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In the video game industry, 2021 saw the release of many new titles. The numerous delays in software and hardware releases due to the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted development schedules, leading to several games being delayed into 2022 or even postponed indefinitely. Additionally, computer and console hardware were impacted by the combined effects of a semiconductor shortage (partially from post-COVID-19 effects) and a rising growth of bitcoin mining that strained the supply of critical components.^[1]

Category/Organization		25th Japan Game Awards October 2, 2021	The Game Awards 2021 December 9, 2021[2]	11th Annual New York Game Awards February 1, 2022[3]	25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards February 24, 2022		22nd Game Developers Choice Awards March 23, 2022		18th British Academy Games Awards April 7, 2022
Game of the Year		Ghost of Tsushima and Monster Hunter Rise	It Takes Two	Psychonauts 2	It Takes Two		Inscryption		Returnal
Mobile/Portable Game		—	Genshin Impact	Nier Reincarnation	Pokémon Unite		—		—
VR/AR Game			Resident Evil 4 VR	Resident Evil 4 VR	Lone Echo II		—		—
Art Direction			Deathloop	—	Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart				The Artful Escape
Audio[i]	Music		Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...	Sable	Returnal		Unpacking		Returnal
	Sound Design		Forza Horizon 5	—	Returnal				Returnal
Character or Performance[i]	Leading Role		Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu Resident Evil Village		Lady Dimitrescu Resident Evil Village		—		Jane Perry as Selene in Returnal
	Supporting Role								Kimberly Brooks as Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2
Direction[i]	Game Design	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit	Deathloop	—	It Takes Two		It Takes Two		Inscryption
	Game Direction				Deathloop
Narrative		—	Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy	Life Is Strange: True Colors	Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy		Psychonauts 2		Unpacking
Multiplayer/Online			It Takes Two	—	Halo Infinite		—		It Takes Two
Special Award		Special Award	—	Andrew Yoon Legend Award	Hall of Fame	Lifetime Achievement	Ambassador Award	Lifetime Achievement	BAFTA Fellowship
		—		Tim Schafer	Ed Boon	Phil Spencer	Steven Spohn	Yuji Horii	—

Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.

Releases scoring 90/100 or higher on Metacritic in 2021^[4]

Title	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Release	Platform(s)	Average score
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut	ZA/UM		October 15, 2021	Win	97
The House in Fata Morgana - Dreams of the Revenants Edition	Novectacle	Limited Run Games	April 9, 2021	NS	96
Tetris Effect: Connected	Monstars, Resonair, Stage Games	Enhance Games	October 8, 2021	Win	94
Hades	Supergiant Games		August 13, 2021	PS5, XSX/S	93
Forza Horizon 5	Playground Games	Xbox Game Studios	November 5, 2021	XSX/S	92
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker	Square Enix Creative Business Unit III	Square Enix	December 7, 2021	Win	92
Forza Horizon 5	Playground Games	Xbox Game Studios	November 9, 2021	Win	91
Psychonauts 2	Double Fine	Xbox Game Studios	August 25, 2021	XBO	91
Microsoft Flight Simulator	Asobo Studio	Xbox Game Studios	July 27, 2021	XSX/S	90
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2	Vicarious Visions	Activision	September 4, 2021	PS5	90
Chicory: A Colorful Tale	Greg Lobarov	Finji	June 10, 2021	Win	90
Mass Effect Legendary Edition	BioWare	Electronic Arts	May 14, 2021	XBO	90
Chicory: A Colorful Tale	Greg Lobarov	Finji	December 15, 2021	NS	90
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker	Square Enix		December 7, 2021	PS5	90

According to market research firm Newzoo, the global video game market reached total revenues of US$180.3 billion, a 1.4% growth from 2020. Of this, 52% of the revenue was attributed to the mobile game market and the larger growth over the prior year, 28% to the console games market (including hardware and software), and 20% to the personal computer market.^[5]

According to market research firm Newzoo, the following countries were the largest video game markets in 2021.^[6]

Rank	Country	Revenue	Players
1	China	$46,010,000,000	685,480,000
2	United States	$40,540,000,000	191,120,000
3	Japan	$22,090,000,000	75,620,000
4	South Korea	$7,550,000,000	33,010,000
5	Germany	$5,870,000,000	46,120,000
6	United Kingdom	$5,310,000,000	37,660,000
7	France	$4,130,000,000	38,080,000
8	Canada	$3,690,000,000	20,980,000
9	Italy	$3,290,000,000	36,550,000
10	Spain	$2,330,000,000	29,730,000

The following titles are the top ten highest-grossing mobile games of 2021.^[7][8]

Rank	Game	Revenue	Publisher(s)	Genre(s)
1	PUBG Mobile / Game for Peace	$2,900,000,000	Tencent / Krafton	Battle royale
2	Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor	$2,800,000,000	Tencent	MOBA
3	Genshin Impact	$1,900,000,000	miHoYo	Action RPG
4	Roblox Mobile	$1,400,000,000	Roblox Corporation	GCS / MMO
5	Coin Master	$1,400,000,000	Moon Active	Casual / Casino
6	Pokémon Go	$1,300,000,000	Niantic	Augmented reality
7	Candy Crush Saga	$1,300,000,000	King (Activision Blizzard)	Puzzle
8	Garena Free Fire	$1,200,000,000	Garena	Battle royale
9	Uma Musume Pretty Derby	$990,000,000	Cygames	Simulation / Social
10	Three Kingdoms Tactics	$931,000,000	Alibaba Group / Koei Tecmo	Strategy (4X)

The following titles were 2021's top six highest-grossing video games in China.^[9]

Rank	Game	Revenue	Genre	Platform(s)	Publisher
1	Honor of Kings	$2,600,000,000	MOBA	Mobile	Tencent
2	PUBG Mobile / Peacekeeper Elite	$1,700,000,000	Battle royale
3	League of Legends	$1,100,000,000	MOBA	PC
4	Dungeon Fighter Online	$876,000,000	Beat 'em up
5	Crossfire	$795,000,000	Shooter
6	Fantasy Westward Journey	$713,000,000	MMORPG	Mobile	NetEase

The following titles were 2021's top ten best-selling premium games by region (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Rank	Japan[10]	United States[11]	Europe[12]
1	Monster Hunter Rise	Call of Duty: Vanguard	FIFA 22
2	Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Grand Theft Auto V
3	Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban!	Madden NFL 22	FIFA 21
4	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury	Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl[a]	Call of Duty: Vanguard
5	Ring Fit Adventure	Battlefield 2042	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[a]
6	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Spider-Man: Miles Morales	Red Dead Redemption 2
7	Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[a]	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[a]
8	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	Resident Evil Village	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
9	Mario Party Superstars	MLB The Show 21	Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[a]	Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Month	Day(s)	Event
January	4	Nintendo purchased Canadian video game developer Next Level Games, with the finalizations of the deal being done by March 1.[13]
	13	Lucasfilm revived the Lucasfilm Games brand and announced a new Star Wars game from Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment, terminating the exclusive license held by Electronic Arts for the property.[14]
	15	YoYo Games, the developers of the GameMaker software, were acquired by Opera to help establish an Opera Gaming division.[15]
	22	Vicarious Visions was merged into Blizzard Entertainment with its staff of over 200 becoming employees of Blizzard.[16]
	25	The Carlyle Group completed its acquisition of Jagex.[17]
February	1	Google shuttered its internal Stadia Games and Entertainment division, with plans to refocus the service as a publisher for third-party games.[18]
	2	Embracer Group acquired Gearbox Software, Aspyr Media, and Easybrain.[19][20][21]
	9	The Pokémon Company announced that the World Championships has been canceled due to concerns of COVID-19.[22]
	18	Electronic Arts completed its estimated $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters.[23]
	19–20	Blizzard Entertainment held its virtual BlizzCon event.[24]
March	2	Epic Games acquired Tonic Games Group, including developer Mediatonic.[25]
	9	Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios completed its acquisition of ZeniMax Media and its subsidiary studios.[26]
		tinyBuild offered its initial public offering on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.[27]
	10	The Roblox Corporation held its direct public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.[28]
	16	Take-Two Interactive acquired HB Studios, which became a part of 2K.[29]
	18	Sony Interactive Entertainment and Endeavor jointly acquired the Evolution Championship Series.[30]
		Super Nintendo World opens to the public in Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.[31]
April	2	Focus Home Interactive acquired Streum On Studio.[32]
	22	Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosted the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, held as an online livestreamed event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33]
	25	Colette, a short documentary film co-produced by Oculus and Respawn Entertainment for Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), making it the first Oscar awarded to a video game-related project.[34]
	29	Electronic Arts completed its estimated $2.1 billion acquisition of mobile game developer Glu Mobile.[35][36]
May	3–24	The trial for the Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit was held.[37][38]
June	12–15	E3 2021 was held as an online event.[39]
	29	Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Housemarque, which became a part of PlayStation Studios.[40]
July	1	Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Nixxes Software, which became a part of PlayStation Studios.[41]
	15–18	PAX Online was held after cancelling the planned in-person PAX East event from June.[42]
	19	Tencent announced its acquisition of Sumo Group for $1.3 billion.[43]
	19–23	The Game Developers Conference and Independent Games Festival was held as an online event.[44][45]
	20	The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) initiated a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard following a two-year investigation asserting the company maintained a hostile workplace that discriminated and harassed female employees, leading to thousands of employees signing onto an open letter and performing a walkout, demanding management take appropriate reaction.[46][47]
August	3	Blizzard Entertainment President J. Allen Brack left the company in the wake of the DFEH lawsuit.[48]
	5	Embracer Group acquired eight additional studios, including 3D Realms, Ghost Ship Games and Slipgate Ironworks.[49]
		Focus Home Interactive acquired Dotemu.[50]
	6–8, 13–15	Evolution Championship Series 2021 was held as an online event.[51]
	10	Krafton completed its initial public offering on the Korea Exchange, with an initial valuation of around $19 billion.[52]
	19–21	Quakecon 2021 was held as an online event.[53]
	25–27	Gamescom 2021 was held as an online event.[54]
	30	China announces a law that restricts people under the age of 18 to play video games only up to 3 hours a week.[55][56]
September	8	Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Firesprite, which became a part of PlayStation Studios.[57]
	10	In Epic Games v. Apple, Apple was given a permanent injunction preventing them from blocking apps that included links to third-party payment systems.[58]
	28	Netflix acquired Night School Studio as its first game studio.[59]
	30	Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Bluepoint Games, which became a part of PlayStation Studios.[60]
	30–	Tokyo Game Show 2021 was held as an online event.[61]
October	3
	7–17	The International 2021, the tenth iteration of the annual Dota 2 global esports tournament, was held in Bucharest, Romania. It holds the record for the largest esports prize pool of all time at $40 million.[62]
	21	NetEase acquired Grasshopper Manufacture from GungHo Online Entertainment.[63]
	28	Mark Zuckerberg rebrands Facebook as Meta Platforms. Zuckerberg announced that "The Metaverse" will be a hybrid of social media, fitness, gaming, and more.[64][65][66]
	29	Krafton acquired Unknown Worlds Entertainment.[67]
November	2	Netflix launched its video game service via its mobile app for subscribers.[68]
	4	Devolver Digital went public on the Alternative Investment Market and acquired Dodge Roll, Nerial and Firefly Studios.[69][70]
	15	Take-Two Interactive acquired Roll7, which became a part of Private Division.[71]
	16	G4, the gaming-focused TV network that shut down in 2014, was relaunched on various linear TV and streaming services.[72]
	23	Epic Games acquired Harmonix.[73]
December	9	The Game Awards 2021 was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.[74][2]
	10	Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Valkyrie Entertainment, which became a part of PlayStation Studios.[75]
	15	Embracer Group acquired board game publisher Asmodee.[76]
	17	Tencent acquired Turtle Rock Studios.[77]
	21	Embracer Group acquired Perfect World Entertainment along with its publishing group and Cryptic Studios,[78] as well as Dark Horse Media, the parent company of Dark Horse Comics and Dark Horse Entertainment.[79]
	27	Riot Games agreed to settle its workplace gender discrimination lawsuit with two former employees for $100 million.[80]

