 31 | Code of Princess EX | NS | Action RPG | [359] |
| July 31 | This Is the Police 2 | WIN, OSX, LIN | Adventure, Strategy | [360] |
| July 31 | Titan Quest | NS | Action RPG, Hack and slash | [361] |
| August 1 | Yakuza 0 | WIN | Action-adventure | [362] |
| August 2 | Salt and Sanctuary | NS | Action RPG, Platformer | [363] |
| August 3 | WarioWare Gold | 3DS | Action, Rhythm | [364] |
| August 7 | Dead Cells | WIN, OSX, LIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Metroidvania, Roguelike | [365] |
| August 7 | Flipping Death | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure | [366] |
| August 7 | Overcooked 2 | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Simulation | [367] |
| August 9 | Layton's Mystery Journey DX (JP) | NS | Puzzle, Adventure | [368] |
| August 9 | Minit | NS | Adventure | [369] |
| August 9 | Monster Hunter: World | WIN | Action RPG | [370] |
| August 9 | Ōkami HD | NS | Action-adventure | [371] |
| August 9 | Yakuza 3 (JP) | PS4 | Action-adventure | [372] |
| August 10 | Madden NFL 19 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Sports | [373] |
| August 10 | We Happy Few | WIN, PS4, XBO | Survival | [374] |
| August 14 | Cosmic Star Heroine | NS | RPG | [375] |
| August 14 | Death's Gambit | WIN, PS4 | RPG | [376] |
| August 14 | Tanglewood | GEN, WIN, OSX, LIN | Platformer | [377] |
| August 14 | The Walking Dead: The Final Season – Episode 1: Done Running | WIN, PS4, XBO, NS | Graphic adventure | [378] |
| August 14 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | WIN, OSX | MMO, RPG | [379] |
| August 15 | Fernz Gate | XBO | RPG | [380] |
| August 15 | Penguin Wars | NS | Action | [381] |
| August 15 | State of Mind | WIN, OSX, NS, PS4, XBO | Walking sim | [382] |
| August 16 | Next Up Hero | NS | Action, Dungeon crawl | [383] |
| August 21 | All-Star Fruit Racing | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Racing | [384] |
| August 21 | Guacamelee! 2 | WIN, PS4 | Metroidvania, Platformer, Brawler | [385] |
| August 21 | Return of Double Dragon | SNES | Brawler | [386] |
| August 21 | Shenmue | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [387] |
| August 21 | Shenmue II | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [387] |
| August 23 | The King's Bird | WIN | Platformer | [388] |
| August 23 | My Hero One's Justice (JP) | NS, PS4 | Action | [389] |
| August 24 | F1 2018 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Racing | [390] |
| August 24 | Little Dragons Café | NS, PS4 | Simulation, RPG | [391] |
| August 24 | Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition | NS | Interactive film | [392] |
| August 28 | Aggressors: Ancient Rome | WIN | TBS, 4X | [393] |
| August 28 | Blade Strangers | WIN, NS, PS4 | Fighting | [394] |
| August 28 | De Blob 2 | NS | Platformer, Puzzle | [395] |
| August 28 | Donut County | WIN, OSX, PS4, iOS | Puzzle | [396] |
| August 28 | Fernz Gate | NS, PS4 | RPG | [397] [398] |
| August 28 | Firewall: Zero Hour | PSVR | FPS | [399] |
| August 28 | Into the Breach | NS | TBS | [400] |
| August 28 | Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | NS | Action RPG | [401] |
| August 28 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Sports | [402] |
| August 28 | Strange Brigade | WIN, PS4, XBO | TPS | [403] |
| August 28 | Sunless Sea: Zubmariner Edition | PS4 | Roguelike | [404] |
| August 28 | Victor Vran: Overkill Edition | NS | Action RPG | [405] |
| August 28 | Yakuza Kiwami 2 | PS4 | Action-adventure | [406] |
| August 30 | The Messenger | WIN, NS | Action, Platformer | [407] |
| August 30 | Two Point Hospital | WIN, OSX, LIN | Business sim | [ citation needed ] |
| August 31 | Divinity: Original Sin II | PS4, XBO | RPG | [408] |
| August 31 | Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker | WIN, PS4, XBO | Brawler | [409] |
| September 4 | 428: Shibuya Scramble | WIN, PS4 | Visual novel | [410] |
| September 4 | Destiny 2: Forsaken | PS4, XBO | FPS | [411] |
| September 4 | Dragon Quest XI | WIN, PS4 | RPG | [412] |
| September 4 | God Wars: The Complete Legend | NS | Tactical RPG | [413] |
| September 4 | Planet Alpha | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Platformer | [414] |
| September 6 | Gone Home | NS | Walking sim | [415] |
| September 7 | Immortal: Unchained | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action RPG | [416] |
