Online 2018 for PC — top best games in the Online genre

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 30 June 2020; Early Access: PC → 23 April 2018

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm, which led to the emergence of strange creatures resembling zombies. The survivors named them "brain-eaters." The...

Fallout 76

Role-playing game, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 14 November 2018

Players: 4.3/10

Metacritic: 51/100

Fallout 76 is a new game in the Fallout universe and serves as a prequel to all parts of the series without exception. The events begin in Vault 76, the first among...

SCUM

Online, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Free game, Survival, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Early Access: PC → 29 August 2018; Game released: PC → 17 June 2025

Players: 7.9/10

A hardcore multiplayer survival game with elements of a reality show, where prisoners fight for freedom in front of an audience hungry for spectacle. Players find...

Rust

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Crafting

Game released: PC → 8 February 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Rust has come a difficult path from the alpha version of another DayZ clone in 2013 to an independent survival simulator. The basics of the game are standard for...

Among Us

Science fiction, Action, Arcade, Isometric, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 16 November 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and fast-paced version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive...

Conan Exiles

Role-playing game, Online, Third-person view, Survival, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 8 May 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Conan Exiles is an open-world fantasy game about the legendary Cimmerian. The game includes not only single playthrough, but also multiplayer. Everyone will be able...

DayZ

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Online, Zombies

Game released: PC → 13 December 2018

Players: 7/10

DayZ is a multiplayer survival horror game with an open world. Before us is the post-Soviet country of Chernarus, which was struck by an unknown virus. Most of the...

LawBreakers

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 4 August 2017; The project is closed: PC → 15 September 2018

Players: 4.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

LawBreakers is a team-based first-person shooter where different factions fight. The events of the game develop when the Earth has come to an end — albeit not...

Sea of Thieves

Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 3 June 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Multiplayer role-playing action with a pirate theme. Thanks to the extensive possibilities of the multiplayer mode, you and other players can manage a large pirate...

Lost Ark

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike

Beta testing: PC → 27 October 2019; Game released: PC → 11 February 2022

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Lost Ark is a multiplayer hack-and-slash action RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Unforgettable journeys of heroes both by land and by sea...

The Crew 2

Arcade, Online, Simulation, Racing, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing

Game released: PC → 28 June 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

The Crew 2 is a sequel to the racing simulator with an open world and various types of transport. You will be able to roam the open world in the USA. The game...

Sword of Justice

Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Open world

Game released: PC → 29 June 2018

Players: 10/10

A large-scale open-world MMORPG based on Wen Ruyan's classic novel, "The Four Great Constables: The Sword of Justice." The game combines Eastern aesthetics with...

Battlefield 5

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 22 October 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Battlefield 5 is a first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The action in the new installment unfolds during World War II. The multiplayer modes...

Asphalt 9: Legends

Arcade, Online, Racing, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 2 August 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Asphalt 9: Legends is a continuation of the arcade racing simulator with a third-person view. Significantly improved graphics await you: new effects have been...

Artifact: The Dota Card Game

Online, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game

Game released: PC → 28 November 2018

Players: 2.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Artifact: The Dota Card Game is a card tabletop game set in the fantasy universe of Dota 2. The game features three lanes, characters, minions, and even neutral...

Atlas

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Early Access: PC → 23 December 2018

Players: 6.4/10

Atlas is a large-scale multiplayer sandbox with a first-person view with a pirate theme. A huge world awaits you, simultaneously accommodating about 40,000 players...

Insurgency: Sandstorm

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: PC → 12 December 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Insurgency: Sandstorm is an improved version of the tactical online first-person shooter Insurgency. Now the main game engine is Unreal Engine 4, in addition to new...

Next Day: Survival

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Early Access: PC → 20 July 2017; Game released: PC → 21 May 2018

Players: 6/10

Next Day: Survival is a first-person multiplayer survival game set in a fictional Eastern European country that has been polluted by a toxic fog. As you play, you...

Ragnarok Online

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 31 August 2002

Players: 7.3/10

Multiplayer role-playing game in a fantasy setting, based on the eponymous manhwa by Korean author Lee Myung-jin. In the game, you can expect large-scale PvP...

Total War: Arena

Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric

The project is closed: PC → 22 February 2019; Beta testing: PC → 22 February 2018

Anticipation Rating: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Total War: ARENA is a multiplayer online real-time strategy game in which 2 teams of 10 players battle on a large map. The history of Antiquity serves as the...

