2017 in video games

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2017 saw the release of numerous video games as well as other developments in the video game industry. The Nintendo Switch console was released in 2017, which sold more than 14 million units by the end of the year, exceeding the under-performing Wii U lifetime sales. This has helped to revitalize Nintendo, with the "retro" Super NES Classic Edition console, the refreshed New Nintendo 2DS XL handheld and a strategy for mobile gaming. Microsoft also released the higher-powered Xbox One X targeted for 4K resolutions and virtual reality support.

Top-rated games in 2017 included Madden NFL 18, NBA 2K18, NBA Live 18, WWE 2K18, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Divinity: Original Sin II and Horizon Zero Dawn. One of the most influential games of 2017 was PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which was released in early access for personal computers in March 2017 and by the end of the year had sold 30 million units,[1] breaking several concurrent player count records and established the battle royale genre. The highest-grossing game of the year was the mobile game Honor of Kings, known as Arena of Valor internationally. Considerable debate was held over the use of loot boxes in video games and whether they constituted gambling, coming to a head with the release of Star Wars Battlefront II.

Top-rated games

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Major awards

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Category/Organization The Game Awards 2017
December 7, 2017
7th Annual New York Game Awards
January 24, 2018
21st D.I.C.E. Awards
February 22, 2018
18th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
March 21, 2018
14th British Academy Games Awards
April 12, 2018
Game of the Year The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild What Remains of Edith Finch
Mobile/Handheld Game[i] Mobile Monument Valley 2 HQ Trivia Fire Emblem Heroes Gorogoa Golf Clash
Handheld Metroid: Samus Returns Metroid: Samus Returns
VR/AR Game Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Lone Echo Superhot VR
Art Direction Cuphead Cuphead Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Audio[i] Music Nier: Automata Persona 5 Cuphead The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Cuphead
Sound Design Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Super Mario Odyssey Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Character or Performance Melina Juergens as Senua
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Senua
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Melina Juergens as Senua
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Game Direction/Design The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Mario Odyssey
Narrative What Remains of Edith Finch Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Horizon Zero Dawn What Remains of Edith Finch Night in the Woods
Multiplayer PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Divinity: Original Sin II
Special Award Industry Icon Award Andrew Yoon Legend Award Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award BAFTA Special BAFTA Fellowship
Carol Shaw Todd Howard Genyo Takeda[2] Tim Schafer[3] Nolan North[4] Tim Schafer[5]
  1. ^ a b Certain award presentations combine these categories.

Critically acclaimed games

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Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.

Releases scoring higher than 90/100 in 2017[6][7]
Game Developer Publisher Release Date Platform Average Score out of 100
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo EPD Nintendo March 3, 2017 NS 97
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo EPD Nintendo October 27, 2017 NS 97
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo EPD Nintendo March 3, 2017 Wii U 96
Divinity: Original Sin II Larian Studios September 14, 2017 Win 93
Persona 5 P-Studio Atlus April 4, 2017 PS4 93
What Remains of Edith Finch Giant Sparrow Annapurna Interactive July 19, 2017 XBO 92
Undertale 8-4 August 15, 2017 PS4 92
Ōkami HD Capcom December 12, 2017 Win 92
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo EPD Nintendo April 28, 2017 NS 92
SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition Image & Form December 28, 2017 NS 91
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Yacht Club Games March 3, 2017 NS 91
Retro City Rampage DX Vblank Entertainment August 3, 2017 NS 91
Bayonetta PlatinumGames Sega April 11, 2017 Win 90
Opus Magnum Zachtronics December 8, 2017 Win 90
Pinball FX 3: Universal Classics Pinball Zen Studios September 26, 2017 XBO 90
Linelight My Dog Zorro January 30, 2017 Win 90

Financial performance

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According to analyst firm Newzoo, the video game industry had $116.6 billion in global revenues, a 10% growth from 2016. This growth was primarily driven by mobile gaming, as 43% ($50.4 billion) of those revenues came from this sector, a growth of 23.3% from 2016. Of the remaining, 29% (US$33.3 billion) came from consoles hardware and games, and 28% ($32.3 billion) from personal computer games.[8] SuperData similarly estimated the global video game market in 2017 was around $108.4 billion, driven heavily by free-to-play mobile and computer games.[9] Analyst firm Sensor Tower, which tracks revenue within the mobile industry, reported that of the $58.6 billion in total revenues in 2017, $48.3 billion came from mobile games.[10]

Within the United States, the video industry grew from 2016 by 18% to a total revenue of $36 billion, with $6.9 billion from hardware sales (gaining 19% from 2016) and $29.1 billion (18%) from software and microtransactions, according to NPD Group and the Entertainment Software Association.[11] Further, $10.7 billion was spent on mobile gaming in 2017 in the United States, according to Sensor Tower.[10]

Highest-grossing games

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The following were 2017's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide revenue (including physical sales, 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 three titles.

Rank Game Revenue Publisher(s) Genre Platform(s) Business model Ref
1 Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor $2,400,000,000 Tencent MOBA Mobile Free-to-play [12]
2 League of Legends $2,100,000,000 Riot Games / Tencent MOBA PC Free-to-play [13]
3 Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO) $1,900,000,000 Nexon / Tencent Beat 'em up PC Free-to-play [12]
4 Monster Strike $1,641,000,000 Mixi Physics Mobile
5 Crossfire $1,605,000,000 Smilegate / Tencent FPS PC / Mobile Free-to-play [a]
6 Fantasy Westward Journey $1,500,000,000 NetEase MMORPG Mobile Free-to-play [13]
7 Clash Royale $1,200,000,000 Supercell (Tencent) Strategy
8 Clash of Clans $1,200,000,000
9 Call of Duty: WWII $1,000,000,000 Activision (Activision Blizzard) FPS Multi-platform Buy-to-play [15]
10 Fate/Grand Order (FGO) $982,000,000 Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan) RPG Mobile Free-to-play [13]

Highest-grossing free-to-play games

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The following were the top ten highest-grossing free-to-play games in 2017. Six of the top ten titles were published or owned by Tencent, including the top three titles.

