2022 is a year with many exciting new sci fi releases – from movies, to TV shows, and to books. And now let us introduce to you the best sci fi and horror new games 2022 that you need to play this year. From heavily anticipated sequels to remakes to all new stories, there’s so much to look forward to! So, check out the best upcoming new games now!
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Fantasy And Horror New Games 2022
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Developer: Massive Entertainment
Publisher: Unisoft
Genre: Open world action adventure
Available Platforms: Amazon Luna, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, Google Stadia, PlayStation 5
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: Based on the Avatar movie. In an immersive, open world experience, explore the alluring world of Pandora with all of its beauty and danger. Play as a Na’vi and embark on a journey across the Western Frontier. In a living and reactive world inhabited by unique creatures and new characters, push back against the formidable RDA forces that threaten it.
The Callisto Protocol
Developer: Striking Distance Studios
Publisher: Skybound Entertainment
Genre: Survival Horror
Available Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: From the creators of the Dead Space series and set in the PUBG: Battlegrounds universe, take on the role of a prisoner held at Black Iron located on Jupiter’s moon Callisto. Find yourself in the year 2320 and in the midst of an alien invasion that seems to have been engineered by the prison’s warden.
Starfield
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Genres: Shooter, Action RPG, Action-adventure
Available Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows
Release Date: November 11 2022
About: It’s the year 2310 and the two largest factions – the United Colonies and Freestar Collective – are engaged in the bloody Colony War. Twenty years later, the major factions enjoy an uneasy peace. Assume the role of a customisable character who is a member of Constellation, an organization of space explorers.
Dune: Spice Wars
Developer: Shiro Games
Publisher: Funcom
Genre: Strategy
Available Platforms: Microsoft Windows
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: A real-time strategy game with 4X elements, from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Developer: Traveller’s Tales
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Genre: Action Adventure
Available Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Release Date: April 5 2022
About: Play through all nine Star Wars saga films in a brand-new LEGO video game unlike any other. Experience fun-filled adventures, whimsical humor, and the freedom to fully immerse yourself in the LEGO Star Wars galaxy.
Star Trek: Resurgence
Developer: Bruner House LLC
Publisher: Bruner House LLC
Genre: Adventure
Available Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5
Release Date: Not yet confirmed but is expected to be Spring 2022
About: An interactive narrative video game that tells an original story set in the era shortly after the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Players will assume the role of two principal characters, first officer Jara Rydek and engineering ensign Carter Diaz, as they unravel a sinister mystery involving two civilizations on the brink of war.
The Day Before
Developer: FNTASTIC
Publisher: MYTONA
Genre: Multiplayer online game, Shooter, Action Adventure
Available Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows
Release Date: June 21 2022
About: In a deadly, post-pandemic America that’s overrun by flesh-hungry infected and survivors killing each other for food, weapons, and cars, all you need to do is survive.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Developer: GSC Game World
Publisher: GSC Game World
Genre: First person shooter survival horror
Available Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows
Release Date: December 8 2022
About: Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate.
The Outlast Trials
Developer: Red Barrels
Publisher: Red Barrels
Genre: Survival Horror
Available Platforms: Microsoft Windows
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: In the third instalment in the Outlast series, you’ll have to survive the twisted, sadistic and bizarre experiments of the Murkoff Corporation. In a world of distrust, fear, and violence, your morals will be challenged, your endurance tested, and your sanity crushed. All in the name of progress, science, and profit.
The Expanse: A Telltale Series
Developer: Deck Nine, Telltale Games
Publisher: Telltale Games
Genre: Adventure
Available Platforms: PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: In the near future on the outskirts of the asteroid belt, a bloody mutiny breaks loose on the Artemis. You take the role of XO Camina Drummer, where your choices determine the fate of the ship. What will you do with the truth, Bosmang?
The Outer Worlds 2
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Genre: Action adventure RPG
Available Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: Not much is know about this upcoming new game yet – but there’ll be a new star system, and a new crew in the same Outer Worlds.
System Shock Remake
Developer: Nightdive Studios
Publisher: Nightdive Studios, Prime Matter, Koch Media
Genre: Action-adventure
Available Platforms: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: You awaken from a six month healing coma aboard Citadel Station. Mutants feast on their former crew mates, nightmares of flesh bound to metal roam the dark hallways, and the station’s A.I. is aiming Citadel’s mining laser at Earth! Your military grade neural interface is all that stands between humanity and the silicon god coming to remake Earth in their vision. System Shock is a remake of the beloved PC classic.
