On this page we're continuing our look at 2018's most promising PS4 games. Scroll down to find titles like ANTHEM, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, and Dreams.
ANTHEM
Publisher: EA
Developer: BioWare
Release date: 2018
Goodbye Mass Effect, hello... ANTHEM? Publisher EA seems to be pouring the big bucks into BioWare's next project -- a sci-fi co-op shooter that's potentially going toe-to-toe with Destiny. Only time will tell if it can put up a fight.
BioMutant
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Developer: X101
Release date: 2018
A strange looking action RPG in which you play as a furry little creature who can wield oversized weapons, BioMutant could be a surprise hit.
Code Vein
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Developer: Bandai Namco
Release date: 2018
We hate writing this, but there's no easier way to describe Code Vein: it's basically anime Dark Souls. Bloody, deliberate combat, crazy weaponry, and more dodgy looking monsters than you can shake a stylish anime haircut at.
Darksiders III
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Developer: Gunfire Games
Release date: 2018
Hell hath no Fury like… Well, Fury scorned. The long-awaited third chapter in the beloved Darksiders franchise promises to whip up a frenzy – quite literally, as the protagonist is armed with all sorts of items you’d ordinarily associate with an Ann Summers store.
Days Gone
Publisher: Sony
Developer: Sony Bend
Release date: 2018
Fresh from a stint as Sony’s best handheld developer, Bend Studio will once again return to the bosom of console development with Days Gone, a post-apocalyptic adventure with an ambitious, emergent gameplay format.
Detroit: Become Human
Publisher: Sony
Developer: Quantic Dream
Release date: 2018
Quantic Dream’s latest sees the Parisian developer return to the branching narrative of Heavy Rain, as a futuristic America reacts to the emergence of android slaves, who themselves are discovering what it means to be alive.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Square Enix
Release date: 2018
The proud and noble Dragon Quest, back on a Sony home console once again. Japan's most beloved RPG series, the mainline Dragon Quest games have never cast aside their traditional structure and gameplay design -- and for good reason.
Dragon's Crown Pro
Publisher: Atlus
Developer: Vanillaware
Release date: 2018
A remaster of one of the PS3 and Vita's greatest action RPGs, Dragon's Crown Pro brings super polished dungeon crawling to a new generation. Co-op enabled, with cross-play and cross-save functionality. What more could you want?
Dreams
Publisher: Sony
Developer: Media Molecule
Release date: 2018
Media Molecule builds upon the foundations of its Play Create Share format with an imagination simulation so unprecedentedly ambitious it promises to let you create practically anything. The mind boggles.
Erica
Publisher: Sony
Developer: Flavourworks
Release date: 2018
The spirit of SEGA CD lives on with a PlayLink-powered FMV oddity. A murder mystery with a surprisingly tactile world, every action has a consequence in this complicated live action adventure.
And we're still going! Click through to page 4 for even more upcoming PS4 games in 2018, such as Fist of the North Star, Mega Man 11, and Metro: Exodus.
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And to think 2017 looked packed...
Phwoar!
I didn't like having money anyways.
Another great year on PS4. I wonder if Medievil and Psychonauts 2 will be released next year too.
So many exclusives coming to PS4, can't wait for all of them. ^^
Next year does have a lot of promise. I just wish I knew how good some of these games will actually be, like Vampyr. It has potential to either be absolutely amazing, or really bad and cringy.
@KirbyTheVampire I think it'd be reasonable to expect Vampyr to have lots of good ideas, but not quite enough budget to realise them to a AAA standard.
I expect plenty of jank, but I'm still really looking forward to it.
A lot of these are maybes for me, except RDR2, Spiderman and Shenmue 3.
You forgot KH3!
As a big roguelike and dungeon crawling fan, I'm looking forward to trying out Moonlighter.
There's a lot of big names here. 2018 looks to be another great year for gaming.
I hope Jurassic World ends up being good. I love a good park simulator and I like the semi-futuristic looks of the films. Too bad the film itself was a giant turd. I wouldn't mind making my own park though.
@DLB3 Oh, you!