Rank Game Revenue Publisher(s) Genre Platform(s) Ref
1 Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor $2,400,000,000 Tencent MOBA Mobile [12]
2 League of Legends $2,100,000,000 Riot Games / Tencent MOBA PC [13]
3 Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO) $1,900,000,000 Nexon / Tencent Beat 'em up PC [12]
4 Monster Strike $1,641,000,000 Mixi Physics Mobile
5 Crossfire $1,605,000,000 Smilegate / Tencent FPS PC / Mobile [a]
6 Fantasy Westward Journey $1,500,000,000 NetEase MMORPG Mobile [13]
7 Clash Royale $1,200,000,000 Supercell (Tencent) Strategy
8 Clash of Clans $1,200,000,000
9 Fate/Grand Order (FGO) $982,000,000 Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan) RPG
10 Lineage 2: Revolution $980,000,000 Netmarble Games MMORPG

Sensor Tower reported that the highest-grossing mobile games were the free-to-play titles Monster Strike, Honor of Kings, Fate/Grand Order, Clash Royale, and Candy Crush Saga.[10] The top-grossing mobile games in the United States were Candy Crush Saga, Game of War: Fire Age, Clash of Clans, Mobile Strike, and Clash Royale.[10]

Best-selling premium games

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The following were the top ten best-selling premium games (including buy-to-play titles) in 2017. Four of the top ten titles were published by Nintendo.

Rank Game Units sold Revenue Genre Publisher(s) Platform(s)
1 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) 30,000,000[1] $900,000,000[1] Battle royale PUBG Corporation (Bluehole) Multi-platform
2 Call of Duty: WWII < 19,630,000[16] $1,000,000,000[15] FPS Activision (Activision Blizzard)
3 Grand Theft Auto V / Online 15,000,000[17] $521,000,000[13] Action-adventure Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive)
4 Super Mario Odyssey 9,070,000[18] Un­known Platformer Nintendo Switch
5 Star Wars: Battlefront II 9,000,000[19] Un­known Shooter Electronic Arts Multi-platform
6 Pokémon Sun / Moon / Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon 8,530,000[b] Un­known RPG Nintendo / The Pokémon Company 3DS
7 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 7,780,000[18][22] Un­known Action-adventure Nintendo Consoles
8 Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe 7,470,000[c] Un­known Kart racing
9 FIFA 17 Un­known $409,000,000[13] Sports EA Sports (Electronic Arts) Multi-platform
10 Overwatch Un­known $382,000,000[13] Shooter Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)

Best-selling games by country

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The following were 2017's top ten best-selling video games by country, in terms of software units sold (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for the United States, Japan, and United Kingdom.

Rank Japan[25] United Kingdom[26] United States[d][27]
1 Monster Hunter XX FIFA 18 Call of Duty: WWII
2 Pokémon Sun / Moon Call of Duty: WWII NBA 2K18
3 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Grand Theft Auto V Destiny 2[e]
4 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Assassin's Creed Origins Madden NFL 18
5 Super Mario Maker Star Wars Battlefront II The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild[f]
6 Biohazard 7: Resident Evil Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy Grand Theft Auto V
7 NieR: Automata Destiny 2 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
8 Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon! Gran Turismo Sport Star Wars: Battlefront II[e]
9 Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands Super Mario Odyssey[f]
10 1-2-Switch Horizon: Zero Dawn Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[f]

Events

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Month Day(s) Event
January 3–7 The 2017 Consumer Electronics Show was held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
9 Video game writer Corey May leaves Certain Affinity to work for 2K Games.[28]
13 Nintendo's Nintendo Switch console reveal, detailing its release day, price, and technical specifications, was held at Tokyo Big Sight, and livestreamed online on Nintendo Direct.
Sony Interactive Entertainment closes Guerrilla Cambridge.[29]
16 Hidetaka Suehiro announces that he has formed a new independent studio called White Owls.[30]
19 Ubisoft acquires FreeStyleGames from Activision. FreeStyleGames is renamed into Ubisoft Leamington.[31]
Video game designer Kim Swift is hired by Electronic Arts into their Motive Studios division.[32]
22 Masaya Nakamura, the founder of Namco, died at the age of 91.
24 Avalanche Software, previously shuttered by Disney in May 2016, is acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and re-opened.[33]
31 Global production of the Wii U has officially ended.[34]
February 1 ZeniMax Media acquires Escalation Studios.[35]
Take-Two Interactive acquires Social Point.[36]
ZeniMax Media is awarded $500 million from Oculus VR over intellectual property and contract issues over the virtual reality technology used in the Oculus Rift.[37]
17 Writer Erik Wolpaw leaves Valve.[38]
Alan Stone, co-founder of Nintendo of America, died at age 71.[39]
21–23 The 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
23 Irrational Games is rebranded as Ghost Story Games.[40]
27 Peter Moore steps down as head of EA Sports to become CEO of the Liverpool Football Club.[41]
27–28 The 2017 Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco.
March 1–3
15 Kevin Bruner steps down as CEO of Telltale Games, with Dan Conners replacing him.[42]
30 Club Penguin shutdown its servers after 12 years.
31 Square Enix withdraws from IO Interactive.[43] Nintendo closes the Nintendo DSi Shop on the DSi and DSi XL.[44]
April 3 Christophe Balestra steps down as co-president of Naughty Dog. Evan Wells remains in his role as sole president.[45]
May 2 Chet Faliszek announced he has left Valve.[46][47]
10 Owlchemy Labs is acquired by Google.[48]
June 7 Jay Pinkerton announces he has left Valve.[49]
10–12 EA Play was held at the Hollywood Palladium.[50]
13–15 E3 2017 was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
16 IO Interactive becomes an independent studio from Square Enix, retaining rights to the Hitman franchise.[51]
27 Arkane Studios founder Raphaël Colantonio leaves the company.[52]
30 Triumph Studios, the developer of the Age of Wonders series, is acquired by Paradox Interactive.[53]
July 18 Casey Hudson replaces Aaryn Flynn as the General Manager of BioWare.[54]
August 1 Electronic Arts confirmed that BioWare Montreal, the developer of Mass Effect: Andromeda, was absorbed into Motive Studios.[55]
5 Daniel Licht, composer of the Dishonored series and Silent Hill games died at the age of 60.[56]
8 Ubisoft announced the establishment of a new studio in Stockholm, Sweden.[57]
7–12 The International 2017, one of the highest paying eSports tournament in history, was held at the KeyArena in Seattle.[58]
22–26 Gamescom 2017 was held at Koelnmesse.
September Un­known People Can Fly opened a new studio in Newcastle, UK; their first outside of Poland.[59]
13 Bruce Straley, co-director of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End departed from Naughty Dog after 18 years[60]
October 3 Andrew House, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment announced his departure from the company.[61]
12 Mike Laidlaw, the creator director of the Dragon Age franchise, left BioWare.[62]
13 IGN acquires Humble Bundle.[63]
17 Visceral Games, the developer of the Dead Space series, was shut down by owner Electronic Arts.[64]
November 3 Perfect World Entertainment shut down Runic Games and Motiga.[65]
9 Electronic Arts announced that they had acquired Respawn Entertainment, the creators of the Titanfall series.[66]
20 100 Thieves is founded.
December 14 Private Division, a new publishing subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive is formed.
28 A swatting in Wichita, Kansas, caused by a dispute between two Call of Duty: WWII gamers over a $1.50 wager leads to a man unrelated to the dispute being shot and killed by police.

