We're halfway through the year, and looking forward to the rest of the new games 2022 has to offer. The beginning of the year has been stacked with huge new PC games like Total War: Warhammer 3 and the long-awaited, long-memed Elden Ring. But big games aren't the only reason to be thrilled as a PC gamer in 2022. We're also welcoming the launch of Valve's handheld Steam Deck, our very own gaming console!
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When you look at our list of the biggest games in 2022, you might feel a sense of déjà vu. It's true: some of the biggest games launching this year are ones we were expecting to play last year. The downstream effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and major developers working from home for most of 2020 and 2021 mean that last year was absolutely stacked with delays on games big and small.
This coming year may shake out in a similar fashion, now that big game delays have become so much more commonplace. To help you keep track of what you'll actually be playing this year, we'll keep this list up to date when release dates move to later points in the year or, inevitably, into 2023.
Don't despair, though. There are a lot of games launching in 2022. Not all of them have dates yet, so our TBA section is stuffed with fantastic games that haven't quite nailed down a precise release date for this year. Keep checking back to make sure you don't miss out on some of the smaller gems of the year in between all the big hitters.
Here's your guide to all the new games of 2022 coming to PC.
2022 Games: The biggest upcoming games
2022 Games: January
January is kicking off the year with two excellent PC ports of console games. Monster Hunter Rise is following in the new tradition of Monster Hunter games on PC while Kratos breaks new ground by bringing God of War to PC for the first time. Not a bad start to 2022.
January new games highlights
January new 2022 game release dates
- January 12, 2022 — Monster Hunter Rise - The latest MonHunt
- January 13, 2022 — The Anacrusis (early access) - 70's style shooter
- January 14, 2022 — God Of War - Kratos comes to PC
- January 18, 2022 — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel - The heart of the cards on PC
- January 19, 2022 — Nobody Saves the World - Transforming action-RPG
- January 20, 2022 — Expeditions: Rome - Party-based strategy RPG
- January 20, 2022 — Pupperazzi - Take photos of adorable dogs
- January 20, 2022 — Rainbow Six Extraction - Tactical FPS spin-off
- January 20, 2022 — Warno - 80's-styled cold war RTS
- January 20, 2022 — Windjammers 2 - Classic disc tennis sequel
- January 21, 2022 — Strange Horticulture - Occult plant puzzler
- January 25, 2022 — Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem - Wacky FPS goes out in the cold
2022 Games: February
After that good warmup in January, things are really scheduled to heat up in February. Elden Ring and Total War: Warhammer 3 are two big, highly anticipated games launching fresh on PC. They're joined by Dying Light 2, which is finally arriving after multiple delays.
February new games highlights
February new 2022 game release dates
- February 1, 2022 — Life is Strange Remastered - First game and prequel
- February 4, 2022 — Dying Light 2 - Zombie-killing parkour
- February 8, 2022 — OlliOlli World - OlliOlli but prettier.
- February 8, 2022 — Sifu - Kung-fu brawler from Absolver's developers
- February 9, 2022 — Letters - A Written Adventure - 90's penpal story adventure
- February 10, 2022 — Know By Heart - Story-based adventure
- February 11, 2022 — Lost Ark - The fantasy MMO's Western launch
- February 11, 2022 — Not Tonight 2 - Political satire road-trip adventure RPG
- February 15, 2022 — Arctico (early access) - Dogsledding survival adventure
- February 17, 2022 — King of Fighters 15 - Next KOF fighter
- February 17, 2022 — Total War: Warhammer 3 - Grand strategy RTS
- February 23, 2022 — Final Fantasy 6: Pixel Remaster - Another FF remaster
- February 24, 2022 — Atelier Sophie 2 - Magical alchemy RPG
- February 24, 2022 — GRID Legends - Stylish racing sim with a story
- February 25, 2022 — Elden Ring - From Software's next big RPG
- February 28, 2022 — Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons - MMORPG's third expansion
2022 Games: March
Leading off as we start to move towards spring is the adorable looking fox-powered action-adventure Tunic, followed up by a re-imagining of SquareEnix's original entry in the series in Final Fantasy Origins.
