Can somebody tell me where 2021 disappeared to? A new year, a fresh list of gaming milestones! Today let’s look at the 2022 video game and gaming anniversaries list. There are a lot of amazing franchises celebrating big birthdays this year, plus a handful of iconic games and recent favourites.
If you create content and/or want to celebrate, check out our 2022 video game and gaming anniversaries list below for a full rundown – plus a YouTube video with some highlights, too!
2022 video game anniversaries highlights
Whether it’s fighting game favourites like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, or RPG greats like Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy, there are a lot of big names on our list! We’ve also got the retro origins of some long-lasting series, like the original Metal Gear, Harvest Moon, Mega Man and GTA.
2022 video game anniversaries full list
So, let’s take a look at the full line-up of 2022 gaming birthdays, starting with Diablo, Ms. Pac-Man in January, and wrapping up the year with Final Fantasy and Gran Turismo In December.
January
| 03/01 | Diablo (PC) | 25th |
| 05/01 | Milkmaid of the Milky Way (Multi) | 5th |
| 08/01 | Rez (PS2) | 20th |
| 10/01 | New Shield Android TV released | 5th |
| 11/01 | Super Adventure Island | 30th |
| 12/01 | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) | 35th |
| 12/01 | WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii) – EU release | 15th |
| 12/01 | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | 15th |
| 12/01 | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (PS4/VITA) | 5th |
| 13/01 | Ms. Pac-Man (ARC) | 40th |
| 14/01 | Tengai Makyō (SAT) | 25th |
| 18/01 | Gravity Rush 2 (PS4) | 5th |
| 19/01 | Valkyria Revolution (MULTI) | 5th |
| 21/01 | PaRappa the Rapper 2 (PS2) | 20th |
| 22/01 | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC) | 20th |
| 22/01 | Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS) | 15th |
| 22/01 | Forever Kingdom (PS2) | 20th |
| 24/01 | Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (MULTI) | 5th |
| 24/01 | Yakuza 0 (PS4) | 5th |
| 25/01 | Vampire Rain (360) | 15th |
| 26/01 | Dragon Quest II (NES) | 35th |
| 28/01 | Romancing SaGa series | 30th |
| 29/01 | Double Dragon IV (PS4/PC) | 5th |
| 31/01 | X-Men (ARC) | 30th |
| 31/01 | Final Fantasy VII (PS1) | 25th |
| 31/01 | Virtua Fighter 4 (PS2) | 20th |
| 31/01 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3/360) – US Release | 10th |
| 31/01 | Soulcalibur V (PS3/360) | 10th |
| Jan | Mega Man 8 (PS1) – US Release | 25th |
February
| 02/02 | Fire Emblem Heroes (MOB) | 5th |
| 03/02 | Sonic Advance series | 20th |
| 05/02 | DoDonPachi (SAT) | 25th |
| 06/02 | Capcom Puzzle World (PSP) | 15th |
| 08/02 | Cooking Mama: Cook Off (WII) | 15th |
| 10/02 | Mario Kart 64 (N64) – US release | 25th |
| 11/02 | Sonic Adventure 2: Adventure Battle (GCN) | 20th |
| 12/02 | State of Emergency (PS2) | 20th |
| 12/02 | Wii Play (WII) | 15th |
| 14/02 | Dual Hearts (PS2) | 20th |
| 16/02 | Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS) | 10th |
| 20/02 | Contra series | 35th |
| 20/02 | Sonic and the Secret Rings (WII) | 15th |
| 21/02 | Halo Wars 2 (PC/XBONE) | 5th |
| 21/02 | Night in the Woods (MULTI) | 5th |
| 22/02 | Jet Set Radio Future (XBOX) | 20th |
