2018 Videogame Preview: PC Games

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 22, 2018

In the gallery above, find details on 40 of the most-anticipated PC games that are expected to be released during 2018. Our list includes only those games with confirmed release dates and games that seem more likely than not to come out this year—plus, at the end, a few bonus picks that are a bit more tentative for 2018. Visit our 2018 Preview section for previews for additional gaming platforms (as well as film, TV, and music previews).

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74 Phoenix Point

Release date: fall tbd

This crowdfunded, turn-based strategy game from Chaos Reborn studio Snapshot Games is intended to be a spiritual successor to the classic sci-fi game X-Com. That seems a lot to ask—until you realize that Snapshot's leader is Julian Gollop, the man who created the X-Com franchise in the first place.

The setting is 2057, when Earth is mostly destroyed and the remaining humans are divided into factions. Everyone is plagued by aliens—and a destructive mist. Developers are aiming for more complex gameplay than what the X-Com franchise has traditionally offered, blending tactics with strategy elements borrowed from 4X-style games.

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