Welcome to 2022 and what is already shaping up to be an amazing year for PC games. To help you sort through the cornucopia of options you’ll have this year to while away your days, we’ve put together a list of some of the biggest upcoming PC games coming this year. There are so many games to play this year that we’ve decided to focus on just the first three months. Stay tuned later this year as we continue to lay out the biggest and best PC games of the year to play.

Below you’ll find 15 exciting PC games hitting in January, February, and March. Don’t forget to add them to your wishlist on Epic Games Store if they tickle your fancy.

JANUARY

God of War

God of War PC release date is Jan. 14, 2022

The biggest game of 2018 is back, but this time on computers, finally giving PC gamers a chance to see what all of the God of War chatter has been about. In this reimagining of the storied franchise, players once more take on Kratos, but this time he has a son, and instead of going after the Olympian gods he has his sights set on the gods and beasties of Norse mythology.

Rainbow Six Extraction

Rainbow Six Extraction PC release date is Jan. 20, 2022

We’ve come a long way since Ubisoft created its first game based on a ‘90s Tom Clancy novel about a high-tech multinational counter-terrorism unit codenamed Rainbow. The Rainbow Six novels inspired a beloved franchise of tactical shooter video games which have — for the most part — stuck to the realm of sort of possible, until now. In Rainbow Six Extraction, players are out to fight back a parasitic alien called the Archaeans in what amounts to a tactical co-op shooter. 

Strange Horticulture

Strange Horticulture PC release date is Jan. 21, 2022

Stop me if you’ve played this sort of game before: Strange Horticulture has you running a local plant store and using your occult knowledge of horticulture to both serve the community and unravel the local goings-on and mysteries. Oh, and it’s a puzzle game. Half the charm of Strange Horticulture is its unusual gameplay, setting, and stories. The other half is, well, its charm. Did I mention that the game lets you pet your cat?

Not for Broadcast

Not for Broadcast PC release date is Jan. 25, 2022

Sure, this game has been in early access since 2020, but now it’s here, ready for its full, official release. Not for Broadcast is a broadcast news simulator (or propaganda television simulator) set in a dystopian alternate 1980s Britain run by an oppressive, and radical government. It’s your job to put together a live show by cutting between multiple camera feeds of video, all while censoring and tossing in ads. The results are almost always funny. The official 1.0 release adds a third and final chapter to the game, 17 hours of new TV content, 17 new ads, new story endings, and a slew of other bits and pieces.

FEBRUARY

 

Dying Light 2 Stay Human

Dying Light 2 Stay Human PC release date is Feb. 4, 2022

In this sequel to 2015’s action-adventure zombie survival game, players are dropped into the open-world 20 years after the original Dying Light. While zombies remain the chief antagonists of the title, players will also have to deal with the many factions and settlements found across the City’s massive open map. One of the last human settlements, the City is teetering on the brink of collapse and, wouldn’t you know it, it’s up to you to help save what remains of the world.

Sifu

Sifu PC release date is Feb. 8, 2022

This third-person action game is built around the intense hand-to-hand combat of Pak-Mei Kung-Fu. Players start each game as a young Kung Fu student out for revenge against those that murdered his family. Each time he dies, a mysterious pendant saves him, but at the cost of years of his life. This is an unrelated follow-up to developer Sloclap’s absolutely wonderful Absolver, so expect big things.

King of Fighters XV

King of Fighters XV PC release date is Feb. 16, 2022

The King of Fighters franchise has been delivering a fantastic platform for fighting game fans since the original hit in 1994, smashing together characters from Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting with a slew of favorites from other SNK properties and some originals to boot. It’s been six years since the last big KOF hit, and XV is set to deliver 39 playable fighters at launch, a narrative ending to the franchise’s story mode, a new shatter strike mechanic, and — incredibly important to fans — the use of rollback netcode to reduce online lag.

Total War: Warhammer III

Total War: Warhammer III PC release date is Feb. 17, 2022

Blending real-time strategy with turn-based gameplay, Total War returns once more to the Games Workshop’s Warhammer Fantasy universe for Total War: Warhammer III. This time around players will be able to select from seven factions: The grand Cathay, Kislev, Khorne, Tzeentch, Nurgle, Slaanesh, and — if you pre-order the game — the Ogre Kingdoms. Warhammer III will support custom battle modes, online

Martha is Dead

Martha is Dead PC release date is Feb. 24, 2022

This psychological thriller from the developers behind award-winner game The Town of Light is one of the first to make use of Unreal Engine’s metahuman technology. The game is set in 1944 Italy and has you dealing with the murder of your twin sister as you wade through the trauma of loss, explore the war-torn Italian countryside and try to decipher the folklore surrounding The Lady of the Lake.

MARCH

Elex II

Elex II PC release date is March 1, 2022

From Piranha Bytes, the makers of Gothic and Risen, Elex II returns to the ‘science-fantasy’ world of Magalan. Players control Jax, who must travel the game’s vast open-world to unite the multiple factions against an alien threat. It’s a hefty combination of fantasy tropes and sci-fi tech, where you’ll fight dragons while flying through the air on a jetpack, and battle aliens using bows and arrows. 

FAR: Changing Tides

FAR: Changing Tides PC release date is March 1, 2022

Make your way from the ruined cities and dusty plains of FAR: Lone Sails to the depths of the stormy seas in this sequel. Gameplay still takes place in the cross-section of your ever-evolving, always moving ship, but much has been added to FAR: Changing Tides. New puzzles, ship mechanics, and a new protagonist help to bring life to this new story meant to be a companion piece to the original game.

The Settlers

The Settlers PC release date is March 17, 2022

The Settlers franchise has been around since the early ‘90s, first delivering a real-time city-building strategy game built around a robust economic system of supply and demand. Over the years, the franchise has dipped and dived between a focus on economy, city planning, and military acumen, while always delivering a typically well-received strategy title. This latest take — which like the original is simply named The Settlers — is a reboot of the franchise that promises to be a return to methodical pacing, intense detail, and well-rounded paths to victory.

STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN PC release date is March 18, 2022

STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN is a ‘retelling of Final Fantasy 1’ from Team Ninja, the developers of Nioh. It explores the origins of Garland, the original game's main villain, this time letting you play him on his road to ruin. The stately Famicom JRPG has been reimagined as a Souls-like action-adventure, with real-time combat that resembles a street fight and drops piles of loot. 

 

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands PC release date is March 25, 2022

Borderlands’ best character, the intense teenager Tiny Tina, gets her own game. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands leans even harder into the RPG elements of the series. Tina is the dungeon master of her favorite game, Bunkers & Badasses. It has a tabletop overworld to explore, but you’ll be fighting in first-person. The setting allows Borderlands to expand in a number of ways, with full character customization, and magic and melee weapons being wielded alongside the infamously huge variety of guns.