2018 is finally coming to a close, and many industry-defining games that are PlayStation 4 exclusives, such asGod of WarandMarvel’s Spider-Man, were released this year. It is that time of the year when we look back at the best-selling games of 2018, andPlayStationhas revealed all the platform’s games that topped its charts this year. Here is the list of the 10 best-selling PlayStation 4 games on PlayStation Store download charts in 2018
Some of these numbers are quite surprising, as two of the games that received very high reviews from the industry, as well as great reception from fans are not even in the top 5 best-sellers for 2018.God of War, which sits at number 7, received thehighest reviewsthat any PlayStation 4 exclusive ever received in history, and it was even named Game of the Year award at The Game Awards this year. Similarly,Marvel’s Spider Mantopped the download charts various times, but did not make the top 5 of this list.
It is no surprise thatRed Dead Redemption 2snatched number one on the chart, as it is a game that went beyond the expectations of fans and critics and was played by many console owners this year. It is surprising though thatFallout 76, which wasmet with a lot of criticismand controversy, andBattlefield V, which many fans felt was quite disappointing, are sitting at third and fourth place on the chart.
The best-sellers for other PlayStation platforms includeFortnite Battle Royaleas the most-downloaded free-to-play game, andBeat Saberas the best-selling PlayStation VR game. Overall, it was definitelya good year for PlayStationand next year also anticipates to be a great year for PS4 owners, with big exclusives such asThe Last of Us Part 2andDeath Strandingsitting on the horizon.
