By Rob Leane

Published: Monday, 09 May 2022 at 12:00 am


Whether you spend most of your gaming time on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5 or Xbox Series X, there are plenty of upcoming games to look forward to in May 2022 in beyond.

Of course, there are always new Xbox Game Pass games and/or PS Plus games to entertain you (if you’re a member of either subscription service, that is), but there are also hot new releases that you’ll have to fork out separately for.

To see what new games are coming your way this month and in the months ahead, check out our handy list of video game release dates below! We’ll keep updating it as more dates are confirmed, and we’ll keep an eye out for those pesky delays as well.

May 2022 video game releases

June 2022 video game releases

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Scream star David Arquette is in The Quarry cast.
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  • Diablo Immortal (PC) – 2nd June
  • Gigapocalypse (PS4, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 2nd June
  • Five Memories of My Time with You (Switch, PS4) – 2nd June
  • SpellForce III Reforced (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – 7th June
  • Tour de France 2022 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – 9th June
  • Pro Cycling Manager (PC) – 9th June
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (Switch) – 10th June
  • Mario Strikers: Battle League (Switch) – 10th June
  • The Quarry (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 10th June
  • Starship Troopers: Terran Command (PC) – 16th June
  • Overlord: Escape from Nazarick (PC, Switch) – 16th June
  • The Day Before (PC) – 21st June
  • Wreckfest (Switch) – 21st June
  • Sonic Origins (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 23rd June
  • Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (Switch) – 24th June
  • AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative (PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One) – 24th June
  • Capcom Fighting Collection (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 24th June
  • MADiSON (PC, PS4, PS5) – 24th June

July 2022 video game releases

  • F1 2022 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – 1st July
  • Yurukill: The Calumniation Game (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5) – 5th July
  • Matchpoint – Tennis Championships (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 7th July
  • Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (Switch) – 8th July
  • Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rebirth (PC, Switch, PS4) – 21st July
  • Live A Live (Switch) – 22nd July
  • Anonymous;Code (Switch, PS4) – 28th July
  • Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 (Switch) – 28th July
  • Digimon Survive (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 29th July
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch) – 29th July

August 2022 video game releases

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The Saints Row reboot could one of the biggest games of the year.
Deep Silver
  • Two Point Campus (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 9th August
  • Saints Row (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – 23rd August
  • Soul Hackers 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – 26th August

September 2022 video game releases

  • Steelrising (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 8th September
  • Freedom Planet 2 (PC) – 13th September
  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (PC, Xbox) – 13th September
  • Shinigami: Shibito Magire (Switch, PS4) – 15th September
  • Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 22nd September
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (PC, Switch, PS4) – 27th September

October 2022 video game releases

  • Chaos;Head Noah / Chaos;Child Double Pack (Switch) – 7th October
  • Forspoken (PC, PS5) – 11th October
  • Gotham Knights (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 25th October

We wouldn’t be surprised if the FIFA 23 release date fell in this month, too, but it hasn’t been confirmed yet.

November 2022 video game releases

  • Starfield (PC, Xbox Series X/S) – 11th November

December 2022 video game releases

  • Hello Neighbour 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)

Check out the best games on each platform:

TBC video game release dates

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Hogwarts Legacy, the new Harry Potter game, is still waiting for its release date.

The following games are confirmed to be in development but do not have official release dates as of yet:

Recently released games

While you wait for those upcoming games to drop, you might be wondering if you’ve missed some big games in recent months. With that in mind, these are the video game release dates that may have passed you by this year:

April 2022 video game releases

  • LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch) – 5th April
  • MLB The Show 22 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 5th April
  • Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Seres X/S, Switch) – 7th April
  • Happy’s Humble Burger Farm (Switch) – 7th April
  • Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter (Switch) – 7th April
  • The House of the Dead Remake (Switch) – 7th April
  • Dreamvibe (PC) – 8th April
  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Switch) – 12th April
  • Cat Cafe Manager (PC, Switch) – 14th April
  • Nobody Saves the World (Switch, PS4, PS5) – 14th April
  • Tormented Souls (Switch) – 14th April
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Switch) – 20th April
  • Chernobylite (PS5, Xbox Series X) – 21st April
  • Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (Switch, PS4) – 21st April
  • Yomawari 3 (Switch, PS4) – 21st April
  • Zombie Army 4: Dead War (Switch) – 26th April
  • The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch) – 27th April
  • Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt (PC, PS5) – 27th April
  • Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight (Switch, PS4) – 28th April
  • Nintendo Switch Sports (Switch) – 29th April