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The 26 Most Anticipated Games of 2022

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2021, we wave farewell to you. As for 2022, we're here to welcome you with open arms and exclaim our excitement for all the new forms of media you'll bring our way.

The one form of entertainment we'd like to acknowledge here is gaming, which had a pretty strong year in 2021. But when you look at the vast landscape of releases set to drop in 2022, last year simply pales in comparison. Major IPs are set to debut new series entries, plus brand new titles are set to arrive right alongside them. It doesn't matter if you own a Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo-themed console - you'll have a whole lot of marvelous games to bask in as the new year unfolds. A ton of genres are getting proper representation in 2022 - action/adventure, RPG, first-person shooter, fighting, etc. The word "plentiful" most definitely comes to mind when you consider all the AAA and indie games planned for release.

Now's about time to start mapping out your gaming purchases for 2022 as evidenced by this long list of the 32 most anticipated games we can't wait to play.

1. ‘Pokémon Legends: Arceus’

Nintendo Switch

2. ‘Dying Light 2 Stay Human’

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

3. ‘Sifu’

PS5, PS4, PC - Epic Games Store

4. ‘CrossfireX’

Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One

5. ‘The King of Fighters XV’

PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC - Steam

6. ‘Horizon Forbidden West’

PS5, PS4

7. ‘Elden Ring’

PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC - Steam

8. ‘Evil Dead: The Game’

PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

9. ‘Tiny Tina's Wonderlands’

PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC - Steam

10. ‘WWE 2K22’

PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One

11. ‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl’

Xbox Series X|S, PC - Steam

12. ‘Saints Row’

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC - Epic Games Store

13. ‘Bayonetta 3’

Nintendo Switch

14. ‘God of War Ragnarök’

PS5, PS4

15. ‘Gotham Knights’

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam

16. ‘Kirby and the Forgotten Land’

Nintendo Switch

17. ‘Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope’

Nintendo Switch

18. ‘Marvel's Midnight Suns’

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

19. ‘MultiVersus’

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam

20. ‘Star Ocean: The Divine Force’

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC

21. ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge’

Nintendo Switch, PC

22. ‘Splatoon 3’

Nintendo Switch

23. ‘The House of the Dead: Remake’

Nintendo Switch

24. ‘Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course’

PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

25. ‘DNF Duel’

PS5, PS4

26. 'The Callisto Protocol'

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

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