March new games highlights
March new 2022 game release dates
- March 1, 2022 — Elex 2 - Science-fantasy action RPG
- March 1, 2022 — Far: Changing Tides - Puzzle-y action adventure
- March 1, 2022 — Hero's Hour - Pixel turn-based strategy with real time combat
- March 1, 2022 — Shadow Warrior 3 - Guns, parkour, and gore galore
- March 2, 2022 — Instruments of Destruction - Vehicle building sandbox destruction sim
- March 3, 2022 — Babylon's Fall - Action RPG
- March 8, 2022 — Core Keeper (early access) - Caving 8-player sandbox adventure
- March 10, 2022 — Distant Worlds 2 - Space 4X strategy
- March 10, 2022 — Young Souls - Artistic 2D beat-em-up
- March 16, 2022 — Tunic - Tiny fox action adventure
- March 17, 2022 — Shredders - Open-world snowboarding
- March 17, 2022 — This Means Warp - Humorous co-op spaceship sim
- March 18, 2022 — Final Fantasy Origin - Inspired by the original FF
- March 24, 2022 — The Planet Crafter - Space survival and crafting
- March 24, 2022 — NORCO - Spooky gothic point-and-click adventure
- March 24, 2022 — Chromosome Evil - Horror survival RTS with turn-based elements
- March 25, 2022 — Ghostwire: Tokyo - Supernatural action thriller
- March 25, 2022 — Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - A Borderlands spinoff shooter
- March 29, 2022 — Abermore - First-person steal-em-up
- March 31, 2022 — Coromon - Monster collecting turn-based battler
- March 31, 2022 — Weird West - Top-down immersive sim
- March 31, 2022 — Midnight Ghost Hunt - Multiplayer FPS prop-hunter
2022 Games: April
April is looking like a light month for PC gamers, but there are a couple deep cut classics making unlikely returns. The weird 90s platformer Glover is getting a new PC release and Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers is coming to PC too. The next LEGO: Star Wars game arrives this month as well with a series-spanning cast.
April new games highlights
April new 2022 game release dates
- April 5, 2022 — LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - Blocky beat-em-up
- April 7, 2022 — Chinatown Detective Agency - Futuristic detective agency adventure sim
- April 7, 2022 — Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition - Remaster of the classic
- April 7, 2022 — Demeo: PC Edition (early access) - Tabletop RPG gone digital
- April 7, 2022 — Forgive Me Father - Retro horror FPS
- April 7, 2022 — Kombinera - Colorful puzzle platformer
- April 8, 2022 — Stacklands - Deck-based city-builder
- April 12, 2022 — B.I.O.T.A. - Sci fi retro style metroidvania
- April 14, 2022 — Cat Cafe Manager - Cuddly shop management sim
- April 14, 2022 — Ghostlore - Action-RPG with 'eastpunk' style
- April 14, 2022 — Crimesight - Murder mystery board game from Konami
- April 19, 2022 — Winter Ember - Archer-based stealth action
- April 20, 2022 — Glover - N64 classic of glove-based platforming
- April 21, 2022 — Terraformers (early access) - Colony building and resource management on Mars
- April 26, 2022 — Galactic Civilizations 4 (early access) - Space-based 4X
- April 26, 2022 — King Arthur: Knight's Tale - Dark tactical RPG
- April 26, 2022 — Dune: Spice Wars - Real-time strategy game set in the Dune universe
- April 27, 2022 — The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe - Comedy narrative, expanded
2022 Games: May
Like April, May is a little on the slow side for new game releases this year. While we wait for some big announcements headed into the summer, there are a few awaited early access indie games alongside a new Warhammer game and Evil Dead.
May new games highlights
May new 2022 game release dates
- May 3, 2022 — Loot River - Roguelike with moving levels
- May 5, 2022 — Citizen Sleeper - Tabletop-inspired cyberpunk RPG
- May 5, 2022 — Trek to Yomi - Side-scrolling samurai action
- May 5, 2022 — Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters - Knights of 40K
- May 10, 2022 — Salt and Sacrifice - Co-op action platformer
- May 10, 2022 — Songs of Conquest (Early access) - Classic turn-based strategy
- May 10, 2022 — Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising - Town-building action RPG
- May 10, 2022 — We Were Here Forever - The latest co-op puzzle exploration entry
- May 13, 2022 — Evil Dead: The Game - Co-op zombie slayer
- May 16, 2022 — Little Witch in the Woods (early access) - Witchcrafting life sim
- May 17, 2022 — V Rising (early access) - Survival basebuilding for vampires
- May 19, 2022 — Vampire: the Masquerade - Swansong - Bitey narrative RPG
- May 20, 2022 — APICO - Relaxed beekeeping simulator
- May 26, 2022 — My Time At Sandrock (early access) - Western crafting life sim
- May 26, 2022 — Sniper Elite 5 - The latest in the scope-friendly series
2022 Games: June
If April and May were slow for new releases, June is looking glacial. Even so, we've got the PC release of Diablo Immortal to ring in the month, and a slate of expansions and early access games to—hopefully—hold us over into summer.
