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.
13. God of War: Ragnarök
Arguably the biggest release of 2022, God of War: Ragnarök, the sequel to SIE Santa Monica's 2018 hit God of War, is still awaiting an exact release date this year, but leaks suggest it may arrive in late September. Coming exclusively to Playstation consoles later this year, God of War: Ragnarök sees the return of familiar God of War's action adventure gameplay and elements, but this time sets its narrative in ancient Norway as Ragnarök, the series of events bringing about the end of the reign of Norse gods and men, looms on the horizon. Players will once again be immersed in the highly driven narrative game as Kratos, former Greek God of War, as he and his son Atreus face off with monsters, Norse gods and more in their pursuit of safety and answers. Photo: IGDB/SIE Santa Monica Studio
14. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
Fans of the STALKER first-person-shooter franchise are eagerly awaiting the release of the next game almost ten years after it was first mooted by GSC Game World. STALKER 2 will continue the STALKER franchise's immersion in the Zone, with players occupying the role of Stalkers exploring the alternate Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in search of special objects known as anomalies, while deadly mutants pervade the Zone's decaying structures. Set to be released on December 8 2022, STALKER 2 will be exclusively available on Xbox Series X|S consoles and PC. Photo: IGDB/GSC Game World