Starfield, Hogwarts Legacy and more: games you definitely don’t want to miss in 2022
2022 has begun and with it a new year that wants to come up with a surprising number of blockbuster games. Not only does Skyrim developer Bethesda want to release its new big project Starfield, other studios also have a lot planned for the new year. We introduce you to the games that you absolutely cannot miss!
It’s really not looking bad for the games industry in 2022: several blockbusters will be released in the first few months, and even more are planned for the rest of the year. Here are all the blockbuster and insider tip releases to look forward to in 2022 – in the hope that only fewer or no games will be postponed.
Genre: Action Adventure
Horizon Forbidden West is scheduled for release on February 18, 2022 for PS4 and PS5.
Are you ready to welcome Aloy back to your team of game characters? The Horizon Zero Dawn sequel sends you to California, Utah and Nevada, where the fighter must track down the source of a mysterious, deadly plague. Horizon Forbidden West ties directly to the events of the first part, but should be even more diverse in terms of landscape: you should be able to search through tropical underwater worlds, deserts and forests.
Genre: horror adventure
Ghostwire Tokyo will be released in 2022 for PS5 and PC.
99 percent of all people in Tokyo suddenly disappeared. What’s left? A city full of ghosts and you, where you can slip into the formidable role of a ghost hunter: Explore the mystery surrounding Tokyo and enjoy the fantastic graphics, which at least in the trailer make you want more:
Genre: Science fiction role-playing game
Starfield is slated for release on November 11, 2022 for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Bethesda’s new sci-fi role-playing game Starfield is perhaps one of the biggest releases of 2022 – should the game not be postponed. In the style of The Elder Scrolls series, you should have complete freedom in character creation and be able to explore an entire universe in your spaceship and on foot. However, not much is known about the history of Starfield – check out the trailer for a first glimpse:
Genre: Action RPG
Elden Ring is scheduled for release on February 25th, 2022 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
The new game from the Dark Souls studio From Software is again a tough action role-playing game in which you slaughter your way through difficult opponents and gradually develop your character. Elden ring is the first open-world game of its kind and was developed in collaboration with fantasy author George RR Martin.
Genre: Action RPG
Hogwarts Legacy is scheduled for release in 2022 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
In Hogwarts Legacy you attend the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 19th century – well before Harry Potter shook up the wizarding world. Your character will not only be admitted later than other students, it also hides a secret: You can sense and possibly even master ancient magic, but how you deal with this gift is entirely up to you.
You can take a look at Hogwarts Legacy in the trailer:
Genre: horror adventure
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me is slated for release in 2022.
The Devil In Me is the fourth and last part of the The Dark Pictures Anthology – a narrative horror game series specializing in character choices and quick-time events. In The Devil in Me, you accompany a film crew who are invited to the compound of America’s first serial killer – but when they get there, they realize they are being watched. Read our review of the previous part House of Ashes – a really recommendable game!
A first teaser shows the horror that (hopefully) awaits you in The Devil In Me:
Genre: Action Adventure
God of War Ragnarok is scheduled for release in 2022 for PS4 and PS5.
Ragnarök, a prophesied battle that will bring about the end of the world, is imminent. Kratos and his son Atreus travel the fantastic land of God of Warto find allies as well as answers. The question remains whether they can stop Ragnarök – and what sacrifices they will have to make to do so.
Genre: Action Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is slated for release in 2022 for the Nintendo Switch.
In Breath of the Wild 2 you return to Hyrule, where you can explore flying islands as well as a large landmass in the open world. However, not much is known about the story.
Genre: Action RPG
Elex 2 is expected to be released on March 1st, 2022 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Elex from the German company Piranha Bytes will get a second part, and that already in March of this year – if everything goes smoothly. Faced with a new threat, Jax must unite the free peoples of Magalan to save the world from destruction. Elex 2 focuses again on a large, open world, difficult enemies and deep role-playing elements.
Genre: survival shooter
STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl is expected to be released on December 8th, 2022 for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
The long-awaited horror shooter Stalker 2 catapults you back to Chernobyl, straight into the Exclusion Zone. Make your way through the open and highly dangerous world and try to survive until you reach the heart of Chernobyl.
Genre: survival horror
Sons of the Forest is slated for release on May 20, 2022 for PC.
The Forest comes crawling with a second part in which you can cut down just as many trees and uncover new secrets about the mysterious island. You can crash land to reach in Sons of the Forest the island and you must first of all take care of your survival: build a base, make sure that you don’t starve or die of thirst, and don’t let the indigenous people kill you. To what extent you will be able to contact the indigenous people this time is not yet certain.
Genre: horror
Scorn is expected to be released in October 2022 for PC and Xbox Series X|S.
If you’re in the morbid ranks of the horror community, you really have to scorn heard: The bizarre horror game has been in development at the small studio Ebb Software for years; we were allowed to play it once before in 2017 and wrote down our skinless experience here in blood.
What’s the matter? You are thrown into an obscure, carnal alien world whose caverns and passageways breathe as vividly as the Meatball monsters within. Who or what you’re playing is also uncertain: it doesn’t have a name, but what’s much more interesting is that it doesn’t have skin either, and at times grows together with the bone weapons it uses.
Genre: Survival RPG
Dying Light 2 is slated for release on February 4th for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
The society in Dying Light 2 was thrown back into a modern Middle Ages after the outbreak of the virus and defeat by the zombies; there is only one last bastion of humanity left to save. And of course from you. In addition to zombie brutality and an engaging open world, Dying Light 2 promises to be one of the few games that lets you play through the story with a team of up to four players in online mode.
In addition to the games presented here, 2022 will certainly hold other surprises, and there are also a lot of upcoming games that have not yet missed a release date. Which doesn’t mean that she not release in 2022.
In our video we introduce you to a few games that will hopefully be released in 2022!
