We're well past the halfway point of 2018, which means it's a good time to take a look at the best PC games released this year so far. As is usually the case with our favorite platform, there's a mix of genres in this list. From the latest entries in long-running franchises to brand-new IPs, here are the best PC games that the last eight months have given us.

Note this feature is a complement to our regular feature: The Best PC Games (You Should Be Playing), which looks at our current favorite games released on PC at any given moment, past and present, though some titles might overlap. If you're into discovering fresher titles, all of following were released within the past few months...