• February 3 – Robert A. Altman, 73, co-founder and CEO of ZeniMax Media.^[81][82]
• March 11 – Gordon Hall, 51, co-founder of Rockstar Leeds.^[83]
• April 4 – Ralph Schuckett, 73, co-composer on the video game Pokémon Puzzle League.^[84]
• April 9 – DMX, 50, rapper who appeared in Street Hoops and Def Jam Vendetta.^[85][86]
• May 28 – Benoît Sokal, 66, creator of the Syberia series.^[87]
• June 4 – Ebbe Altberg, ca. 57, CEO of Linden Lab, creators of Second Life.^[88]
• ca. June 27 – "Near" aka "Byuu", ca. 38,^[89] developer of the higan emulator for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.^[90][91]
• ca. August – David Lawson, 62, co-founder of Imagine Software and Psygnosis^[92]
• August 29 – Ed Asner, 91, actor known for voicing Carl Fredrickson in Up.
• September 12 – Brandon Ashur, 36, Minecraft YouTuber and livestreamer also known as Bashurverse.^[93][94][95]
• September 16 – Clive Sinclair, 81, founder of Sinclair Research, the company behind several early personal computers like the ZX Spectrum^[96]
• September 18 – Mick McGinty, 69, traditional artist for television, film, and video games, including artwork for Street Fighter II and other games in the 1980s and 1990s.^[97]
• September 30 – Koichi Sugiyama, 90, composer of the Dragon Quest series among others.^[98]
• October 16 – Hiroshi Ono, 64, graphic artist for Namco who did most of their pixel art for their early arcade games, and was otherwise known as "Mr Dotman".^[99]
• December 6 – Masayuki Uemura, 78, lead architect of the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.^[100]
• December 14 – Ian Hetherington, 69, co-founder of Imagine Software and Psygnosis, chairman of Evolution Studios and Realtime Worlds.^[101]
• December 28 – John Madden, 85, American football coach and commentator, and namesake of Electronic Arts' Madden NFL series.^[102]

The list of game-related hardware released in 2021.

Month	Day	Console
June	15	Atari VCS[b][103]
October	8	Nintendo Switch (OLED model)[104]
November	3	Evercade VS[105]
	12	Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda[106]
December	13	Analogue Pocket[107]

Video game platforms

Win Windows Mac Mac Lin Linux NS Nintendo Switch PS4 PlayStation 4 PS5 PlayStation 5 XBO Xbox One XSX/S Xbox Series X/S iOS iOS, iPadOS Droid Android Stadia Stadia

Series with new installments include Age of Empires, Alex Kidd, Alien, Angelique, Aragami, A-Train, Baldur's Gate, Battlefield, Big Brain Academy, Blaster Master, Blue Reflection, Bus Simulator, Bravely Default, The Caligula Effect, Call of Duty, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, Cookie Run ,The Dark Pictures Anthology, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, DC Super Hero Girls, Diablo, Disgaea, Doctor Who, Dragon Quest, Drakengard, Dynasty Warriors, Everspace, Evil Genius, Far Cry, Final Fantasy, Five Nights at Freddy's, Forza, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guilty Gear, Halo, Hitman, Hot Wheels, The House of the Dead, The Idolmaster, King's Bounty, Jurassic Park, League of Legends, The Legend of Heroes, Life Is Strange, Little Nightmares, Little Tail Bronx, Lone Echo, Mario Golf, Mario Party, Megami Tensei, Metroid, Monster Hunter, No More Heroes, Oddworld, Pac-Man, Psychonauts, Ratchet & Clank, Resident Evil, Rune Factory, R-Type, Samurai Warriors, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Star Wars, Stronghold, Story of Seasons, Subnautica, Super Mario, Syberia, System Shock, Tales, Vampire: The Masquerade, Wario, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, The World Ends with You, Wonder Boy, and Yakuza.

