Best Xbox, PS4, PS5, Nintendo & PC Games Releases In 2022
Get ready to tear up the racetrack or battle your way out of a monstrous prison in these huge new titles.
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2022 has been an absolutely massive year for gaming, with titles like Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok releasing to critical acclaim.
There’s plenty more to come too, with a stack of hotly-anticipated games due to release before the year is out.
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From Striking Distance Studio’s The Callisto Protocol to first-person shooter High On Life (made by the creators of Rick and Morty),we’ve rounded up the biggest game releases for December below.
You can also browse 2022’s best releases so far or take a sneak peek at what’s coming in early 2023.
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BEST DECEMBER GAME RELEASES
The Callisto Protocol
Release date: December 2, 2022
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC
This month, we’re kicking things off with Striking Distance Studio’s The Callisto Protocol. The survival horror, third-person shooter places you 300 years in the future in a maximum-security prison on Jupiter’s moon, Callisto. Things take a nightmarish turn when your fellow inmates start to warp into monstrous creatures, leading you to attempt a nailbiting escape and uncover the truth behind Callisto.
PRE-ORDER NOW: PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X
Marvel’s Midnight Suns
Release date: December 2, 2022
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Marvel’s greatest heroes will battle their biggest threat yet in Firaxis Games’ long-awaited Marvel’s Midnight Suns. The turn-based tactical RPG will centre around the Hunter (aka, you) and iconic Marvel heroes from The Avengers, X-Men and more as you go head-to-head with the demonic forces of Lilith and the elder god Chthon. We have been promised a “darker side of Marvel” for this one, so parents may want to check it out ahead of time.
PRE-ORDER NOW: PS5 | Xbox Series X
Need for Speed: Unbound
Release date: December 2, 2022
Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
The sequel to 2019’s Need For Speed: Heat, Need For Speed: Unbound is set to step things up and take the franchise in a whole new direction. Offering a whopping 10,000 customisation options, Unbound will see the deepest level of customisation in a NFS game yet, with complete conversions, new turbofans and new rims just a few of the available options. There’s also separate single and multiplayer campaigns and a cool new art style, giving rev heads plenty to be excited about. We can almost smell the burning rubber from here.
PRE-ORDER NOW: PS5 | Xbox Series X
Cuphead
Release date: December 6, 2022
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One
Following the arrival of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course earlier this year, the original Cuphead game is finally getting a physical release. If you aren’t already familiar with the popular 2D shooter game, get ready for brutally challenging gameplay, whimsical artwork and a hellishly good time. A Collector’s Edition is also in the works, though we won’t be seeing it until Q1 2023.
PRE-ORDER NOW: Nintendo Switch | PS4 | Xbox One
Kukoos – Lost Pets
Release date: December 6, 2022
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC
If you’re looking for a game to keep the kids entertained this summer, look no further than Kukoos – Lost Pets. The charming 3D platformer follows cutesy new characters, the Kukoos, as they attempt to find and regain control over their pets after an experiment in obedience backfires. Journey solo or with up to three friends and adventure though a colourful universe, battling bosses, finding unique collectables and solving ancient puzzles as you go.
Kukoos – Lost Pets arrives first on Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PC, with releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One due out in 2023.
PRE-ORDER NOW: Nintendo Switch | PS4
Hello Neighbor 2
Release date: December 6, 2022
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC
If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at investigative journalism, Hello Neighbor 2 is for you. The family-friendly stealth horror game will have you sniffing out your creepy neighbours’ secrets after the disappearance of several kids in your town (including the original game’s protagonist). The sandbox puzzler also sees each of your neigbours controlled by advanced AIs that learn from your movements, so you’ll be met with new challenges each time you play.
PRE-ORDER NOW: PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X
Dragon Quest Treasures
Release date: December 9, 2022
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Exploring the childhoods of siblings Mia and Erik from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, Dragon Quest Treasures promises an all-new action RPG adventure. After encountering a pair of otherworldly creatures, you’ll be transported to the mysterious Draconia where you’ll explore, battle and seek out treasure with the help of your monster friends.
PRE-ORDER NOW: Nintendo Switch
Choo-Choo Charles
Release date: December 10, 2022
Platforms: PC
Continuing this month’s horror theme, Choo-Choo Charles will scuttle onto screens on December 10. Set in an old train on an open-world island, game developer Two Star Games describes the premise simply as, “Blood, gore, and people being eaten alive by a spider train.” You’ll never look at Thomas The Tank Engine the same way again.
PRE-ORDER NOW: PC
High On Life
Release date: December 13, 2022
Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Made by the creators of Rick and Morty, High on Life is a first-person shooter with all the quirks and dark humour you would expect from Roiland. After aliens invade Earth and start getting high off humans, you, your high-school degree education and a team of foul-mouthed talking guns (including one that sounds just like Morty) will attempt to take out their drug cartel. Despite the humour, there’s a surprising amount of depth to both the combat and the gameplay here, making it one to add to your wishlist.
