Video games to try out this Festive Season

You’ve heard of it, you’ve thought about it and now you want it. Yes, I’m talking about video games.

New video games bloom this time of year and if they are down your alley, why not add them to your Christmas wish list. The games mentioned below were either released recently, or will be available throughout December and January 2022.

Enjoy!

Playstation 5:

• Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (Role-Playing, General) – available since March and highly rated (Top 10)
Also on: iPhone/iPad, PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 (Sports, Individual, Skate / Skateboard – available since March and highly rated
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Battlefield 2042 (Action, Shooter, First-Person, Tactical) – from November 12, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (Adventure, General) – from November 16, 2021
Also on: PC, Xbox Series X

• Farming Simulator 22 (Simulation, General) – from November 22, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Cricket 22 (Sport) – from November 25, 2021
Also on: Switch, Xbox One

• Happy’s Humble Burger Farm (Simulation, Virtual, Career) – from December 3, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Ever Forward (Action Adventure, General) – from December 7, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch

• Monopoly Madness (Miscellaneous, Board / Card Game) – from December 9, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue (Action, Platformer, 2D) – from December 14, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Hotel Life: A Resort Simulator (Simulation, Virtual, Virtual Life) – from January 27, 2022
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

PC:

• It Takes Two (Action Adventure, Linear) – available since March and highly rated
Also on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Simulation, Flight, Civilian) – available since July and highly rated
Also on: Xbox Series X

• Psychonauts 2 (Action, Platformer, 3D, Beat-‘Em-Up, Action Adventure, Open-World) – available since August and highly rated (Top 10)
Also on: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Synth Riders (Action, Rhythm, Music) – available since August and highly rated
Also on: PlayStation 4

• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Role-Playing, Action Adventure, Action RPG, Linear) – from October 26, 2021
Also on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Age of Empires IV (Strategy, Real-Time, Command) – from October 28, 2021

• PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night (Action, Platformer, 3D) – from October 28, 2021
Also on: PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One

• Call of Duty: Vanguard (Action, Shooter, First-Person, Tactical) – from November 5, 2021
Also on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Jurassic World Evolution 2 (Strategy, Management, Business / Tycoon) – from November 9, 2021
Also on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Football Manager 2022 (Sports, Soccer, Management, Team) – from November 9, 2021
Also on: iPhone/iPad, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Bakery Simulator (Simulation, Virtual, Career) – from November 10, 2021

• Epic Chef (Adventure, General) – from November 11, 2021
Also on: PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One

Xbox One:

• Death Park 2 (Action Adventure, Survival) – from October 27, 2021
Also on: PC

• Dadish 2 (Action, Platformer, 2D) – from October 27, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch

• Just Dance 2022 (Action, Rhythm, Dancing) – from November 4, 2021
Also on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox Series X

• Hermitage: Strange Case Files (Adventure, General) – from October 28, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch

• Bassmaster Fishing 2022 (Sports, Individual, Nature, Fishing) – from October 28, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X

• The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf (Action Adventure, General) – from November 4, 2021
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch

• F1 2021 (Racing, Simulation, Automobile) – available since July and highly rated
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X

Switch:

• Overcooked! All you can eat (Miscellaneous, Compilation) – available since March and highly rated
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X

• Tetris Effect: Connected (Tetris Effect: Connected) – from October 8, 2021 and highly rated (Top 10)
Also on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

• Super Mario 3D World (Action, Platformer, 3D) – available since March and highly rated

• Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Adventure, General) – available since June and highly rated
Also on: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

• Source: Metacritic