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	7	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest	NS	Visual novel, role-playing	Different Tales	Walkabout Games	[108]
	8	Iris.Fall	NS, PS4, XBO	Puzzle adventure	NExT Studios	PM Studios	[109]
	12	Five Nights at Freddy's: Core Collection	NS, PS4, XBO	Survival horror	Scott Cawthon	Maximum Games	[110]
	14	MXGP 2020	PS5	Racing	Milestone		[111]
		Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game – Complete Edition	Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia	Beat 'em up	Engine Software	Ubisoft	[112]
	20	Hitman 3	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Stealth	IO Interactive		[113]
		Skul: The Hero Slayer	Win	Roguelike action	SouthPAW Games	NEOWIZ
	21	Cookie Run: Kingdom	iOS, Droid, Win	Action role-playing	Devsisters
		Phoenotopia: Awakening	Win	Action-adventure, metroidvania, platformer	Cape Cosmic
		Ride 4	PS5, XSX/S	Racing	Milestone		[114]
	22	Bladed Fury	NS, PS4, XBO	Side scroller, action	NExT Studios	PM Studios	[115]
	25	Woodsalt	Win	Adventure, role-playing	Team Woodsalt
	26	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Lords of the West	Win	Real-time strategy	Forgotten Empires	Xbox Game Studios	[116]
		Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy[c]	Win, NS, PS4, PS5	Role-playing	Gust Co. Ltd.	Koei Tecmo	[117]
		Fearless and United Guards	Droid	Action-adventure	nCore Games		[118]
		Cyber Shadow	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO	Platform	Mechanical Head Studios	Yacht Club Games	[119]
	27	Dragon Quest Tact[c]	iOS, Droid	Adventure	Aiming Inc., Square Enix	Square Enix	[120]
	28	Devour	Win	Survival horror	Straight Back Games
		Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny[d]	NS, PS4	Tactical role-playing	Nippon Ichi Software		[121]
		Gal*Gun Returns[d]	NS	Rail shooter	Inti Creates		[122]
		Märchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest Gift	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	PrimaryOrbit	Clouded Leopard Entertainment	[123]
		The Medium	Win, XSX/S	Psychological horror	Bloober Team		[124]
		Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2	PS5	Third-person shooter	Bandai Namco Entertainment		[125]
		Olija	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Skeleton Crew Studio	Devolver Digital	[126][127]
		Sword of the Necromancer	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Roguelike, role-playing	Grimorio of Games	Grimorio of Games, JanduSoft	[128]
		The Yakuza Remastered Collection	Win, XBO	Action-adventure	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	Sega	[129]
	29	Annalynn	Win	Platform	Cruise Elroy
		Bonkies	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Party	Studio Gauntlet	Crunching Koalas	[130]
		Buddy Mission: Bond[d]	NS	Adventure	Koei Tecmo	Nintendo	[131]
		Gods Will Fall	Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia	Action-adventure	Clever Beans	Deep Silver	[132]
		The Pedestrian	PS4, PS5	Side scroller, puzzle platformer	Skookum Arts LLC	Skookum Arts LLC	[133][134]
		Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne	Win, NS, PS4	Visual novel, tactical role-playing	Chime	Spike Chunsoft	[135]
F E B R U A R Y	2	Control: Ultimate Edition	PS5, XSX/S	Action-adventure, third-person shooter	Remedy Entertainment	505 Games	[136]
		Cultist Simulator	NS	Simulation	Weather Factory	Playdigious	[137]
		Destruction AllStars	PS5	Vehicular combat	Lucid Games	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[138][139]
		Ys IX: Monstrum Nox[c]	PS4	Action role-playing	Nihon Falcom	NIS America	[140]
	3	Habroxia 2	Win, PS4, Vita, XBO, NS	Twin-stick shooter	Lillymo Games	Lillymo Games / EastAsiaSoft	[141]
	4	Blue Archive[d]	iOS, Droid	Action role-playing, Tactical Role-playing, Real-time strategy	Nexon Games	Yostar	[142]
		Haven	NS, PS4	Adventure, role-playing	The Game Bakers		[143][144]
		Skyforge	NS	MMORPG	Allods Team / Obsidian Entertainment	My.com	[145]
		Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action role-playing	Cyanide	Nacon	[146]
	5	Bokuhime Project[d]	Win	Adventure	Wizard Soft	Nippon Ichi Software	[147]
		Nioh Remastered - The Complete Edition	PS5	Action role-playing	Team Ninja	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[148]
		Nioh 2 - The Complete Edition	Win, PS4	Action role-playing		Sony Interactive Entertainment / Koei Tecmo	[148]
		Nioh 2 Remastered - The Complete Edition	PS5	Action role-playing		Sony Interactive Entertainment	[148]
	8	HuniePop 2: Double Date	Win, Mac	Dating sim, tile-matching	HuniePot		[149]
	11	Little Nightmares II	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Puzzle-platformer, survival horror	Tarsier Studios	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[150]
		UnderMine	NS	Action-adventure, roguelike	Thorium Entertainment		[151]
	12	Gal*Gun Returns[c]	Win, NS	Rail shooter	Inti Creates	PQube	[122][152]
		Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury	NS	Platform	Nintendo EPD Nintendo Software Technology	Nintendo	[153]
	16	Azur Lane: Crosswave[c]	NS	Shoot 'em up	Felistella	Idea Factory International	[154][155]
		Fallen Legion: Revenants	NS, PS4	Action role-playing	YummyYummyTummy	NIS America	[156]
		Speed Limit	PS4	Action	Gamechuck	Chorus Worldwide	[157][158]
	17	Capcom Arcade Stadium	NS	Platform	Capcom		[159]
		SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium	NS	Fighting	SNK		[160]
		Speed Limit	Win	Action	Gamechuck	Chorus Worldwide	[158]
	18	The 25th Ward: The Silver Case[d]	NS	Adventure	Grasshopper Manufacture	Playism	[161]
		Anodyne 2: Return to Dust	NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Analgesic Productions	Ratalaika Games	[162]
		Speed Limit	NS	Action	Gamechuck	Chorus Worldwide	[158]
		The Silver Case[d]	NS	Adventure	Grasshopper Manufacture	Playism	[161]
		Void Terrarium Plus[d]	PS5	Role-playing, roguelike	Nippon Ichi Software		[163]
	19	Speed Limit	XBO	Action	Gamechuck	Chorus Worldwide	[158]
		Thomas Was Alone	NS	Platform	Mike Bithell Games	Ant Workshop	[164]
	23	Curse of the Dead Gods	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing, roguelike	Passtech Games	Focus Home Interactive	[165]
		Horned Knight	PS4	Platform	Josep Monzonis Hernandez	2Awesome Studio	[166]
		Persona 5 Strikers[c]	Win, NS, PS4	Hack and slash, role-playing	Omega Force, P-Studio	Atlus	[167]
		Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos	Win, NS	Action role-playing, roguelike	Heliocentric Studios	Team17	[168]
		We Were Here series	PS4	Puzzle, adventure, cooperative	Total Mayhem Games		[169]
	24	Horned Knight	XBO	Platform	Josep Monzonis Hernandez	2Awesome Studio	[166]
	25	Cotton Reboot![d]	NS, PS4	Shoot 'em up	Success	Beep	[170]
		Darius Cozmic Revelation[d]	NS, PS4	Shoot 'em up	M2	Taito	[171]
		Forward to the Sky	NS	Action-adventure	Animu Game	Cosen	[172]
		Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection	NS	Platform	Capcom		[173]
		Hellpoint	NS	Action role-playing	Cradle Games	tinyBuild	[174]
		Royal Match	iOS, Droid	Puzzle	Dream Games		[175]
		Yakuza: Like a Dragon[d]	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Role-playing	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	Sega	[176]
	26	Bravely Default 2	NS	Role-playing	Claytechworks	Nintendo	[177]