PRE-ORDER NOW: Xbox One | Xbox Series X
Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion
Release date: December 13, 2022
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
A remaster of the popular prequel to Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion features HD remastered graphics, fully voiced dialogue, new soundtrack arrangements and updated combat systems. Players control young warrior and aspiring hero, Zack Fair, as he sets out to find a missing 1st Class operative soldier. Along the way, you’ll discover dark secrets, battle monsters and bump into a number of favourite characters from the Final Fantasy VII franchise, including Cloud, Sephiroth and Aerith.
PRE-ORDER NOW: PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X | Xbox One | Nintendo Switch
BEST GAME RELEASES TBC 2022
Disney Speedstorm
Release date: TBC 2022
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC
While Gameloft is remaining tight-lipped on a release date, we’re hoping to see Disney Speedstorm race onto our screens sooner, rather than later. The free to download arcade racer will see your favourite Disney and Pixar characters get behind the wheel in a Mario Kart-like game. Gameloft is also promising plenty of “fresh seasonal content” along with “new racers, new tracks and collectibles” that will drop into the game regularly.
If you want to stay up to date on release information, you can follow the Disney Speedstorm Twitter account here.
The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum
Release date: TBC 2022
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC
While we’re still unsure if The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum will release this year or next, we’re keen to see what’s in store for our favourite riddle-loving lurker. Set after Gollum is captured and held in Barad-dûr, the story-driven action-adventure requires you to climb, leap and grapple your way out of danger as you seek out your Precious. Rather than fight your dual personality, use it to your advantage by knowing when to be the social and cautious Sméagol and when to embrace the cunning and cruel Gollum.
BEST GAMES RELEASED SO FAR IN 2022
JANUARY
Nobody Saves The World DLC – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One
Rainbow Six Extraction – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC | Stadia
Pokémon Legends: Arceus – Nintendo Switch
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection – PS5 | PC
FEBRUARY
Dying Light 2: Stay Human – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Total War: Warhammer III – PC
Horizon: Forbidden West – PS5 | PS4
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC | Stadia
Elden Ring – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
GRID Legends – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
MARCH
Triangle Strategy – Nintendo Switch
WWE 2K22 – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Grand Theft Auto V – PS5 | Xbox Series X|S
Tunic – Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Monster Energy Supercross 5 – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X|S | Xbox One | PC
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Weird West – PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
APRIL
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
The House of the Dead Remake – Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch Sports – Nintendo Switch
MAY
Trek to Yomi – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Evil Dead: The Game – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X|S | Xbox One | PC
Dolmen – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Sniper Elite 5 – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
JUNE
Mario Strikers: Battle League Football – Nintendo Switch
The Quarry – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – Nintendo Switch | PS4 | Xbox One | PC
Neon White – Nintendo Switch | PC
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – Nintendo Switch
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course – Nintendo Switch | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
JULY
F1 22 – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Endling: Extinction Is Forever – Nintendo Switch | PS4 | Xbox One | PC
LIVE A LIVE – Nintendo Switch
Digimon Survive – Nintendo Switch | PS4 | Xbox One | PC
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Nintendo Switch
AUGUST
Two Point Campus – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X|S | Xbox One
Cult of the Lamb – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S
Kirby’s Dream Buffet – Nintendo Switch
Madden NFL 23 – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Saints Row – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
F1 Manager 2022 – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Soul Hackers 2 – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Pac-Man World Re-Pac – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | Nintendo Switch | PC
Destroy All Humans 2: Reprobed – PS5 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
SEPTEMBER
The Last Of Us Part 1 – PS5
LEGO Brawls – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | Nintendo Switch | PC
Temtem – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Disney Dreamlight Valley – Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PS5 | PS4 | PC
NBA 2K23 – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | Nintendo Switch | PC
Splatoon 3 – Nintendo Switch
Metal: Hellsinger – PS5 | Xbox Series X|S | PC
The DioField Chronicle – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Slime Rancher 2 – Xbox Series X|S | PC
Psychonauts 2: Motherlobe Edition– PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S
Life is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection – Nintendo Switch
FIFA 23 –Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
OCTOBER
No Man’s Sky – Nintendo Switch
No More Heroes 3 – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | Xbox Series X|S | Xbox One | PC
PGA Tour 2K23 – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S
A Plague Tale: Requiem – PS5 | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope – Nintendo Switch
Gotham Knights – PS5 | Xbox Series X|S | PC
New Tales from the Borderlands – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X|S | Xbox One | PC
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X|S | Xbox One | PC
Bayonetta 3 – Nintendo Switch
NOVEMBER
The Chant – PS5 | Xbox Series X
Harvestella – Nintendo Switch
It Takes Two – Nintendo Switch
Sonic Frontiers – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X
God Of War: Ragnarök –PS5 | PS4
Tactics Ogre: Reborn –PS5 | PS4 | Nintendo Switch
Let’s Sing 2023 –PS5 | PS4 | Nintendo Switch | Xbox One
Smurfs Kart – Nintendo Switch
Pokémon Scarlet – Nintendo Switch
Pokémon Violet – Nintendo Switch
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X | Xbox One
Just Dance 2023 – Nintendo Switch | PS5 | Xbox Series X|S
Evil West – PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X|S | Xbox One
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – Xbox Series X|S | PC
BEST GAME RELEASES COMING IN EARLY 2023
Fire Emblem Engage
Release date: January 20, 2023
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Fire Emblem Engage is the next title in the long-running strategy series from Intelligent Systems – and, after the success of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, we’re expecting big things. Players will take on the role of Alear (also known as a Divine Dragon) to help stop a great evil that is about to reawaken and threaten the Continent of Elyos. Summoning heroes like Celica and Marth with the power of Emblem Rings, you’ll also be able to add their power to yours and inherit the weapons, skills and more of these battle-ready legends.
