FIFA 18 is the 25th instalment in the FIFA series and this one has Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo on the cover of regular game edition. Ronaldo Nazario appears on the Icon edition of the game. FIFA 18 is the second game in FIFA series that uses Frostbite 3 engine yet some versions of FIFA 18 uses different game engine. Versions for PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows and Xbox One include a single-player story driven mode called The Journey which is the continuation of the mod The Journey: Hunter Returns from the FIFA 17. Version for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 called FIFA 18: Legacy Edition do not include any new gameplay features yet it has updated kits and squads.
FIFA 18 features 52 licensed stadiums from 12 countries, plus 30 generic fields. FIFA 18 has a new version of Ultimate Team Icons which includes legends like Diego Maradona, Pele, Ronaldo, Lev Yashin, Thierry Henry and other well-known players retired like Ronaldinho and Roberto Carlos.