Sony has a long history of fantastic exclusive games on its consoles, dating back all the way to the original PlayStation with games like Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VII. That has continued for decades, and looking ahead 2022 and beyond, there are a bunch of exciting exclusive or console-exclusive games coming to PS4 and PS5. Not only that, but there are many, many big-name multiplatform games on the way for Sony’s console in the time ahead. We’re rounding up some of our most-anticipated PlayStation games to look forward to next year and beyond.

Assassin’s Creed Infinity

One of gaming’s most popular and enduring franchises, Assassin’s Creed, is poised to grow in a big way with a new project currently known as Assassin’s Creed Infinity. Described as a “huge game” with some live-service functionality, Infinity–or whatever final name Ubisoft decides to give it–will have all the elements of the series that fans love, according to Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot. Infinity will reportedly feature multiple settings. The multiple-games-in-one-package would be a massive departure from the norm for Ubisoft and the Assassin’s Creed series, which normally features a single historical setting (as well as a modern-day element). Get comfortable, though, as Assassin’s Creed Infinity is not expected to launch until 2024 at the soonest for PlayStation 5.

Babylon’s Fall

An online action game from Platinum Games and Nier producer Yosuke Saito, Babylon’s Fall isn’t what we were expecting–the initial teasers didn’t suggest it would be online–but the Medieval fantasy setting and flashy combat both look like they’ll deliver. It’s relatively new territory for Platinum, which is best known for single-player action games like Bayonetta and Nier: Automata, though it still seems to be playing to the studio’s hack-and-slash strengths. Babylon’s Fall will be available across PS4, PS5, and PC.

New BioWare Games

Esteemed RPG developer BioWare has multiple games in development, including new Dragon Age and Mass Effect games, and they are two of our most anticipated games for PS5. Very little is known about either, but recent teaser art for the next Mass Effect released on N7 Day teases the return of the Geth. As for Dragon Age, the fourth game in the main series is confirmed to be set in Tevinter, but we don’t know much else about it. With The Game Awards coming up soon, we hope to see some new footage soon.

The Callisto Protocol

From the minds that made Dead Space comes The Callisto Protocol. A horror game set in the PUBG universe, The Callisto Protocol is a third-person horror game from Glen Schofield’s new team at Striking Distance Studios. It’s in development for PS5 and it’s one of our most anticipated upcoming games. The game is set in the future on Jupiter’s moon, Callisto. You play as a prisoner who must fight against horrible alien creatures set upon you by the warden. We haven’t seen or learned much about the game, but it sounds very spooky.

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2008’s scary and unsettling sci-fi game Dead Space is getting new life at EA, with Motive Studios bringing the game back with a remake of sorts that’s scheduled for release in 2022 on PlayStation 5. The first entry in the series since Dead Space 3, the remake takes advantage of the power of the PS5 to offer one seamless experience with no loading screens. The game aims to stay faithful to the original, which follows a man named Isaac on an abandoned space station overrun with alien enemies, while also removing things that didn’t work and giving Isaac a voice. Several developers who worked on the original game, including art director Mike Yazijan, have returned for the remake, which is probably good news for its prospects.

Diablo IV

Blizzard’s Diablo IV is one of our most anticipated games of the coming years, and it’s on the way to PlayStation 5. The popular dungeon-crawler promises to up the ante with an open-world approach, the first time in the franchise’s history that it’s going with that style. The game is also putting more of a focus on PvP this time around, which is exciting to think about. However, it must be noted that developer Blizzard has been in the news lately over issues with its corporate culture and management, all the way to the top with reports that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick knew about and covered up instances of sexual harassment at the company.

Elden Ring

No doubt one of 2022’s most anticipated games is Elden Ring for PlayStation 5. From the developers who made Bloodborne and Dark Souls comes another dark fantasy RPG. Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with a story molded in part by George R.R. Martin, Elden Ring calls upon players to explore a vast open world and vanquish enemies in their pursuit to restore the Elden Ring. Like FromSoftware’s past games, Elden Ring’s combat mechanics seem to be challenging but ultimately rewarding based on early previews of the 2022 game.

