All Video Game Releases for December 2018
(Weeks 1 & 2: Dec. 1-14)
Considering December has been one of the quietest months of the year in recent times, following the madness of the three months prior, it’s surprising to see the first half of December 2018 be so busy in terms of sheer releases.
There aren’t that many games that stand out as must play AAA titles, but there are a lot of smaller releases due to arrive on Switch and PS4.
The obvious stand out of them all, however, is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The giant fighting series is making its debut on Switch and it is boasting the biggest roster ever seen, with every character who’s ever featured making their return.
Elsewhere, Rico Rodriquez returns for Just Cause 4. You’ll be able to cause havoc in the new South American location, blowing up everything you see and contending with the new extreme weather mechanics.
Rounding out the first two weeks of December 2018 are PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds making its way to PlayStation 4, a year after its Xbox One debut, Borderlands 2 is due to release for PSVR, and beautiful platformer Gris is coming to the Nintendo Switch. There’s still a lot to look forward to, even if you’re still working through your backlog from the last couple of months.
- Dec. 1 – ROCK BOSHERS DX: Director’s Cut (Switch)
- Dec. 3 – Demetrios – The BIG Cynical Adventure (Switch)
- Dec. 4 – Beholder 2 (PC)
- Dec. 4 – Toki (Switch)
- Dec. 4 – Gear.Club Unlimited 2 (Switch)
- Dec. 4 – Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight (PS4, PS Vita)
- Dec. 4 – Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (PS4)
- Dec. 4 – Just Cause 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- Dec. 4 – Subnautica (PS4, Xbox One)
- Dec. 4 – Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC)
- Dec. 4 – Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (PS4, PC, Xbox One)
- Dec. 4 – Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales (PS4, Xbox One)
- Dec. 4 – Gwent: The Witcher Card Game (PS4)
- Dec. 4 – Atelier Arland Series Deluxe Pack (PS4)
- Dec. 4 – The Council: Episode 5 (PS4)
- Dec. 4 – Arca’s Path (PS4)
- Dec. 4 – Override: Mech City Brawl (PS4, Xbox One)
- Dec. 5 – Energy Cycle Edge (Switch)
- Dec. 6 – Rival Megagun (Switch)
- Dec. 6 – LongStory: A Dating Game for the Real World (Switch)
- Dec. 6 – Color Zen (Switch)
- Dec. 6 – Beholder: Complete Edition (Switch)
- Dec. 6 – Jagged Alliance: Rage! (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
- Dec. 6 – The Last Remnant Remastered (PS4)
- Dec. 6 – Battle Princess Madelyn (PS4, Switch)
- Dec. 7 – Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek (PS4, Switch)
- Dec. 7 – Path of Exile (PS4)
- Dec. 7 – Iris.Fall (PC)
- Dec. 7 – PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PS4)
- Dec. 7 – SEGA Genesis Classics (Switch)
- Dec. 7 – Katamari Damacy REROLL (Switch, PC)
- Dec. 7 – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
- Dec. 10 – Guacamelee 2 (Switch)
- Dec. 11 – Everspace – Stellar Edition (Switch)
- Dec. 11 – Double Switch: 25th Anniversary Edition (PS4)
- Dec. 11 – Desert Child (PS4, Switch)
- Dec. 11 – Gungrave VR (PSVR)
- Dec. 11 – S.O.N. (PS4)
- Dec. 11 – Earth Defense Force 5 (PS4)
- Dec. 11 – Knights of Pen & Paper 2: Deluxiest Edition (PS4)
- Dec. 12 – Insurgency: Sandstorm (PC)
- Dec. 13 – Starman (Switch)
- Dec. 13 – SEGA AGES Phantasy Star (Switch)
- Dec. 13 – RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures (Switch)
- Dec. 13 – Oxyjet (Switch)
- Dec. 13 – GRIS (Switch, PC)
- Dec. 13 – Dragon Marked for Death (Switch)
- Dec. 14 – Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story (Switch)
- Dec. 14 – Borderlands 2 VR (PSVR)
- Dec. 14 – Big Crown: Showdown (PS4)
All Video Game Releases for December 2018
(Weeks 3 & 4: Dec. 15-31)
The second half of the month is significantly quieter, as you’d expect. In the run up to Christmas, most gifts will have been purchased and we’ll still be working through the year’s best games. It’s nice to have a few weeks off from the madness of a big new game releasing every week.
If you are strapped for something play though, the end of December 2018 sees the release of Warhammer: Vermintide 2, which came to Xbox One a while ago, and a selection of relatively unknown indie games for the Switch and PlayStation 4. Below are all the game releases for the second half of December 2018.
- Dec. 17 – Nippon Marathon (PS4)
- Dec. 18 – Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (PS4)
- Dec. 20 – Nightshade (Switch)
- Dec. 20 – Guess the Character (Switch)
- Dec. 20 – Funghi Explosion (Switch)
- Dec. 21 – Cloud & Sheep 2 (Switch)
- Dec. 24 – Pipe Push Paradise (Switch)
- Dec. 24 – Omega Strike (Switch)
- Dec. 24 – Digerati Indie Bundle: INK & HackyZack (Switch)
- Dec. 24 – Blacksea Odyssey (Switch)
- Dec. 25 – Abyss (Switch)
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