The portal Metacritic has published the best games of the first half of 2018. The rankings are based on assessments of new games, with remastered and ported versions, episodes, and DLC were not included.
Metacritic is an aggregator that collects ratings and reviews not only about the games, but also music albums, movies, TV shows and DVDs. Regardless of the platform release, the best game is recognized as the God of War for PS4 from Studio Santa Monica. Out of 100 possible points, it received 94.
In second place is a pixel platformer Celeste with 92 points, and the third action RPG Monster Hunter: World with 90 points.
Overall rating for all platforms like this:
- God of War (PS4) — 94
- Celeste (PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch) — 92
- Monster Hunter: World (PS4, Xbox One, will be released on PC in autumn) — 90
- Into the Breach (PC) — 89
- Pillars of Eternity III: Deadfire (PC, consoles will be released in 2018) — 88
- Wildstar (PC, will be released on Xbox One) — 87
- Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4, Xbox One, PC, will be released on the Switch-in 2018) — 87
- DJMax Respect (PS4) — 85
- Full Metal Furies (PC, Xbox One) — 85
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (PC, PS4) — 85