Notable deaths

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Hardware releases

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Nintendo Switch

The list of game-related hardware released in 2017 in North America.

Month Day Console
January 10 New Shield Android TV
March 3 Nintendo Switch[71]
July 28 New Nintendo 2DS XL[72]
September 29 Super NES Classic Edition[73]
November 7 Xbox One X

Game releases

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Video game platforms
3DS Nintendo 3DS
Droid Android
iOS iOS, iPadOS
Lin Linux
Mac Mac
NS Nintendo Switch
PS3 PlayStation 3
PS4 PlayStation 4
PSVita PlayStation Vita
SNES Super NES
Wii Wii
WiiU Wii U
Win Windows
X360 Xbox 360
XBO Xbox One

Series with new entries

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Series with new installments in 2017 include Assassin's Creed, Bomberman, Bubsy, Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Danganronpa, Dawn of War, Destiny, Digimon, Dragon Quest, Doom, Dynasty Warriors, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Forza Motorsport, Gran Turismo, Gravity Rush, Halo Wars, Injustice, Kingdom Hearts, Kirby, Life Is Strange, Marvel vs. Capcom, Mass Effect, Metroid, Need for Speed, Nier, Persona, Planescape: Torment, Pokémon, Prey, Professor Layton, Resident Evil, Sniper Elite, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Sonic the Hedgehog, Splatoon, Star Wars Battlefront, Super Mario, Tekken, The Evil Within, The Legend of Zelda, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Uncharted, Wipeout, Wolfenstein, WWE 2K, Xenoblade Chronicles, Yakuza and Yoshi.

In addition, 2017 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Arms, Cuphead, Doki Doki Literature Club!, ELEX, Fortnite, Hellblade, Hollow Knight, Horizon, Nioh, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

January–March

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Month Day Title Platform(s) Genre(s) Source(s)
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5 Milkmaid of the Milky Way Win, Mac, iOS Puzzle, adventure [74]
10 Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone[B] PS4 Arcade, rhythm game [75]
11 Criminal Girls: Invite Only Win Role-playing [76]
12 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony[A] PS4, PSVita Adventure, visual novel [77]
School Girl/Zombie Hunter[A] PS4 Third-person shooter [78]
13 Rise & Shine Win, XBO [79]
17 Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea[B] PSVita Role-playing [80]
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star PS4, PSVita Action [81]
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle PS4, XBO Beat 'em up [82]
19 Birthdays the Beginning[A] PS4 [83]
Valkyria Revolution[A] PS4, PSVita Action role-playing [84]
20 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[B] 3DS Role-playing [85]
Gravity Rush 2 PS4 Action-adventure [86]
Urban Empire Win [87]
22 Don Bradman Cricket 17 Win Sports [88]
24 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue PS4 Action-role playing [89]
Pokémon Duel iOS, Droid Digital board game [90]
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Win, PS4, XBO Survival horror [91]
Tales of Berseria[B] Win, PS4 Action role-playing, JRPG [92]
Yakuza 0[B] PS4 Action-adventure [93]
25 Memoranda Win, Mac, Lin [94]
26 Twin Star Exorcists[A] PSVita [95]
30 Disgaea 2 Win Tactical role-playing game [96]
Double Dragon IV Win, PS4 Beat 'em up [97]
31 Angels with Scaly Wings Win, PS4, XBO Visual novel, Dating sim
Digimon World: Next Order[B] PS4 Role-playing [98]
Divide PS4 [99]
Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers[B] PS4, PSVita Role-playing [100]
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R
U
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1 Poi Win 3D platform [101]
2 Fire Emblem Heroes iOS, Droid Tactical role-playing [102]
3 A House of Many Doors Win, Mac [103]
Husk Win [104]
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World 3DS Side-scrolling, Platform [105]
7 Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book Win Role-playing [106]
Nights of Azure Win Action role-playing [106]
Nioh PS4 Action role-playing, hack and slash [107]
Reconstrucción Android, iOS Adventure [108]
Splasher Win Platform [109]
WWE 2K17 Win Sports [110]
9 OK Golf iOS Sports [111]
10 Bendy and the Ink Machine – Chapter One: Moving Pictures Win, Mac, Lin First-person, Puzzle, Action, Survival horror [112]
14 Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force Win Role-playing [113]
For Honor Win, PS4, XBO Action, fighting [114]
Ride 2 PS4, XBO Racing [115]
Sniper Elite 4 Win, PS4, XBO Tactical shooter, stealth [116]
15 Mage: The Ascension – Refuge Win, Mac, Lin, Droid, iOS Interactive fiction [117]
Vampire: The Masquerade – We Eat Blood Win, Mac, Lin, Droid, iOS Interactive fiction [117][118]
17 A Demon's Game - Episode 1 Win
21 Berserk and the Band of the Hawk[B] Win, PS4, PSVita Action role-playing, hack and slash [119]
Halo Wars 2 Win, XBO Real-time strategy [120]
Night in the Woods Win, Mac, Lin, PS4 Adventure [121]
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin PS4 Puzzle, adventure [122]
Ys Origin PS4 Action role-playing [123]
24 Hollow Knight Win Metroidvania [124]
28 Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 Action role-playing [125]
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns[B] 3DS Farm simulation, role-playing [citation needed]
Torment: Tides of Numenera Win, PS4, XBO Role-playing [126]
M
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R
C
H
1 Robo Recall Win First-person shooter [127]
2 Winning Post 8 2017[A] Win, PS4, PS3, PSVita [citation needed]
3 1-2-Switch NS Party [128]
Human Resource Machine NS Puzzle [129]
I am Setsuna NS Role-playing [130]
Just Dance 2017 NS Dance [129]
Little Inferno NS Puzzle [129]
Skylanders: Imaginators NS Toys-to-life, role-playing [129]
Snipperclips NS Puzzle [129]
Super Bomberman R NS Action, maze [131]
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ NS Roguelike [129]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild NS, WiiU Action-adventure [71]
World of Goo NS Puzzle [132]
7 Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey Win, PS4, PSVita Role-playing [133]
Lego Worlds Win, PS4, XBO Sandbox [134]
Loot Rascals Win, PS4 [135]
Nier: Automata PS4 Action role-playing [136]
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Win, PS4, XBO Tactical shooter [137]
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Win, XBO Fighting [138]
13 Bit City iOS, Droid City-building, clicker [139]
14 Danganronpa 1•2 Reload PS4 Adventure, visual novel [140]
Styx: Shards of Darkness Win, PS4, XBO Stealth [141]
15 Future Unfolding Win [142]
16 100ft Robot Golf Win Sports [143]
Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight[A] PS4, PSVita Action role-playing [144]
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash[A] PS4 Third-person shooter [145]
17 Kona Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO [146]
Nier: Automata Win Action role-playing [136]
21 EVERYTHING PS4 Simulation [147]
Mass Effect: Andromeda Win, PS4, XBO Action role-playing [148]
Toukiden 2 Win, PS4, PSVita Action role-playing [149]
Troll and I Win, PS4, XBO Action-adventure [150]
22 Super Mario Run Droid Auto-running [151]
24 Mario Sports Superstars 3DS Sports [152]
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games Win, PS4, PSVita  Adventure [153]
27 Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy Win Role playing game, Dungeon crawler [154]
28 Has-Been Heroes Win, NS, PS4, XBO Action, roguelike, strategy [155]
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix PS4 Action role-playing [156]
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix PS4 Action role-playing [156]
MLB The Show 17 PS4 Sports [157]
Old Time Hockey Win, PS4, XBO Sport [158]
Rain World Win, PS4 Platform [159]
Rivals of Aether Win Fighting [160]
Snake Pass Win, NS, PS4, XBO Platform, puzzle [161]
The Walking Dead: Season Three — Episode 3 Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid Graphic adventure [162]
30 Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death[A] 3DS [163]
Blue Reflection[A] PS4, PSVita Role-playing [164]
Musou Stars[A] PS4, PSVita Hack and slash, action [165]
The Alliance Alive[A] 3DS Role-playing [166]
Thimbleweed Park Win, Mac, Lin, XBO Point-and-click adventure [167]