PRE-ORDER NOW: Nintendo Switch
Forspoken
Release date: January 24, 2023
Platforms: PS5, PC
Luminous Production’s Forspoken is easily one of the more intriguing titles we’ll be seeing in early 2023. The single-player story follows the journey of Frey, a young woman who finds herself transported to the stunning, yet hostile land of Athia. Complete with powerful enemies, a magical talking cuff and fearsome dragons, the action RPG promises plenty of detailed magic and sprawling worlds to explore, putting it firmly on our wishlist.
Dead Space Remake
Release date: January 27, 2023
Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Sci-fi survival horror classic, Dead Space, will return rebuilt from the ground up next January. With improvements to visuals, audio and gameplay, developer Motive Electronic Arts has promised a “deeper, more immersive experience” that stays faithful to the vision of the original. A Digital Deluxe Edition will also be up for grabs, which will include the base game, three unique suits and two suit textures to ensure you look your best while outrunning the horrors that await you.
PRE-ORDER NOW: PS5 | Xbox Series X
Dead Island 2
Release date: February 3, 2023
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Stadia, PC
Expect plenty of dark humour and gore when Dambuster Studio’s Dead Island 2 launches next February. Taking place in LA, the first-person shooter provides plenty of zombie-afflicted foes to use as target practice as you work your way through the visceral and quirky adventure. With six different characters to choose from, you’ll also be able to customise the abilities of your slayer and try out an all new skill system.
PRE-ORDER NOW: PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X | Xbox One
Hogwarts Legacy
Release date: February 10, 2023
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC
Rediscover the magic of the wizarding world and make your house proud in Avalanche Software’s Hogwarts Legacy. Set in the 1800s, the single-player open-world action RPG sees you play as a Hogwarts student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Its fate is in your hands as you make allies, battle Dark wizards and enjoy all Hogwarts has to offer – including crafting potions, discovering fantastic beasts, customising your character and, of course, mastering your spellcasting.
PRE-ORDER NOW: Nintendo Switch | PS5 | PS4 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S | PC
Octopath Traveler II
Release date: February 24, 2023
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, PC
The highly anticipated sequel to Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler finally has a release date, which means we’ll be able to get our hands on it relatively soon. Featuring the same gorgeous HD-2D art style as the original, Octopath Traveller II once again follows eight different characters as they explore their vast world, battle townspeople, secure items and forge their own paths.
PRE-ORDER NOW: Nintendo Switch
Skull & Bones
Release date: March 9, 2023
Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Stadia, Amazon Luna
Ubisoft’s upcoming action-adventure, Skull & Bones, is one for all the Pirates of the Carribean fans out there. The open-world pirate game will see players chart their own destiny as they work their way from outcast scallywag to pirate kingpin. It will also have crossplay and cross-progression, so you can explore the seven seas with your closest crewmates.
PRE-ORDER NOW: PS5 | Xbox Series X
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Release date: May 12, 2023
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Easily the biggest game announcement for 2023 so far is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Announced during the last Nintendo Direct, the action adventure is the sequel to 2017’s critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While we don’t know too much about the storyline just yet, from the trailers it looks like we’ll be returning to Hyrule – only this time there’s a bunch of floating islands in the sky. We’re also expecting to see new weapons and new ways to travel and explore. If you’re really keen, you can already pre-order your copy below.
PRE-ORDER: Nintendo Switch
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