When I was a kid I’d buy NES games that weren’t even that great just to have something new to play. Now there are so many excellent games that I don’t have time for them all. Can’t complain.
"Um, hey there corporate machine? May I get a raise?"
"Why do you deserve more money?"
"Haven't you seen the list of PS4 games for 2018? Quality of life!"
Good gravy! That's a lot of amazing looking games... thank you for the list.
Wowzers, there are 21 games in that list that I'm looking forward to. The crazy release schedule of 2017 will continue into 2018. Game on homies!
I am definitely almost getting all games in 2018
RDR 2
Days Gone
God of War
Detroit Become Human
Spider-Man
Skull and Bones
Biomutants
UFC 3
Ni No Kuni 2
Farcry 5
Metro Exodus
Darksiders 3
Shenmue 3
MLB 18 the show
Anthem : maybe not
A Way Out : maybe not
Metal Gear Survive : absolutely not
ACE Combat 7 : Nah
Code Vein : Maybe
Vampry : yeah getting it tho
Good lord.
I'd say 2018 will be a pretty good year, provided many of these don't get delayed into next year. Here's hoping......
A Way Out should be bought just for the legend that is the developer.
Knights and bikes!!!! Cant wait!
Wow 😮. Thanks for this nice concise summary. Many of these I hadn’t heard of really, or just didn’t know enough about for them to register with me. Now I’m fully pumped!
I struggled to find 10 games I want in this list. I ended up on 6 - Anthem (Although if EA continue making big Mistakes, I may well change my mind), Metro:Exodus, Spider-Man, Days Gone, Strange Brigade and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Far too many Japanese games for my tastes.
Games like God of War, Vampyre and Far Cry 5 are 'maybe's' - if they review well and catch my attention around release...
@get2sammyb That's probably true. It's the same people who made Life is Strange, correct? If so, it should be pretty decent, at least.
@BAMozzy )
Dissidia, Soul Calibur and Dragon Quests are the big ones for the PS4 next year. I'm currently fanboying so hard over the Switch that I'm buying all of the "lesser" releases on that console just out of preference, but I'm sure the PS4 will have plenty of use again once those games come out. There are few games coming for the 3DS as well but I surmise it will be the last year of relevancy for that system.
Kingdom Hearts 3 left off another 2018 list. I’m starting to suspect that you guys don’t think it will make it this year
How many are exclusives btw just wondering
Awesome list and so many games to look forward to! I'll probably add more titles over time, but here are the games I'm currently planning to pick up:
Monster Hunter World
Mega Man 11
Code Vein
Darksiders III
Anthem
Metro Exodus
Kingdown Hearts III
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (given it releases next year)
God of War
Spiderman
I'm mainly looking forward to these confirmed 2018 games. I'm not listing Ghost of Tsushima until we have an officially confirmed 2018 release window.
Definite:
Darksiders III
God of War
Kingdom Hearts III
Marvel Spider-Man (Insomniac Project)
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
The Avengers Project
The Last of Us: Part II
Maybe:
BioMutant
Code Vein
Days Gone
Detroit: Become Human
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory
Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Extinction
Life is Strange 2
Lost Soul Aside
MegaMan 11
Monster Hunter World
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
Vampyr
@Derpie1 I believe there are 22 PS4 exclusives on this list, including console exclusives (also on PC).
@ShogunRok thanks!
Not a great time to NOT be a fan of RPGs. More than half of them are god damn RPGs. smh
So. Many. Games. I'm impressed at how Japanese games have come back in a big way. Big Western publishers seem to be making less games though.
Can't wait to play God of War, Ni No Kuni 2, Spiderman, Dragon Quest 11 (and Builders 2 if localised this year), Far Cry 5, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Kingdom Hearts 3!
2018 is shaping up to be even better than 2017, which is incredible. What a time to be a gamer.
Am I the first one to mention the P3 and P5 dancing games? Man I can’t wait for some more rhythm awesomeness. The soundtracks are gonna be incredible. Y’all can have the rest, I’ll be fine with those two
gulp 2018 is full of too many good games.
Oh great. Now I have to start mugging people to afford all this stuff.