| September 7 | Marvel's Spider-Man | PS4 | Action-adventure | [417] |
| September 7 | NASCAR Heat 3 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Racing | [418] |
| September 7 | NBA Live 19 | PS4, XBO | Sports | [419] |
| September 7 | SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy | NS, PS4 | Fighting | [420] |
| September 7 | Yo-Kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corp and White Dog Squad | 3DS | RPG | [421] |
| September 10 | Dust: An Elysian Tail | NS | Action RPG, Hack and slash | [422] |
| September 11 | Boundless | PS4 | MMO, Sandbox | [423] |
| September 11 | Dakar 18 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Racing | [424] |
| September 11 | NBA 2K19 | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | [425] |
| September 11 | Super Street: The Game | WIN, PS4, XBO | Racing | [426] |
| September 13 | Cities: Skylines | NS | City builder, CMS | [427] |
| September 13 | Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition | NS | RPG | [428] |
| September 13 | Frozen Synapse 2 | WIN, LIN, OSX | TBT | [429] |
| September 13 | Spirit Hunter: NG (JP) | PSV | Adventure, Visual novel | [430] |
| September 13 | Wasteland 2: Director's Cut | NS | RPG | [431] |
| September 14 | Black Clover: Quartet Knights | WIN, PS4 | Action | [432] |
| September 14 | NHL 19 | PS4, XBO | Sports | [433] |
| September 14 | Shadow of the Tomb Raider | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [434] |
| September 18 | Balloon Fight | NS | Action | [435] |
| September 18 | The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep | WIN, OSX, LIN | Dungeon crawl | [436] |
| September 18 | Baseball | NS | Sports | [435] |
| September 18 | Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Brawler | [437] |
| September 18 | Donkey Kong | NS | Platformer | [435] |
| September 18 | Double Dragon | NS | Beat 'em up | [435] |
| September 18 | Dr. Mario | NS | Puzzle | [435] |
| September 18 | Excitebike | NS | Racing | [435] |
| September 18 | Ghosts 'n Goblins | NS | Platformer | [435] |
| September 18 | Gradius | NS | Scroll Shooter | [435] |
| September 18 | Ice Climber | NS | Platformer | [435] |
| September 18 | Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk | WIN, NS, PS4 | RPG, Dungeon crawl | [438] |
| September 18 | Legendary Fishing | NS, PS4 | Fishing | [439] |
| September 18 | The Legend of Zelda | NS | Action-adventure | [435] |
| September 18 | Mario Bros. | NS | Platformer | [435] |
| September 18 | Pro Wrestling | NS | Fighting, Sports | [435] |
| September 18 | River City Ransom | NS | Beat 'em up, Action-adventure | [435] |
| September 18 | Scribblenauts Mega Pack | NS, PS4, XBO | Party | [440] |
| September 18 | Soccer | NS | Sports | [435] |
| September 18 | Super Mario Bros. | NS | Platformer | [435] |
| September 18 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | NS | Platformer | [435] |
| September 18 | Tecmo Bowl | NS | Sports | [435] |
| September 18 | Tennis | NS | Sports | [435] |
| September 18 | Undertale | NS | RPG | [441] |
| September 18 | Yoshi | NS | Puzzle | [435] |
| September 20 | 8-bit ADV Steins;Gate (JP) | NS | Visual novel | [442] [443] |
| September 20 | CrossCode | WIN, OSX, LIN | Action RPG | [444] |
| September 20 | MagiCat | NS | Puzzle, Platformer | [445] |
| September 20 | Star Control: Origins | WIN | Strategy | [446] |
| September 20 | Steins;Gate Elite (JP) | NS, PS4, PSV | Visual novel | [442] |
| September 20 | Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram (JP) | PS4 | Visual novel | [442] [443] |
| September 21 | Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse | NS | PCA | [447] |
| September 21 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country | NS | Action RPG | [448] |
| September 25 | Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams: Owltimate Edition | NS | Puzzle, Platformer | [449] |
| September 25 | Hollow Knight | PS4, XBO | Metroidvania | [450] |
| September 25 | Metal Max Xeno | PS4 | RPG | [451] |
| September 25 | Pathfinder: Kingmaker | WIN, OSX, LIN | RPG | [452] |
| September 25 | Psyvariar Delta | NS, PS4 | Scrolling shooter | [453] |
| September 25 | Punch Line | WIN, PS4, PSV | Adventure, Visual novel | [454] |
| September 25 | Revenant Dogma | WIN, NS, PS4, PSV | RPG | [455] |
