The biggest video games coming out in 2022 and their release dates - from Elden Ring to God of War: Ragnarök
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic over the last two years has seen developer studios worldwide forced to delay the release of games which players have been hankering after for some time; with some of the biggest video game releases in recent years set to now fall in 2022.
Among the video games finally set to arrive in 2022 are Dying Light 2: Stay Human, God of War: Ragnarök, Grand Turismo 7 and Horizon Forbidden West, with many more sequels, franchise instalments and new arrivals due to land over the next few months.
With 2022 already off to an exciting year for video games following the release of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction and the arrival of God of War on PC, keeping track of which games are coming out, on what consoles and when, can be quite the challenge.
While the release dates of some major video game launches are just days away from arriving on PC and consoles, with Pokémon Legends: Arceus coming out on Nintendo Switch later this week, others are still months away – and could be delayed even further as the risk of rushing games looms large after the anti-climactic launches of Cyberpunk 2077 in 2020 and Battlefield 2042 last autumn.
We whittled down the many games due to be released this year to find some of the biggest video games releases in 2022, ordered here by their release date or estimated launch date, and what to expect as we await their arrival.
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With 2022 already off to an exciting year for video games following the release of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction and the arrival of God of War on PC, keeping track of which games are coming out, on what consoles and when, can be quite the challenge.
9. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
The complex character of creepy creature Gollum has enamoured fans of J.R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings novels and its film adaptations, and now set to be explored in further depth in a stealth, action-adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment which is immersed in Tolkien's novels. Players can expect to see the ruthless, mystical world of Middle Earth through the untrusting eyes of Gollum as he navigates the stunning world of Mirkwood, the depths of Mordor's Dark Tower and the Mines of Moria. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will come out on PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC sometime in 2022. Photo: IGDB/Daedalic Entertainment
10. Starfield
The newest, biggest release from Fallout and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim creator Bethesda is next-gen space role-playing game Starfield. Set amongst the stars in 2330, players will inhabit an entirely new universe and unique characters as they journey through Starfield's Settled System as part of exploration organisation, Constellation, to uncover the mysteries of the Settled System and what lies at its very fringes. Starfield will arrive exclusively on Xbox Series X|S and PC on Friday 11 November 2022. Photo: IGDB/Bethesda Game Studios
11. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
Following the success of Nintendo's 19th instalment in the iconic Legend of Zelda franchise with Breath of the Wild, the video games giant announced a sequel in the form of Breath of the Wild 2 could likely be expected in 2022. The expansive, awe-inspired setting of Breath of the Wild will be enlarged to include the skies above the Kingdom of Hyrule in Breath of the Wild 2 - with little else revealed of the 20th Zelda game by Nintendo so far. No exact release date has been confirmed by Nintendo, only that it will come sometime in 2022. Photo: IGDB/Nintendo
12. Ghostwire: Tokyo
Coming exclusively to PC and PlayStation 5 in 2022, Ghostwire: Tokyo has so far flown under the radar with larger game releases looming this year, but looks to offer truly stunning graphics and imaginative gameplay in Tango Gameworks' creation of an eerie, abandoned and supernatural modern Tokyo. The sprawling metropolis suffers a sudden purge of its people, and becomes overrun with sinister spirits and urban legends that can only be vanquished with your newly, mysteriously acquired elemental powers. Photo: IGDB/Tango Gameworks