Final Fantasy VII Remake: Part 2

The original Final Fantasy VII was a massive game, and rather than remake the entire thing at once, Square Enix opted to release Final Fantasy VII Remake in smaller chapters. The first of these was released for PS4 back in 2020, with a PS5 upgrade releasing this past June. It’s unclear when the game’s next chapter will be out, but given some of the revelations at the end of the first part–it appears there could be some major story differences compared to the original version–it’s one of the most-anticipated upcoming PlayStation games. Given how far away it seems to be, it’ll likely skip PS4 and be a PS5 exclusive.

Final Fantasy XVI

A return to a more medieval and fantasy-based setting after the modern Final Fantasy XV, the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI looks like it will lean heavily, and intentionally, into some of the tropes of the genre–its setting is described as “A Land Blessed in the Light of the Mothercrystals,” for crying out loud. However, it builds on this with a complex world made of several different factions and characters, and with the power of the PS5, it looks to be one of the most stunning games released on the system. It will have an action-oriented combat system once again, and it appears Devil May Cry 5 designer Ryota Suzuki is serving as battle director on the project, which should give everyone confidence.

Forspoken

A new console-exclusive action-adventure game from Square Enix, Forspoken sees protagonist Frey Holland transported from our world into a fantasy realm called Athia, where she’s given the power to soar through the air and cast powerful spells. It looks like a cross between the movement in a game like Marvel’s Spider-Man with a much more magical move-set, and given the fidelity of the trailers and the high-speed action we’ve seen thus far, it makes sense that the game will be only available on PS5 and PC. But Square Enix is certainly hoping for the game to be more than a tech demo for the system, as is the new internal studio Luminous Productions.

GhostWire: Tokyo

GhostWire: Tokyo is one of the most exciting upcoming games for PS5, as it’s a completely new experience for studio Tango Gameworks. The company, now owned by Microsoft but honoring an earlier timed exclusivity agreement, developed both The Evil Within games previously, but GhostWire is not a survival-horror game. Instead, it’s a paranormal action-adventure with spooky elements, played from a first-person perspective with a combat flow that resembles something like Dishonored. It remains to be seen if that combat can mesh with investigating supernatural occurrences, but Tango Gameworks has a knack for world-building and has already shown great improvement since the original The Evil Within launched.

Gotham Knights

WB’s action game Gotham Knights was among the many 2021 games to get pushed to 2022, and it’s also one of our most anticipated upcoming games for PlayStation 5. The game brings together Batgirl, Robin, Nightwing, and Red Hood in what looks to be an ambitious open-world crime caper where players fight against iconic DC villains to protect Gotham in Batman’s absence. Batman is believed to be dead, so the Bat-family rises up together to save the day.

Grand Theft Auto V

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V is set to grow once again with the release of a new version of the game for PlayStation 5 in 2022. Originally expected to launch in 2021, the game was pushed to March 2022 to give Rockstar’s development teams more time to get the game in shape. And that point is an important one, given how GTA The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition launched in rough shape in November. Rockstar will not want to repeat that with its biggest game ever. GTA 5 for PS5 will have faster loading times and better-looking graphics powered by the PS5. What’s more, PS5 owners with a PS Plus membership can download the new standalone edition of GTA Online for free at launch for the first three months.

God of War: Ragnarok

The 2018 soft-reboot for God of War, which continued the story but radically overhauled the gameplay, was one of the best PS4 games. Sony’s Santa Monica Studio is certainly looking to match that quality with God of War: Ragnarok, a game that will wrap up the Norse storyline. We’ve only seen a glimpse of gameplay thus far, which will continue the brutal and more weighty attacks compared to the earlier games, and Kratos’ son Atreus will play a major role once again. Will Kratos be able to defeat Thor, the god of thunder, or will the once-disgraced demi-god finally be destroyed? Well, probably not, but we won’t know for sure until the game releases in 2022 on PS4 and PS5.

Gran Turismo 7

The Gran Turismo series has, for the most part, stuck to what it has done best over the years: highly realistic racing on tracks. That’s not changing with Gran Turismo 7, but it will be getting some big enhancements to help it feel like a modern racing simulator that can compete with the Forza series. A much more complex time and weather system will be detailed right down to the aerosol particles formed during storms, and you’ll be able to tweak your cars right down to the tiniest of changes. The campaign mode also returns, as does Gran Turismo Sport’s livery editor, and you’ll be sent all over the world for a diverse selection of races.