February 2022 was already an all-time great month for games. Between Sifu, Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring alone, that’s three fantastic games that’ll probably keep you occupied all throughout March. However, the gaming industry isn’t content with the damage it’s already done to your backlog, and it’s gearing up to throw even more games at you.
Whether you’re a fan of racing games, shooters, grapplers, pink blobs with massive mouths or really edgy JRPGs that love to play Limp Bizkit for no reason, March 2022 is filled with plenty of potential bangers. Here’s the biggest new games of March 2022 that you should know about, if you’ve got the time to play them anyway.
New Games of March 2022
1. Shadow Warrior 3 | March 1st
Developer: Flying Wild Hog
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Platform(s): PC, PS4, Xbox One
Developer Flying Wild Hog’s reboot of the classic Shadow Warrior series has been pretty successful for both themselves and publisher, Devolver Digital, bringing the foul-mouthed Lo Wang to modern platforms with stellar gameplay to boot. Has it been outshone in recent years by the incredibly popular DOOM reboot? Yeah, somewhat, but Shadow Warrior 3 has every chance to be something special.
Abandoning the looter shooter format adopted in the second game, Shadow Warrior 3 is a straight up movement shooter, as you control Lo gunning down and slicing through hordes of demons across multiple levels. It’s not the most original premise in the world, but Flying Wild Hog have admitted that themselves. However, it does promise to be a rollicking thrill ride, and we’re sure it’ll deliver in that regard.
2. Babylon’s Fall | March 3rd
Developer: PlatinumGames
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5
If you want someone to develop a character-action game, you go to Platinum. With experience on the likes of Bayonetta, Nier Automata, Astral Chain and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Platinum have built a name for themselves as the by-word on thrilling action games. Now, they’re collaborating with Square Enix to create Babylon’s Fall, which could be their most ambitious game yet.
Players control Sentinels, powerful warriors who are sent to scale the Tower of Babylon that’s filled with a host of monsters. Fortunately, you won’t be alone, as the powerful Gideon Coffin grafted to your back will give you access to four different weapons at any one time. On top of that, the game will boast 4 player co-op at launch with more free content planned afterwards.
If you like character action games, this one is probably already on your wishlist.
3. Gran Turismo 7 | March 4th
Developer: Polyphony Digital
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform(s): PS4, PS5
Sony’s premier racing game series developed by Polyphony, Gran Turismo has been around since the 90s and it’s always impressed with its stellar visuals and interesting career mode. Many an hour in Gran Turismo 4 was spent trying to earn those high level licenses in order to compete in faster competitions, only to fail and hear Oh Yeah by Yello every single time. If that’s not part of Gran Turismo 7, the game sucks. I don’t make the rules.
Gran Turismo 7 will see players go through the GT Simulation mode, competing in special events and championships to earn enough cash to buy better cars, upgrade existing cars in your garage and generally just build an automotive collection of your dreams. Then, instead of racing them, you can travel across the world (virtually) and take pictures of your cars in a variety of exotic locations.
If you’re a massive gearhead, this’ll be up your alley.
4. Triangle Strategy | March 4th
Developer: Square Enix, Artdink
Publisher: Nintendo, Square Enix
Platform(s): Switch
More than just an alternative name to Pythagoras’ Theorem, Triangle Strategy is actually a tactical RPG with the 2D-HD style that’s been popularised by games like Octopath Traveller and will also be utilised in the upcoming remake of Live A Live. As Serenoa, the heir of House Wolffort, you’ll command a group of warriors and make some key decisions that’ll decide the fate of the continent of Norzelia.
The choices that players make as Serenoa will lead them down the path of one of three convictions: Unity, Morality and Liberty. However these scales balance with affect Serenoa’s world view, and can lead to different story outcomes. There’s replayability in that concept alone, but the actual combat looks to tickle the receptors of players who love turn-based, tactical fighting.
With players able to use high ground, flanking tactics and the elements to their advantage, there’s a lot to sink your teeth into here.
5. WWE 2K22 | March 11th
Developer: Visual Concepts
Publisher: 2K Sports
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S
It’s no secret that the past few mainline WWE 2K games haven’t had the best of receptions, but WWE 2K Battlegrounds at least managed to turn the tide somewhat. Now, 2K and Visual Concepts are back with WWE 2K22, the first mainline WWE game in nearly two and a half years. By all accounts, this could be a fine return to form for the legacy franchise, offering great gameplay and heaps of content in equal measure.
