The prettiest screenshots of 2018

Assassin's Creed Odyssey screenshot by HodgeDogs. See more on Flickr.  

I'm a big fan of great screenshots, and every year provides a new batch of beautifully staged grabs from videogame photographers. Earlier in the year, I asked our readers to submit their favorite shots, and I've included some of those here. I've also included hi-res work from Frans Bouma (opens in new tab), Andy Cull (opens in new tab), and Larah Johnson (aka HodgeDogs (opens in new tab)) with their permission.

For more, check out the submissions in the comments here (opens in new tab), as well as last year's collection (opens in new tab). Enjoy!

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website (opens in new tab)

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website (opens in new tab).  

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website (opens in new tab).  

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website (opens in new tab).  

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website.   

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website.   

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website.   

Screenshot by HodgeDogs. (opens in new tab) See more on Flickr (opens in new tab).

Screenshot by HodgeDogs. See more on Flickr.

Screenshot by Andy Cull. See more on Flickr.

Screenshot by Andy Cull (opens in new tab). See more on Flickr (opens in new tab).

Screenshot by Andy Cull. See more on Flickr

Screenshot by Andy Cull. See more on Flickr.

Screenshot by kakona (opens in new tab).

Screenshot by Vignesh.

Screenshot by Vignesh (opens in new tab).

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website.   

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website.   

Screenshot by Frans Bouma. See the complete collection on his website.   

Screenshot by HodgeDogs. See more on Flickr.  

 Screenshot by HodgeDogs. See more on Flickr

Screenshot by HodgeDogs. See more on Flickr.

Screenshot by  I Will Haunt You (opens in new tab) .

No Man's Sky

Screenshot by Groovy Monster (opens in new tab).

Hitman 2

Screenshot by HodgeDogs. See more on Flickr.

Screenshot by HodgeDogs. See more on Flickr.

Fallout 76

Screenshot by Dice2013 (opens in new tab).

Screenshot by Dice2013 (opens in new tab).

Far Cry 5

Screenshot by ArcticSteveUK.

Screenshot by ArcticSteveUK (opens in new tab).

Screenshot by ArcticSteveUK.

Screenshot by ArcticSteveUK. 

Forza Horizon 4

Screenshot by valkabg16 (opens in new tab).

Screenshot by valkabg16

Screenshot by valkabg16.

Screenshot by Jowdarkangel. See more on Flickr (opens in new tab).

Screenshot by  anamaria_ (opens in new tab).

Screenshot by ALOOSH ALHOMSI.

Screenshot by ALOOSH ALHOMSI (opens in new tab).

Star Citizen

Screenshot by CaptainDju (opens in new tab) .

Screenshot by CaptainDju.

Screenshot by CaptainDju.

Screenshot by Pebs (opens in new tab).
Tyler Wilde
Executive Editor

Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the rise of personal computers, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on the early PCs his parents brought home. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, Bushido Blade (yeah, he had Bleem!), and all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now. In 2006, Tyler wrote his first professional review of a videogame: Super Dragon Ball Z for the PS2. He thought it was OK. In 2011, he joined PC Gamer, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.