2022 in video gaming

Event

COVID-19 restrictions mostly eased, although some countries still have them in place. 2022 was marked in large part by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February, with gaming companies like Microsoft and CD Projekt joining a global sanctions program against Russia in retaliation for the invasion, which included financial sanctions (such as banning Russian banks from the SWIFT international banking system), and the banning of all Russian company and individual-owned planes from a vast swathe of air space in Europe and North America. Major sports competitions either banned or sanctioned Russian teams and athletes, with perhaps the most high-profile events of these being the Haas Formula 1 team dropping controversial driver Nikita Mazepin and its flagship Russian sponsor Uralkali over ties of the owner of Uralkali to PM Vladimir Putin and the Russian government.

Many video game hardware and software companies operating in Ukraine have had to shut down as war ravages the country. The long-term impact of this war is not yet clear.

Notable video games

Notable video games so far released in 2022 include:

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, a tournament-style implementation of the popular TCG with single-player and multi-player support.
• Re-releases of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX, Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts III for the Nintendo Switch.
• Upgraded version of Cyberpunk 2077 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X, with a limited patch available for previous-gen console systems.
• Horizon Forbidden West, the hotly-anticipated sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, set in a post-apocalyptic Earth.
• Elden Ring, a soulslike video game, was also released to critical acclaim in February.
• Gran Turismo 7 was released exclusively to the PlayStation 5 in March as the latest main series Gran Turismo title since Gran Turismo 5 on the PlayStation 3. The game touts itself as both the ultimate racing simulator, as well as a guide to motor sports history in general to players new or unfamiliar with motor sporting history.

