All The PS4, Xbox One, Switch, And PC Game Release Dates In Jan 2018

While the holiday season of big releases is over, January still has plenty of exciting new games, like Dragon Ball FighterZ, Monster Hunter: World, and The Inpatient. There's also a fair amount of fighting games this month, such as Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT and the latest version of Street Fighter V. If competitive fighting isn't your preference, RPGs like Lost Sphear and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory round out the month's humble roster.

Here's a quick run-through of what you can expect in the month of January, along with its most notable releases. For a full list of all the big games coming out during the rest of this year, check out our comprehensive 2018 game release date list.

The Inpatient (PSVR) -- January 23

The Inpatient is a PSVR prequel to Sony’s choice-driven horror game Until Dawn, with the same writers and director at the helm. Set 60 years prior, you control a sanitarium patient trying to reclaim their missing memories. Voice recognition and player choices affect how you interact with the other residents of the asylum, changing how the story plays out.

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Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4, Xbox One, PC) -- January 26

Dragon Ball FighterZ is a 3v3 fighter based on the popular Dragon Ball anime franchise created by famed artist and writer Akira Toriyama. The game is developed by Arc System Works, the studio behind Guilty Gear and BlazBlue.

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Monster Hunter World (Ps4, Xbox One) -- January 26

The Monster Hunter franchise returns to consoles with Monster Hunter World. It features larger maps than its predecessors with seamless transitions between areas. As with previous games in the series, you control a Hunter tasked to hunt down large monsters.

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Full January Release Schedule

Game	Platform	Release Date
The Escapists 2	Switch	January 11
Forged Battalion	PC	January 16
Kerbal Space Program: Enhanced Edition	PS4, Xbox One	January 16
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition	PS4, PC	January 16
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory	PS4, Vita	January 19
Kirby Battle Royale	3DS	January 19
Iconoclasts	PS4, Vita	January 23
Lost Sphear	PS4, Switch, PC	January 23
OK KO: Let's Play Heroes	PS4, Xbox One, PC	January 23
The Inpatient	PSVR	January 23
My Time at Portia	PC	January 23
Velocity 2X: Critical Mass Edition	PS4, Vita	January 23
Celeste	PS4, Switch, PC	January 25
Dust and Salt	PC	January 25
Dragon Ball FighterZ	PS4, Xbox One, PC	January 26
Monster Hunter World	PS4, Xbox One	January 26
Railway Empire	PC	January 26
Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT	PS4	January 30
Railway Empire	PS4, Xbox One	January 30