WWE 2K22 sees the MyCareer Mode return once again, as players create both male and female wrestlers and experience unique storylines, but if you’d rather create your own stories, the Universe mode is back too. Meanwhile, the GM Mode is making a return as MyGM, allowing you to sign superstars, book rivalries and compete with other programs to be the best wrestling show on TV.
6. Tunic | March 16th
Developer: Andrew Shouldice
Publisher: Finji
Platform(s): PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S
Every month has to have at least one game that’s undeniably cute, and Tunic appears to be fitting the bill for March 2022. Well, the premise and gameplay don’t appear to be cute at face value, as you explore dungeons and slay monsters, but you’re doing it all as a tiny little fox with an adorable little face. It doesn’t matter how many enemies this little fox cuts down, they’re still the cutest thing in the world.
An isometric action game, Tunic starts with the player stranded on a beach, before they stumble into a lost world filled with hostile creatures and secrets aplenty. It’s a big adventure for the little old fox, but if you keep your wits about you, you might just make it out the other side alive. Just make sure you scavenge for secret relics, techniques and other cool stuff along the way, you’ll need them.
7. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin | March 18th
Developer: Team Ninja, Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S
On the surface, you’d think that Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is the FF franchise’s teenage angst moment, but the series has had its fair share of angsty teenagers fulfilling the role of lead protagonist, and this game is way more edgier than that. Considering that the Final Fantasy series has been around for nearly 45 years at this point, Stranger of Paradise feels more like FF’s mid-life crisis, and we’re living for it.
A dark fantasy retelling of the original Final Fantasy game but with elements drawn from the first few games, you control Jack Garland as he’s consumed by the mission to kill Chaos. That’s it. That’s his primary motivation, aside from kicking ass and listening to nu-metal.
All this game needs is for one of the characters to buy a motorcycle for no reason and it’s hitting all the mid-life crisis notes.
8. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands | March 25th
Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S
Borderlands is still an incredibly popular co-op looter shooter, so to see another one isn’t all that surprising. However, Gearbox have decided to vary up the formula a little bit. Instead of playing as your usual gang of Vault Hunters on Pandora, Tiny Tina is leading a Dungeons and Dragons-esque fantasy role playing game, and we’re playing as the adventurers looking for loot while taking down monsters.
Gearbox have toyed with this fantasy aesthetic with Borderlands before, as Borderlands 2 DLC Assault On Dragon’s Keep also played out in a similar way (and has been released as a standalone experience to build hype for Wonderlands).
While the idea of listening to Tiny Tina narrate an entire game sounds like a living nightmare, at least Wonderlands also offers the voice talents of Will Arnett, Andy Samberg and Wanda Sykes to balance it out.
9. Kirby And The Forgotten Land | March 25th
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform(s): Switch
Kirby is undoubtedly one of Nintendo’s lead mascots and everybody loves the little pink stress ball looking thing, but it’s felt Nintendo haven’t given the creature the same chances to succeed as perhaps Zelda or other franchises. Kirby’s been given plenty of smaller, enjoyable games, but there hasn’t been a grand, 3D adventure for the lad. Until now, anyway, as Kirby And The Forgotten Land hopes to become the best Kirby game yet.
A full 3D platformer, you control Kirby as they explore a world that seems to have been destroyed by some unknown force, though if previous Kirby games are anything to go by, it’ll be some cute animal that’ll betray you at the end of the game.
As Kirby, you’ll be able to copy abilities from a host of enemies, and there’s even a new feature called Mouthful Mode, allowing Kirby to wrap themselves around larger objects like cars.
10. Ghostwire: Tokyo | March 25th
Developer: Tango Gameworks
Publisher: Bethesda
Platform(s): PC, PS5
If you can’t wait until Halloween for something a bit weird and spooky, Ghostwire: Tokyo looks to fulfil your every need. Seriously, you might not have played a game quite like this before. As Akito, you’re left to explore a Tokyo that’s been devastated by a strange supernatural event. All the citizens have disappeared, and spirits known as Visitors have decided to call the metropolis home. Time to drive them out.
While Akito can’t do anything about the spirits on his own, the spirit detective KK who possessed him has the tools to succeed. Instead of guns and bombs, players utilise various hand motions to perform spells to weaken the spirits. Once a spirit has been weakened enough and their core has been exposed, you’ll be able to take them down once and for all.
One down, the rest of Tokyo to go.
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