Superheroes, Norse mythology, and a Wild West masterpiece.

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Thesheer number of instant classics released in 2017meant 2018 could easily have felt like a letdown.

Instead, the year continued gamings hot streak.

Fortnitemade gaming more culturally relevant than its ever been, turning a whole cadre of Twitch streamers into micro-celebrities.

And some truly pleasant surprises stayed under the radar until right before release, like the jaw-droppingTetris Effect.

You play as a trash-obsessed raccoon whose remote-controlled hole slowly grows in size until it can swallow nearly everything.

Its an oddly relaxing and fulfilling experience.

Every survivor is teetering on the brink of sanity.

Having everything go wrong has never been so fun.

Anyone with thalassophobia need not apply.

Its basically a club drug you take via game controller.

Throw on your PSVR helmet for added intensity.

The pair set off to fulfill his wifes final wish, spreading her ashes from the highest peak.

You play as Arthur Morgan, a senior gun in the Dutch van der Linde Gang.

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