With summer approaching, you’re probably wondering what games you’ll be playing during this time. To help you in your choices and perhaps make you discover certain titles, we come back to the games and expansions that we expect for the next season of the year Rather than waiting for you, here we go, we start with the first from the list.
stray
To begin, we are going to tell you about Stray. Does this name mean something to you? Whether that’s the case or not, don’t worry, we’ll tell you about it. Stray is an adventure game in which you play as a cat who must solve a mystery in order to escape from a cyber-city. In BlueTwelve Studio’s game, you will therefore have to explore the city, but also show discretion without forgetting to annoy the inhabitants of this world.
- stray
- Gender : Adventure
- Available on PS4, PS5 and PC
- released on July 19, 2022
- Starting price : €29.99 on consoles and €24.29 on PC. Free if you are a PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium member.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
The second game to which we return is Xenoblade Chronicles 3 which will offer us a new story in the Monolith Soft series highlighting beings living on creatures called “Titans”. In this fourth opus (Third if we follow the logic of the story since Xenoblade Chronicles X is apart.), we will embody several characters coming from two factions Keves and Agnus. The two camps do not like each other and they clash, but the team of heroes that we will discover during our adventure is made up of members from the two groups of which Mio and Noah are part.
On the gameplay side, you can explore the world of Aionios freely and thus discover its every nook and cranny, but be careful since you will also have to fight to overcome the enemies who will attack you. To do this, you can count on mechanics specific to this opus such as the interlink which allows you to split your duo to form an Ouroboros, but also more classic elements such as auto-attacks or the Arts.
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Gender : J-RPG
- Available on Switch
- released on July 29, 2022
- Starting price : 59,99€
Saints Row
Saints Row returns this year with a reboot of the first opus which thus goes back to the origins of the license. Play as the boss of the Saints, a gang that wants to grow to eventually become a real empire. Rediscover the city of Santo Ileso where you can have fun through various activities to make your crew even more powerful. Before taking up arms and showing others who the number is, you will have to go through the creation of your avatar box and for this opus, we are entitled to an army of possibilities ranging from basic options to options that will play on specific details thanks to the Boss Factory.
- Saints Row
- Gender : Stock
- Available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC
- released on August 23, 2022
- Starting price : €69.99 on consoles and €59.99 on PC
Soul Hackers 2
Since we are talking about the return of certain licenses, we will continue the momentum with Soul Hackers 2, a J-RPG signed Atlus which is quite simply the “sequel” to a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei license. 9 years after the first opus, whose original release was in 1997 on Saturn in Japan before coming out on the PlayStation two years later to finally arrive on 3DS here in 2013, this is an opportunity for fans to discover this that the developer wanted to offer through this new game.
You will play as a hacker who will try to find out what is going on behind the government’s plans. with the help of his friends. The game will offer you a turn-based combat system in which it is possible to interact with the demons in order to make your enemies your allies. You can also use other game mechanics such as Ringo’s Soul Hacking allowing you to infiltrate the memories of the deceased to revive them, but also the possibility of coming into contact with demons via the gadget called COMP or even the Conjuration which allows you to attack your enemies using a horde of demons if you hit it at its weak points. Demon Fusion is also present via the dimensions you’ll find within the city.
- Soul Hackers 2
- Gender : J-RPG
- Available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC
- released on August 26, 2022
- Starting price : €59.99 on consoles and on PC
Capcom Fighting Collection
If you are a fan of versus figthing, you also have your dose with the Capcom Fighting Collection which allows you to replay 10 publisher classics, including Darkstalkers, Hyper Street Fighter II or Red Earth, which has never been released outside the arcade terminals. There are also more atypical titles like Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix and Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo which mix an RPG and table of elements aspect with those of traditional fighting games. What you have fun and find nostalgic feelings that you could have at the time if you ever could play these titles. Of course, a collection like this isn’t just going to give you the games. There are also additions like the ability to play online with ranked matches, free matches, and even custom matches, but also the training mode that will be present. A little extra touch that will please fans of the good old days or completionists since there is the choice of display and a Figthing Awards section that will allow you to follow your progress on each game.