June new games highlights
June new 2022 game release dates
- June 1, 2022 — Silt - Underwater puzzle adventure
- June 2, 2022 — Card Shark - Deception and card games
- June 2, 2022 — Diablo Immortal - Pocket-sized Diablo gets a PC-sized release
- June 2, 2022 — Souldiers - Flashy 16-bit fantasy metroidvania
- June 6, 2022 — The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle - ESO's latest, Breton-centric chapter
- June 8, 2022 — The Cycle: Frontier (early access) - Sci-fi free-to-play PvPvE salvage and survival
- June 10, 2022 — The Quarry - Co-op summer camp horror from Supermassive
- June 16, 2022 — Redout 2 - High-octane hovercar arcade racer
- June 16, 2022 — Starship Troopers: Terran Command - Sci-fi RTS based on the Verhoeven movie
- June 23, 2022 — Sonic Origins - Remastered collection of early Sonic classics
- June 24, 2022 — AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative - Anime visual novel meets sci-fi forensics
- June 28, 2022 — Disgaea 6 Complete - JRPG tactic juggernaut comes to PC
- June 30, 2022 — Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - Endgame expansion to the latest MonHunt
- June 30, 2022 — OUTRIDERS WORLDSLAYER - Major update for the looter shooter
2022 Games: July
2022 Games: August
- August 9, 2022 — Two Point Campus - University building sim
- August 16, 2022 — Rollerdrome - Third-person stunt shooter on rollerblades
- August 23, 2022 — Saints Row - The outlandish action series reboot
2022 Games: September
- September 1, 2022 — The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - Fantasy spinoff RPG
- September 8, 2022 — Steelrising - Automatron French revolution
- September 13, 2022 — Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - Vermintide, but 40K
2022 Games: October
- October 11, 2022 — Forspoken - Magical parkour adventure
- October 25, 2022 — Gotham Knights - Crime-fighting team up
- October ??, 2022 — Scorn - First-person horror
2022 Games: November
- No games for this month yet, check back later!
2022 Games: December
- December 2, 2022 — The Callisto Protocol - Survival horror on Jupiter
- December 8, 2022 — Stalker 2 - Chernobyl-based zombie FPS
2022 Games: Dates To Be Announced
Possible new games in 2022
- 2022? — Avowed - Obsidian's new fantasy RPG
- 2022? — Gloomwood - Retro-styled stealth FPS
- 2022? — Indiana Jones - MachineGames' (untitled) Indy game
- 2022? — Metal Slug Tactics - Tactical rpg in the Metal Slug universe
- 2022? — Overwatch 2 - The quasi-remake hero shooter
- 2022? — Horizon Forbidden West - When will it be on PC?
- 2022? — Skull & Bones - Pirating RPG
- 2022? — Tactical Breach Wizards - Turn-based strategy wizarding
- 2022? — The Outlast Trials - Survival horror with online co-op
2022 dates TBA
- 2022 — A Highland Song - Scottish side-scrolling survival rhythm
- 2022 — A Plague Tale: Requiem - Mediaeval action adventure
- 2022 — Arc Raiders - 3rd person co-op shooter against giant robots
- 2022 — Arcade Paradise - Management adventure
- 2022 — ARK 2 - More dinosaurs, plus Vin Diesel
- 2022 — Asterigos: Curse of the Stars - Ancient Greek action RPG
- 2022 — Atomic Heart - Sci-fi Soviet shooter
- 2022 — Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Open-world Avatar
- 2022 — AK-xolotl: Wars - Multiplayer bullet hell
- 2022 — Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 - PC release for the classic action RPG sequel
- 2022 — Betrayal at Club Low - Latest sim/RPG from Cosmo D
- 2022 — Blood Bowl 3 (early access) - Truly fantasy football
- 2022 — Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - Funky 3D platformer
- 2022 — Chenso Club - Co-op roguelike with cute chainsaws
- 2022 — Chrono Odyssey - Fantasy MMO
- 2022 — CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story - Action platformer
- 2022 — Company of Heroes 3 - WW2 Mediterranean RTS
- 2022 — TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection - Classic turtles beat-em-ups on PC
- 2022 — Crimson Desert - Singleplayer RPG from Black Desert devs
- 2022 — Cultic - Retro lo-fi shooter
- 2022 — The Devil In Me - The final Dark Pictures horror chapter
- 2022 — El Paso, Elsewhere - Third-person shooter
- 2022 — Evil West - Cowboys vs. vampires
