Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (abbreviated PES 2018) is a sports video game developed and published by Konami for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android, and iOS. The game is the 17th installment in the Pro Evolution Soccer series and was released worldwide in September 2017. It was the final PES game released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and the last to feature the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Super Cup licenses, as well as the Borussia Dortmund partnership. A mobile version, PES 2018 Mobile, was released for iOS and Android and had exceeded 150 million downloads as of August 2018. PES 2018 was succeeded by Pro Evolution Soccer 2019.

Konami kept the theme of the previous release and announced a special "Barcelona Edition" along with pre-order bonus content for both digital and physical versions. Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, and Liverpool were confirmed as licensed at E3 2017. FC Schalke 04, Valencia, Fulham, and the Brazil national football team were also licensed, and the France national football team license was confirmed in the online beta. Konami released a demo on August 30, 2017, for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One; the demo included limited stadiums, clubs, and features. Konami did not develop a Nintendo Switch version but has said it is open to porting future games in the series. The first data pack, Data Pack 1, launched on October 5, 2017, and featured 117 player face updates, ten new boots, updated backboards in Master League for Barcelona, and over 3,000 new player thumbnails. Data Pack 2.0 was released on November 15, 2017; it added Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, new boots, and new player faces, but also removed licenses for Avaí, Fluminense, São Paulo, and Vasco da Gama players, replacing them with generic players. The trailer for the pack was released on the same day. When PES 2012 was released, it introduced new ball intelligence, improved positioning into space, and wingers attempting overlaps. In 2013, G-cluster announced that PES had introduced innovative improvements to player facial identification, and patch notes and updates were provided to assist new players. Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 received generally favorable reviews, according to Metacritic; IGN awarded it a 9.2 out of 10, calling it "Amazing" and saying, "Once again, PES has set an incredibly high level of quality for other sports games to try and match." GameSpot called it "the most satisfying football game ever made" and said its excellent on-pitch gameplay gives it an edge over FIFA 18.

Commercial performance: Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 sold 64,342 copies on PlayStation 4 within its first week on sale in Japan, placing it at number one on the all-format sales chart. PES 2018 Mobile exceeded 150 million downloads as of August 2018. During May–July 2018 the game was downloaded millions of times and grossed substantial revenue. The game also grossed significant revenue in Japan during 2018.

Accolades: Eurogamer ranked the game 43rd on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017". The game won "Best Sports Game" at the Gamescom 2017 Awards and was nominated for "Best Sports Game" at the Game Critics Awards, "Best Multiplayer Game" at the 35th Golden Joystick Awards, "Best Sports/Racing Game" at The Game Awards 2017, and "Best Sports/Driving Game" at the Titanium Awards. It won "Best Gameplay" at Game Informer's 2017 Sports Game of the Year Awards and was nominated for "People's Choice" at the Italian Video Game Awards.

International competition: Pro Evolution Soccer was used as part of the electronic sports demonstration event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia. Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 was the title used in the event. Eight countries were able to participate after qualifying through their respective regional qualifiers, with Indonesia automatically qualifying as the host. PES League, FIFA 18, Association football video games, Konami games, Multiplayer and single-player video games, PlayStation 3 games, PlayStation 4 games, 2017 video games, 2018 video games, Sports video games set in France, Sports video games set in Italy, Video games set in 2017, Video games set in 2018, Video games set in Brazil, Video games set in Chile, Video games set in England, Video games set in Europe, Sports video games set in Germany, Video games set in Switzerland, Windows games, Xbox 360 games, Xbox One games, PlayStation 4 Pro enhanced games, Sports video games with career mode, Video games developed in Japan, Fox Engine games