The 17 most exciting video game releases of fall 2022
Despite numerous delays, the fall video game release schedule still holds plenty of promise. Highly anticipated action games are set to arrive alongside deeply engrossing visual novels; turn-based strategy games are looking to avoid a sophomore slump; gods are still trying to be good dads. With such a wide swath of genres to choose from, it’s a daunting time to keep up with video games.
So, we’re here to help you sort through big-budget AAA titles, under-the-radar indies, and everything in between as we head into the last quarter of 2022. Mark your calendars and find some free time.
An entirely text-based adventure, Roadwarden goes the way of the MUD (a type of text-based RPG) — minus the online components.
With sepia-colored pixel art, Roadwarden feels like it’s been ripped right out of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Players assume the role of the titular roadwarden, and are tasked by a powerful merchant guild to explore an unknown peninsula. There will be plenty of puzzles to solve along the way in this blend of visual novels, adventure games, and interactive fiction. Players can also pursue a variety of play styles, from a wizened wizard to a fearsome warrior. It’s an enticing throwback to the era of adventure-driven PC games.
Roadwarden will be released on Sept. 8 on Windows PC, Mac, and Linux.
The Splatoon series has always been a more eclectic take on competitive shooters, and Splatoon 3 seems to be following suit — albeit with a more overtly postapocalyptic aesthetic. You’ll drop into dilapidated arenas to engage in highly competitive multiplayer matches or fight swarms of salmon that are encroaching upon the land. And of course, it doesn’t seem to be skimping on the quirkiness that the series established from
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