April–June

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Month Day Title Platform(s) Genre(s) Source(s)
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4 Drawn to Death PS4 Third-person shooter [168]
Lego City Undercover Win, NS, PS4, XBO Action-adventure [169]
Mortal Blitz PSVR [170]
PaRappa the Rapper Remastered PS4 Rhythm [171]
Persona 5 PS4, PS3 Role-playing, social simulation [172]
5 Paradigm Win, Mac Point-and-click adventure [173]
7 Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition Win, PS4, XBO First-person shooter [174]
10 The Signal from Tölva Win [175]
11 A Rose in the Twilight Win, PSVita Adventure, Strategy [176]
Aaero Win, PS4, XBO Action, rhythm [177]
Bayonetta Win Action, hack and slash [178]
Lichtspeer PSVita Action [179]
StarBlood Arena PSVR [180]
The Sexy Brutale Win, PS4, XBO [181]
Yooka-Laylee Win, Mac, PS4, XBO Platform [182]
Cosmic Star Heroine Win, PS4 Role-playing [citation needed]
13 The Jackbox Party Pack 3 NS Party [183]
12 Team Kirby Clash Deluxe 3DS Action, platform [184][185]
18 ATV Renegades PS4, XBO [186]
Bendy and the Ink Machine — Chapter Two: The Old Song Win, Mac, Lin First-person, puzzle, action, survival horror [187]
Flinthook Win, PS4, XBO Platformer, roguelike [188]
Full Throttle Remastered Win, PS4, PSVita Graphic adventure [189]
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — Episode 1: Tangled Up in Blue Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid Graphic adventure [190]
Herocade PSVR [191]
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Win, PS4, XBO [192]
The Disney Afternoon Collection Win, PS4, XBO Action, platform [193]
The Silver Case PS4 Adventure, visual novel [194]
Voodoo Vince: Remastered Win, XBO Platformer [195]
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap NS, PS4, XBO Platform, action-adventure [196]
21 Cities: Skylines XBO City-building, construction and management simulation [197]
24 Statik PSVR [198]
25 Dragon Quest Heroes II Win, PS4 Action role-playing, hack and slash [199]
Outlast 2 Win, Mac, PS4, XBO Survival horror [200]
Pinstripe Win, iOS Puzzle, adventure
Puyo Puyo Tetris NS, PS4 Puzzle [201]
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Win, PS4, XBO Tactical shooter, stealth [202]
Syberia III PS4, XBO Graphic adventure [203]
The Walking Dead: Season Three — Episode 4 Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid Graphic adventure [204]
What Remains of Edith Finch Win, PS4 Adventure [205]
27 De Blob Win Platform, puzzle [206]
Expeditions: Vikings Win [207]
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness Win Visual novel [208]
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Win Real-time strategy [209]
28 Little Nightmares Win, PS4, XBO Puzzle-platformer, survival horror [210]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe NS Kart racing [211]
M
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2 GNOG PSVR [212]
Gundam Breaker 3 Break Edition PS4, PSVita [213]
The Caligula Effect PSVita Role-playing [214]
3 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Win Role-playing [215]
5 Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey PS4, XBO Adventure [216]
Prey Win, PS4, XBO [217]
World to the West Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO [218]
8 Creativerse Win, Mac Survival, sandbox [219]
9 Birthdays the Beginning[B] Win, PS4 [220]
Butcher PS4 [221]
Elliot Quest PS4 Platform-adventure, metroidvania [222]
LocoRoco Remastered PS4 Platform, puzzle [223]
Moonshot Galaxy PSVR [224]
NBA Playgrounds Win, NS, PS4, XBO Sports [225]
Polybius PSVR [226]
Revenant Saga PS4, PS3, PSVita [222][227]
Strafe Win First-person shooter [228]
10 Butcher XBO [221]
Rakuen Win, Mac, Lin Adventure [229]
11 Elliot Quest 3DS, XBO Platform-adventure, metroidvania [230][231]
Minecraft NS Sandbox, survival [232]
12 Demon's Crystals PS4, XBO [233]
To the Moon iOS, Droid Interactive drama, Adventure [234]
16 Akiba's Beat PS4, PSVita Action role-playing [235]
Deemo: The Last Recital PSVita Rhythm [236]
Farpoint PSVR First-person shooter [237]
Future Unfolding PS4 [238]
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (North America) PSVita [239]
Injustice 2 PS4, XBO Fighting [240]
Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy[B] Win, PSVita Role playing game, Dungeon crawler [241]
Phantom Dust Remaster Win, XBO Action, real-time strategy [242]
Seasons After Fall PS4, XBO Puzzle, platform [243]
The Surge Win, PS4, XBO Action role-playing [244]
17 Black & White Bushido PS4, XBO [235]
Bokida: Heartfelt Reunion Win [245]
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas PSVita Action-adventure [246]
18 Mages of Mystralia Win Action-adventure [247]
Thumper NS Rhythm [248]
19 A Hole New World Win, Mac, Lin [249]
Chroma Squad PS4, XBO Tactical role-playing [235][250]
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia 3DS Tactical role-playing [251]
Shadow Warrior 2 PS4, XBO First-person shooter [252]
Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island Win, PS4, XBO 3D platformer [253]
20 Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni Win [254]
23 Darksiders: Warmastered Edition WiiU Hack and slash, action-adventure [255]
Disgaea 5 Complete NS Tactical role-playing [256]
Embers of Mirrim Win, PS4 [257]
Impact Winter Win [258]
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception PS4, PSVita Tactical role-playing, Visual novel [259]
24 Global Soccer Manager 2017 Win Sport simulation [citation needed]
25 Harvest Moon: Lil' Farmers iOS, Droid [260]
Vanquish Win Action, third-person shooter [261]
26 Constructor HD Win, NS, PS4, XBO Real-time strategy, Construction and management simulation [262]
Drive Girls (Europe) PSVita [263]
Friday the 13th: The Game Win, PS4, XBO Survival horror [264]
Guilty Gear Xrd Rev.2 PS4, PS3 Single-player, Multiplayer [265]
Rime Win, PS4, XBO Puzzle [266]
Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada (North America) Win, PS4 Hack and slash, action [267]
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers NS Fighting [268]
30 Astro Duel Deluxe NS [269]
Danger Zone Win, PS4 [270]
Deep Space Waifu Win Action
Don't Knock Twice HTC Vive, Oculus Rift Survival horror
MXGP3: The Official Motocross Videogame Win, PS4, XBO [271]
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Win Tactical shooter, first-person shooter
Star Trek: Bridge Crew HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PSVR Action-adventure [272]
The Walking Dead: Season Three — Episode 5 Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid Graphic adventure [273]
Ys Origin PSVita Action role-playing [123]
31 Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo HD Edition PS4 [274]
Thea: The Awakening PS4, XBO [275]
Tokyo 42 Win, XBO Action [276]
J
U
N
E
1 Seiken Densetsu Collection[A] NS Action role-playing, action-adventure, real-time strategy [277]
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark[A] PS Vita Adventure, visual novel [278]
2 Dies irae: Amantes amentes Win Visual novel [279]
Tekken 7 Win, PS4, XBO Fighting [280]
5 Monument Valley 2 iOS Puzzle [281]
6 Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku![B] Win, PS4, PSVita Action, role-playing [282]
Conarium Win Adventure [283]
Dark Rose Valkyrie PS4 Role-playing [284]
Dirt 4 Win, PS4, XBO Racing [285]
Farming Simulator 18 3DS, PSVita Simulation [286]
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — Episode 2: Under Pressure Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid Graphic adventure [287]
Superbeat: Xonic PS4 Music, rhythm [288]
Wipeout Omega Collection PS4 Racing [289]
7 Superbeat: Xonic XBO Music, rhythm [288]
8 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero NS Platform, Metroidvania [290]
12 Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls Win [291]
13 Cars 3: Driven to Win NS, PS4, PS3, XBO, X360, WiiU Racing [292]
15 MotoGP 17 Win, PS4, XBO Racing [293]
16 Arms NS Fighting [294]
20 Dead by Daylight PS4, XBO Survival horror, indie [295]
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood Win, Mac, PS4 MMORPG [296]
God Wars: Future Past PS4, PSVita Tactical role-playing [297]
Nex Machina Win, PS4 Multi-directional shooter [298]
22 Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas NS Action-adventure [citation needed]
23 Ever Oasis 3DS Action-adventure, role-playing [299]
Get Even Win, PS4, XBO First-person shooter, psychological thriller [300]
Secret World Legends Win [301]
27 Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Win, PS4 Action-adventure [302]
RPG Maker Fes (North America) 3DS [303][304]
The Golf Club 2 Win, PS4, XBO Sports [305]
Valkyria Revolution PS4, PSVita, XBO Action role-playing [306]
30 Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy PS4 Platform [307]
Micro Machines World Series Win, PS4, XBO Racing [308]
Tokyo Xanadu PSVita Action role-playing [309]

