Big Games Coming In 2022
December 4, 2021Just like 2019 and 2020, 2021 has also been quite an uneventful year due to the pandemic. So many industries have been greatly affected during this trying time and the gaming industry isn’t left out. During these times, the gaming industry has been faced with a series of setbacks ranging from developers’ turnover to delayed release dates. However, it does seem that the gaming industry never slumber. Every month of the year features at least a few notable games from large studios, as well as a flurry of small projects aimed at a niche audience. Games such as Resident Evil Village, Forza Horizon 5, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Deathloop, Battlefield 2042 are just a few of the top PS5 and PS4 games released in 2021.
While some PS5 games have been given firm release dates, others have just been rumoured. This write-up beginning from November will include games that have been released, are upcoming, and are rumoured to be released on future dates. Moreover, do keep in mind that the release dates, significant expansions, and DLCs listed here are for North America only.
Games Released In November 2021
The month of November 2021 has been one of the eventful years of 2021 of the gaming industry. The month has had a number of releases such as Call of Duty: Vanguard, Battlefield 2042, and Grand Theft Auto Trilogy. Skyrim also added a special edition called the Anniversary Edition, in honour of the franchise’s 10th birthday.
- November 2: Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View (PS5, PS4)
- November 2: First Class Trouble (PS5, PS4)
- November 2: Knockout City (PS5), Knockout City (PC)
- November 3: Bloodshore (PS5, PS4)
- November 3: Bloody Rally Show (PS4)
- November 4: Demon Turf (PS5, PS4)
- November 4: Just Dance 2022 (PS5, PS4)
- November 5: Call of Duty: Vanguard (PS5, PS4)
- November 5: Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise of SH1FT3R (PS4)
- November 5: Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy (PS5, PS4)
- November 5: Stilstand (PS4)
- November 9: Airborne Kingdom (PS5, PS4)
- November 9: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Tombs of the Fallen (PS5, PS4)
- November 9: Blue Reflection: Second Light (PS4)
- November 9: Instant Sports Paradise (PS5, PS4)
- November 9: Jurassic World Evolution 2 (PS5, PS4)
- November 9: My Singing Monsters Playground (PS5, PS4)
- November 10: Gunkid 99 (PS5, PS4)
- November 10: Real Farm: Premium Edition (PS5)
- November 11: American Hero (PS4)
- November 11: The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Anniversary Edition (PS5, PS4)
- November 11: Epic Chef (PS4)
- November 11: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (PS5, PS4) – Digital
- November 11: Orcs Must Die! 3 – Cold As Eyes (PS4)
- November 11: Treasures of the Aegean (PS5, PS4)
- November 12: Gynoug (PS4)
- November 16: A Short Hike (PS4)
- November 16: Far Cry 6 – Vaas: Insanity (PS5, PS4)
- November 16: Grow: Song of the Evertree (PS4)
- November 16: Kingdom: Two Crowns – Norse Lands (PS5, PS4)
- November 16: Marsupilami: Hoobadventure (PS4)
- November 16: Ruined King: A League of Legends Story (PS5, PS4)
- November 16: Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (PS5)
- November 16: The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf (PS4)
- November 16: Surviving the Aftermath (PS4)
- November 16: YUKI (PS4)
- November 16: The Wild At Heart (PS4)
- November 17: Klang 2 (PS5, PS4)
- November 18: BloodRayne: ReVamped (PS4)
- November 18: BloodRayne 2: ReVamped (PS4)
- November 18: Kid A MNESIA Exhibition (PS5)
- November 18: Undungeon (XBO, PC)
- November 19: Battlefield 2042 (PS5, PS4)
- November 19: The Last Stand: Aftermath (PS5, PS4)
- November 19: NERF Legends (PS5, PS4)
- November 22: Farming Simulator 22 (PS5, PS4)
- November 23: Death’s Door (PS5, PS4)
- November 23: My Universe: Puppies and Kittens (PS4)
- November 23: Winter Sports Games: 4K Edition (PS5)
- November 25: Arcade Archives: Phozon (PS4)
- November 25: Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! (PS4)
- November 25: Cricket 22 – The Official Game of the Ashes (PS5)
- November 25: DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game (PS4)
- November 25: Nostalgic Train (PS5, PS4)
- November 26: Windlands 2 (PS4)
- November 30: Angry Alligator (PS4)
- November 30: Beyond A Steel Sky (PS5, PS4)
- November 30: Evil Genius 2: World Domination (PS5, PS4)
- November 30: MXGP 2021 (PS5, PS4)
Games Released In December 2021
December isn’t really looking piled with games, however, it’s definitely welcoming games to get you up to your fit. Games such as Endwalker, the fourth expansion for Final Fantasy 14, will be released in December. Moreover, Blasphemous’ DLC ‘Wounds of Eventide‘ would be released on the 9th of December. In addition, Grand Theft Auto: Trilogy – The Definitive Edition would be having its physical release on the 7th of December, 2021. Other exciting games to look forward to in the month of December 2021 are as follows.
