Games Released in December 2022

1,410 new games debuted in December 2022, with PC being the most active platform. December 1 was the busiest day, with 144 releases. Stalzone was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

December 1 saw the most activity with 144 releases.

144 releases

December 1

104 releases

December 15

97 releases

December 16

87 releases

December 22

How did each week compare?

The first week of December was the busiest with 442 releases.

Week 1 (December 1–7)

442 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Marvel's Midnight Suns

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a tactical role-playing game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games. The game is set in the Marvel Universe and features a blend of strategy, role-playing, and card-based combat mechanics. In the game, players take on the role of "The Hunter," a customisable original character, and lead a team of Marvel superheroes. The story revolves around battling the demonic forces of Lilith, the Mother of Demons, who has been resurrected by the nefarious group Hydra. The gameplay involves strategic, turn-based combat, where players use a deck of ability cards to perform attacks, skills, and buffs. Between missions, players can explore the Abbey, the game's hub area, where they can interact with other heroes, upgrade abilities, and make decisions that affect the story and character relationships.

Week 2 (December 8–14)

361 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

Stalzone

STALZONE is the extraction shooter where you don't have to start over — and the only one with a world worth belonging to. You are invited to explore the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone twisted by anomalies and divided between rival factions whose territories shape the danger around you.

Week 3 (December 15–21)

437 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Melatonin

Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.

Week 4 (December 22–28)

314 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Beyond Contact

Beyond Contact is a fiercely formidable survival game, inspired by the art and style of pulp science-fiction comics, the moral dilemmas of contemporary science-fiction films, and the unforgiving gameplay of survival genre classics. Taking place on the often mysterious and always deadly, procedurally-generated, alien world of Ketern, Beyond Contact features exploration and discovery, a robust system of research and crafting, intuitive base building and defense, farming and creature feeding, narrative-driven objectives to save the inhabitants of the planet, and enough flora, fauna, extreme weather, and environmental hazards to kill even the toughest players 1000 times over... and trust us if the planet gets the chance, it will.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC received 1,083 new titles in December 2022. The runner up was Mac with 171 new titles.

PC1,083 releases

Mac171 releases

Nintendo Switch151 releases

Linux133 releases

PlayStation 4129 releases

Android112 releases

PlayStation 5100 releases

Web browser95 releases

Xbox One69 releases

iOS59 releases

What genres were most popular?

Indie was the dominant genre in December 2022 with 893 titles. Adventure followed closely with 589.

Indie893

Adventure589

Simulator320

Role-playing261

Strategy242

Puzzle207

Arcade182

Visual Novel144

Shooter128

Platform124

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