What to Do During the Upcoming AAA Game Drought of 2022

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The first few months of 2022 have been an endless onslaught of big, AAA games for fans to dive into. February, March, and April have been filled to the brim with games like Horizon: Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and far more. However, the next few months are apparently pumping the brakes on this pretty hard, as it stands anyway.

Outside of Nintendo, which has a pretty filled summer release schedule, there are not really any major AAA games from brands like PlayStation or Xbox or third-party titles scheduled quite yet. That’s not to say there won’t be any announcements that help fill out the summer some more, as Redfall is set to release this summer, but that could be as late as September. Even if there are a couple, the next few months are looking pretty dry compared to the past few months.

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This isn’t necessarily uncommon, either. Even ignoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fall/holiday season is usually the best time for video games, and there are plenty of games like Forspoken, Gotham Knights, Starfield, and perhaps even Hogwarts Legacy to look forward to this fall/holiday season. Yet, this poses an important question: what to do in the meantime?

Of course, there are plenty of new, non-AAA games coming out still, while Nintendo has many heavy hitters, like Mario Strikers: Battle League coming out. But for those thinking about how they might fill the time once the dust from Elden Ring, LEGO Star Wars, and other games settles, here are a few ideas.

While “big” or “AAA” games may be lacking this summer, there are always new games to check out. It’s a good time to look at indies, new or otherwise, that may have