Will To Live Online

Role-playing game, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game

Early Access: PC → 5 April 2018; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 5.8/10

Will To Live Online is a free-to-play PC game similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. A post-apocalyptic multiplayer project that combines elements of a first-person shooter and...

Eco

Online, Simulation, MMO, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 6 February 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Eco is a management simulator with survival elements. You have to build civilizations using the resources of the ecosystem and do it carefully, trying not to damage...

Pummel Party

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Action

Game released: PC → 20 September 2018

Players: 10/10

Multiplayer party game for 4-8 people. There are several modes where you need to avoid traps, get weapons and confront opponents. There are also simpler mini-games...

Miscreated

Role-playing game, Online, Simulation, Action, MMO, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 18 December 2018

Players: 6.8/10

Miscreated is a multiplayer first-person shooter with survival elements in an open world. In the game you have to hunt animals, explore the open world on various...

Realm Royale Reforged

Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game

Early Access: PC → 5 June 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Realm Royale is a multiplayer tactical shooter with a third-person view set in the Paladins universe, where only the last surviving participant wins. There are five...

Fishing Sim World: Pro Tour

Action, Simulation, Online, Hunting / Fishing, Sports game

Game released: PC → 18 September 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Fishing Sim World is the most realistic fishing simulator in which you will go on exciting adventures in different parts of the world. You'll be able to test your...

Paladins

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game

Game released: PC → 8 May 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Paladins is a free-to-play online shooter with a first-person view in a fantasy setting from the authors of Smite. 2 teams fight among themselves and must capture...

Survisland

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Adventure, Online, Roguelike

Early Access: PC → 16 July 2018; Game released: PC → 15 April 2024

Players: 6.3/10

A multiplayer survival simulator focused on realism and attention to detail. The events unfold on randomly generated desert islands, each of which presents a unique...

One Hour One Life

Online, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 November 2018

Players: 8.3/10

One Hour One Life is an unusual top-down multiplayer survival simulator. You have to survive on a huge map, where all the textures are drawn by hand. Each session...

Deathgarden: BLOODHARVEST

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 14 August 2018; Game canceled: PC → 31 December 2019

Players: 6.4/10

Deathgarden: BLOODHARVEST is a multiplayer shooter with horror elements and a first-person view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Dead By Daylight. One...

Evolve

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 10 February 2015; The project is closed: PC → 3 September 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Evolve is an online game with a first-person view with a mixture of action, shooter and shareware from the developers of Turtle Rock Studios, Inc.. The game is...

Dying Light: Bad Blood

Online, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game

Early Access: PC → 13 September 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Dying Light: Bad Blood is a free-to-play standalone multiplayer add-on for the zombie post-apocalyptic first-person shooter Dying Light. The add-on will offer you...

Z1 Battle Royale

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 28 February 2018

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A competitive multiplayer shooter with a third-person view in a post-apocalyptic setting. The game offers players to compete in dynamic PvP modes on numerous maps...

Daemonical

Online, Action, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 15 August 2018

Daemonical is a multiplayer action-horror game with a first-person view and survival elements. In the game you will become a member of a group of 5 people, in...

Boundless

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, First-person view

Game released: PC → 11 September 2018

Players: 4/10

Boundless is a multiplayer game in a procedurally generated world with a first-person view. The game is dedicated to exploring the planet in search of resources...

Project: Gorgon

Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 13 March 2018; Game released: PC → 29 January 2026

A fantasy MMORPG focused on exploration and freedom of choice, where the world does not guide you by the hand but gradually reveals itself through curiosity and...

Total Battle

Free game, Mini-game / browser-based, Strategy, MMO, Online

Game released: PC → 18 December 2018

Players: 5.6/10

Total Battle is a free-to-play multiplayer strategy game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The gods created elves, barbarians, demons, undead and...

FIFA Online 4

Sports game, Football, Online, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 6 May 2021; Beta testing: PC → 6 April 2021

Players: 5.4/10

Shareware multiplayer sports simulator in the popular FIFA series. The game retains all the advantages of the popular series, with even more developed online...

World War 3

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Free game

Early Access: PC → 19 October 2018; Game released: PC → 10 December 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Multiplayer competitive shooter from the creators of Get Even. The game was developed in collaboration with military research centers and individual consultants...

Super Animal Royale

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Early Access: PC → 12 December 2018; Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Super Animal Royale is an unusual top-down battle royale where cute little animals try to stay alive. At the beginning of the game, you can choose one of the...

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Best Games in the Online genre of 2018 for PC