As with 2021, this year is starting out a bit light with a few releases this month. Next month is very packed on all platforms, but this month sees the long-awaited release of Monster Hunter Rise on PC, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, and more. If you missed our Game of the Year coverage, check out the best games of 2021 here with more features going up through the early parts of this month.
If you missed the last few months of game releases, we had Shin Megami Tensei V, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles, Lost Judgment, Tales of Arise, and many more games release across all systems. Here’s what you need to know about the Japanese games releasing in January 2022.
Japanese video games releasing in January 2022
January 6
Demon Gaze Extra (Now January 6, 2022)
Clouded Leopard Entertainment
PS4, Nintendo Switch
January 12
Monster Hunter Rise
Capcom
PC
January 13
Mary Skelter 2
Ghostlight
PC
January 20
RPGolf Legends
Kemco
PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
January 27
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2
Inti Creates
PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
January 28
Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
Playism
Nintendo Switch
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch
I will update this if more games get announced for a release this month.
Updated on January 7, 2022 – Added Mary Skelter 2 PC release date.
Updated on January 13, 2022 – Added Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Switch release date.