July–September

[edit]
Month Day Title Platform(s) Genre(s) Source(s)
J
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4 That's You! PS4 Party [310]
Walden, a game Win, Mac Exploration game, art game, serious game, educational game [311]
6 Kirby's Blowout Blast 3DS Action, platform [312]
7 Accel World VS. Sword Art Online PS4, PSVita [313]
11 Derelict Fleet Win, PS4 [314]
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age PS4 Role-playing [315]
12 Energy Balance PSVita [314]
The End Is Nigh Win Platform, adventure [316]
14 Antisphere Win, PS4, XBO [317]
18 Children of Zodiarcs Win, Mac, PS4 [318]
Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion PSVita RPG, platformer, action [319]
Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire PS4 RPG, platformer, action [319]
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Win, PS4 Adventure [320]
20 Kingdoms and Castles Win [citation needed]
Lone Echo Win, Rift Adventure [321]
21 Splatoon 2 NS Third-person shooter [322]
24 Heroes of the Seven Seas PSVR [323]
25 Aven Colony Win, PS4, XBO City-building, strategy [324]
Fable Fortune Win, XBO Collectible card game [325][326]
Pyre Win, PS4 Action role-playing, sports [327]
Super CloudBuilt Win, PS4 [328]
27 Galaxy of Pen & Paper Droid, Lin, Mac, iOS, Win Role-playing [329]
Overcooked NS Simulation [citation needed]
28 Collar × Malice PSVita Visual novel [323]
Hey! Pikmin 3DS Action [330]
Miitopia 3DS Role-playing [331]
Sundered Win, PS4 [332]
Super CloudBuilt XBO [328]
29 Dragon Quest XI[A] 3DS, PS4 Role-playing [333]
A
U
G
U
S
T
1 Dino Frontier PSVR [334]
Patapon Remastered PS4 Rhythm game, god game [335]
Slime Rancher Win, Mac, Lin, XBO Life simulation game, adventure game [336]
2 Tacoma Win, Mac, Lin, XBO Adventure [337]
7 Party Panic Win, Mac, Lin [338]
8 Blackhole PS4 Puzzle-platformer [339]
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Win, PS4 Action-adventure, hack and slash [340]
Icey PS4 [341]
LawBreakers Win, PS4 First-person shooter [342]
Neptune Flux PSVR [343]
Sine Mora EX Win, PS4, XBO Shoot 'em up [344]
10 West of Loathing Win, Mac, Lin RPG [345]
11 Code 7: A Story-Driven Hacking Adventure Episode 1: Threading Win, Mac, Lin Adventure, Typing Game [346]
Sudden Strike 4 Win, Mac, Lin Real-time tactics [347]
14 StarCraft: Remastered Win Real-time strategy [348]
15 Agents of Mayhem Win, PS4, XBO Action-adventure [349]
Cities: Skylines PS4 City-building, construction and management simulation [350]
Matterfall PS4 Side-scrolling, shooter [351]
Nidhogg 2 Win, Mac, PS4 Fighting [352]
Night Trap 25th Anniversary Win, PS4 Interactive movie [353]
Observer Win, PS4, XBO Psychological horror [354]
Sonic Mania NS, PS4, XBO Platform [355]
Sudden Strike 4 PS4 Real-time tactics [347]
The Pillars of The Earth Book 1: From The Ashes Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO [356]
Troll and I NS Action-adventure [357]
Undertale PS4, PSVita Role-playing [358]
17 The Jackbox Party Pack NS Party [359]
The Jackbox Party Pack 2 NS Party [359]
22 ChromaGun PS4 First-person shooter, puzzle [360]
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — Episode 3: More Than a Feeling Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid Graphic adventure [361]
Mages of Mystralia PS4 Action-adventure [362]
Minecraft: Story Mode NS Graphic adventure, interactive movie [363]
The Escapists 2 Win, PS4, XBO Strategy, role-playing [364]
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy PS4 Action-adventure, third-person shooter, platformer [365]
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School Win, PS4 Survival horror [366]
23 Cat Bird iOS, Android Platformer [367]
24 The Lost Child[A] PS4, PSVita [368]
25 F1 2017 Win, PS4, XBO Racing [369]
Letterpress Droid Turn-based, word [citation needed]
Madden NFL 18 PS4, XBO Sports [370]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy Win, PS4, XBO [371]
One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition Win, PS4 Action-adventure [372]
29 Absolver Win, PS4 Action role-playing [373]
Ark: Survival Evolved Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO Action-adventure, survival [374]
Everybody's Golf PS4 Sports [375]
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle NS Turn-based, tactical role-playing [376]
Obduction PS4 Adventure, puzzle [377]
Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition PS4, XBO Role-playing [378]
