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F1 2018

MAKE HEADLINES in F1 2018. F1 2018 is the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. The new game immerses players into the world of Formula 1 more than ever before.

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F1 2018 is a racing developed by Codemasters, released 24 August 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What F1 2018 is

F1 2018 is a racing game developed by Codemasters and released in 2018. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ego Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

F1 2018 is the official video game of the 2018 Formula One World Championship developed and published by Codemasters. The game includes all twenty-one circuits from the calendar, and all twenty drivers and ten teams competing in the season. It was released on 24 August for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Formula 1 series

F1 2018 is the 100th of 123 entries we hold in the Formula 1 series. It arrived 9 months after Need for Speed: Payback. The next entry was F1 2018: Headline Edition in 2018. Its critic score of 79 is 2 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Grand Prix 3 at 100.

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How it was received

F1 2018 holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 69% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 52 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3 2130 or AMD FX 4300, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GT 640 or AMD HD 7750. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 50GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

F1 2018 launched on 24 August 2018, within three weeks of Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

F1 2018 — frequently asked questions

When did F1 2018 come out?
F1 2018 was released on 24 August 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for F1 2018?
At minimum, F1 2018 needs Intel Core i3 2130 or AMD FX 4300, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GT 640 or AMD HD 7750 graphics, 50 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is F1 2018?
The PC version needs about 50 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("50 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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