The Best New Games Of 2022

The dark fantasy game created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, and George R. R. Martin is FromSoftware’s largest and most ambitious game that features an extremely difficult experience rivaling the Dark Souls and Bloodborne series. Elden Ring brings its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible and large open world that gives players the freedom to choose their own path as they traverse through a setting filled with horrific monsters, soul crushing boss battles, and an incredibly cryptic storyline. 

In a cybernetically enhanced world, players control a stray cat who falls into a world populated by robots, machines, and viruses as he sets out on an adventure to return to his family. This mysterious third-person adventure showcases truly stunning graphics and masterful platforming in a game designed to simultaneously pull on heartstrings, and potentially terrify players.

Sequel to 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn, Forbidden West continues Aloy's story as she ventures out a new dangerous frontier known as the Forbidden West to find the source of a mysterious plague. The game is a triumphant combination of enthralling combat, and a captivating and immserive open world, making the game an exciting sequel that goes beyond the quality of the first game.

Inspired by Chinese action cinema, the beat 'em up action-adventure tasks players to takes on the role of a kung fu student who sets out to hunt down and defeat the five assassins who brutally murdered his family. Featuring an unforgiving and unapologetic gameplay, Sifu stands out as a game that not only challenges players, but gives them a sense of satisfaction after mastering the art of kung-fu that is worthy of the movies it was inspired from. 

Saved on the brink of annihilation, Cult of the Lamb thrusts players into the shoes of a lamb rescued by an ominous stranger. In return for this freedom, the stranger only asks for one thing, to build a following in his name. Players must now traverse the lands and build a following for this mysterious stranger in the world of false idols. Players must manipulate and warp the minds of the many to form the greatest cult known to man and destroy the non-believers who would dare question the powers of their new god.

A side-scrolling beat-'em-up akin to classic arcade titles of the '80s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge teleport gamers back in time as they control Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, April O'Neil, Casey Jones, and Master Splinter as they attempt to stop Shredder from destroying the turtles and the world! With both a standard arcade mode and a story mode, this side-scrolling extravaganza is perfect for anyone looking to relive the classic 1987 animated series.