| September 25 | South Park: The Stick of Truth | NS | RPG | [456] |
| September 25 | This Is the Police 2 | NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure, Strategy | [457] |
| September 25 | Valkyria Chronicles 4 | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Tactical RPG | [458] |
| September 25 | The Walking Dead: The Final Season – Episode 2: Suffer the Children | WIN, PS4, XBO, NS | Graphic adventure | [459] |
| September 26 | Let It Die | WIN | Survival | [460] |
| September 27 | Dragalia Lost | iOS, DROID | RPG | [461] |
| September 27 | Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 1: Roads | WIN, PS4, XBO | Graphic adventure | [462] |
| September 27 | Super Neptunia RPG (JP) | NS, PS4 | RPG | [463] |
| September 27 | Wandersong | WIN, NS | Adventure, Music | [464] |
| September 28 | Dragon Ball FighterZ | NS | Fighting | [465] |
| September 28 | FIFA 19 | WIN, NS, PS4, PS3, XBO, XB360 | Sports | [466] |
| September 28 | Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk | 3DS | Visual novel | [467] |
| September 28 | ZeroRanger | WIN | Scrolling shooter | [ citation needed ] |
| Release date | Title | Platform | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Astro Bot Rescue Mission | PS4 | Action, Platformer | [468] |
| October 2 | Batman: The Enemy Within | NS | Graphic adventure | [469] |
| October 2 | Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise | PS4 | Action-adventure | [470] |
| October 2 | Forza Horizon 4 | WIN, XBO | Racing | [471] |
| October 2 | Mega Man 11 | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Action, Platformer | [472] |
| October 2 | Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story | WIN, NS, PS4 | Action RPG | [473] |
| October 5 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure, Stealth | [474] |
| October 5 | Super Mario Party | NS | Party | [475] |
| October 9 | Disgaea 1 Complete | NS, PS4 | Tactical RPG | [476] |
| October 9 | Goosebumps: The Game | NS | Action, Puzzle | [477] |
| October 9 | Mark of the Ninja: Remastered | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Action, Stealth | [478] |
| October 9 | WWE 2K19 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Sports (wrestling) | [479] |
| October 10 | NES Open Tournament Golf | NS | Sports | [480] |
| October 10 | Solomon's Key | NS | Puzzle, Platformer | [480] |
| October 10 | Super Dodge Ball | NS | Sports | [480] |
| October 12 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | WIN, PS4, XBO | FPS | [481] |
| October 12 | Luigi's Mansion | 3DS | Action-adventure | [482] |
| October 12 | The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Puzzle-platformer | [483] |
| October 12 | The World Ends with You: Final Remix | NS | Action RPG | [484] |
| October 16 | Big Buck Hunter Arcade | NS | Shooter, Sports | [485] |
| October 16 | Crayola Scoot | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | [486] |
| October 16 | Lego DC Super-Villains | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [487] |
| October 16 | NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | [488] |
| October 16 | Overload | PS4, XBO | FPS, Shoot 'em up | [489] |
| October 16 | Rapala Fishing Pro Series | NS | Sports | [490] |
| October 16 | Starlink: Battle for Atlas | NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [491] |
| October 16 | Warriors Orochi 4 | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Hack and slash | [492] |
| October 17 | The Jackbox Party Pack 5 | WIN, OSX, NS, PS4, XBO | Party | [493] |
| October 18 | Dies irae: Amantes amentes (JP) | NS | Visual novel | [493] |
| October 18 | Return of the Obra Dinn | WIN, OSX | Puzzle, Adventure | [494] |
| October 18 | SINNER: Sacarifice for Redemption | NS, PS4, XBO | Action RPG | [495] |
| October 18 | Syberia 3 | NS | Graphic adventure | [496] |
| October 18 | WILL: A Wonderful World | NS | Visual novel | [497] |
| October 19 | Dark Souls Remastered | NS | Action RPG | [498] |
| October 19 | Soulcalibur VI | WIN, PS4, XBO | Fighting | [499] |
| October 19 | The Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup | WIN | [ citation needed ] | |
| October 22 | SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption | WIN | Action RPG | [ citation needed ] |
| October 23 | Bass Pro Shops: The Strike – Championship Edition | NS | Fishing | [500] |
