After our list of Top March 2022 Games, we’re back with the Top April 2022 Games. April brings us many games with dark, scary themes along with remakes and adventure games. If you need more information, you’re welcome to see our Gaming Guides and Best-ofs. Now, let’s dive right into the best upcoming games in April 2022.
8. Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Release Date: 26th April, 2022
Genre: Survival, Horror
Published by: Rebellion Developments
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Zombie Army 4 is a third-person shooter video game. The game is set in the year 1946, following the storyline from the first three installments that came out in 2015. It is a spin-off to the Sniper Elite series. It was originally released on Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows in February 2022 and now it’s finally coming to Nintendo Switch!
7. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Release Date: 12th April, 2022
Genre: Adventure, Real-time Strategy
Published by: Atlus
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Originally released on Playstation 4 in 2019, 13 Sentinels in now coming on Nintendo Switch. The game is set in the fictionalized Japan of the 1980s and it follows thirteen high-school students who find themselves in the middle of a futuristic war where mechas are fighting against kaijus. The game had sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide by November 2021 and it’s now ready to tackle to Switch market.
6. Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter
Release Date: 7th April, 2022
Genre: Adventure
Published by: Frogwares
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Following the Sherlock Holmes series, the latest installment, The Devil’s Daughter, will see the game go through five linked cases. Picking off directly from The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, this enthralling story takes a new turn. Even though the game faced certain delays originally, it is finally making its debut on Nintendo Switch.
5. Godfall: Ultimate Edition
Release Date: 7th April, 2022
Genre: Action-RPG
Published by: Gearbox Publishing
Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, Playstation 4, Playstation 5
This melee-action RPG hosting Valorian knights arrives on 7th April. The game includes the Fire and Darkness Expansion along with the base game. The game allows cross-platform between PS4 and PS5 but not with PC. Jump in and begin your quest to save Aperion.
4. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt
Release Date: 27th April, 2022
Genre: Action, Battle-Royale
Published by: Sharkmob AB
Platform: Microsoft Windows, Playstation 5
This spooky, dark game is a spin-off to the Vampire: The Masquerade series. Set in Prague, Czechia, the game will throw in three vampire clans to fight to the death in this battle royale. Use your range of weapons and different supernatural abilities to fight off your enemies and own the battlefield.
3. The House of the Dead: Remake
Release Date: 7th April, 2022
Genre: Action, Indie, Arcade, First-Person
Published by: Forever Entertainment
Platform: Nintendo Switch
The remake of SEGA’s 1996 rail shooter game, The House of the Dead, despite being delayed, finally comes out this month. The game is set in December 1998 where AMS agents confront monstrous creatures and the mad scientist who created them. The MegaPixel Studio has transformed this arcade game and now it’s ready to launch on Nintendo Switch.
2. MLB The Show 22
Release Date: 5th April, 2022
Genre: Sports
Published by: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Developed by San Diego Studio, the new baseball game based on Major League Baseball (MLB) will hit the gaming screens on April 5th. Shohei Ohtani features on the manga-style cover of the game. This will be the first baseball game with no competitors in the United States. This will be the 17th entry in MLB: The Show series.
1. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Release Date: April 5th, 2022
Genre: Action, Adventure
Published by: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platform: Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
The most anticipated LEGO game of the year is finally coming out! Being the sixth entry in the Traveller’s Tale developments, this massive game will incorporate all nine entries in the Skywalker Series, being a direct successor to The Force Awakens. The game will also release DLC later. Eurogamer has called it one of the best LEGO games to be ever made.
That’s all the best April 2022 Games that we have. Keep following Retrology for more fresh content.
