As we bid farewell to 2021 and start the new year 2022 with bigger smiles and hopes, let’s have a look at what the gaming industry has lined up for players to enjoy at the beginning of 2022.
The year 2022 is starting off with some amazing and much-awaited game releases ranging from PlayStation Exclusive games coming to the PC platform to AAA games from big publishers. Starting of the year we see big franchise games like God of War, Uncharted, Rainbow Six Seige, Monster Hunter, etc scheduled to launch in January.
List Of Games Releasing In January 2022:
- Monster Hunter Rise (PC) – 12th January
- God of War (PC) – 14th January
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Extraction (PC, Xbox, PS, Stadia) – 20th January
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves (PS5) – 28th January
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch) – 28th January
While the start of 2022 is slow-paced with not many games releasing, the month of February looks super packed. With almost 2 big releases every week, February is packed with gaming goodness and anticipation for fans.
List Of Games Releasing In February 2022:
- Life is Strange: Remastered (PC, Xbox, PS, Switch, Stadia) – 1st February
- Dying Light 2 (PC, Xbox, PS, Switch) – 4th February
- CrossfireX (Xbox) – 10th February
- Lost Ark (PC) – 11th February
- Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires (PC, Xbox, PS, Switch) – 15th February
- Total Warhammer III (PC, Mac, Linux) – 17th February
- Horizon Forbidden West (PS) – 18th February
- Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (PC, Xbox, PS, Stadia) – 22nd February
- Elden Ring (PC, Xbox, PS) – 25th February
- Evil Dead: The Game (PC, Xbox, PS, Switch) – TBA
- Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons (PC) – TBA
And let’s not forget the release of Steam Deck is also scheduled for February 2022. The hype around Valve hardware is also at an all-time high and after the success of the Valve Index, everyone is hyped about the release of Steam’s handheld device.
Moving onto March 2022, a new is game is scheduled to release almost every second day of the month. While the number of big releases is lower than that of February, the number of exclusive games releasing on both console platforms and Nintendo Switch will keep fans of these platforms quite busy.
List Of Games Releasing In March 2022:
- Babylon’s Fall (PC, PS) – 3rd March
- Gran Turismo 7 (PS) – 4th March
- SpellForce 3 Reforced (Xbox, PS) – 8th March
- .hack// G.U. Last Recode (Switch) – 10th March
- Phantom Breaker: Omnia (PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch) – 15th March
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PC, Switch, PS4) – 17th March
- Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (PC, Xbox, PS) – 18th March
- Rune Factory (Switch) – 22nd March
- Shinigami: Shibito Magire (Switch, PS4) – 24th March
- Weird West (PC, Xbox One, PS4) – 31st March
- GTA Online and GTA V (PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – TBA
- WWE 2K22 (PC, Xbox, PS) – TBA
The success of these games in 2022 is riding a lot on the availability and supply of next-gen consoles and PC parts, which from the talks within the industry might improve a little from 2021 levels. More people getting better hardware will equally translate to more game sales and player numbers.
Lastly, let’s hope that the supply chain and demand catches up worldwide and the Covid19 pandemic won’t result in another countrywide lockdown.
