After a new thrilling adventure game? 2022 is filled with some incredible video game releases this year. In this list, we’re going to highlight a few adventure games that we think you might want to check out this year. This is just a list of new games, so don’t pay too much attention to the ranking quite yet. We won’t know how well these games will rank until they are officially released into the marketplace. So this list might drastically change up by the time 2022 wraps up.
Disclaimer: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 was removed due to be delayed.
#9 Far Changing Tides
- Publisher: Frontier Developments plc
- Developer: Okomotive
- Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5
- Release Date: February 21, 2022
A follow-up to Far Lone Sails, Far Changing Tides is a game that puts you in the form of a new protagonist and in a new part of the world. You are a lone boy who is upon a ship and must use that ship in order to sail across the barren land in order to find a new home.
The game will put you as Toe as you explore the flooded world and seek out the mysteries of it. One of which is that of your ship. You’ll learn more about it as you travel, as well as all that it can do.
The game is meant to give you a meditative experience, but also a compelling one as you avoid dangers in your ship as well as solve puzzles. So for a more unique gaming experience, you might want to try this out.
#8 Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Developers: Naughty Dog, Iron Galaxy
- Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5
- Release Date: 2022
The Uncharted franchise may have been dubbed “Dude Raider” upon its first appearance, but it eventually became one of the most beloved action-adventure series ever. And now, the Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection is bringing you the two most recent games in the franchise (you know there will be more…) to you in one package.
Uncharted 4 A Thief’s End is the “final tale” of Nathan Drake, who has to solve one last mystery and do one last treasure hunt due to the mysterious arrival of his long-thought dead brother, Sam.
Then, in Uncharted Lost Legacy, you’ll play as Chloe Frazer who must work with someone she doesn’t exactly trust in order to stop a warlord from getting their hands on an important artifact.
Both games bring story, gameplay, and intensity to the mix, so you won’t lose by buying and enjoying these games.
#7 Stray
- Developer: BlueTwelve Studio
- Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
- Platform: PC, PS4, PS5
- Release: 2022
Stray is a game that puts players into the role of being a cat. Set in a dystopian cyberpunk future, the world mainly consists of androids. Overall, the game is about a cat trying to make it home to its family. However, you’ll have to navigate through this world carefully. You’ll come across several different environmental puzzles to progress further into the game. Fortunately, you will also get a companion drone to help you interact with various androids. As you go through the game, you’ll slowly uncover a mystery to this android-filled world. The game was initially slated to release last year, but it has since been pushed back to a launch window of 2022.
#6 Hazel Sky
- Developer: Coffee Addict Studio
- Publisher: Another Indie, Neon Doctrine
- Platform: PC, PS4, XBO, NS
- Release: 2022
Hazel Sky is an upcoming indie title that puts players into the role of a young man that’s sent to an abandoned island. It’s a tradition in which he must follow to show his skills as an engineer. While on the island, you must explore the open world and find the necessary parts to build a means of escape safely back home. However, while this is a traditional test for our protagonist, Shane, it’s his destiny in which the story will tell of one young man’s ambition that unravels hidden truths.
#5 Tchia
- Developer: Awaceb
- Publisher: Awaceb
- Platform: PS4, PC, PS5
- Release: 2022
Tchia puts players in control of a young girl as she explores her home island. There are secrets to be unveiled, NPCs to meet, and a grand journey for players to embark on when this game launches. What makes Tchia a bit unique is the fact that players can transform into over 30 different animals and over a hundred different objects. By transforming into something like a dog, players will dig holes in the ground or fly high within the skies like a bird. Right now, the game doesn’t have a launch date attached to the project quite yet, but we’re hopeful that we’ll get a chance to dive into this indie game before 2022 wraps up.
#4 Little Devil Inside
- Developer: Neostream Interactive
- Publisher: Neostream Interactive
- Platform: PS4, PC, XBO, PS5, NS
- Release: 2022
Little Devil Inside is an action-adventure game where we are tossed in an unusual 19th-century world. Players are stepping into the role of a swordsman who takes on a job to find all paranormal and supernatural elements scattered throughout the world. We know that there is a focus on exploration, combat, and survival elements in this game. Visually, the game will likely catch your attention, and the combat is a bit of a hack and slash. For some, this might be a game to sink some hours into as you start your campaign.
#3 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Developer: Massive Entertainment
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Platform: PC, PS5, X/S
- Release: 2022
The Avatar franchise is a massive one and we are getting a video game installment based within the IP. This game is being developed by Massive Entertainment, who you might be familiar with their work from The Division series. Not too much information has actually come out regarding the premise of this game. So far, we know that players will take the role of the Na’vi as they are forced to trek through the Western Frontier and push out the RDA that begins to threaten Pandora.
#2 Replaced
- Developer: Sad Cat Studios
- Publisher: Coatsink
- Platform: X/S, XBO, PC
- Release: 2022
Replaced takes place in a futuristic alternative version of 1980s America. Players step into an AI that is unwillingly tossed into a human body within the game. Our AI protagonist has an uphill battle in a world where the elite prey on the weak for currency and useful resources like their precious organs. The AI protagonist is adjusting to its new human life where you’re battling crime and greed-filled society within the game. You’ll find Replaced is set up as a pixel side-scrolling adventure, and the camera visuals definitely give a cinematic feel. Unfortunately, this title doesn’t have a specific release date just yet, but we should receive Replaced at some point later this year.
#1 A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Developer: Asobo Studio
- Publisher: Focus Entertainment
- Platform: X/S, PC, NS, PS5
- Release: 2022
A Plague Tale: Innocence came out in 2019, where players followed a young girl named Amicia along with her young brother Hugo. Taking place in 1348, the siblings find that they are being hunted down. You soon realize that Hugo’s blood is cursed, and having it will allow players to control the black plague by unleashing a flood of rats. But the game ends with our party still struggling to find a new home after their homestead was pillaged. While ridding the group that was initially hunting them down, the siblings learn that they need to find a cure for Hugo’s blood. Otherwise, the siblings might never have a peaceful life. With the sequel, A Plague Tale: Requiem, players will attempt to reach a mysterious island that might hold the key to curing Hugo and ridding the black plague altogether.