		Horned Knight	Win, NS	Platform	Josep Monzonis Hernandez	2Awesome Studio	[166]
		Rhythm Doctor	Win, Mac	Rhythm	7th Beat Games
M A R C H	2	Harvest Moon: One World	NS, PS4	Simulation	Appci Corporation	Natsume Inc.	[178]
		Neptunia Virtual Stars[c]	PS4	Hack and slash	Compile Heart	Idea Factory International	[179][180]
		Maquette	Win, PS4, PS5	Puzzle	Graceful Decay	Annapurna Interactive	[181]
		Yakuza: Like a Dragon	PS5	Role-playing	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	Sega	[182]
	4	Ar Nosurge DX[d]	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Gust	Koei Tecmo	[183]
		Ciel Nosurge DX[d]	Win, NS, PS4	Life simulation	Gust	Koei Tecmo	[183]
		Everhood	Win, NS	Adventure RPG, rhythm game	Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca	Foreign Gnomes, Surefire	[184]
		Gnosia[c]	NS	Social deduction, role-playing	Petit Depotto	Playism	[185]
		The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante	Win	Role-playing	Sever	101XP	[186]
		Loop Hero	Win, Mac, Lin	Roguelike deck-building	Four Quarters	Devolver Digital	[187]
		Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition	PS5, XSX/S	Action role-playing	Cold Symmetry	Playstack	[188]
		Sea of Solitude: Director's Cut	NS	Adventure	Jo-Mei Games	Quantic Dream	[189]
	5	Postal Redux	PS4	Shoot 'em up	Running with Scissors	MD Games	[190]
		Two Point Hospital: Jumbo Edition	NS, PS4, XBO	Business simulation	Two Point Studios	Sega	[191]
	9	Apex Legends	NS	Battle royale, first-person shooter	Respawn Entertainment	Electronic Arts	[192][193]
		Gensou SkyDrift	PS4	Racing	illuCalab	Phoenixx	[194]
		Stronghold: Warlords	Win	Real-time tactics	Firefly Studios
	10	If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers	Win	Adventure Game	Dead Idle Games		[195]
	11	Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 4	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Racing	Milestone		[196]
	12	A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism	NS	Simulation	Artdink		[197]
		Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time	NS, PS5, XSX/S	Platform	Toys for Bob	Activision	[198]
		Phoenotopia: Awakening	Mac	Action-adventure, metroidvania, platformer	Cape Cosmic
	16	Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning	NS	Action role-playing, hack and slash	Kaiko	THQ Nordic	[199]
		Mundaun	Win, Mac, NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure, horror	Hidden Fields	MVM Interactive	[200][201]
		R.B.I. Baseball 21	Win, NS, PS4, XBO, XSX/S	Sports	MLB Advanced Media		[202]
		Samurai Shodown	XSX/S	Fighting	SNK		[203]
		Saviors of Sapphire Wings & Stranger of Sword City Revisited	Win, NS	Role-playing, dungeon crawler	Experience	NIS America	[204]
		Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse	NS, PS4, XBO	Action	Wideload Games	Aspyr	[205]
		Undertale	XBO, XSX/S	Role-playing	Toby Fox		[206]
	17	In Rays of the Light	NS, PS4, PS5, XBO	Action-adventure	Sergey Noskov	Sometimes You	[207]
	18	DARQ: Complete Edition	NS	Psychological horror	Unfold Games	Feardemic	[208]
		Caravan Stories[d]	NS	MMORPG	Aiming Inc.		[209]
		Gloria Union: Twin Fates in Blue Ocean FHD Edition[d]	NS, iOS, Droid	Tactical role-playing	Sting Entertainment	Atlus	[210]
		Jack Jeanne[d]	NS	Visual novel	Broccoli		[211]
		The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV[d]	NS	Role-playing	Nihon Falcom	Nippon Ichi Software	[212]
		Maglam Lord[d]	NS, PS4	Action role-playing	Felistella	D3 Publisher	[213]
		Marvel's Avengers	PS5, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Crystal Dynamics	Square Enix	[214][215]
	19	Can't Drive This	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Racing	Pixel Maniacs		[216]
		Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville – Complete Edition	NS	Third-person shooter	PopCap Games	Electronic Arts	[217]
		Root Film[c]	NS, PS4	Adventure, visual novel	Kadokawa Games	PQube	[218][219]
	22	Vaporum: Lockdown	NS	Action role-playing	Fatbot Games		[220]
	23	Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure, tactical RPG	Artefacts Studio	Asmodee Digital	[221]
		Overcooked! All You Can Eat	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Simulation	Ghost Town Games	Team17	[222]
		Puyo Puyo Tetris 2	Win	Puzzle	Sega		[223][224]
		Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town	NS	Role-playing, simulation	Marvelous	Xseed Games	[225]
	24	Paradise Lost	Win, PS4, XBO	Adventure	PolyAmorous	All in! Games	[226][227]
		Love Live! School Idol Festival: After School Activity Wai-Wai! Home Meeting!!	PS4	Rhythm	KLabGames	Square Enix	[228]
		Tales from the Borderlands	NS	Adventure	Telltale Games	2K	[229]
		Where's Samantha?	Win, NS, Mac	Puzzle	Respect Studios	ROKiT	[230]
	25	Black Legend	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Turn-based strategy	Warcave		[231]
		Evil Inside	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Psychological horror	JanduSoft		[232]
		Dandy Ace	Win	Action role-playing	Mad Mimic	Neowiz	[233]
		DARQ: Complete Edition	PS5, XSX/S	Psychological horror	Unfold Games	Feardemic	[208]
		The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer[d]	NS, PS4	Visual novel	Mages		[234]
		Them's Fightin' Herds	Lin	Beat 'em up	Mane6	Maximum Games	[235]
		Yakuza 6: The Song of Life	Win, XBO	Action-adventure	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	Sega	[129]
	26	Balan Wonderworld	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Platform	Balan Company / Arzest	Square Enix	[236]
		Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time	Win	Platform	Toys for Bob	Activision	[237]
		It Takes Two	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Hazelight Studios	Electronic Arts	[238]
		Kaze and the Wild Masks	Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia	Platformer	PixelHive	Soedesco	[239]
		Monster Hunter Rise	NS	Action role-playing	Capcom		[240]
		Subverse	Win	Shoot 'em up	FOW Interactive		[241]
		Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2	PS5, XSX/S	Sports	Vicarious Visions	Activision	[242]
		Spacebase Startopia	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Simulation	Realmforge Studios	Kalypso Media	[243][244]
27	Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth	Win	Metroidvania	Team Ladybug, Why So Serious?	Playism	[245]
29	Neptunia Virtual Stars	Win	Hack and slash	Compile Heart	Idea Factory International	[180]
30	Disco Elysium: The Final Cut	Win, Mac, PS4, PS5, Stadia	Role-playing	ZA/UM		[246][247]
	Evil Genius 2: World Domination	Win	Real-time strategy, simulation	Rebellion Developments		[248]
	Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix	Win	Action role-playing	Square Enix		[249]
	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix	Win	Action role-playing			[249]
	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue	Win	Action role-playing			[249]
	Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind	Win	Action role-playing			[249]
	Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory	Win	Rhythm action			[249]
	Narita Boy	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Studio Koba	Team17	[250]
	Rogue Company	PS5	Third-person shooter	First Watch Games	Hi-Rez Studios	[251]
	UnderMine	PS4	Action-adventure, roguelike	Thorium Entertainment		[252]
31	The Binding of Isaac: Repentance	Win	Roguelike	Nicalis		[253]