Kerbal Space Program 2
Developer: Intercept Games
Publisher: Private Division
Genre: Simulation
Available Platforms: PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: Build a space program, construct powerful spacecraft, design resource-gathering colonies, and much more to uncover the secrets of the galaxy. A plethora of exciting new features will captivate veteran and returning players!
Alan Wake 2
Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Publisher: Epic Games
Genre: Survival Horror
Available Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5
Release Date: Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed, possibly 2023)
About: Alan Wake 2 is the sequel to the 2010 psychological thriller Alan Wake. Again, not much is known as of yet – but you can still check out the trailer below!
The Anacrusis
Developer: Stray Bombay
Publisher: Stray Bombay
Genre: First person co-op shooter
Available Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Release Date: 13 January 2022
About: The Anacrusis is a four-player, cooperative first-person shooter set aboard a massive starship stranded at the edge of explored space. Team up with your friends in an infinitely-replayable fight against alien hordes to unlock perks, weapons, and new ways to play!
Horizon Forbidden West
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Genre: Action RPG
Available Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Release Date: February 18 2022
About: In a post-apocalyptic version of the Western United States, travel and complete missions using survival skills, melee attacks, and long-distance weapons in a world overrun by a deadly plague, hostile machine creatures, and other survivors. This is the much anticipated sequel to the widely acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn.
ARC Raiders
Developer: Embark Studios
Publisher: Embark Studios
Genre: Co-op shooter
Available Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: A free-to-play, reimagined, cooperative action shooter! It offers an intense struggle in every session: together with your squad, defend our home and resist the onslaught of ARC – a ruthless mechanized threat descending from space.
Dying Light 2
Developer: Techland
Publisher: Techland
Genre: Action RPG
Available Platforms: PS4, PS5 Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Release Date: February 4 2022
About: The virus won and civilization has fallen back to the Dark Ages. The City, one of the last human settlements, is on the brink of collapse. Use your agility and combat skills to survive, and reshape the world. And it’s a world where your choices matter.
Somerville
Developer: Jumpship
Publisher: Jumpship, Xbox Game Studios
Genre: Adventure
Available Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Release Date: 2022 (actual date not confirmed)
About: In the wake of catastrophe, you must find the means to make your family whole again. Immerse yourself in a hand-crafted narrative experience set across a vivid rural landscape. Navigate your way through the perilous terrain ahead of you to unravel the mysteries of Earth’s visitors.
Stray
Developer: BlueTwelve Studio
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
Genre: Adventure
Available Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows
Release Date: 19 July 2022
About: Play as a cat amidst the detailed neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly. Roam surroundings high and low, defend against unforeseen threats and solve the mysteries of this unwelcoming place inhabited by nothing but unassuming droids and dangerous creatures.
Other Game Releases 2022
This list covers the top sci-fi and horror titles that are out this year but there are also some other highly anticipated games that will be out this year in other genres. Here are some other notable releases that will be out this year:
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 – Release date not yet announced
- Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course – released June 30 2022
- Warhammer 40,000 Darktide – release date September 12 2022
- Resident Evil Re:Verse – October 28 2022
- Gotham Knights – October 25 2022
- Spider man Remastered – release date not yet announced
- Elden Ring – release date February 25 2022
- Two Point Campus – release date August 9 2022
- God of War Ragnarok – release date November 9 2022
- Total War: Warhammer 3 – release date February 17 2022
- The Lord Of The Rings Gollum – release date September 13 2022
- Saints Row – release date 23 August 2022
- Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin – March 18 2022
Frequently Asked Questions
What game will come out in 2022?
Here is a list of new games that will come out in 2022:
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – release date not yet announced
- The Callisto Protocol – release date not yet announced
- Starfield – release date November 11 2022
- Dune: Spice Wars – release date not yet announced
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – April 5 2022
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl – release date December 8 2022
- The Outlast Trials – release date not yet announced
- The Outer Worlds 2 – release date not yet announced
- System Shock Remake – release date not yet announced
- Horizon Forbidden West – release date February 18 2022
- Somerville – release date not yet announced
- Stray – release date July 19 2022
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 – release date not yet announced
- Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course – released June 30 2022
- Warhammer 40,000 Darktide – release date September 12 2022
- Resident Evil Re:Verse – October 28 2022
- Gotham Knights – October 25 2022
- Spider man Remastered – release date not yet announced
- Elden Ring – release date February 25 2022
- Two Point Campus – release date August 9 2022
- God of War Ragnarok – release date November 9 2022
- Total War: Warhammer 3 – release date February 17 2022
- The Lord Of The Rings Gollum – release date September 13 2022
- Saints Row – release date 23 August 2022
- Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin – March 18 2022
What is the #1 game in 2022?
The #1 best selling game so far of 2022 is Elden Ring.