| 22/02 | Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (WII) | 15th |
| 23/02 | Nier: Automata (PS4) | 5th |
| 24/02 | Wonder Momo (ARC) | 35th |
| 24/02 | The Last Story (Wii) – EU Release | 10th |
| 24/02 | Hollow Knight (PC) | 5th |
| 26/02 | Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (3DS) | 10th |
| 27/02 | The Lost Vikings 2 (SNES) | 25th |
| 28/02 | Independence Day (PS1/PC) | 25th |
| 28/02 | Shadow Man: 2econd Coming (PS2) | 20th |
| 28/02 | SSX (360/PS3) | 10th |
| 28/02 | Horizon Zero Dawn (PC/PS4) | 5th |
| Feb | Haunted House (Atari) | 40th |
March
| 01/03 | Nintendo 64 Released (EU/AU) | 25th |
| 03/03 | Nintendo Switch Released | 5th |
| 03/03 | Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WII U / NS) | 5th |
| 04/03 | Turok series | 25th |
| 06/03 | Def Jam: Icon (MULTI) | 15th |
| 06/03 | Spectrobes (DS) | 15th |
| 06/03 | Mass Effect 3 (MULTI) | 10th |
| 06/03 | Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3/360) | 10th |
| 08/03 | Fatal Frame series (US) | 20th |
| 10/03 | Mario Sports Superstars (3DS) | 5th |
| 12/03 | 007: Agent Under Fire (GCN) | 20th |
| 13/03 | God of War II (PS2) | 15th |
| 13/03 | Journey (PS3) | 10th |
| 13/03 | FIFA Street (PS3/360) | 10th |
| 14/03 | Games for Windows – Live released | 15th |
| 18/03 | The Goonies II (NES) | 35th |
| 18/03 | Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (ARC) | 30th |
| 18/03 | Tekken 3 (ARC) | 25th |
| 20/03 | Shining Force (MD/Genesis) | 30th |
| 20/03 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1) | 25th |
| 20/03 | Armored Core 4 (PS3/360) – US Release | 15th |
| 21/03 | Blast Corps (N64) | 25th |
| 21/03 | Mass Effect: Andromeda (MULTI) | 5th |
| 22/03 | Resident Evil Remake (GC) | 20th |
| 26/03 | Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (PC/360) | 15th |
| 26/03 | Star Wars Jedi Knight II (MULTI) | 20th |
| 28/03 | Savage Skies (PS2) | 20th |
| 28/03 | Kingdom Hearts series | 20th |
| 28/03 | Tekken 4 (PS2) | 20th |
| 28/03 | Rain World (PS4/PC) | 5th |
| 29/03 | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS) | 10th |
| 31/03 | Need for Speed II (PS2) | 25th |
| Mar | Desert Strike (MD/Genesis) | 30th |
April
| 04/04 | Persona 5 (PS4) – US/EU Release | 5th |
| 04/04 | Armored Core 3 (PS3) | 20th |
| 05/04 | Dungeon Siege series | 20th |
| 09/04 | Super Paper Mario (WII) | 15th |
| 11/04 | SNES launches in EU | 30th |
| 11/04 | Yooka-Laylee (MULTI) | 5th |
| 12/04 | Candy Crush Saga (WEB) | 10th |
| 13/04 | Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) – US Release | 30th |
| 16/04 | Spider-Man (Movie) | 20th |
| 18/04 | Trials Evolution (360) | 10th |
| 19/04 | Dig Dug series | 40th |
| 19/04 | Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS) | 10th |
| 22/04 | Double Dragon series | 35th |
| 22/04 | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl – US Release | 15th |
| 25/04 | Phillips Cdi Launched | 30th |
| 25/04 | Lost Kingdoms | 20th |
| 25/04 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (PS2) | 20th |
| 25/04 | What Remains of Edith Finch (PC/PS4) | 5th |
| 27/04 | Kirby series | 30th |
| 27/04 | Star Fox 64 (N64) | 25th |
| 28/04 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) | 5th |
| 30/04 | Fighters Megamix (SAT) | 25th |
| Apr | VGA cables for PC monitors (IBM / PS2) | 35th |