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
A P R I L	1	Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash[d]	NS	Fighting	Arika		[254][255]
		Outriders	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Third-person shooter, role-playing	People Can Fly	Square Enix	[256]
		Resident Evil 7: Biohazard	Stadia	Survival horror	Capcom		[257]
	6	Lost Words: Beyond the Page	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Puzzle	Sketchbook Games	Modus Games	[258]
		Oddworld: Soulstorm	Win, PS4, PS5	Cinematic platform	Oddworld Inhabitants		[259]
		Star Wars: Republic Commando	NS, PS4	First-person shooter	LucasArts	Aspyr	[260]
	7	Pac-Man 99	NS	Maze, battle royale	Arika	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[261]
	8	Astrodogs	Win	Rail shooter	Dynamic Media Triad	Digital Tribe Games
		Backbone	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure, noir	EggNut	Raw Fury	[262]
		Before Your Eyes	Win	Adventure	GoodbyeWorld Games	Skybound Games	[263][264]
		Island	NS	Visual novel	Frontwing	Prototype	[265]
		What the Dub?	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Party	Wide Right Interactive		[266]
	9	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV[c]	Win, NS	Role-playing	Nihon Falcom		[267][268]
	13	Poison Control[c]	NS, PS4	Action role-playing	Nippon Ichi Software		[269]
	14	Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight	Win	Action-adventure	Orbital Express	Playism	[270]
	15	SaGa Frontier Remastered	Win, NS, PS4, iOS, Droid	Role-playing	Square Enix		[271][272]
		Shadow Man Remastered	Win	Action-adventure	Nightdive Studios		[273]
		Stitchy in Tooki Trouble	NS	Platform	Polygoat		[274]
	16	Super Meat Boy Forever	PS4, XBO	Platform	Team Meat		[275]
	20	MLB The Show 21	PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Sports	San Diego Studio	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[276]
	22	Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Gust	Koei Tecmo	[277]
		MotoGP 21	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Racing	Milestone		[278]
		ScourgeBringer	PS4, PSVita	Roguelike	Flying Oak Games	Dear Villagers	[279]
		Smelter	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action, strategy	X Plus	Dangen Entertainment	[280]
		Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World[d]	Win, NS, PS4	Platform, Metroidvania	Artdink	G Choice	[281]
		Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife	Win, Droid	Horror	Fast Travel Games		[282][283]
	23	Judgment	PS5, XSX/S, Stadia	Action-adventure	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	Sega	[284]
		Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing, hack and slash	Toylogic	Square Enix	[285]
	27	Death end re;Quest[c]	NS	Role-playing	Compile Heart	Idea Factory International	[286]
	28	Genshin Impact	PS5	Action role-playing	MiHoYo		[287]
	29	R-Type Final 2[d]	NS, PS4, XBO, XSX/S	Shoot 'em up	Granzella		[288]
		Total War: Rome Remastered	Win, Mac, Lin	Strategy	Feral Interactive, Creative Assembly	Sega	[289]
	30	New Pokémon Snap	NS	First-person rail shooter, simulation	Bandai Namco Studios	The Pokémon Company / Nintendo	[290]
		Returnal	PS5	Third-person shooter	Housemarque	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[291]
		R-Type Final 2[c]	Win, NS, PS4, XBO, XSX/S	Shoot 'em up	Granzella	NIS America	[292]
		Terminator: Resistance Enhanced	PS5	First-person shooter	Teyon	Reef Entertainment	[293]
M A Y	4	Dragon Quest Builders 2	XBO	Action role-playing	Square Enix		[294]
		Wreckfest	PS5	Vehicular combat, racing	Bugbear Entertainment	THQ Nordic	[295]
	5	Save Me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition	Win, NS	Platform, action role-playing	Deneos Games	Deneos Games, Limited Run Games	[296]
	6	Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition	Win	First-person shooter	4A Games	Deep Silver	[297]
		Raiden IV x MIKADO remix	NS	Shoot 'em up	Moss	UFO Interactive	[298]
		Skate City	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Sports	Agens	Snowman	[299]
	7	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Black Isle Studios	Interplay Entertainment	[300]
		Resident Evil Village	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Survival horror	Capcom		[301][257]
	10	Hood: Outlaws & Legends	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Sumo Newcastle	Focus Home Interactive	[302]
	11	Call of the Sea	PS4, PS5	Adventure, puzzle	Out of the Blue	Raw Fury	[303]
	13	Lost Ruins	Win	Metroidvania, action	Altari Games	Dangen Entertainment
		RWBY: Grimm Eclipse – Definitive Edition	NS	Hack and slash	Rooster Teeth Games	Aspyr	[304]
	14	Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir	NS	Adventure	Mages	Nintendo	[305]
		Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind	NS	Adventure			[305]
		Mass Effect Legendary Edition	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	BioWare	Electronic Arts	[306][307]
		Subnautica	NS	Action-adventure	Unknown Worlds Entertainment		[308]
		Subnautica: Below Zero	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Unknown Worlds Entertainment	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[308]
	18	Arcaea	NS	Rhythm	Lowiro		[309]
		Days Gone	Win	Action-adventure, survival horror	Bend Studio	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[310][311]
		Geminose: Animal Popstars	NS	Music	Majesco Entertainment		[312]
		Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice	NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure	CrazyBunch	Assemble Entertainment	[313]
		SnowRunner	NS	Racing	Saber Interactive	Focus Home Interactive	[314]
		Void Terrarium Plus[c]	PS5	Role-playing, roguelike	Nippon Ichi Software		[315]
	19	PowerWash Simulator	Win	Simulation	FuturLab	Square Enix	[316]
	20	Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed[d]	NS, PS4	Action role-playing	Acquire		[317]
		Angelique Luminarise[d]	NS	Visual novel	Ruby Party	Koei Tecmo	[318]
		Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	NS	Action role-playing	Black Isle Studios	Interplay Entertainment	[319]
		Layers of Fear 2	NS	Psychological horror	Bloober Team		[320]
		Manifold Garden	PS5	Puzzle	William Chyr Studio		[321]
		Rune Factory 5[d]	NS	Role-playing, simulation	Marvelous		[322]
		Just Die Already	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	DoubleMoose	Curve Digital	[323]
		Uncharted Waters 4 with Power-Up Kit HD Version[d]	Win, NS	Turn-based strategy	Koei Tecmo		[324]
	21	An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs	Win, Xbox Series X/S	Adventure	Strange Scaffold		[325]
		Knockout City	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Sports	Velan Studios	Electronic Arts	[326]
		Miitopia	NS	Role-playing	Grezzo	Nintendo	[327]
		Rust	PS4, XBO	Survival	Facepunch Studios, Double Eleven	Double Eleven	[328][329]
	25	Biomutant	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Experiments 101	THQ Nordic	[330]
		Capcom Arcade Stadium	Win, PS4, XBO	Platform	Capcom		[331]
		Final Fantasy XIV	PS5	MMORPG	Square Enix		[332]
		King of Seas	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	3DClouds	Team17	[333]
		Maneater	NS	Action role-playing	Tripwire Interactive	Tripwire Interactive, Deep Silver	[334][335]
		Saints Row: The Third Remastered	PS5, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Volition	Deep Silver	[336]
		Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster[c]	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Atlus		[337][338]
	27	Earth Defense Force: World Brothers[c]	Win, NS, PS4	Third-person shooter	Yuke's	D3 Publisher	[339][340]
		Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash[c]	NS	Fighting	Arika		[255][341]
		MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Vehicle simulation	Piranha Games		[342]
		Super Bomberman R Online	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action, battle royale	Konami		[343][344]
		Tantei Bokumetsu[d]	NS, PS4	Adventure	Nippon Ichi Software		[345]
		Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Turn-based strategy	Gasket Games	Focus Home Interactive	[346][347]
	28	Loopers[d]	Win	Visual novel	Key	Visual Arts	[348]
		Song of Horror	PS4, XBO	Survival horror	Protocol Games	Raiser Games	[349][350]
		World's End Club	NS	Action-adventure	Too Kyo Games	IzanagiGames / NIS America	[351][352]
		Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World[c]	NS, PS4	Platform, Metroidvania	Artdink	ININ Games	[353]
J U N E	1	Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection	Win, PS4, XBO	Platform	Capcom		[354]
		Griftlands	Win	Roguelike deck-building	Klei Entertainment		[355]
		Necromunda: Hired Gun	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	First-person shooter	Streum On Studio	Focus Home Interactive	[356]
		Spirit: Lucky's Big Adventure	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure	aheartfulofgames	Outright Games	[357]
		Stonefly	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Flight School Studios	MWM Interactive	[358][359]
		Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown	PS4	Fighting	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Sega AM2	Sega	[360]
	2	Overboard!	Win, Mac, NS, iOS, Droid	Visual novel, adventure	inkle		[361]
	3	Astalon: Tears of the Earth	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action platformer	LABSworks	Dangen Entertainment	[362]
		Winds of Change	NS	Visual novel, role-playing adventure	Klace	Crunching Koalas	[363]
		Wing of Darkness	Win, NS, PS4	Rail shooter	Production Exabilities	Clouded Leopard Entertainment	[364]
	4	DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power	NS	Action-adventure	Toybox	Nintendo	[365]
		Evergate	PS5	Puzzle-platform	Stone Lantern Games	PQube	[366]
		Griftlands	NS, PS4, XBO	Roguelike deck-building	Klei Entertainment		[355]
		The Persistence Enhanced	Win, PS5, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Firesprite	Perp Games	[367]
		Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2	Win, PS4, XBO, XSX/S	Tactical shooter, stealth	CI Games		[368]
	5	Mighty Goose	Win, Mac, Lin, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Run and gun	Blastmode	Playism	[369]
	8	Backbone	Win	Role-playing adventure	EggNut	Raw Fury	[370]
		Chivalry 2	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Hack and slash	Torn Banner Studios	Tripwire Interactive	[371]
		Edge of Eternity	Win	Role-playing	Midgard Studio	Dear Villagers	[372]
		Neptunia ReVerse[c]	PS5	Role-playing	Compile Heart	Idea Factory International	[373][374]
	9	Alba: A Wildlife Adventure	NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Ustwo	PID Publishing	[375][376]
		No More Heroes	Win	Action-adventure, hack and slash	Grasshopper Manufacture	Xseed Games	[377]
		No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle	Win	Action-adventure, hack and slash	Grasshopper Manufacture	Xseed Games	[377]
		Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis	NA: Win, XBO, XSX/S JP: Win, NS, PS4	Action role-playing	Sega Online R&D	Sega	[378][379]
	10	Chicory: A Colorful Tale	Win, Mac, PS4, PS5	Adventure	Greg Lobanov	Finji	[380]
		Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade	PS5	Action role-playing	Square Enix	Square Enix	[381]
		Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, hack and slash	Team Ninja	Koei Tecmo	[382]
	11	Game Builder Garage	NS	Programming game	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	[383]
		Guilty Gear Strive	Win, PS4, PS5	Fighting	Arc System Works	Arc System Works / Bandai Namco Entertainment	[384]
		Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	PS5	Platformer, third-person shooter	Insomniac Games	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[385]
		Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order	PS5, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Respawn Entertainment	Electronic Arts	[386][387]
	15	Dark Deity	Win	Tactical role-playing	Sword & Axe LLC	Freedom Games	[388]
		The Elder Scrolls Online	PS5, XSX/S	MMORPG	ZeniMax Online Studios	Bethesda Softworks	[389]
		Wildermyth	Win	Tactical role-playing	Worldwalker Games		[390]
	17	Roguebook	Win	Roguelike, deck-building	Abrakam Entertainment	Nacon	[391]
		Wingspan	XBO, XSX/S	Digital tabletop	Monster Couch	Monster Couch, Stonemaier Games	[392]
	18	Metro Exodus Complete Edition	PS5, XSX/S	First-person shooter, survival horror	4A Games	Deep Silver	[393][394]
	22	Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action platformer	Jankenteam	Merge Games	[395][396]
		Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights	Win, NS	Metroidvania	Live Wire, Adglobe	Binary Haze Interactive	[397]
		Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Role-playing	Tuque Games	Wizards of the Coast	[398][399]
		Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game[c]	Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia	Sports	Sega		[400]
	23	Worms Rumble	NS, XBO, XSX/S	Action, battle royale	Team17		[401]
	24	The Caligula Effect 2[d]	NS, PS4	Role-playing	Historia	FuRyu	[402]
		The Cruel King and the Great Hero[d]	NS, PS4	Role-playing	Nippon Ichi Software		[403]
		Legend of Mana	Win, NS, PS4	Action role-playing	Square Enix		[404]
		Nayuta no Kiseki Kai[d]	PS4	Action role-playing	Nihon Falcom		[405]
		Samurai Warriors 5[d]	NS, PS4	Hack and slash	Omega Force	Koei Tecmo	[406]
	25	Mario Golf: Super Rush	NS	Sports	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo	[407]
		Scarlet Nexus	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action role-playing	Bandai Namco Studios	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[408]
		Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2	NS	Sports	Vicarious Visions	Activision	[242][409]
	29	Chicken Police: Paint It Red!	iOS, Droid	Visual novel adventure	The Wild Gentlemen	HandyGames	[410]
		Destroy All Humans!	NS	Action-adventure	Black Forest Games	THQ Nordic	[411]
		Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny[c]	NS	Tactical role-playing	Nippon Ichi Software		[121][412]
		Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights	XBO, XSX/S	Metroidvania	Live Wire, Adglobe	Binary Haze Interactive	[413]
		Ghoul Patrol	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Run and gun	Dotemu	Lucasfilm Games	[414]
		Sky: Children of the Light	NS	Adventure	Thatgamecompany		[415][416]
		Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World[c]	Win	Platform, Metroidvania	Artdink	ININ Games	[353]
		Zombies Ate My Neighbors	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Run and gun	Dotemu	Lucasfilm Games	[414]
	30	Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Visual novel	Team Salvato	Serenity Forge	[417]