Oh great. Now I have to start mugging people to afford all this stuff.
Oh great. Now I have to start mugging people to afford all this stuff.
Awesome article, lots to look forward too.
To be honest, I have enough of a backlog from 2017 to keep me busy for the next 12 months however, I think am genuinely addicted to buying new games, even when I know they are going to sit on my shelf as part of the collection......I need help!
@Lovespuds If you find help for your addiction, let me know. I need it too.
Most looking forward to Monster Hunter World, Detroit: Become Human, and Vampyr.
Tennis World Tour is looking really tempting though, considering the last tennis games I played were Virtua Tennis 4 and Top Spin 4.
Ace combat!
Monster Hunter
Dynasty Warriors 9
Dragon Quest
Ace Combat
... too many game to play
I'm really worried about "Detroit" bro
I know Cage always delivers, but it's scary af.
There's not really many there that would be immediate buys for me except Red Dead Redemption 2, Dragon Quest XI and Detroit. It's time to catch up on the quality games I missed from 2017.
This list is too much, I think it's better to separate it by exclusives and 3rd party
My must have game / day one buy is:
Monster Hunter: World
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Shadow of the Colossus
Dragon's Crown Pro
Dreams
God of War
Spider-Man
Detroit: Become Human
Days Gone
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Mega Man 11
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Shenmue III (already back it on kickstarter)
If the reviews good I'll buy:
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT (If the single player is good)
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
ANTHEM (If the single player is good)
Darksiders III
Fist of the North Star
Knights and Bikes
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Probably like gta v, bought it, play it for a couple of hour, and put it in backlog. Probably buy it again if there's ps5 remaster)
SoulCalibur VI (please have normal arcade single player mode with opening and ending for all character, no weird single player gimmick)
Vampyr
@Retro88 It's paris games show gameplay demo is solid, I wouldn't worry about the game
So many good games but there's no actual release date for the majority of them, yet.:/
@mookysam Totally forgotten about Dragon Quest Builders 2. Apparently, Switch's getting a localised version in February?
And gal gun 2
and omega labyrinth Z
and bullet girls phantasia
and girl & panzer: dream tank match
and little witch academia
all slated for Q1 and Q2 of this year.
@WanderingBullet switch is getting the first DQ builders in Feb. No word yet on 2 coming to the west for the switch.
I want to buy it in Feb, but I really don't need it and I have too much in my backlog for switch and PS4 so, I've decided, I'm not buying any new games in 2018. I've enough to keep me going for a few years tbh.
But, if DQ Builders 2 comes to the Switch, I'll bite 😁
@readyletsgo Oh, thanks for clarifying. I thought it was DQ Builders 2.
@WanderingBullet yeah I thought the same for a while too
So, is it considered a sickness to have, and more importantly want, more games than you physically have time to play?? I literally have the time to get through maybe 3-4 really good games per year (ie. Horizon, Witcher, etc.). Add to that, that I literally have 6 or 7 games that are on my bookshelf waiting to be played (ie. Last Guardian, FFXIV, Resident Evil, etc.) and I read this list and could easily see picking up at least 8-10 game on this list!!
Well, isn't the first step admitting that I have a problem?? GULP!
@porhawj2016 Busy year this is the first generaties that i have to sell games for the the space and money. 😂
@Observer0 Im done playing when the PS6 releases. 😋
@wiiware Please stop it im done i dont have any more time.
Without a doubt God Of War 4 and Spider-Man are gonna be the two best this year and also sell the most out of all the Exclusives. Look at this Awesome list of Exclusives for PS4/Pro over the next 2 years, Dreams, Days Gone, MLB The Show, Detroit Become Human, Ghost of Tsushima, Spider-Man, God of War 4, Shenmue 3, Yakuza 6, Left Alive, Wild, Shadow Of Colossus, Death Stranding and The Last Of Us 2. We’ll find out how true that Devil May Cry 5 rumor being Console Exclusive on PS4 later this year.
Jeeze I'm still half catching up with 2015!!! Got to add dark souls remastered to that list too!!! Really looking forward to red dead 2, days gone and God of war 😁
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