| October 23 | Cabela's: The Hunt - Championship Edition | NS | Sports | [501] |
| October 23 | Gwent: The Witcher Card Game | WIN | DCCG | [502] |
| October 23 | Just Dance 2019 | NS, PS4, XBO, XB360, WiiU, Wii | Music | [503] |
| October 23 | Nickelodeon Kart Racers | NS, PS4, XBO | Racing (kart) | [504] |
| October 23 | PAW Patrol: On a Roll! | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Puzzle, Platformer | [505] |
| October 23 | Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales | WIN | RPG | [502] |
| October 25 | Chicken Range | NS | Shooter | [506] |
| October 25 | Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories (JP) | PS4 | Action-adventure | [507] |
| October 25 | Eve: Burst Error R (JP) | NS | Visual novel | [508] |
| October 25 | Spirit Hunter: Death Mark (JP) | XBO | Adventure, Visual novel | [509] |
| October 26 | Castlevania Requiem | PS4 | N/a | [510] |
| October 26 | My Hero One's Justice | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Action | [511] |
| October 26 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [512] |
| October 30 | Call of Cthulhu | WIN, PS4, XBO | RPG, Survival horror | [513] |
| October 30 | Dream Daddy: Dadrector's Cut | PS4 | Visual novel | [514] |
| October 30 | Gal Metal | NS | Rhythm | [515] |
| October 30 | Lego Harry Potter Collection | NS, XBO | Action-adventure | [516] |
| October 30 | Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition | NS | Sports | [517] |
| October 30 | OK K.O.! Let's Play Heroes | NS | Action-adventure, Brawler | [518] |
| October 30 | Old School RuneScape | DROID, iOS | MMO, RPG | [519] |
| October 30 | Save Me Mr Tako | WIN, NS | Platformer, Action RPG | [520] |
| October 30 | Sports Party | NS | Sports, Party | [521] |
| October 30 | Steven Universe: Save the Light | NS | Action-adventure, RPG | [518] |
| October 30 | Yomawari: The Long Night Collection | NS | Survival horror | [522] |
| October 31 | Deltarune: Chapter 1 | WIN, OSX | RPG, Adventure | [523] |
| October 31 | Hidden Folks | NS | Hidden object | [524] |
| October 31 | Spirit Hunter: Death Mark | NS, PS4, PSV | Adventure, Visual novel | [525] |
| November 1 | The Quiet Man | WIN, PS4 | Action-adventure | [526] |
| November 2 | Diablo III: Eternal Collection | NS | Action RPG, Hack and slash | [527] |
| November 2 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! | NS | Rhythm | [528] |
| November 2 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! | PS4 | Rhythm | [528] |
| November 5 | Moonlighter | NS | Action RPG | [529] |
| November 6 | Carnival Games | NS | Party | [530] |
| November 6 | Déraciné | PSVR | Adventure | [531] |
| November 6 | The Forest | PS4 | Survival | [532] |
| November 6 | Grip: Combat Racing | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | Racing | [533] |
| November 6 | Omen of Sorrow | PS4 | Fighting | [534] |
| November 6 | Overkill's The Walking Dead | WIN | FPS | [535] |
| November 6 | World of Final Fantasy Maxima | WIN, NS, PS4, XBO | RPG | [536] |
| November 7 | Tsioque | WIN | PCA | [388] |
| November 8 | Despotism 3k | WIN, OSX, LIN | CMS | [ citation needed ] |
| November 9 | 11-11: Memories Retold | WIN, PS4, XBO | Adventure | [537] |
| November 9 | Tetris Effect | PS4 | Puzzle | [538] |
| November 10 | Black Souls II | WIN | RPG | [539] |
| November 13 | Hitman 2 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Stealth | [540] |
| November 13 | My Riding Stables - Life with Horses | NS | Simulation | [541] |
| November 13 | Project Highrise: Architect's Edition | NS | Simulation | [542] |
| November 13 | SNK 40th Anniversary Collection | NS | N/a | [543] |
| November 13 | Spyro Reignited Trilogy | PS4, XBO | Platformer | [544] |
| November 14 | Fallout 76 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action RPG | [545] |
| November 14 | Metroid | NS | Action-adventure | [546] |
| November 14 | Mighty Bomb Jack | NS | Platformer | [546] |
| November 14 | TwinBee | NS | Scrolling Shooter | [546] |
| November 15 | Echo Combat | Quest | FPS | [547] |
| November 15 | Monkey King: Master of the Clouds | PS4 | Shoot 'em up | [548] |
| November 15 | Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly | WIN | Visual novel | [549] |
| November 15 | Trailblazers | NS | Racing | [550] |
| November 15 | Underworld Ascendant | WIN, OSX, LIN | Action RPG | [551] |