- 2022 — Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - Soulslike for muskets fans
- 2022 — Forever Skies - Airship-based FPS survival on doomed earth
- 2022 — Freshly Frosted - Pastry-based puzzler
- 2022 — Frog Detective 3 - Another amphibious mystery
- 2022 — Frostpunk 2 - Grim, snowy city management
- 2022 — Fueled Up - Like Overcooked, but in space
- 2022 — Harold Halibut - Claymation space story
- 2022 — Hogwarts Legacy - Magical RPG
- 2022 — Hollow Knight: Silksong - Challenging metroidvania
- 2022 — Homeworld 3 - Space RTS
- 2022 — Hooked On You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim - murderous dating sim spinoff
- 2022 — Immortality - A Sam Barlow FMV mystery
- 2022 — Inkulinati - Medieval animal strategy
- 2022 — The Invincible - Retro-future space thriller
- 2022 — Ixion - Space base city builder
- 2022 — JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R - Bizarre fighter gets a PC release
- 2022 — LEGO Bricktales - Lego diorama building game
- 2022 — Lord Winklebottom Investigates - Point & click adventure
- 2022 — Marvel's Midnight Suns - Tactical RPG superheroes
- 2022 — Mask of the Rose - Failbetter's 'sort-of' dating sim
- 2022 — Men of War 2 - WW2 RTS with co-op
- 2022 — Moonlight in Garland - Stardew in the big city
- 2022 — Moss: Book II - Mouse-based adventures continue
- 2022 — Multiversus - Warner Bros. goes Smash Bros
- 2022 — N1RV-ANN-A - Cyberpunk bartending visual novel
- 2022 — Neon White - Deck-building FPS
- 2022 — Nighthawks - A vampire RPG from adventure game veterans
- 2022 — No More Heroes 3 - Assassin otaku Travis Touchdown rides again
- 2022 — The Outbound Ghost - Turn-based RPG with cute ghosts
- 2022 — Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals - Spooky mystery adventure
- 2022 — Party Animals - Silly physics brawler
- 2022 — Path of Exile 2 - The big ARPG campaign sequel
- 2022 — Pharaoh: A New Era - City builder remaster
- 2022 — Pixel Tactics Online - Turn-based tactics
- 2022 — Planet of Lana - Sci-fi puzzle adventure
- 2022 — Pokemon Trading Card Game Live - Pokemon cards, but online
- 2022 — Potionomics - Potion shop simulator
- 2022 — Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake - Action adventure
- 2022 — Replaced - Sci-fi action platformer
- 2022 — Return to Monkey Island - Puzzle adventure
- 2022 — Rocksmith+ - Guitar/bass-learning rhythm game
- 2022 — Roller Champions - Competitive roller derby
- 2022 — Sea of Stars - Classic-style turn-based RPG
- 2022 — Serial Cleaners - Stealth action mob cleanup crew
- 2022 — The Settlers - Reboot of the city-building RTS
- 2022 — Shadows of Doubt - Neon noir detective sim
- 2022 — She Dreams Elsewhere - Retro-surreal adventure RPG
- 2022 — Ship of Fools - Shipborne co-op roguelike
- 2022 — Silt - Underwater puzzle adventure
- 2022 — Slime Rancher 2 - Colourful collect 'em all
- 2022 — Somerville - Sci-fi exploration adventure
- 2022 — Song of Nunu - A League of Legends adventure
- 2022 — Sonic Frontiers - "Open zone" 3D Sonic game
- 2022 — STONKS-9800 - Retro text-based stock market simulator
- 2022 — Superfuse - Comic-inspired sci fi ARPG
- 2022 — System Shock - Remake of an FPS classic
- 2022 — Terra Nil - Reverse city-builder
- 2022 — TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - Classic styled turtles beat-em-up
- 2022 — Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection - Uncharted 4 on PC
- 2022 — Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - Blood-sucking sim
- 2022 — Voidtrain - Open-world survival FPS
- 2022 — Way to the Woods - Bambi adventure
- 2022 — We are OFK - Indie-pop narrative series
- 2022 — Witchbrook - Wizarding school life sim
- 2022 — Wizard With A Gun - Co-op sandbox survival
- 2022 — Wrath: Aeon of Ruin - Quake-like retro shooter
- 2022 — WrestleQuest - 80's pro wrestling meets retro-styled RPG
2022 Games: Delayed to 2023
Delayed to 2023
- 2023 — The Day Before - Open world zombie survival MMO
- 2023 — Kerbal Space Program 2 - Physics disaster in space
- 2023 — Pragmata - Outerspace action adventure
- 2023 — Redfall - Co-op open-world vampire shooter
- 2023 — Starfield - Bethesda's new original space RPG
- 2023 — Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - Co-op villain adventure