The fight to earn the honor as one of the best video games of 2022 has begun. Dozens of titles will be released soon, but not all will be a player’s favorite at the end of the year.
In this list, you will find games in several different genres. You can be sure from now that there will be more than enough gaming content during the year.
Every year, statistics show that more people are getting into gaming and buying more gaming consoles. If you haven’t bought yours yet, after reading this list, you will hardly resist being without one.
Do you have your PS5 or Xbox X ready for action? In that case, we brought you a compilation of 11 upcoming video games of 2022 that will not leave you indifferent.
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Genre: Action role-playing, survival horror
Release date: February 4, 2022
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBOX, XSX, NS
Dying Light 2 Stay Human will be an action role-playing game in a post-apocalyptic world 20 years after Dying Light. Aiden Calwell is the new protagonist who will be equipped with tools and parkour skills players have to use to navigate the city. Over 3000 parkour animations and survival weapons will help you escape from the zombie apocalypse — that gets worse at night. Players that wish to explore the map faster can use the paraglider as well as many other tools.
You will fight the undead on a massive map four times bigger than the original game. Players can navigate to the urban streets of Europe freely while they discover the seven different regions of the map and many resources to craft weapons.
As they progress, players have to free the different regions from the zombie attack until all factions are safe.
Ark 2
Genre: Action-adventure, survival
Release date: 2022/Unknown
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms: PC, XSX
The Ark is an open-world environment where players will have to survive along with almost 200 dinosaurs, mythical creatures, and original creatures. Characters have to establish a base and collect resources to survive, but also these resources can help them tame their favorite dinosaurs!
Keep track of your stamina, health, hunger, oxygen, thirst, and weight. Explore land and sea, while also gaining experience harvesting materials, taming dinosaurs, crafting, and killing.
Dead Space
Genre: Survival horror
Release date: Q4 2022
Mode(s): Single-player
Platforms: PC, XSX, PS5
Electronic Arts brings in late 2022 a science fiction survival game taking place in the 26th century, where the engineer Isaac Clarke has to repair the damage caused by the Necromorphs on a mining spaceship.
Dead Space is a remake of a 2008 game with the same name. However, EA redesigned several assets, environments, and character models. Also, the intention was to create an uninterrupted sequence shot with no loading screens. Plus, the game will not feature microtransactions.
The Outlast Trials
Genre: Survival horror.
Release date: 2022/Unknown.
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer.
Platforms: PC.
The third installment in the Outlast video games features a series of bizarre experiments during the Cold War. The game serves as a prequel to the first two Outlasts. The Outlast Trials are a first-person survival game in the psychological horror category.
Play by yourself or with friends, and try to survive the mysterious and twisted experiments of the Murkoff Corporation.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Genre: Action-adventure.
Release date: 2022/Unknown.
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer.
Platforms: PC, XSX, PS5.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will be released in 2022, and it’s a continuation of the Batman: Arkham series, with Batman not being the player protagonist for the first time.
The titular Suicide Squad team must defeat Brainiac after he invaded Earth and attacked the minds of the Justice League. You can choose one among the four playable characters: Harley Quinn, King Shark, Captain Boomerang, and Deadshot.
You can play single-player mode switching between characters at will or play the cooperative multiplayer mode with three friends. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a violent, action-adventure game where players have to stop Brainiac and save the world by assassinating the Justice League.
Elden Ring
Genre: Action role-playing.
Release date: February 25, 2022.
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer.
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBOX, XSX.
This action role-playing game focuses similarly to its predecessors, the Souls series, on exploration and combat. Players in a third-person perspective will progress through six main areas, including catacombs, castles, and fortresses. These areas are interconnected through a central hub and each one has its own set of non-player characters and enemies.
Elden Ring makes combat a challenge for players by encouraging them to create different strategies if they want to defeat each unique enemy. Combat features are similar to those in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. However, Elden Ring introduces new elements to its gameplay, such as mounted combat and stealth system. Likewise, there are multiple skills and magic abilities to use during combat, as well as new mechanics.
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
Genre: Action role-playing, first-person shooter.
Release date: February 22, 2022.
Mode(s): Multiplayer.
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBOX, XSX, Stadia.
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is to be released on February 22, 2022, and will be the sixth major expansion for Destiny 2. This expansion revolves around the sister of Oryx, Savathun. With Savathun, The Witch Queen, a new location appears called Savathun’s Throne World.
Among the new features of this game, we have the addition of new story content with the new Legendary difficulty with improved rewards for the most skilled players. Also, two additional dungeons, new missions, player gear, weaponry, Player versus Player maps, Player versus Environment locations, and four seasons of content until the end of 2022.
WWE 2K22
Genre: Sports.
Release date: March 2022.
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer.
Platforms: Unknown.
2K Sports will publish in 2022 the ninth WWE 2K video game. This professional wrestling game was officially announced during Wrestlemania 37, and it’s been eagerly awaited by fans after 2K Sports canceled the 2021 edition.
For WWE 2K22, the developers promised improved playability, specifically the game will feature smoother controls and a rebuilt game engine. As of today, 24 wrestlers/characters have been confirmed.
Evil Dead: The Game
Genre: Survival horror.
Release date: February 2022.
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer.
Platforms: PC, NS, PS4, PS5, XBOX, XSX.
Evil Dead: The Game is among the most popular upcoming games of 2022, and it is based on the Evil Dead franchise. This game will feature player versus player combat and cooperative gameplay.
Among its features, you will find several new maps including The Cabin in the Woods, as well as skill tree mechanics and over 25 new weapons.
The game will feature Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams and Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell.
Gotham Knights
Genre: Action role-playing.
Release date: 2022.
Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer.
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBOX, XSX.
Batman is reportedly dead, and it’s time for his supporting cast: Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing, and Red Hood to prevent Gotham from falling into chaos. It won’t be easy to achieve, as these four heroes took separate paths after Batman’s death.
Players will choose one of Batman’s former partners each time to defeat villains, the Court of Owls and the Talons, while they also investigate what has happened to Batman and if his death is real.
You can play solo or with a friend in the two-player mode. Switch characters after each mission and discover their unique abilities. For example, Robin uses the Justice League’s satellite to teleport himself. Level up your favorite characters, prepare for the missions during the day, and complete them while it’s dark in Gotham.
Hogwarts Legacy
Genre: Action role-playing.
Release date: 2022.
Mode(s): Single-player.
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBOX, XSX.
It’s the year 1800 and a student arrives at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this magical place, players will get to experience all their favorite aspects from the Harry Potter movies. Choosing their Hogwarts House and attending classes, as well as taming a hippogriff and other magical beasts. Casting spells, learning combat skills, and more. Also, players can visit the fascinating locations they see in the movies, such as the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade Village. But beware, a morality system will closely review your behavior in Hogwarts.
Additionally, players have a wide range of customizable features such as voice, genre, and body type. The gameplay of Hogwarts Legacy was leaked in 2018, making this video game one of the most anticipated during the past years.
Final Thoughts
2022 is foreseen as a year to remember in the gaming world. Forza Horizon 5 and Battlefield 2042 were big hits among gamers from 2021. God of War: Ragnarok and Destiny 2 will likely lead dozens of video games in sales this upcoming year.
It’s worth mentioning Marvel’s Midnight Suns and Resident Evil Re:Verse as other upcoming video games of 2022 that will hook thousands of players worldwide.
Now, it’s up to you. We hope you get the opportunity to play as many as possible from the previous list and enjoy the hard work the developers did these past years.