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
J U L Y	1	Blaster Master Zero	XBO, XSX/S	Platform	Inti Creates		[418]
	2	Phoenotopia: Awakening	PS4	Action-adventure, metroidvania, platformer	Cape Cosmic	Flyhigh Works
	6	The 25th Ward: The Silver Case[c]	NS	Adventure	Grasshopper Manufacture	NIS America / Playism	[419]
		A Plague Tale: Innocence	NS, PS5, XSX/S	Action-adventure, survival horror	Asobo Studio	Focus Home Interactive	[420]
		The Silver Case[c]	NS	Adventure	Grasshopper Manufacture	NIS America / Playism	[419]
		Ys IX: Monstrum Nox[c]	Win, NS	Action role-playing	Nihon Falcom	NIS America	[140][421]
	8	Boomerang X	Win, NS	Action	Dang!	Devolver Digital	[422]
		Crash Drive 3	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, NS, iOS, Droid	Action Racing	M2H		[423]
		Fuuraiki 4[d]	NS, PS4	Adventure	FOG	Nippon Ichi Software	[424]
		Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and The Millionaires' Conspiracy DX+[d]	NS	Puzzle, adventure	h.a.n.d.	Level-5	[425]
		Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual	Rift	Adventure	HappyGiant		[426][427]
	9	Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin	Win, NS	Role-playing	Capcom		[428]
	15	Blaster Master Zero 2	XBO, XSX/S	Platform	Inti Creates		[418]
		Trials of Mana	iOS, Droid	Role-playing	Square Enix		[429]
	16	F1 2021	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Racing	Codemasters	EA Sports	[430]
		Punishing: Gray Raven[c]	iOS, Droid	Action role-playing, Hack and slash	Kuro Games		[431]
		The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD	NS	Action-adventure	Tantalus Media	Nintendo	[432]
	20	Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed[c]	Win, NS, PS4	Action role-playing	Acquire	Xseed Games	[433][434]
		Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights	PS4	Metroidvania	Live Wire, Adglobe	Binary Haze Interactive	[413][435]
		Cotton Reboot![c]	NS, PS4	Shoot 'em up	Success	ININ Games	[436][437]
		Cris Tales	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Role-playing	Dreams Uncorporated, Syck	Modus Games	[438][439]
		Death's Door	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Acid Nerve	Devolver Digital	[440]
		Loopers[d]	iOS, Droid	Visual novel	Key	Visual Arts	[441]
		Wingspan	iOS	Digital tabletop	Monster Couch	Monster Couch, Stonemaier Games	[392]
	21	Pokémon Unite	NS	Multiplayer online battle arena	TiMi Studio Group	The Pokémon Company / Nintendo	[442][443]
	22	Last Stop	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Variable State	Annapurna Interactive	[444][445]
	23	Orcs Must Die! 3	Win, PS4, XBO, XSX/S	Tower defense	Robot Entertainment		[446]
	26	Idol Manager	Win	Life simulation	Glitch Pitch	Playism
	27	The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles	Win, NS, PS4	Adventure	Capcom		[447]
		Hell Let Loose	Win	First-person shooter	Black Matter	Team17
		Neo: The World Ends with You	NS, PS4	Action role-playing	Square Enix, h.a.n.d.	Square Enix	[448]
		Microsoft Flight Simulator	XSX/S	Amateur flight simulation	Asobo Studio	Xbox Game Studios	[449][450]
		Samurai Warriors 5[c]	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Hack and slash	Omega Force	Koei Tecmo	[451]
		Tribes of Midgard	Win, PS4, PS5	Sandbox, survival	Norsfell	Gearbox Publishing	[452][453]
	28	Chernobylite	Win	Survival	The Farm 51	All in! Games	[454]
		The Forgotten City	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Modern Storyteller	Dear Villagers	[455]
		Unbound: Worlds Apart	Win	Puzzle platformer	Alien Pixel Studios
	29	Abomi Nation	Win	Monster-taming	Orange Pylon Games	DANGEN Entertainment	[456]
		The Ascent	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Action role-playing	Neon Giant	Curve Digital	[457]
		Blaster Master Zero 3	Win, NS, PS4, XBO, XSX/S	Platform	Inti Creates		[458][459]
		Blaster Master Zero Trilogy: MetaFight Chronicle[d]	NS, PS4	Platform			[460]
		Eldest Souls	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Soulslike, Action role-playing	Fallen Flag Studio	United Label	[461]
		Fuga: Melodies of Steel	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Tactical role-playing	CyberConnect2		[462][463]
		Omno	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure	Studio Inkyfox	Studio Inkyfox / Future Friends Games	[464][465]
		Paint the Town Red	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action	South East Games		[466]
	30	10 Second Ninja X	NS	Platformer	Four Circle Interactive	Curve Games	[467]
A U G U S T	2	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – The African Royals	Win	Real-time strategy	Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media	Xbox Game Studios	[468]
		Grime	Win, Stadia	Platform-adventure, Metroidvania	Clover Bite	Akupara Games	[469]
	3	In Sound Mind	Win, NS, PS5, XSX/S	Horror	We Create Stuff	Modus Games	[470][471]
	5	The Falconeer: Warrior Edition	NS, PS4, PS5	Aerial combat	Tomas Sala	Wired Productions	[472]
	6	Zengeon	NS	Action role-playing	IndieLeague Studio	PQube	[473]
	9	Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	XSX/S	Action-adventure, Hack and Slash	Ninja Theory		[474]
		I Am Dead	PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Hollow Ponds	Annapurna Interactive	[475]
	10	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dawn of the Dukes	Win	Real-time strategy	Forgotten Empires	Xbox Game Studios	[476]
		Black Book	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure, role-playing	Morteshka	HypeTrain Digital	[477]
		Ever Forward	NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Puzzle adventure	Pathea Games	PM Studios	[478]
		Godfall	PS4	Action role-playing	Counterplay Games	Gearbox Publishing	[479]
		Shadowverse: Champion's Battle[c]	NS	Digital collectible card game, role-playing	Cygames	Xseed Games	[480]
	11	Axiom Verge 2	Win, NS, PS4	Metroidvania	Thomas Happ Games		[481]
		Boyfriend Dungeon	Win, NS, XBO	Dungeon crawler, dating simulation	Kitfox Games		[482]
		Garden Story	Win, Mac, NS	Action role-playing	Picogram	Rose City Games	[483]
	12	Art of Rally	NS, XBO, XSX/S	Racing	Funselektor Labs		[484]
		Foreclosed	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Action-adventure	Antab	Merge Games	[485]
		Naraka: Bladepoint	Win	Action-adventure	24 Entertainment	NetEase Games	[486]
		Old Friends Dog Game	iOS, Droid	Simulation	Runaway Play		[487]
	13	Hades	PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Supergiant Games		[488]
		Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls	Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia	Adventure	Drakhar Studio	Outright Games	[489]
	16	Road 96	Win, NS	Adventure	DigixArt		[490][491]
	17	Humankind	Win, Mac, Stadia	4X	Amplitude Studios	Sega	[492]
	19	Recompile	Win, PS5, XSX/S	Metroidvania	Phigames	Dear Villagers	[493]
		RiMS Racing	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Racing	RaceWard Studio	Nacon	[494]
		Twelve Minutes	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Luis Antonio	Annapurna Interactive	[444][495]
		Yuoni	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Survival horror	Tricore Inc.	Chorus Worldwide Games	[496]
	20	Arietta of Spirits	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Third Spirit Games	Red Art Games	[497]
		Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut	PS4, PS5	Action-adventure	Sucker Punch Productions	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[498]
		Madden NFL 22	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Sports	EA Tiburon	EA Sports	[499]
	24	Aliens: Fireteam Elite	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure, third-person shooter	Cold Iron Studios	20th Century Games	[500][501]
		King's Bounty II	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Tactical role-playing	1C Company	Deep Silver	[502]
		Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2	PS5	Tactical shooter, stealth	CI Games		[503][504]
	25	Murder Mystery Machine	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure	Blazing Griffin	Microids	[505]
		Phoenotopia: Awakening	XBO, XBX	Action-adventure, metroidvania, platformer	Cape Cosmic	Flyhigh Works
		Psychonauts 2	Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO, XSX/S	Platformer	Double Fine	Xbox Game Studios	[506][507]
	26	Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Business simulation	RingZero Game Studio	Nacon	[508]
		The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie[d]	Win, NS	Role-playing	Nihon Falcom	Clouded Leopard Entertainment	[509]
		Spelunky	NS	Platform, roguelike	Mossmouth		[510]
		Spelunky 2	NS	Platform, roguelike	Mossmouth, BlitWorks	Mossmouth	[510]
		Super Animal Royale	NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Battle royale	Pixile	Modus Games	[511][512]
	27	Baldo	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, role-playing	NAPS team		[513]
		No More Heroes III	NS	Action-adventure, hack and slash	Grasshopper Manufacture		[514]
		Tormented Souls	Win, PS5, XSX/S	Survival horror	Dual Effect, Abstract Digital	PQube	[515]
	31	The Big Con	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Mighty Yell	Skybound Games	[516]
S E P T E M B E R	1	Jumanji: The Curse Returns	Win	Adventure sim	Marmalade Game Studio		[517]
		Cloud Gardens	Win, OS XBO, XSX/S NS	Sim, puzzle	Noio	Coatsink	[518]
		Lake	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Gamious	Whitehorn Digital	[519]
		Smelter	PS5	Action, strategy	X Plus	Dangen Entertainment	[520]
	2	Bravely Default 2	Win	Role-playing	Claytechworks	Square Enix	[521]
		Demon Gaze Extra[d]	NS, PS4	Role-playing	Cattle Call	Kadokawa Games	[522]
		Kitaria Fables	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure, role-playing	Twin Hearts	PQube	[523]
		WRC 10	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Racing	Kylotonn	Nacon	[524]
	3	Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Sports	Survios		[525][526]
		The Medium	PS5	Psychological horror	Bloober Team		[527]
	7	Bus Simulator 21	Win, PS4, XBO	Vehicle simulation	Stillalive Studios	Astragon Entertainment	[528]
		Chernobylite	PS4, XBO	Survival	The Farm 51	All in! Games	[454][529]
		F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch	Win, PS4, PS5	Metroidvania	TiGames	Bilibili	[530][531]
		Sonic Colors: Ultimate	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	Blind Squirrel Games	Sega	[532]
	9	The Artful Escape	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Platform	Beethoven & Dinosaur	Annapurna Interactive	[533]
	10	Life Is Strange: True Colors	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Adventure	Deck Nine	Square Enix	[534]
		Lost in Random	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Zoink Games	Electronic Arts	[535][536]
		NBA 2K22	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Sports	Visual Concepts	2K Games	[537]
		Tales of Arise	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action role-playing	Bandai Namco Studios	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[538]
		WarioWare: Get It Together!	NS	Party	Intelligent Systems, Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	[539]
	14	Cruis'n Blast	NS	Racing	Raw Thrills	GameMill Entertainment	[540]
		Deathloop	Win, PS5	First-person shooter	Arkane Studios	Bethesda Softworks	[541]
	15	Tomb Rumble	Win, Mac, Lin	Platform	Atelier 801		[542]
	16	BanG Dream! Girls Band Party![d]	NS	Rhythm	Craft Egg	Bushiroad	[543][544]
		Eastward	Win, Mac, NS	Role-playing	Pixpil	Chucklefish	[545]
		Metallic Child	Win, NS	Action, roguelike	Studio HG	Crest	[546]
		SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky[d]	NS, PS4	Visual novel	Mages		[547]
		Skatebird	Win, NS, XBO	Sports	Glass Bottom Games		[548][549]
	17	Aragami 2	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Stealth, action-adventure	Lince Works		[550]
		Deltarune: Chapter 2	Win, Mac	Role-playing adventure	Toby Fox		[551]
		Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom – Prince's Edition	NS	Role-playing	Level-5	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[552]
		Tails of Iron	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Side-scrolling action	Odd Bug Studio	United Label	[553]
		Toem	Win, NS, PS5	Photography, adventure	Something We Made		[554]
	21	Beast Breaker	Win, NS	Role-playing	Vodeo Games		[555]
		Kena: Bridge of Spirits	Win, PS4, PS5	Action-adventure	Ember Lab		[556][557]
		World War Z: Aftermath	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	Saber Interactive		[558]
	22	Pokémon Unite	iOS, Droid	Multiplayer online battle arena	TiMi Studio Group	The Pokémon Company	[442][559]
	23	Actraiser Renaissance	Win, NS, PS4, iOS, Droid	Platformer, city-building	Sonic Powered, Square Enix	Square Enix	[560]
		Castlevania Advance Collection	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platformer	M2	Konami	[561]
		Diablo II: Resurrected	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action role-playing	Blizzard Entertainment, Vicarious Visions	Blizzard Entertainment	[562][563]
		The Forgotten City	NS	Adventure	Modern Storyteller	Dear Villagers	[455]
		Sable	Win, Mac, XSX/S	Adventure	Shedworks	Raw Fury	[564]
		Staxel	NS	Role-playing, simulation	Plukit		[565]
	24	Death Stranding Director's Cut	PS5	Action	Kojima Productions	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[566]
		Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot	NS	Action role-playing	CyberConnect2	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[567]
		Lost Judgment	PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	Sega	[568]
	28	AWAY: The Survival Series	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO	Action-adventure, survival	Breaking Walls		[569][570]
		Dandy Ace	NS, XBO	Action role-playing	Mad Mimic	Neowiz	[571]
		Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds	iOS, Droid	Adventure	Square Enix, DeNA	Square Enix	[572][573]
		Ghostrunner	PS5, XSX/S	Action	One More Level	505 Games, All in! Games	[574][575]
		Lemnis Gate	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	First-person shooter	Ratloop Games Canada	Frontier Foundry	[576][577]
		Neo: The World Ends with You	Win	Action role-playing	Square Enix, h.a.n.d.	Square Enix	[578]
		New World	Win	MMORPG	Amazon Games Orange County	Amazon Games	[579]
		Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Mobius Digital	Annapurna Interactive	[580]
	29	Centipede: Recharged	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Atari VCS	Arcade, shoot 'em up	Adamvision Studios, Sneakybox	Atari	[581]
		Insurgency: Sandstorm	PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	New World Interactive	Focus Home Interactive	[582]
	30	Astria Ascending	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Role-playing	Artisan Studios	Dear Villagers	[583][584]
		Darksiders III	NS	Action role-playing	Gunfire Games	THQ Nordic	[585]
		The Eternal Cylinder	Win, PS4, XBO	Survival	ACE Team		[586]
		eFootball 2022	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, iOS, Droid	Sports	Konami		[587][588]
		Hot Wheels Unleashed	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Racing	Milestone		[589]
		The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak[d]	PS4	Role-playing	Nihon Falcom		[590]
		Mary Skelter Finale[c]	NS, PS4	Action role-playing, roguelike	Compile Heart	Idea Factory International	[591][592]
		Melty Blood: Type Lumina	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Fighting	French Bread	Delightworks	[593][594]
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII[c]		PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Softstar, DOMO Studio, Yooreka Studio	eastasiasoft	[595]

