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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83 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Release date: Q1/Q2 tbd

The highest-funded videogame in Kickstarter history at the time of its 2015 introduction, Bloodstained should finally arrive in 2018 after a multi-year delay. Why the excitement? Because it is billed as a spiritual successor to the beloved Castlevania series, and actually comes from former Castlevania lead producer Koji "Iga" Igarashi (as well as some of the creative team behind the original games).

Early reveals at recent game shows suggest that, at a minimum, the 2.5D graphics should look great. But numerous Metroidvania-style games have arrived on the scene during Igarashi's absence, so the question remains whether Bloodstained will have enough new ideas (or strong enough execution) to stand out from the crowd. The game will be available on every current console, plus PC and Vita.

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