- December 2: Break Arts 2 (PS4)
- December 2: Dauntless (PS5)
- December 2: Hot Wheels Unleashed: Hot Wheels Pass Vol. 1 Batman (PS5, PS4)
- December 2: The Plane Effect (PS4)
- December 2: Rubber Bandits (PS5, PS4)
- December 2: Solar Ash (PS5, PS4)
- December 2: Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector (PS4)
- December 3: 6souls (PS5, PS4)
- December 3: Chorus (PS5, PS4)
- December 3: The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos (PS5)
- December 3: Happy’s Humble Burger Farm (PS5, PS4)
- December 7: 12 Minutes (PS5, PS4)
- December 7: Ever Forward (PS5, PS4)
- December 7: Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker (PS5, PS4)
- December 7: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (PS5, PS4) – Physical
- December 7: Heavenly Bodies (PS5, PS4)
- December 7: Rune Factory 4 Special (PS4)
- December 7: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Edition (PS5)
- December 8: Transient: Extended Edition (PS4)
- December 9: After the Fall (PS4)
- December 9: Blasphemous: Wounds of Eventide (PS4)
- December 9: Demon Gaze Extra (PS4)
- December 9: Monopoly Madness (PS5, PS4)
- December 9: RICO London (PS4)
- December 9: Sol Cresta (PS4)
- December 9: Wytchwood (PS5, PS4)
- December 10: Terminator: Resistance – Annihilation Line (PS5)
- December 10: Vaporum: Lockdown (PS4)
- December 13: Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon (PS4)
- December 14: Among Us (PS5, PS4)
- December 14: Asteroids: Recharged (PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XBO, Switch, PC)
- December 14: Clockwork Aquario (PS4)
- December 14: Disney Classic Games Collection: Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Jungle Book (PS4)
- December 14: Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue (PS5, PS4)
- December 14: Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Ultimate Edition (PS5, PS4)
- December 14: Greak: Memories of Azur (PS4)
- December 14: My Universe: Doctors and Nurses (PS4)
- December 14: The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf (PS5)
- December 15: Aeterna Noctis (PS5, PS4)
- December 16: Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo (PS5, PS4)
- December 16: Black Bird (PS5, PS4)
- December 16: Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach (PS5, PS4)
- December 16: moon: Remix RPG Adventure (PS5, PS4)
- December 16: Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (PS5, PS4, XBX/S, XBO, Switch, PC)
Big Games Coming In 2022
The year 2022 is shaping up to be a big one for the PS5, and the first few months are shaping up to be particularly exciting. In January, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction will be released, and February 2022 will be jam-packed with titles including Sifu and Elden Ring. With the PS5 editions of GTA 5 and GTA Online, Gran Turismo 7, and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, March 2022 keeps the trend going. Furthermore, both Hogwarts Legacy and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum have the potential to be among the best games in their respective franchises.
- January 11: Weird West (PS4, XBO, PC)
- January 20: Battle Spirits: Connected Battlers (PS4)
- January 20: Blackwind (PS5, PS4)
- January 20: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction (PS5, PS4)
- January 25: Dark Thrones / Witch Hunter Double Pack (PS4)
- January 25: Mozart Requiem (PS4)
- January 27: COGEN: Sword of Rewind (PS4)
- January 27: Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (PS5, PS4)
- January 27: Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator (PS5, PS4)
- January 27: Wanderer (PS4)
- February: Evil Dead: The Game (PS5, PS4)
- February 1: Life Is Strange Remastered Collection (PS5, PS4)
- February 4: Dying Light 2: Stay Human (PS5, PS4)
- February 9: Unbound: Worlds Apart (PS5, PS4)
- February 14: The King of Fighters 15 (PS5, PS4)
- February 15: Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires (PS5, PS4)
- February 18: Horizon Forbidden West (PS5, PS4)
- February 22: Assetto Corsa Competizione (PS5)
- February 22: Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (PS5, PS4)
- February 22: Monark (PS5, PS4)
- February 22: Sifu (PS5, PS4)
- February 24: Martha is Dead (PS5, PS4)
- February 25: Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (PS4)
- February 25: Elden Ring (PS5, PS4)