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
O C T O B E R	1	FIFA 22	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Sports	EA Vancouver	EA Sports	[596]
	5	Alan Wake Remastered	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Remedy Entertainment	Epic Games Publishing	[597]
		BPM: Bullets Per Minute	PS4, XBO	First-person shooter, roguelike	Awe Interactive		[598]
		Hell Let Loose	PS5, XSX/S	First-person shooter	Black Matter	Team17	[599]
		Jett: The Far Shore	Win, PS4, PS5	Action-adventure	Superbrothers, Pine Scented Software	Superbrothers	[600][601]
		Lego Marvel Super Heroes	NS	Action-adventure	Traveller's Tales	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	[602]
		Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Fighting	Ludosity, Fair Play Labs	NA: GameMill Entertainment EU: Maximum Games	[603]
		Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Platform	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	Sega	[604]
	6	Art of Rally	PS4, PS5	Racing	Funselektor Labs		[605]
	7	Far Cry 6	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	First-person shooter	Ubisoft Toronto	Ubisoft	[606][607]
	8	Metroid Dread	NS	Action-adventure	MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	[608]
		Tetris Effect: Connected	NS	Puzzle	Monstars	Enhance Games	[609]
	12	Back 4 Blood	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	First-person shooter, survival horror	Turtle Rock Studios	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	[610]
		Disco Elysium: The Final Cut	NS, XBO, XSX/S	Role-playing	ZA/UM		[611]
		Lone Echo II	Rift	Adventure	Ready At Dawn	Oculus Studios	[612]
		Monster Crown	NS	Role-playing	Aurum	Soedesco	[613]
		Poppy Playtime	Win	Survival horror	MOB Games		[614]
	14	Aeon Must Die!	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Beat 'em up	Limestone Games	Focus Home Interactive	[615]
		Dungeon Encounters	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Cattle Call	Square Enix	[616]
		The Idolmaster: Starlit Season[d]	Win, PS4	Raising simulation, rhythm	Bandai Namco Studios	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[617]
		The Jackbox Party Pack 8	Win, Mac, Lin, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Party	Jackbox Games		[618][619]
		Monark[d]	NS, PS4, PS5	Role-playing	Lancarse	FuRyu	[620]
	15	Crysis Remastered Trilogy	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	Crytek		[621][622]
		Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Fighting	CyberConnect2	JP: Aniplex WW: Sega	[623]
		The Good Life	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	White Owls Inc.	Playism	[624][625]
		NHL 22	PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Sports	EA Vancouver	EA Sports	[626]
	18	Nuclear Blaze	OS, Win	Action-adventure	Deepnight Games		[627]
	19	The Caligula Effect 2[c]	NS, PS4	Role-playing	Historia	NIS America	[628][629]
		Dying Light: Platinum Edition	NS	Action-adventure, survival horror	Techland		[630]
		Inscryption	Win	Roguelike deck-building	Daniel Mullins Games	Devolver Digital	[631]
	20	Corpse Party[c]	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Survival horror	5pb.	GrindHouse	[632]
		Klang 2	Win	Rhythm	Tinimations	Ratalaika Games	[633][634]
	21	Disciples: Liberation	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Turn-based strategy	Frima Studio	Kalypso Media	[635]
		Echo Generation	XBO, XSX/S	Action role-playing	Cococucumber		[636]
		Evertried	NS	Strategy, puzzle	Dangen Entertainment		[637]
		The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7	Win	Action role-playing	Softstar	CubeGame	[638]
		Skul: The Hero Slayer	NS, PS4, XBO	Roguelike action	SouthPAW Games	Neowiz	[639][640]
		Toy Soldiers HD	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action, strategy	Signal Studios	Accelerate Games	[641]
	22	Carrion	PS4	Horror	Phobia Game Studio	Devolver Digital	[642]
		The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Interactive drama, survival horror	Supermassive Games	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[643]
		My Friend Peppa Pig	Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia	Adventure	Petoons Studio	Outright Games	[644]
	26	Guardians of the Galaxy	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Eidos-Montréal	Square Enix	[645]
		Iron Harvest Complete Edition	PS5, XSX/S	Real-time strategy	King Art Games	Deep Silver	[646]
	28	Age of Empires IV	Win	Real-time strategy	Relic Entertainment	Xbox Game Studios	[647]
		Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Maze Theory	BBC Studios / Just Add Water	[648][649]
		Dusk	NS	First-person shooter	New Blood Interactive		[650]
		Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Survival horror	Koei Tecmo		[651]
		Happy Game	Win, NS	Adventure, horror	Amanita Design		[652][653]
		Riders Republic	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Sports	Ubisoft Annecy	Ubisoft	[654][655]
		Saint Kotar	Win	Horror, adventure	Red Martyr Entertainment	Soedesco	[656]
		Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi[c]	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing, roguelike	Experience	Aksys Games	[657][658]
		Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Alim	Square Enix	[659]
	29	Crab Game	Win, Mac, Lin	Party	Dani		[660]
		Mario Party Superstars	NS	Party	NDcube	Nintendo	[661]
N O V E M B E R	2	Cupid Parasite[c]	NS	Visual novel	Idea Factory		[662][663]
		Knockout City	PS5, XSX/S	Sports	Velan Studios	Electronic Arts	[664]
		Unpacking	Win, Mac, Lin, NS, XBO	Puzzle	Witch Beam	Humble Bundle	[665]
		World War Z	NS	Third-person shooter	Saber Interactive	Mad Dog Games	[666]
	4	A Boy and His Blob	NS	Puzzle-platform	WayForward	Ziggurat Interactive	[667]
		The Binding of Isaac: Repentance	NS, PS4, PS5	Roguelike	Nicalis		[668][669]
		Demon Turf	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Platformer	Fabraz	Playtonic Friends	[670]
		Just Dance 2022	NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Rhythm	Ubisoft Paris	Ubisoft	[671]
		Tales of Luminaria	iOS, Droid	Action role-playing	Bandai Namco Studios	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[672]
		Mr. Driller Drill Land	PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Puzzle	Bandai Namco Entertainment		[673]
		Where Cards Fall	Win, NS	Puzzle	The Game Band	Snowman	[674][675]
	5	Call of Duty: Vanguard	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	First-person shooter	Sledgehammer Games	Activision	[676]
		Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Racing	3DClouds	Outright Games	[677]
	8	Blue Archive[c]	iOS, Droid	Action role-playing, Tactical Role-playing, Real-time strategy	Nexon Games		[678]
	9	Blue Reflection: Second Light	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Gust	Koei Tecmo	[679]
		Football Manager 2022	Win, Mac, NS, XBO, XSX/S, iOS, Droid	Sports	Sports Interactive	Sega	[680]
		Forza Horizon 5	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Racing	Playground Games	Xbox Game Studios	[681]
		Jurassic World Evolution 2	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Business simulation	Frontier Developments		[682]
		Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action role-playing, first-person shooter	Gearbox Software, Stray Kite Studios	2K Games	[683]
		Wingspan	Droid	Digital tabletop	Monster Couch	Monster Couch, Stonemaier Games	[392]
	11	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Role-playing	Bethesda Game Studios	Bethesda Softworks	[684]
		Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Grove Street Games	Rockstar Games	[685][686]
		PUBG: New State	iOS, Droid	Battle royale	PUBG Studio	Krafton	[687]
		Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	NS	Role-playing	Aspyr	Lucasfilm Games	[688]
	12	Shin Megami Tensei V	NS	Role-playing	Atlus		[689][690]
	16	Grow: Song of the Evertree	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Prideful Sloth	505 Games	[691]
		Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story	Win, NS	Rhythm	Choice Provisions	Riot Forge	[692]
		The Last Stand: Aftermath	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Survival, roguelite	Con Artist Games	Armor Games	[693]
		Light Fairytale Episode II	PS4	Role-playing	neko works		[694][695]
		Ruined King: A League of Legends Story	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Tactical role-playing	Airship Syndicate	Riot Forge	[696][697]
		Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One	Win, PS5, XSX/S	Adventure	Frogwares		[698]
		Surviving the Aftermath	NS	Action-adventure	Iceflake Studios	Paradox Interactive	[699][700]
		The Waylanders	Win	Role-playing	Gato Studio		[701]
	17	Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier	iOS, Droid	Third-person shooter	Ateam Inc.	Square Enix	[702][703]
		Gunfire Reborn	Win	Roguelite, first-person shooter	Duoyi Games	Duoyi Games
		Klang 2	NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Rhythm	Tinimations	Ratalaika Games	[633][634]
	18	Exo One	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Exbleative	Future Friends Games	[704]
		Kid A Mnesia Exhibition	Win, Mac, PS5	Exploration	Namethemachine, Arbitrarily Good Productions	Epic Games	[705][706]
		Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition	Win, XSX/S	Amateur flight simulation	Asobo Studio	Xbox Game Studios	[707]
	19	Battlefield 2042	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	First-person shooter	DICE	Electronic Arts	[708]
		Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	NS	Role-playing	ILCA	The Pokémon Company / Nintendo	[709]
	21	Re:Legend	Win, PS4, NS, XBO	Role-playing	Magnus Games Studio	505 Games	[710]
	23	Death's Door	NS, PS4, PS5	Action-adventure	Acid Nerve	Devolver Digital	[711]
		DEEEER Simulator	Win	Sandbox, action-adventure	Gibier Games	Playism
	30	Beyond a Steel Sky	NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Adventure	Revolution Software	Microids	[712]
		Clockwork Aquario[d]	NS, PS4	Action platformer	Westone	Strictly Limited Games	[713][714]
		Evil Genius 2: World Domination	PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Real-time strategy, simulation	Rebellion Developments		[715]
D E C E M B E R	1	Propnight	Win	Survival horror	Fntastic	Mytona
	2	Dairoku: Agents of Sakuratani[c]	NS	Visual novel	Idea Factory	Aksys Games	[716][717]
		Fights in Tight Spaces	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Roguelike deck-building	Ground Shatter	Mode 7 Games	[718]
		Solar Ash	Win, PS4, PS5	Action-adventure	Heart Machine	Annapurna Interactive	[719][720]
	3	Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain	NS	Party, puzzle	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	[721]
		Chorus	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia	Space combat	Fishlabs	Deep Silver	[722][723]
		Danganronpa Decadence	NS	Visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	Spike Chunsoft	[724]
		Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition	NS	Life simulation	Bandai Namco Studios, Hyde	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[725]
		Happy's Humble Burger Farm	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Horror	Scythe Dev Team	tinyBuild	[726]
		Icarus	Win	Survival	RocketWerkz		[727]
	5	Choro 2021	iOS, Droid	Action-adventure	Carl Zitelmann		[728]
	6	Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice	Win, Mac, Lin	Real-time tactics	Mimimi Games	Daedalic Entertainment	[729]
	7	Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker	Win, Mac, PS4, PS5	MMORPG	Square Enix		[730][731]
		Life Is Strange: True Colors	NS	Adventure	Deck Nine	Square Enix	[732][733]
		Rune Factory 4 Special	Win, PS4, XBO	Role-playing game	Hakama	Xseed Games	[734]
		Serious Sam 4	PS5, XSX/S	First-person shooter	Croteam	Devolver Digital	[735][736]
		SpellForce 3 Reforced	Win	Real-time strategy, role-playing	Grimlore Games	THQ Nordic	[737]
		Twelve Minutes	NS, PS4, PS5	Adventure	Luis Antonio	Annapurna Interactive	[738]
	8	Halo Infinite	Win, XBO, XSX/S	First-person shooter	343 Industries	Xbox Game Studios	[739]
		Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space Remastered	Win, NS, XBO	Adventure	Skunkape Games		[740]
	9	GTFO	Win	First-person shooter, survival horror	10 Chambers Collective		[741]
		Loop Hero	NS	Roguelike deck-building	Four Quarters	Devolver Digital	[742]
		Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX[c]	Win, NS, iOS	Role-playing	Koei Tecmo		[743]
		Suika Game[d]	NS	Puzzle	Aladdin X		[744]
	10	A Year Of Springs	NS, Win, PS4, XBO, Droid	Visual novel	Npckc	Ratalaika Games	[745]
		Garage: Bad Dream Adventure	iOS, Droid	Point-and-click adventure	Sakuba Metal Works, SmokymonkeyS	Sakuba Metal Works	[746]
	11	The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails[e]	Win	Action role-playing, hack and slash	Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH	NIS America	[747]
	14	Praey for the Gods	Win, PS4, PS5, XBO	Action-adventure	No Matter Studios		[748]
	16	Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo	Win	Adventure	Pendulo Studios	Microids	[749]
		Alien: Isolation	iOS, Droid	Action-adventure, stealth, survival horror	Feral Interactive	Sega	[750]
		Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade	Win	Action role-playing	Square Enix		[751]
		Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach	Win, PS4, PS5	Survival horror	Steel Wool Studios	ScottGames	[752]
		The Gunk	Win, XBO, XSX/S	Action-adventure	Image & Form	Thunderful	[753][754]
		Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth	NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Metroidvania	Team Ladybug, Why So Serious?	Playism	[755]
		SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky[d]	Win	Visual novel	Mages		[547]
	17	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	Win, Mac, Lin	Action role-playing	Black Isle Studios	Interplay Entertainment	[756]
	23	Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires[d]	Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S	Hack and slash	Omega Force	Koei Tecmo	[757]