Video game releases

Name	Release Date	Category	Region(s)	Platform(s)
7 Days to End with You	February 6, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
A New Leaf: Memories	March WW, 2022	Video Game	Microsoft Windows	Undefined
A Perfect Day	February 25, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Abriss	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
ACTION SANDBOX	April 22, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Afterinfection	February 2, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Against the Storm	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Aka	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Alan's Automation Workshop	January 20, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Albert Wilde	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Alina of the Arena	January 19, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Among Ripples: Shallow Waters	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Anemoiapolis	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
ANNO: Mutationem	March 17, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows, Steam
Anuchard	April 21, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Aquamarine	January 20, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Artificial	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Astro Colony	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
At Home Alone Final	January 1, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora	2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, Luna, PlayStation Store, Stadia, Xbox Games Store
Bakery Simulator	May 3, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Batora: Lost Haven	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Battle Bands	March 17, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Battle Cry of Freedom	March 1, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Bear and Breakfast	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Beat Invaders	March 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Beneath the Mountain	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Best Month Ever!	May 5, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Beyond the Storm	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Binary Smoke	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Black One Blood Brothers	January 11, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Blacksmith Legends	January 18, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Blade&Sword	February 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Blood West	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Boundary	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Buck Up And Drive!	January 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Buggos	March 17, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Builder Simulator	June 9, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Café Stella and the Reaper's Butterflies	March 25, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Capybara Spa	March 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Card Shark	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Castle Morihisa	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Cat Cafe Manager	April 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Cave Crawler	January 23, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Chinatown Detective Agency	April 7, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Chromosome Evil	March 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Coal Mining Simulator	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Colony Simulator	February 8, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Covid Simulator	January 25, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Crowns and Pawns	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Cult of Cards	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Cult of the Lamb	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Cyanotype Daydream	February 9, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace	July 15, 2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Stadia
Dead Grid	March 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Deadly Fight	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Death Carnival	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Deduction	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Deflector	January 27, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Dialtown	February 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Diplomacy is Not an Option	February 9, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Divinity Chronicles	March 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Downfall - A Slay the Spire Expansion	March 26, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Drill Deal	March 9, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
DUBIUM	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Dwerve	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Elderand	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Electrician Simulator	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
EndCycle VS	April 21, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Epiphany City	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Ero Manager	March 11, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Escape the Backrooms	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Evil West	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Exoblast	January 31, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Expedition Zero	March 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Fableforge	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Fashion Police Squad	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R	2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Stadia
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis	2022	Video Game	International	Android, App Store, iOS, Play Store
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
For the Warp	March 28, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
FPS Game: Dev Test	March 1, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
GearCity	January 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Ghostlore	April 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Ghosts	February 22, 2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, macOS
GhostWire: Tokyo	March 25, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5
GigaBash	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
God of War (2018)	January 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Godlike Burger	April 21, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Gods of Sand	February 7, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Gord	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Gran Turismo 7	March 4, 2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
Grand Theft Auto Online	March 15, 2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
Grand Theft Auto V	March 15, 2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
Grapple Dog	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Gunlocked	April 29, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Haha Doodle	January 25, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Heart of a Bird in a Cage	2022	Video Game	International
Heaven Dust 2	January 6, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Hell Pie	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Help Me Remember, Satori-Sama!	March 8, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Heroine Anthem Zero 2	February 22, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Hidden Deep	January 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Highrise City	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Hobble	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Horizon II: Forbidden West	February 18, 2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
How Fish Is Made	January 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Human Apocalypse	February 28, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, Steam
HunterX	April 29, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Ignited Steel	March 9, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Ikai	March 29, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Infernax	February 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Instruments of Destruction	March 2, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Internet Cafe Simulator 2	January 7, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Inua - A Story in Ice and Time	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Iron Lung	March 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Isometric World: Frame of Mind	June, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
It follows you	January 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
ITORAH	March 21, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
IXION	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
JAMMO	December 1, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Kaiju Wars	April 28, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Kapital: Sparks of Revolution	April 28, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Kardboard Kings	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Kerbal Space Program 2	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows, Steam
KINGDOM of the DEAD	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Know by heart	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
KUR	March 17, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Land of Screens	February 4, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
League Manager 2022	March 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Letters - a written adventure	February 9, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Lily's Well	January 4, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Line War	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Little Orpheus	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Lord Winklebottom Investigates	Q2, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows, Steam
Lords of Solgrund	February 21, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Lost Nova	May 11, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Lunacid	March 15, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Mad Streets	March 15, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Magna Fortuna	March 19, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Mago: The Villain's Burger	February 7, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Mahokenshi	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Make Your Kingdom	January 20, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Memory Lost	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Metal Mind	April 25, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Mike goes on Hike	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
MLB The Show 22	April 5, 2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch
Model Builder	February 8, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Moo Lander	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Moonshine Inc.	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Mushy	February 16, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
My life as an archeologist	January 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
My Lovely Wife	June 8, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
My Neighbor Alice	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Mythic	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
NEBULOUS: Fleet Command	February 11, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Neon White	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
New Home: Medieval Village	January 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Nihongo Quest	January, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Nobody - The Turnaround	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Nobody Saves the World	January 18, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
NORCO	March 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Norland	Fall WW, 2022	Video Game	Microsoft Windows	Undefined
Oblivity	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
One Lonely Outpost	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
One More Island	May 16, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Operation STEEL	January 27, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
ORX	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Outerverse	January 7, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Palworld	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Phantom Gear	December WW, 2022	Video Game	Microsoft Windows	Undefined
Porcelain Tales	February 4, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Potato Flowers in Full Bloom	March 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Power to the People	February 8, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
PowerSlave Exhumed	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Pupperazzi	January 20, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Quiet Farm	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Ragtag Crew	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Recursive Ruin	May 18, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Refactor	March 29, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Regiments	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Rest in Jelly	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Reverie Knight Tactics	January 25, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Rise of the Third Power	February 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Rocket Bot Royale	April 21, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Rogue Tower	January 28, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
RPG in a Box	May 11, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Saints Row (2022)	August 23, 2022	Video Game	International	Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Sandwalkers	Fall WW, 2022	Video Game	Microsoft Windows	Undefined
Scathe	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Sengoku Dynasty	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Sentimental K	January 18, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Shadow Dreams: The Last Thought of Hope	April 15, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Soda Crisis	May 22, 2022	Video Game	Microsoft Windows	Undefined
Sonic Frontiers	2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Source of Madness	May 11, 2022	Video Game	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Xbox Games Store, GoG.com	Undefined
SpellMaster: The Saga	February 16, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Spirit of the Island	March 16, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Spirits of the Hellements	April 28, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Steel Ocean: Wolves of Deep Sea	April 20, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Strange Horticulture	January 21, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Stray Blade	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Sucker for Love: First Date	January 20, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League	2022	Video Game	International	PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Microsoft Windows
Supplice	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Survival Quiz CITY	March 4, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Symphony of War	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Take The Throne	April 20, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Tales of Wild	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Tap Ninja - Idle Game	March 17, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Teravit	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Terra Invicta	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
TERRORbane	April 1, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
THE BUTTON	April 27, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Closing Shift	March 19, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Darkest Tales	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Dead End	May 14, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Deadly Facade	March WW, 2022	Video Game	Microsoft Windows	Undefined
The Heart of Darkness	April 16, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Hundred Year Kingdom	February 3, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Odyssey of the Mammoth	March 4, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king	March 28, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Palace on the Hill	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Planet Crafter	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Serpent Rogue	April 27, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Upturned	March 23, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The Wandering Village	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
The World According to Girl	February 23, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
This Means Warp	January, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Tiny Combat Arena	February 22, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Tower Tactics: Liberation	March 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Tree of Life	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
TrickShot	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Trigon: Space Story	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Trolley Problem, Inc.	April 21, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Twins Edge : Back and Forth	January 24, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Two Against the Legion	March 6, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Two Point Campus	May 17, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
Undying Symphony	January, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Uragun	April 12, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Urbek City Builder	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Vagabond	WW Microsoft Windows, 2022	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
VenusBlood HOLLOW International	January 7, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Virtual Aquarium	April 3, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Void Marauders	March 29, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Voidtrain	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
We Are One	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Whisker Squadron	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus	March 18, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Wild West Dynasty	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Winter	March 15, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
With You	February 2, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Within Skerry	February 8, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Workshop Simulator	March 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic	2022	Video Game	International	macOS, Microsoft Windows
XEL	2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Yaengard	May 5, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Yotsume God -Reunion-	February 16, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
You Will (Not) Remain	January 7, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Young Souls	March 10, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Zorya: The Celestial Sisters	February 17, 2022	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows

Hardware releases

Name	Release Date	Category	Region(s)
Steam Deck	February 25, 2022	Handheld PC	North America