- March: Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS5)
- March: Grand Theft Auto Online (PS5)
- March 1: The Cruel King and The Great Hero (PS4)
- March 1: Elex 2 (PS5, PS4)
- March 1: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (PS4)
- March 4: Gran Turismo 7 (PS5, PS4)
- March 8: SpellForce 3 Reforced (PS5, PS4)
- March 15: Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins (PS5, PS4)
- March 17: Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 5 (PS5, PS4)
- March 25: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (PS5, PS4)
- March 29: Classic Racers Elite (PS5, PS4)
- May 19: Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong (PS5, PS4)
- August 23: Saints Row (PS5, PS4)
- September 22: Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (PS5, PS4)
- Abandoned (PS5)
- All Elite Wrestling: The Game (PS5)
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (PS5)
- Arcadegeddon (PS5)
- Arkanoid Eternal Battle (Platforms TBA)
- Arctic Awakening (PS5, PS4)
- Asterigos (PS5, PS4)
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (PS5)
- Aztech Forgotten Gods (PS5, PS4)
- Berserk Boy (PS5, PS4)
- Blazing Strike (PS5, PS4)
- Blood Bowl 3 (PS5, PS4)
- Broken Pieces (PS5, PS4)
- BROK the InvestiGator (PS5, PS4)
- Bugsnax: The Isle of BIGsnax (PS5, PS4)
- The Callisto Protocol (PS5)
- Clash: Artifacts of Chaos (PS5, PS4)
- CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story (Consoles & PC)
- Cosmic (PS5, PS4)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (PS5)
- Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle (PS5, PS4)
- DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace (PS4)
- Deathverse: Let It Die (PS5, PS4)
- Die by the Blade (PS5, PS4)
- Digimon Survive (PS4)
- Dinos Reborn (PS5, PS4)
- Dolmen (PS5, PS4)
- Dragon Ball: The Breakers (PS4)
- Dying: 1983 (PS5, PS4)
- Earthlock 2 (PS5, PS4)
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising (PS5, PS4)
- Elderand (Platforms TBA)
- Encased (Platforms TBA)
- Far: Changing Tides (PS4)
- Flashback 2 (Platforms TBA)
- Forspoken (PS5)
- Ghostwire: Tokyo (PS5)
- Gigabash (PS4)
- New God Of War Game (PS5, PS4)
- Gotham Knights (PS5, PS4)
- Grid Legends (Platforms TBA)
- Gungrave G.O.R.E (PS5, PS4)
- Hogwarts Legacy (PS5, PS4)
- Instinction (PS5, PS4)
- The Invincible (PS5)
- Island of Winds (PS5)
- KartRider: Drift (PS4)
- Kerbal Space Program 2 (PS5)
- Kitsune Tails (PS5, PS4)
- The Last Oricru (PS5)
- The Last Worker (PS5)
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (PS5, PS4)
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns (PS5, PS4)
- Metal Max Xeno Reborn (PS4)
- Midnight Fight Express (PS4)
- Monark (PS5, PS4)
- Moo Lander (PS5, PS4)
- My Time at Sandrock (PS5, PS4)
- NFS (Platforms TBA)
- Operation Highjump (PS4)
- Phantom Breaker: Omnia (PS4)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (PS4)
- Read Only Memories: Neurodiver (PS5, PS4)
- Resident Evil Re: Verse (PS4)
- Rocksmith+ (PS5, PS4)
- RWBY: Arrowfell (PS4)
- Salt And Sacrifice (PS5, PS4)
- Scars Above (Platforms TBA)
- Sea of Stars (Platforms TBA)
- Shadow of Conspiracy: Section 2 (PS5)
- Shadow Warrior 3 (PS4)
- Sker Ritual (PS5)
- Skull & Bones (PS4)
- Song of Nunu (PS5, PS4)
- Sonic Origins (Platforms TBA)
- Soulstice (PS5)
- Spiderheck (PS5, PS4)
- Star Ocean: The Divine Force (PS5, PS4)
- Stray (PS5, PS4)
- Stray Blade (PS5)
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (PS5)
- Tchia (PS5, PS4)
- Trek to Yomi (PS5, PS4)
- Trifox (PS5, PS4)
- Turbo Kid (Platforms TBA)
- Turbo Overkill (PS5, PS4)
- Two Point Campus (PS5, PS4)
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (PS5)
- Vroom! – Obstacle Racing (PS5)
- Wanted: Dead (PS5)
- Warhammer 40,000: Shoots, Blood, & Teef (PS5, PS4)
- War Hospital (PS5)
- We Are OFK (PS5, PS4)
- What Lies in the Multiverse (PS4)
- Whisker Squadron (Platforms TBA)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition (PS5)
- WWE 2K22 (PS5, PS4)
Big Games Rumored In Development
Some of the most eagerly anticipated games are still in production and have yet to announce a release date. Final Fantasy 16 and Persona 6 will be released soon, while the futures of Deep Down and Wild remain uncertain. Due to Starfield’s Xbox exclusivity, The Elder Scrolls 6’s PlayStation future is in doubt. Projects such as the upcoming BioShock and TimeSplitters are likely still a few years away from completion.