May
| 01/05 | Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC) | 20th |
| 01/05 | Lucasfilm Games founded | 40th |
| 03/05 | GameCube released (EU) | 20th |
| 05/05 | Wolfenstein 3D | 30th |
| 08/05 | Sid Meier’s Pirates! (C64) | 35th |
| 15/05 | R-Type (ARC) | 35th |
| 15/05 | Super Mario Bros. (NES) – EU release | 35th |
| 16/05 | Final Fantasy XI (PS2) | 20th |
| 24/05 | Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) – EU release | 20th |
| 25/05 | Mario Strikers Charged (WII) | 15th |
| 27/05 | Electronic Arts (EA) founded | 40th |
| 28/05 | TD Overdrive (XBOX) | 20th |
| 29/05 | Medal of Honor: Frontline (PS2) | 20th |
| 29/05 | Shadowrun (PC) | 15th |
June
| 01/06 | Tomb Raider: Anniversary | 15th |
| 02/06 | Shantae series | 20th |
| 06/06 | Dirt 4 (MULTI) | 5th |
| 10/06 | Street Fighter II (SNES) | 30th |
| 13/06 | Carmageddon series | 25th |
| 14/06 | NES Open Tournament Golf (NES) | 35th |
| 14/06 | Persona 4 Golden (PSP) | 10th |
| 14/06 | Dead by Daylight (MULTI) | 5th |
| 15/06 | Heroes of Ruin (3DS) | 10th |
| 18/06 | Neverwinter Nights series | 20th |
| 20/06 | Sonic Jam (SAT) | 25th |
| 21/06 | Ys series | 35th |
| 23/06 | Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) | 15th |
| 24/06 | Eternal Darkness (GCN) | 20th |
| 26/06 | Dungeon Keeper (PC) | 25th |
| 27/06 | Dino Stalker (PS2) | 20th |
| 27/06 | WiiWare Announced | 15th |
| 30/06 | Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (MULTI) | 5th |
| Jun | Dizzy (C64/ZX Spectrum) | 35th |
| Jun | Harvest Moon series | 25th |
July
| 01/07 | Kid Icarus series – US Release | 35th |
| 03/07 | Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC) | 20th |
| 05/07 | Leisure Suit Larry series | 35th |
| 13/07 | Metal Gear series | 35th |
| 14/07 | Mario Paint (SNES) | 30th |
| 18/07 | Gungrave | 20th |
| 19/07 | Super Mario Sunshine (GCN) | 20th |
| 21/07 | Splatoon 2 (NS) | 5th |
| 27/07 | The World Ends with You (DS) | 15th |
| 28/07 | New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) | 10th |
| 28/07 | Miitopia (3DS) – US/EU Release | 5th |
| 31/07 | Virtua Tennis 2 (PS2) | 20th |
| 31/07 | Aggressive Inline (GC) | 20th |
| Jul | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari) | 40th |
| Jul | Megami Tensei series | 35th |
August
| 07/08 | Sam & Max Save the World (PC) | 10th |
| 12/08 | Street Fighter series | 35th |
| 14/08 | Darksiders II (MULTI) | 10th |
| 14/08 | Persona 3 (PS2) – US release | 15th |
| 15/08 | Sonic Mania (MULTI) | 5th |
| 19/08 | Medieval: Total War (PC) | 20th |
| 20/08 | Pitfall (Atari) | 40th |
| 21/08 | Bioshock series | 15th |
| 22/08 | The Legend of Zelda series – US release | 35th |
| 25/08 | GoldenEye 007 (N64) | 25th |
| 25/08 | Super Monkey Ball 2 (GCN) | 20th |
| 27/08 | Mario Kart series | 30th |
| 28/08 | Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (FDS) | 35th |
| 28/08 | Guild Wars 2 (PC) | 10th |
| 29/08 | Mafia series | 20th |
| 29/08 | Ark: Survival Evolved (MULTI) | 5th |
| 29/08 | Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (NS) | 5th |
| Aug | Tron (ARC) | 40th |
| Aug | ColecoVision released | 40th |
September
| 01/09 | Turok: Evolution | 20th |
| 01/09 | Championship Manager series | 30th |
| 06/09 | Destiny 2 | 5th |
| 07/09 | Mark of the Ninja (360) | 10th |