ReCore Definitive Edition Win, XBO Action-adventure, platform [379]
Redout PS4, XBO [380]
Sonic Mania Win Platform [381]
Warriors All-Stars Win, PS4 Hack and slash, action [382]
Windjammers PS4, PSVita Sports [383]
Yakuza Kiwami PS4 Action-adventure [384]
30 X-Morph: Defense Win, PS4 [385]
Ys Seven Win Action role-playing [386]
31 Life Is Strange: Before the Storm — Episode 1 Win, PS4, XBO Graphic adventure [387]
Resident Evil: Revelations PS4, XBO Survival horror [388]
Wonderful Everyday Win Visual novel
S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R
1 Xenia Win [389]
5 Antiquia Lost PS4, PSVita [390]
Knack II PS4 Action, platformer [391]
Lego Worlds NS Sandbox [392]
R.B.I. Baseball 17 NS Sports [393]
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth[B] PS4, PSVita Real-time strategy, visual novel, eroge [394]
6 Destiny 2 PS4, XBO First-person shooter [395]
Senko no Ronde 2 Win Fighting, Shooter [396]
7 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Kono Yokubukai Game ni Shinpan o![A] PS4, PSVita [397]
Senko no Ronde 2 PS4 [390][396]
8 Monster Hunter Stories[B] 3DS Role-playing [398]
12 NASCAR Heat 2 Win, PS4, XBO Racing [399]
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Sports [400]
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition NS Platform [401]
Time Recoil PS4 [402]
Tooth and Tail Win, PS4 Real-time strategy [403]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana[B] Win, PS4, PSVita Action role-playing [404]
14 Baja: Edge of Control HD Win, PS4, XBO Racing [405]
Divinity: Original Sin II Win Role-playing [406]
Earthlock: Festival of Magic WiiU Role-playing [407]
Hiveswap Win, Mac, Lin Adventure [citation needed]
Iron Marines iOS, Android Real-time strategy [408]
15 Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Win, PS4, XBO Action-adventure, stealth [409]
Metroid: Samus Returns 3DS Action-adventure [410]
NHL 18 PS4, XBO Sports [411]
NBA Live 18 PS4, XBO Sports [412]
Tricky Towers XBO Puzzle [413]
18 Muv Luv Alternative Win Visual novel [414]
The Solus Project PS4, PSVR Survival [415]
XING: The Land Beyond Win, PS4, PSVR [416]
19 Echo Win, PS4 Action, Stealth [417]
Hidden Dragon: Legend PS4 [418]
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Win, PS4, XBO Fighting [419]
Mary Skelter: Nightmares PSVita Role-playing, dungeon crawler [420]
NBA 2K18 Win, NS PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Sports [421]
Pankapu PS4, XBO [422]
21 SteamWorld Dig 2 NS Platformer, action-adventure, metroidvania [423]
22 Caveman Warriors Win, PS4, XBO [424]
Doki Doki Literature Club! Win, Mac Visual novel [425]
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 NS Fighting, role-playing [426]
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Win Massively multiplayer online role-playing game [427]
Pokkén Tournament DX NS Fighting [428]
Project CARS 2 Win, PS4, XBO Racing simulation [429]
SteamWorld Dig 2 Win, Mac, Lin Platformer, action-adventure, Metroidvania [citation needed]
The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game Win, NS, PS4, XBO Action-adventure [430]
26 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony[B] Win, PS4, PSVita Adventure, visual novel [431]
DWVR PSVR [432]
Fortnite Win, PS4, XBO Battle royale [citation needed]
Hob Win, PS4 Action-adventure [433]
Lightfield PS4, XBO [434]
Light Tracer PS4 [435]
Pinball FX 3 Win, PS4, XBO Pinball [436]
Raid: World War II Win First-person shooter, tactical shooter [437]
Ruiner Win, PS4, XBO [438]
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash PS4 Third-person shooter [439]
Sine Mora EX NS Shoot 'em up [440]
SteamWorld Dig 2 PS4, PSVita Platformer, action-adventure, metroidvania [441]
28 Butcher NS [442]
Deemo NS Rhythm [citation needed]
Goken Win
Golf Story NS Role-playing, adventure, sports [443]
Outcast – Second Contact Win, PS4, XBO Action-adventure [432]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III[A] PS4 Role-playing [444]
Total War: Warhammer II Win Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics [445]
Picross S NS Puzzle [446]
29 Cuphead Win, XBO Run and gun [447]
FIFA 18 Win, NS, PS3, PS4, 360, XBO Sports [448]
Gundam Versus[B] PS4 [449]
One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition NS Action-adventure [citation needed]
Star Fox 2 SNES Multidirectional shooter, real time strategy [450]
Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters[B] 3DS Role-playing [451]