Title	Date	Type	Distributor(s)	Franchise	Original game publisher(s)	Ref.
Dota: Dragon's Blood	March 25, 2021	Animated television series	Netflix	Dota	Valve	[758]
Blue Reflection Ray	April 9, 2021	Anime television series	Funimation	Blue Reflection	Koei Tecmo	[759]
The World Ends with You: The Animation				The World Ends with You	Square Enix	[760]
Mortal Kombat	April 23, 2021	Feature film	Warner Bros. Pictures	Mortal Kombat	Midway Games	[761]
Dynasty Warriors	April 29, 2021		Newport Entertainment	Dynasty Warriors	Koei Tecmo	[762]
Werewolves Within	June 16, 2021		IFC Films	Werewolves Within	Ubisoft	[763]
Scarlet Nexus	July 1, 2021	Anime television series	Funimation	Scarlet Nexus	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[764]
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness	July 8, 2021	Limited anime series	Netflix	Resident Evil	Capcom	[765]
Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild	August 12, 2021	Animated film		Monster Hunter		[766]
Free Guy	August 13, 2021	Feature film	20th Century Studios	—	—	[767]
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms	August 31, 2021	Animated film	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment	Mortal Kombat	Midway Games	[768]
Pokémon Evolutions	September 9, 2021	Limited anime webseries	YouTube Pokémon TV	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[769]
Kimi to Fit Boxing	October 1, 2021	Anime television series	Tokyo MX (Japan)	Fitness Boxing	Imagineer	[770]
Injustice	October 19, 2021	Animated film	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment	Injustice	NetherRealm Studios	[771]
Deemo: Memorial Keys	October 22, 2021	Anime film	Pony Canyon	Deemo	Rayark Inc.	[772]
Arcane	November 6, 2021	Animated television series	Netflix	League of Legends	Riot Games	[773]
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City	November 24, 2021	Feature film	Sony Pictures Releasing	Resident Evil	Capcom	[774]
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series	December 17, 2021[f]	Anime television series	TV Tokyo (Japan) Netflix (United States)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[779]

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