The hottest releases of 2018 - summary by GamePressure
We invite you to read our brief summary of video games industry concerning this year. In the first news series we discuss the most popular premieres of 2018.
Today we start a series of news that will sum up this year on GamePressure.com. The set opens with a discussion about the hottest video game premieres of 2018.
The world's biggest emotions were aroused by the premiere of Red Dead Redemption 2, but the first place was taken by Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Both games are characterized by a realistic approach to gameplay and carefully recreated historical realities. RDR2 is, of course, a bigger and more elaborate production, but as you can see, it was not enough to break through the Slavic atmosphere and complex RPG mechanisms introduced in Kingdom Come.
God of War did well, especially considering the fact that the game is available on PlayStation 4 only. The next positions were taken by two productions of Ubisoft - Far Cry 5 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey, which is not a special surprise, because both series have always enjoyed great popularity among players, and their latest parts turned out to be successful productions.
How we have prepared the following ranking lists?
The list was created by analyzing the stats of our readers. In other words, everything is based on how much interest was aroused in all the materials devoted to the given title.
We took into account only the period from one month before the premiere to one month after the game’s release. It was necessary, because otherwise the productions that appeared at the beginning of the year would be strongly rewarded.
Top 100 – hottest game releases of 2018
# | Game: |
1. | Kingdom Come: Deliverance |
2. | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
3. | God of War |
4. | Far Cry 5 |
5. | Assassin's Creed Odyssey |
6. | Fallout 76 |
7. | Spider-Man |
8. | Frostpunk |
9. | Vampyr |
10. | Shadow of the Tomb Raider |
11. | Sea of Thieves |
12. | Battlefield V |
13. | Detroit: Become Human |
14. | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire |
15. | FIFA 19 |
16. | Monster Hunter: World |
17. | State of Decay 2 |
18. | Agony |
19. | Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales |
20. | Forza Horizon 4 |
21. | Age of Empires: Definitive Edition |
22. | Jurassic World Evolution |
23. | Ancestors Legacy |
24. | Shadow of the Colossus |
25. | Farming Simulator 19 |
26. | Pathfinder: Kingmaker |
27. | Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII |
28. | Northgard |
29. | RimWorld |
30. | Two Point Hospital |
31. | Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia |
32. | Dragon Ball FighterZ |
33. | Call of Cthulhu |
34. | Thief Simulator |
35. | Surviving Mars |
36. | House Flipper |
37. | Subnautica |
38. | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth |
39. | Hitman 2 |
40. | The Forest |
41. | Rust |
42. | A Way Out |
43. | Pizza Connection 3 |
44. | Darksiders III |
45. | The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep |
46. | Conan Exiles |
47. | Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition |
48. | Metal Gear Survive |
49. | Railway Empire |
50. | Graveyard Keeper |
51. | BattleTech |
52. | Farm Manager 2018 |
53. | Post Scriptum |
54. | Just Cause 4 |
55. | Phantom Doctrine |
56. | Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 |
57. | Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall |
58. | Extinction |
59. | We Happy Few |
60. | EA Sports UFC 3 |
61. | Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden |
62. | Dark Souls: Remastered |
63. | Wreckfest |
64. | Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery |
65. | This is the Police 2 |
66. | Kursk |
67. | Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition |
68. | Dead Cells |
69. | Football Manager 2019 |
70. | OVERKILL's The Walking Dead |
71. | Artifact |
72. | Ghost of a Tale |
73. | Spyro Reignited Trilogy |
74. | Tower of Time |
75. | Soulcalibur VI |
76. | Immortal: Unchained |
77. | Into the Breach |
78. | Fallen Legion+ |
79. | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life |
80. | Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr |
81. | Wild West Online |
82. | InSomnia: The Ark |
83. | Euro Truck Simulator 2: Beyond the Baltic Sea |
84. | Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered |
85. | Strange Brigade |
86. | Bus Simulator 18 |
87. | Z1 Battle Royale |
88. | Moonlighter |
89. | Life is Strange 2 |
90. | Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones |
91. | Gwent: The Witcher Card Game |
92. | Project Hospital |
93. | Total War: Arena |
94. | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet |
95. | DayZ |
96. | Defiance 2050 |
97. | Kenshi |
98. | X4: Foundations |
99. | Stellaris: Apocalypse |
100. | Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars |
Hottest game releases of 2018 by platform
The list of the hottest video game releases in 2018 by platform shows that Kingdom Come: Deliverance has a largest group of fans among the PC players. The game was only fourth on Xbox One and eighth on PlayStation 4.
Also, both rankings show the great popularity of Fallout 76, although in the case of this game most probably a large group of readers was more interested in checking the still ongoing drama than the game itself.
Top 10 of hottest game releases on PC in 2018
# | Game: |
1. | Kingdom Come: Deliverance |
2. | Far Cry 5 |
3. | Assassin's Creed Odyssey |
4. | Fallout 76 |
5. | Frostpunk |
6. | Vampyr |
7. | Shadow of the Tomb Raider |
8. | Sea of Thieves |
9. | Battlefield V |
10. | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire |
Top 10 of hottest game releases on PlayStation 4 in 2018
# | Game: |
1. | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
2. | God of War |
3. | Spider-Man |
4. | Detroit: Become Human |
5. | Far Cry 5 |
6. | Assassin's Creed Odyssey |
7. | Fallout 76 |
8. | Monster Hunter: World |
9. | Kingdom Come: Deliverance |
10. | Shadow of the Colossus |
Top 10 of hottest game releases on Xbox One in 2018
# | Game: |
1. | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
2. | Assassin's Creed Odyssey |
3. | Fallout 76 |
4. | Kingdom Come: Deliverance |
5. | Battlefield V |
6. | Forza Horizon 4 |
7. | Far Cry 5 |
8. | Shadow of the Tomb Raider |
9. | FIFA 19 |
10. | Farming Simulator 19 |
Top 10 of hottest game releases on Nintendo Switch in 2018
# | Game: |
1. | Assassin's Creed Odyssey |
2. | Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! |
3. | FIFA 19 |
4. | Octopath Traveler |
5. | Fortnite: Battle Royale |
6. | Diablo III: Eternal Collection |
7. | Wasteland 2 |
8. | Sid Meier's Civilization VI |
9. | Dead Cells |
10. | Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy |
Of course, the game premiere is not the most important factor at all. Many players discover the biggest bestsellers after months, and often even years after their release, and real hits often remain popular for many years. Tomorrow we will present you a ranking list of games with greatest popularity, regardless of the year in which they were released.