October–December

[edit]
Month Day Title Platform(s) Genre(s) Source(s)
O
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R
2 Divided We Fall Win, Mac, Lin Real time strategy [452]
3 Battle Chasers: Nightwar Win, PS4, XBO [453]
Culdcept Revolt 3DS Board game, collectible card game [454]
Forza Motorsport 7 Win, XBO Racing [455]
5 A Hat in Time Win, Mac Platform, action-adventure [456]
Arms Race - TCWE Win Simulation [457]
Axiom Verge NS Metroidvania [458]
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen[A] PS4, XBO Action role-playing, hack and slash [459]
Raiden V: Director's Cut Win, PS4 Shoot 'em up [460]
Stardew Valley NS Simulation, role-playing [461]
6 Layton's Mystery Journey 3DS Puzzle, adventure [462]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions 3DS Role-playing [463]
Oxenfree NS Graphic adventure [464]
10 88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition NS [citation needed]
Arktika.1 Oculus Rift [465]
Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online PS4 Action role-playing, puzzle [466]
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — Episode 4: Who Needs You Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid Graphic adventure [467]
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Win, PS4, XBO Action role-playing, hack and slash [468]
Raid: World War II PS4, XBO First-person shooter, tactical shooter [citation needed]
Tiny Barbarian DX NS [469]
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle[B] NS, PS4, PSVita Bullet hell shoot 'em up, Fighting [470]
11 Unbox: Newbies Adventure NS [471]
13 Chaos;Child[B] PS4, PSVita Visual novel [472]
The Evil Within 2 Win, PS4, XBO Survival horror [473]
15 Tear: Owari to Hajimari no Shizuku[A] PS4 [474]
17 ELEX Win, PS4, XBO Action role-playing [475]
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth[B] 3DS Role-playing, dungeon crawler [476]
Gran Turismo Sport PS4 Racing [477]
The Jackbox Party Pack 4 Win, Mac, PS4, XBO Party [478]
Megaton Rainfall PS4, PSVR Action [479]
Rogue Trooper Redux Win, PS4, XBO [480]
South Park: The Fractured but Whole Win, PS4, XBO Role-playing [481]
WWE 2K18 Win, PS4, XBO Sports [482]
18 A Mortician's Tale Win, Mac [483]
19 City Shrouded in Shadow[A] PS4 Tokusatsu, Survival [484]
Spelunker Party! Win, NS Platform [485]
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm — Episode 2 Win, PS4, XBO Graphic adventure [486]
20 Fire Emblem Warriors NS, 3DS Hack and slash, role-playing [487]
Syberia NS Graphic adventure [488]
24 Destiny 2 Win First-person shooter [489]
Hidden Agenda PS4 Adventure, Interactive movie [490]
Just Dance 2018 PS4, PS3, XBO, X360, NS, WiiU, Wii Dance [491]
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon Win, NS, PS4 Action role-playing [492]
Observer Mac, Lin Psychological horror [493]
SingStar Celebration PS4 [494]
The Mummy Demastered Win, NS, PS4, XBO Metroidvania [495]
This Is the Police NS Adventure, strategy [496]
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows Win, PS4, PSVita Survival horror [497]
25 Bury Me, My Love iOS, Droid Visual novel
26 Kowloon's Gate VR: Suzaku[A] PSVR [498]
Taiko Drum Master: Drum Session PS4 [499]
27 Assassin's Creed: Origins Win, PS4, XBO Action-adventure, stealth [500]
Super Mario Odyssey NS Platform, action-adventure [501]
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Win, PS4, XBO Action adventure, first-person shooter [502]
30 Lost Dimension Win Tactical role-playing [503]
31 Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back Win, PS4 Platform [504]
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers NS Beat 'em up [505]
Creeping Terror 3DS [506]
Monopoly for Nintendo Switch NS [507]
Monster Jam: Crush It! NS [508]
Summon Night 6: Lost Borders PS4, PSVita Tactical RPG [509]
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection[B] Win Action role-playing game [510]
N
O
V
E
M
B
E
R
2 Sorcer Striker[A] PS4 Scrolling shooter [511]
3 Call of Duty: WWII Win, PS4, XBO First-person shooter [512]
.hack//G.U. Last Recode Win, PS4 Action role-playing [513]
7 Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series – Episode 5: Don't Stop Believin' Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid Graphic adventure [citation needed]
Hand of Fate 2 Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO Action role-playing [514]
Nioh Win Action role-playing, hack and slash [515]
Sonic Forces Win, NS, PS4, XBO Platform [516]
Super Lucky's Tale Win, XBO Platform [517]
9 Ace of Seafood PS4 [518]
10 Cat Quest NS Action role-playing [citation needed]
Doom NS First-person shooter [519]
Football Manager 2018 Win, Mac, Lin Sport simulations [520]
Mario Party: The Top 100 3DS Party [521]
Need for Speed Payback Win, PS4, XBO Racing [522]
12 Nekojishi Win Visual novel
14 Batman: The Telltale Series NS Graphic adventure [523]
Ben 10 Win, NS, PS4, XBO [524]
Demon Gaze II PS4, PSVita Role-playing, dungeon crawler [525]
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Win Farm simulation, role-playing [526]
Ittle Dew 2+ NS Action-adventure, role-playing [527]
L.A. Noire NS, PS4, XBO Action-adventure [528]
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Win, NS, PS4, XBO Action-adventure [529]
Rime NS Puzzle [530]
Road Rage Win, PS4, XBO Vehicular combat, racing [531]
Rocket League NS Sports [532]
Tokyo Tattoo Girls[B] Win, PSVita Strategy [533]
16 Antiquia Lost NS [534]
Tannenberg Win, Mac, Lin First-person shooter [535]
Lumo NS 3D platformer, Platformer, Puzzle [536]
17 MXGP3: The Official Motocross Videogame NS [537]
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon 3DS Role-playing [538]
School Girl/Zombie Hunter PS4 Third-person shooter [539]
Star Wars Battlefront II Win, PS4, XBO First-person shooter, third-person shooter [540]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim NS, PSVR Action role-playing [541]
The Sims 4 PS4, XBO Simulation [542]
21 Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp iOS, Droid Social simulation [543]
Gear.Club Unlimited NS Racing [544]
Project Nimbus: Code Mirai[A] PS4 Mech, shooter [545]
Superbeat: Xonic NS Music, rhythm [546]
22 Earth Defense Force 4.1: Wing Diver The Shooter PS4 Third-person shooter [547]
23 Portal Knights NS Action role-playing, survival [548]
28 Black Mirror Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO Adventure [549]
Resident Evil: Revelations NS Survival horror [550]
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 NS Survival horror [550]
29 Carcassonne – Tiles & Tactics Win, droid Digital board game [551]
30 Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time[A] PS4 Action role-playing [552]
Syberia II NS Graphic adventure [553]
The Game Paradise: CruisinMix[A] Win, PS4 Scrolling shooter [554]
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M
B
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R
1 Seven: The Days Long Gone Win Role-playing [555]
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 NS Action role-playing [556]
5 Caveman Warriors NS [557]
Dead Rising 4: Frank's Big Package PS4 Action-adventure [558]
Nine Parchments Win, NS, PS4, XBO [559]
6 A Hat in Time PS4, XBO Platform, action-adventure [560]
WWE 2K18 NS Sports [561]
7 Dreadnought PS4 Combat flight simulation [562]
Earth Defense Force 5[A] PS4 Third-person shooter [563]
Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters PS4 [564]
SpellForce 3 Win Real-time strategy, role-playing [565]
Yakuza Kiwami 2[A] PS4 Action-adventure [566]
8 Hello Neighbor Win, Mac, XBO Stealth, survival horror [567]
Tokyo Xanadu eX+ Win, PS4 Action role-playing [568]
9 LocoRoco 2 Remastered PS4 Platform, Puzzle [569]
12 Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars[B] Win [570]
Fearful Symmetry & The Cursed Prince Win, XBO [571]
Ōkami HD Win, PS4, XBO Action-adventure [572]
Party Planet NS [573]
Pinball FX 3 NS Pinball [574]
The End Is Nigh NS Platform, adventure [575]
14 Enter the Gungeon NS Bullet hell, roguelike [576]
Finding Paradise Win, Mac, Lin Interactive drama, adventure, Role-playing [577]
Gorogoa Win, Mac, NS Puzzle [578]
Gungrave VR PSVR Third-person shooter [579]
Never Stop Sneakin' NS Action role-playing, hack and slash, Metroidvania [580]
Yooka-Laylee NS Platform [581]
15 Omega Quintet Win Role-playing [582]
Romancing SaGa 2[B] Win, NS, PS4, PSVita, XBO Role-playing [583]
20 Dragon Fang Z: The Rose & Dungeon of Time NS [584]
Defunct PS4, XBO Adventure [585]
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm — Episode 3 Win, PS4, XBO Graphic adventure [586]
Slice Dice and Rice[A] PS4 [587]
21 Civilization VI iOS Turn-based strategy, 4X [588]
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King NS [589]
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood NS Puzzle, platformer [590]
Tiny Metal Win, NS, PS4 Turn-based tactics [591]
25 Style Savvy: Styling Star 3DS Simulation [592]

