Add Out of the Park Baseball 18 to Your Steam Wishlist!
Greatness Has No Boundaries - Coming March 24!
The award-winning baseball management game delivers its biggest, deepest experience ever, fully licensed by both MLB.com and the MLBPA!
The Out of the Park Baseball 18 page is now live on Steam, which means you can add it to your Steam wishlist and be notified immediately when the game launches on March 24. Be one of the first to guide your favorite team to glory in this sequel to Metacritic's PC Game of the Year 2016!
OOTP 18 will be 10% off during its first week on Steam, but you can also pre-order the non-Steam version from us at a 10% discount between now and March 23. If you do so, you'll also get early access to the beta version of the game on March 20th.
Info for Steam customers: Due to technical reasons and a change in Steam policies, we will not give away free Steam keys of the game for pre-order customers this year.
Want to see what OOTP 18 has in store for you? Feast your eyes on these screenshots:
OOTP 18: The Road to Release
And if you'd like some in-depth looks at OOTP 18's new features, check out the first three entries in the Road to Release series at Operation Sports. Watch that site for additional articles that detail what to expect from the game.
The newest chapter in the award-winning baseball strategy franchise is the biggest, most in-depth version ever. Own the future or rewrite the past of your favorite real-world baseball franchise and build the team the way you want.
Officially licensed by MLB.com, the MLBPA and Minor League Baseball, Out of the Park Baseball 18 includes the latest projected 2017 MLB Opening Day rosters, including the complete minor league system and over a dozen international and independent leagues, with thousands of real players. Player ratings are based on a combination of the industry-leading ZiPS player projection system and research conducted by our skilled and experienced roster team. The result is the most realistic and entertaining baseball management game on the planet. Guide your team to glory and build a dynasty!
New Features in Out of the Park Baseball 18 Include:
Experience a new game mode in OOTP 18: Challenge! This mode adds a unique twist, along with new rewards, while playing OOTP. Your achievements are tracked in an (optional) online profile. Are you the best OOTP manager on the planet?
Improved 3D Mode & Game Highlight Reels. With even more ballpark detail than before and enhanced player animations, the 3D game mode in OOTP has taken another leap forward.
New Tournaments & Fall Leagues. Set up your own national or international tournaments. Choose from different tournament modes and manage your favorite nation to international glory.
Historical Negro Leagues. With the help of Seamheads.com, our historical database experts have been able to add most Negro leagues seasons to the historical minor league feature of Out of the Park Baseball 18, including accurate rosters and player statistics.
Redesigned Injury System. Injuries in OOTP 18 has been reworked to be more realistic and interesting. A detailed injury history is tracked for players, the injury database has been enhanced, there are now nagging little long-term injuries, injuries to different body types have different long-term effects, and much more.
Team Promotion and Relegation Support. Create a challenging new league setup where teams fight for promotion and try to defend against relegation to a lower league level.
Retain player salaries in trades. Can you strike the perfect deal and save your team some money?
Improved AI throughout the game, for a more challenging experience than ever.
Beautiful new interface design with three different skins.
Many 2017 CBA rule changes are incorporated in modern MLB games.
7-Day lineups now support double-headers
Improved player morale / team chemistry system.
Improved player creation & development system.
Improved game recaps, enhanced play-by-play text and league news.
Updated authentic historical minor league database from 1915 through 2016 (including the Federal League) with a database of more than 100,000 real players.
Support for individual player import from the historical database.
And of course, the Out of the Park Baseball trademark of historical seasons spanning 150 years of baseball.
And much more!
Can the Chicago Cubs repeat as World Series winners, despite the loss of Aroldis Chapman and Dexter Fowler? Or did the Cleveland Indians' successful offseason set them up for taking the World Series trophy home this year? Will the Boston Red Sox's rotation, anchored by Chris Sale and David Price, dominate in the AL East, or are the rebuilding Yankees already a contender? Which team will win the tight National League West Division, the powerhouse LA Dodgers, led by the best pitcher in baseball, Clayton Kershaw? Play Out of the Park Baseball 18 and find out!
The OOTP Developments Team
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