February will have some of the biggest games of 2022 and one of the most anticipated games of the last few years, Bassmaster Fishing 2022. No, not really, it’s Elden Ring. Kicking 2022 into high gear will also be a new PlayStation exclusive and a very, very long-awaited sequel that many consider one of the best zombie games out there. Let the many, many hours of gameplay begin!

February’s Highlights

Dying Light 2 Stay Human – Feb 4th (PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)

Dying Light 2 is the long-awaited sequel to 2015s Dying Light. Set 20 years after the events of the first game, you are a wanderer named Aiden, trying to find his young sister in what is being called a new Dark Age. Humanity survives on the brink, and your choices will change the fate of The City and the people in it. Featuring advanced parkour movement and creative weapons allows for visceral and clever combat. What has me excited is that the entire game can be played in co-op with up to three friends, and you can see how the city changes based on their decisions. 

Rosario Dawson also stars as Lawan, one of the main NPC characters you interact with, who you can also influence with your choices. According to the devs via Twitter, they have noted that the main campaign takes 20 hours to complete, 80 to finish all the side quests, and 500 hours to get 100% of the game. WOW! Let’s go bash some skulls.

Sifu – Feb 8th (PS5, PC)

Sifu is the game that will let you live out that fantasy of beating up thugs in a hallway you’ve had ever since watching Daredevil do it on Netflix. There is an excellent parody of that scene on the Joel Mchale show too, but I digress. Developed by Slowclap games, known for their martial arts-inspired Soulslike, Absolver. A third-person action game focusing on intense hand-to-hand combat, Sifu has you assume the role of a young student of Pak-Mei Kung Fu. Your family has been killed by assassins, and it is up to you to seek great vengeance. Use of the environment, throwable objects, and makeshift weapons assist you in your conquest through a gang-ridden city. If you fail, you pay the price in time, which is the unique feature of Sifu I look forward to seeing. Every time you die, your character ages but is also allowed to unlock abilities and skills. This applies a simple rogue-like element that will enable you to carry over certain knowledge when you eventually die of old age and start again.

Horizon Forbidden West – Feb 18th (PS4, PS5)

Dinosaurs? Check. Robots? Check. Robot Dinosaurs? Drops the clipboard and yells excitedly. Horizon Zero Dawn had probably one of the coolest ideas to ever come out of video games. It has also received much fan love and praise. Now, Horizon Forbidden West, the much-anticipated PS5 and now PS4 sequel is finally here. Forbidden West will see the return of Aloy as she takes on a new evil that threatens us all, but I believe Aloy can save the world (Que Avatar theme Song).

Horizon Forbidden West will boast an all-star cast with the return of Ashley Burch as Aloy and Lance Reddick. Joining is Carrie-Anne Moss and Angela Basset to round out the lineup. It seems that a lot of the greatest concerns for the first game have been addressed as well. I think we all remember the conversations in Zero Dawn where we couldn’t tell if we were looking at people or the robot dinosaurs that we were hunting. I am excited to see how they have improved an already good game and fight more crazy robot dinosaurs!

Eldin Ring – Feb 25th (PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC)

“Return to your world, Tarnished.” What does that mean? Who knows, it’s a Miyazaki game. Elden Ring is the extremely, highly, incredibly anticipated game from FromSoftware and Director Hidetaka Miyazaki and famed author George R.R. Martin. Sounds like a nightmare match in purgatory as both of these men create worlds of immense suffering and death, and I am excited. I love Game of Thrones, and I love FromSoftware’s Souls games. To explain these games is like explaining to my 4-year-old why she can’t have ice cream for breakfast. Impossible. Like the story in a Souls game, information for Elden Ring was scarce until very recently, which led to much speculation and considerable hype. For those unfamiliar, Souls games and Elden Ring are generally very challenging games that make you “Get Good.” Still, they do it in very clever ways that make you learn from your mistakes and overcome the hurdles presented. The level of challenge is very different from a hard setting on most games, which just makes it so you die quicker. Our very own Liz Phoenix wrote about her excitement for Elden Ring, even though she has never played a Souls game before. I cannot wait.

February 2022’s Release Schedule

Life is Strange Remastered Collection – Feb 1st (PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC, Switch, Stadia)

Webbed – Feb 1st (Xbox, Switch)

The Sacred Ampoule – Feb 2nd (Xbox, Switch)

Dreamscaper – Feb 3rd (Xbox)

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment – Feb 3rd (Switch)

Dying Light 2 Stay Human – Feb 4th (PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)

Maglam Lord – Feb 4th (PS4, Switch)

Death end re – Fe 8th (PS4, Switch)

OlliOlli World – Feb 8th (PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)

Rumbleverse – Feb 8th (PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC)

Sifu – Feb 8th (PS4, PS5, PC)

Youtubers Life 2 – Feb 8th (PS4, Xbox, Switch, PC)

KungfFu Kickball – Feb 9th (Xbox)

Besiege – Feb 10th (Xbox)

Crossfire X – Feb 10th (Xbox)

Edge of Eternity – Feb 10th (PS4, PS5, Xbox) 

Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind Cloud Version – Feb 10th (Switch)

KINGDOM HEARTS – HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX – Cloud Version – Feb 10th (Switch)

KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Cloud Version – Feb 10th (Switch)

KINGDOM HEARTS INTEGRUM MASTERPIECE for Cloud – Feb 10th (Switch)

Egglia Rebirth – Feb 10th (Switch)

Ocean’s Heart – Feb 10th (Switch)

Powerslave Exhumed – Feb 10 (PS4, Xbox, Switch, PC)

Rise of the Third Power – Feb 10th (Xbox, Switch)

Grand Theft Auto: Trilogy – The Definitive Edition – Feb 11th (Switch)

Bassmaster Fishing 2022 – Feb 15th (PS5, Xbox)

Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires – Feb 15th (PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)

The King of Fighters XV – Feb 17th (PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC)

Total War: Warhammer III – Feb 17th (PC)

Horizon Forbidden West – Feb 18th (PS4, PS5)

Monster Crown – Feb 21st (PS4, Xbox)

Assetto Corsa Competizione – Feb 22nd (PS5, Xbox)

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen – Feb 22nd (PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC)

MONARK – Feb 22th (PS4, PS5, Switch)

Truck Driver – Feb 22nd (PS5, Xbox)

Martha is Dead – Feb 23rd (PS4, PS5)

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream – Feb 25th (PS4, Switch)

Eldin Ring – Feb 25th (PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC)

Grid Legends – Feb 25th (PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC)

Far: Changing Tides – Feb 28th (PS4, PS5)

Miss last month’s update? Check out January’s 2022’s releases right here!

What will you be playing this month?