Video game-based film and television releases

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Title Date Type Distributor Franchise Original game publisher(s) Ref.
Akiba's Trip: The Animation January 4, 2017 Anime television series Funimation Akiba's Trip Acquire [593]
Granblue Fantasy: The Animation April 1, 2017 Aniplex Granblue Fantasy Cygames [594]
Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light April 17, 2017 Drama miniseries Netflix Final Fantasy Square Enix [595]
The King's Avatar April 19, 2017 Chinese animated series YouTube [596]
Resident Evil: Vendetta May 27, 2017 CG animated film Kadokawa Resident Evil Capcom [597]
Castlevania July 7, 2017 Animated series Netflix Castlevania Konami [598]
Candy Crush July 9, 2017 Game show CBS (United States) Candy Crush Saga King [599]
Parker Plays July 15, 2017 Television series Disney XD [600]
Player Select [601]
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! Anime film Toho (Japan) Pokémon Nintendo
The Pokémon Company
[602]
Polaris Primetime Television series Disney XD [603]
The IGN Show July 17, 2017 Disney XD/YouTube [604]
Play With Caution Disney XD [605]
The Attack July 31, 2017 [606]
ESL Speedrunners August 1, 2017 [607]
Waypoint Presents August 16, 2017 [608]
Good Game August 30, 2017 YouTube Game Grumps [609]
Overwatch Contenders September 16, 2017 Disney XD Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment [610]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle December 20, 2017 Feature film Sony Pictures Releasing Jumanji [611]

Cancelled games

[edit]

Cancelled

[edit]

Unavailable

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]

Notes

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  • A The release date is slated for Japan only.
  • B A western or worldwide release of previously regional exclusive games.
  1. ^ a b Crossfire:
    • PC – $1.4 billion[13]
    • Crossfire Mobile$205 million[14]
  2. ^ Pokémon Sun / Moon / Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
    • Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon7.17 million[18]
    • Pokémon Sun / Moon1.36 million[20][21]
  3. ^ Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe
    • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) – 7.33 million[18]
    • Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) – 140,000[23][24]
  4. ^ Not including PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, as PUBG Corporation did not share its sales figures with the NPD Group.
  5. ^ a b Not including PC digital sales
  6. ^ a b c Not including digital sales

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c Makuch, Eddie (January 2, 2018). "PUBG Passes 3 Million Concurrent Users On PC". GameSpot. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "NINTENDO'S GENYO TAKEDA ANNOUNCED AS 2018 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENT BY THE ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS & SCIENCES". Gamasutra (Press release). January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "Nolan Bushnell, Tim Schafer, and Rami Ismail to be honored at the 2018 GDC Awards!". Gamasutra. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Lanier, Liz (May 11, 2018). "Nolan North to Receive BAFTA Special Award in June". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Handrahan, Matthew (February 21, 2018). "Tim Schafer to receive BAFTA Fellowship". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
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