- All-Elite Wrestling Console Game (Platforms TBA)
- A Memoir Blue (PS5, PS4)
- Arise of Awakener (PS5, PS4)
- Assassin’s Creed Infinity (Platforms TBA)
- Atomic Heart (PS5, PS4)
- Babylon’s Fall (PS5, PS4)
- Batora: Lost Haven (PS5, PS4)
- BATS (Platforms TBA)
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 (Platforms TBA)
- New BioShock Game (Platforms TBA)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Platforms TBA)
- Blacktail (PS5)
- Blasphemous 2 (Platforms TBA)
- Block’em (Platforms TBA)
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Sequel (Platforms TBA)
- New Bungie Game (Platforms TBA)
- Cassette Beasts (PS4)
- The Chant (Platforms TBA)
- Codename: Final Form (Platforms TBA)
- Crimson Desert (PS5)
- Crossfire: Legion (Platforms TBA)
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me (Platforms TBA)
- Dead Island 2 (Platforms TBA)
- Dead Space Remake (PS5)
- Deep Down (PS4)
- Diablo 4 (PS4)
- Disaster Report 5 (Platforms TBA)
- Disciples Liberation (PS5, PS4)
- Dragon Age 4 (Platforms TBA)
- Dragon Quest 12: Flames of Fate (Platforms TBA)
- Dragon Quest Treasures (Platforms TBA)
- Echoes of the End (PS5)
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (PS5, PS4)
- The Elder Scrolls 6 (Platforms TBA)
- Everspace 2 (Platforms TBA)
- Final Fantasy 16 (PS5)
- Fractured Veil (Platforms TBA)
- Ghost Recon Frontline (PS5, PS4)
- Ghostrunner 2 (PS5)
- Gothic (PS5)
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink (PS5, PS4)
- Harold Halibut (PS4)
- Haunted Chocolatier (Platforms TBA)
- Hunt the Night (Platforms TBA)
- Indiana Jones Game (Platforms TBA)
- Iron Harvest (PS4)
- Keo (PS5)
- Lab Rat (Platforms TBA)
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PS5, PS4)
- The Library of Babel (PS4)
- Lies of P (PS5)
- Lords of the Fallen 2 (PS5)
- Lost Soul Aside (PS5, PS4)
- Luto (Platforms TBA)
- Madison (Platforms TBA)
- Magicians Dead: Force of the Soul (PS5, PS4)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5)
- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS5)
- Neko Ghost, Jump! (PS4)
- New Mass Effect Game (Platforms TBA)
- New Metro Game (Platforms TBA)
- MX vs ATV: Legends (PS5, PS4)
- Nexomon (PS5, PS4)
- Norco (Platforms TBA)
- Outcast 2 (PS5)
- Overwatch 2 (PS4)
- Painkiller (Platforms TBA)
- Payday 3 (Platforms TBA)
- Persona 6 (Platforms TBA)
- Pragmata (PS5)
- Project 007 (Platforms TBA)
- Project Awakening (PS4)
- Project Buramato (PS5, PS4)
- Project EVE (PS5)
- Project Magnum (PS5, PS4)
- Rivalia: Dungeon Riders (PS5)
- River City Girls (PS5)
- River City Girls 2 (Platforms TBA)
- Robodunk (Platforms TBA)
- New Saints Row Game (Platforms TBA)
- Season (PS5)
- Session (PS5, PS4)
- Severed Steel (PS4)
- New Skate Game (Platforms TBA)
- Signalis (Platforms TBA)
- Soundfall (PS4)
- Soup Pot (Platforms TBA)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake (PS4)
- Ubisoft’s New Star Wars Game (Platforms TBA)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake (PS5)
- Steelrising (PS5)
- System Shock 3 (Platforms TBA)
- The Talos Principle 2 (Platforms TBA)
- Terror of Hemasaurus (PS5, PS4)
- There Is No Light (PS4)
- Trifox (PS5)
- Two Worlds 3 (Platforms TBA)
- New TimeSplitters Game (Platforms TBA)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (PS5, PS4)
- Welcome to Empyreum (PS5, PS4)
- What The Duck (Platforms TBA)
- Wild (PS4)
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (Platforms TBA)
- Wolverine (PS5)
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon Sequel (Platforms TBA)