| November 15 | Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus | WIN, OSX, LIN | TBT | [552] |
| November 16 | Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | NS | RPG | [553] |
| November 20 | Battlefield V | WIN, PS4, XBO | FPS | [554] |
| November 20 | Bendy and the Ink Machine | NS, PS4, XBO | Survival horror | [388] |
| November 20 | Farming Simulator 19 | WIN, OSX, PS4, XBO | Simulation | [555] |
| November 20 | Moto Racer 4 | NS | Racing | [556] |
| November 20 | Wreckfest | PS4, XBO | Vehicular combat, Racing | [557] |
| November 22 | ATV Drift & Tricks | NS | Racing | [558] |
| November 27 | Darksiders III | WIN, PS4, XBO | Hack and slash, Action-adventure | [559] |
| November 27 | Spintires: Mudrunner – American Wilds Edition | NS | Vehicle sim | [560] |
| November 28 | Artifact | WIN, OSX, LIN | DCCG | [561] |
| November 29 | Ketsui Deathtiny: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi (JP) | PS4 | Shoot 'em up | [562] |
| November 29 | Parkitect | WIN, OSX, LIN | CMS | [563] |
| November 29 | Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (JP) | 3DS | RPG, Dungeon crawl | [564] |
| November 30 | Ark: Survival Evolved | NS | Action-adventure, Survival | [565] |
| November 30 | Fighting EX Layer | WIN | Fighting | [566] |
| November 30 | Ride 3 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Racing | [567] |
| December 4 | Gear.Club Unlimited 2 | NS | Racing | [568] |
| December 4 | Gwent: The Witcher Card Game | PS4, XBO | DCCG | [502] |
| December 4 | Just Cause 4 | WIN, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | [569] |
| December 4 | Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | NS, PS4, XBO | Platformer | [570] |
| December 4 | Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden | WIN, PS4, XBO | TBS | [571] |
| December 4 | Override: Mech City Brawl | WIN, PS4, XBO | Fighting | [572] |
| December 4 | Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight | PS4, PSV | Rhythm | [573] |
| December 4 | Persona 4: Dancing All Night | PS4 | Rhythm | [573] |
| December 4 | Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight | PS4, PSV | Rhythm | [573] |
| December 4 | Subnautica | PS4, XBO | Adventure, Survival | [574] |
| December 4 | Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales | PS4, XBO | RPG | [502] |
| December 4 | Toki | NS | Action, Platformer | [575] |
| December 6 | Ashen | WIN, XBO | Action RPG | [576] |
| December 6 | Jagged Alliance: Rage! | WIN, PS4, XBO | TBT | [577] |
| December 6 | The Last Remnant Remastered | PS4 | RPG | [578] |
| December 7 | Katamari Damacy Reroll | WIN, NS | Puzzle, Action | [579] |
| December 7 | Path of Exile | PS4 | Action RPG, Hack and slash | [580] |
| December 7 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | PS4 | Battle royale | [581] |
| December 7 | Sega Genesis Classics | NS | N/a | [582] |
| December 7 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | NS | Fighting | [583] |
| December 11 | Earth Defense Force 5 | PS4 | Action | [584] |
| December 11 | Kingdom Two Crowns | WIN, OSX, PS4, NS, XBO | Strategy | [585] |
| December 12 | Adventures of Lolo | NS | Action, Puzzle | [586] |
| December 12 | Adventures of Lolo (JP) | NS | Action, Puzzle | [ citation needed ] |
| December 12 | Insurgency: Sandstorm | WIN | FPS | [587] |
| December 12 | Ninja Gaiden | NS | Hack and Slash, Platformer | [586] |
| December 12 | Wario's Woods | NS | Puzzle | [586] |
| December 13 | DayZ | WIN | FPS, TPS, Survival | [588] |
| December 13 | God Eater 3 (JP) | PS4 | Action RPG | [589] |
| December 13 | GRIS | WIN, OSX, NS | Adventure, Platformer | [ citation needed ] |
| December 13 | Judgment (JP) | PS4 | Action | [590] |
| December 13 | Omensight: The Definitive Edition | NS | Action RPG | [591] |
| December 14 | Below | WIN, XBO | Action-adventure, Roguelike | [592] |
| December 14 | Borderlands 2 VR | PS4 | Action RPG, FPS | [593] |
| December 18 | Asdivine Hearts II | WIN | RPG | [594] |
| December 18 | London Detective Mysteria | PSV | Visual novel | [595] |
| December 18 | Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | PS4 | Action | [596] |
| December 20 | Dragon Quest Builders 2 (JP) | NS, PS4 | Sandbox, Action RPG | [597] |
| December 20 | Lemmings | iOS, DROID | Puzzle | [598] |
| December 21 | Asdivine Hearts II | XBO | RPG | [599] |
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