If you don’t want to make quarter circles or even key combinations to execute special moves, this collection offers you to modify the keys as you see fit in order to make the games more accessible to beginners wanting to try their luck . One last thing that is important is the quick save which simply allows you to save at any time while having the possibility of resuming directly where you left off even if it’s in the middle of a match.
- Capcom Fighting Collection
- Gender : Fighting game
- Available on PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC
- released on June 24, 2022
- Starting price : €39.99 on consoles and PC
Live A Live
Live A Live, a game released on the Super Famicom in Japan is back on the Nintendo Swtich through a remake that will allow players from the West to discover this legendary title from Square (which later became Square Enix). This remake will allow you to meet the seven different heroes through distinct periods (from Prehistory to the distant future through the era of the Wild West to the present or even in Edo Japan) and as proposed Octopath Traveler, you can choose the order in which you want to follow the story. In addition, this game benefits from the contribution of HD-2D style who knew how to make the charm of other titles like Triangle Strategy.
- Live A Live
- Gender : Tactical-RPG
- Available on Switch
- released on July 22, 2022
- Starting price : 49.99€ on Switch
Digimon Survive
Digimon Survive is the game that will be released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the license. This album plunges us back into the world of little digital monsters. We thus find there a group of teenagers in which there is Takuma Momozuka, the leader, but also Kaito Shinonome, Shuuji Kayama or even Aoi Shibuya. Each of them will have their own Digimon partner. Agumon, Dracmon, Lopmon or even Floramon will be present to help them return home by fighting against dangerous creatures and wanting to spread evil. Digimon Survive’s combat system changes from what we have been able to discover in the last installments of the license since we come to the field of Tactical-RPGs. Will it stick to the universe? Response when released.
- Digimon Survive
- Gender : Tactical-RPG
- Available on PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC
- Starting price : unknown
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Disney Dreamlight Valley is a hybrid mixing the life simulator aspect with that of an adventure game packed with quests, exploration, and exciting activities featuring Disney and Pixar friends old and new. You will be able to interact with the characters from the different universes and discover the story behind the game. You will have to help them to bring the magic back to Dreamlight Valley.
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- Gender : Adventure
- Available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch and PC
- Exit in 2023 and summer 2022 with access through Founder’s Pack
- Starting price : free
Harry Potter Magic Awakened
Although for the moment, the title is not available in Europe, we can still hope to see it land with us this summer and thus be able to roam freely in Hogwarts and participate in the life of the school of magic by facing other students or creatures through your spell cards or by playing Quidditch. Apart from that, you can take part in the famous potions courses to prepare your own and of course join the house of your dreams among the four clans offered by the Harry Potter universe.
- Harry Potter Magic Awakened
- Gender : Adventure/TCG
- Available on iOS and Android
- Release unknown
- Starting price : free
Splatoon 3
The last game we expect puts us in the shoes of the Inklings who return in a third installment titled simply Splatoon 3. Based on what was done on the first two titles of the license, this game will offer us to go to a turf war in different maps, some of which are new, but also as a team to collaborate in the Salmon Run mode which is provided some monster additions. Besides that, we find new powers and new weapons that will delight fans, but the biggest novelty of this Splatoon 3 seems to be its scenario which is directly integrated where its predecessor had it in the form of an extension.
- Splatoon 3
- Gender : Action/Shooter
- Available on Switch
- released on September 9, 2022
- Starting price : €69.99 on Nintendo Switch
Aside from new games coming out this summer, there’s also new content and expansions that we’re interested in. We thus find there Monster Hunter Sunbreak which will appeal to fans of the license since it will be possible to fight against old emblematic creatures like the Gore Magala, the extension Wrath of the Lich King Classic of WoW Classic with a victory against the Lich King or the updates of New World and of Genshin Impact which should have the right to its new region in the middle of this summer since in general, a new large area lands when you switch to the next major version.
- Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak: June 30, 2022
- Wrath of the Lich King Classic: 2022
- New World Update
- Genshin Impact Updates 2.8 and 3.0: July 13, 2022 for 2.8