| 10/09 | Battlefield 1942 (PC) | 20th |
| 11/09 | Breath of Fire III (PS1) | 25th |
| 11/09 | Hexen II (PC) | 25th |
| 12/09 | Phantasy Star Online (GC) | 20th |
| 15/09 | Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS) | 5th |
| 16/09 | Pole Position (Atari) | 40th |
| 18/09 | Oddworld series | 25th |
| 18/09 | Borderlands 2 (MULTI) | 10th |
| 19/09 | Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (MULTI) | 5th |
| 19/09 | Echo (PS4/PC) | 5th |
| 24/09 | Ultima Online (PC) | 25th |
| 24/09 | Postal (PC) | 25th |
| 24/09 | Lord of the Rings (XBOX/GBA) | 20th |
| 25/09 | Halo 3 (360) | 15th |
| 25/09 | Dead or Alive 5 (360/PS3) | 10th |
| 26/09 | Total Annihilation (PC) | 25th |
| 26/09 | Lego Island (PC) | 25th |
| 26/09 | Super Pac-Man (ARC) | 40th |
| 26/09 | Bomberman 64 (N64) | 25th |
| 26/09 | PaRappa the Rapper (PS1) – EU Release | 25th |
| 27/09 | Dragon Quest V (SNES) | 30th |
| 28/09 | Golf Story (NS) | 5th |
| 29/09 | Croc series | 25th |
| 29/09 | Cuphead (MULTI) | 5th |
October
| 01/10 | Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (MULTI) | 20th |
| 02/10 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (MULTI) | 20th |
| 02/10 | Project Gotham Racing 4 (360) | 15th |
| 02/10 | Resident Evil 6 (PS3/360) | 10th |
| 03/10 | Burnout 2: Point of Impact (PS2) | 20th |
| 04/10 | Crash of the Titans (MULTI) | 15th |
| 05/10 | Maniac Mansion (C64) | 35th |
| 05/10 | A Hat in Time (PC/MAC) | 5th |
| 08/10 | TimeSplitters 2 (MULTI) | 20th |
| 08/10 | Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (GC) | 20th |
| 08/10 | Mortal Kombat series | 30th |
| 10/10 | Fallout series | 25th |
| 10/10 | Portal series | 15th |
| 10/10 | The Orange Box | 15th |
| 15/10 | Sega CD launched (US) | 30th |
| 15/10 | Night Trap (Sega CD) | 30th |
| 15/10 | Mortal Kombat 4 (PS4) | 25th |
| 15/10 | Age of Empires series | 25th |
| 15/10 | Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (MULTI) | 15th |
| 16/10 | 007 Legends (PS3/360) | 10th |
| 17/10 | Gran Turismo Sport (PS4) | 5th |
| 17/10 | South Park: The Fractured but Whole (MULTI) | 5th |
| 18/10 | Q*bert (ARC) | 40th |
| 18/10 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series | 20th |
| 18/10 | Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (NES) | 35th |
| 20/10 | New-Style Super NES released (US) | 25th |
| 21/10 | Mario Party 4 (GCN) | 20th |
| 21/10 | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB) | 30th |
| 23/10 | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 (MULTI) | 20th |
| 23/10 | Hotline Miami (PC) | 10th |
| 23/10 | Forza Horizon series | 10th |
| 26/10 | The Witcher series | 15th |
| 27/10 | Super Mario Odyssey (NS) | 5th |
| 27/10 | Assassin’s Creed Origins (MULTI) | 5th |
| 27/10 | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | 5th |
| 29/10 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2) | 20th |
| 30/10 | The Simpsons Game (MULTI) | 15th |
| 30/10 | Shin Megami Tensei series | 30th |
| 30/10 | Assassin’s Creed III (MULTI) | 10th |
| 30/10 | Need for Speed: Most Wanted (MULTI) | 10th |
| 31/10 | Crash Bandicoot 2 (PS1) | 25th |
| Oct | NEC PC-9800 Released | 40th |
| Oct | First polygon-based Arcade (SEGA) | 30th |
| Oct | Zool (amiga) | 30th |
November
| 01/11 | Super Mario Galaxy (WII) | 15th |
| 01/11 | Super Star Wars (SNES) | 30th |
| 01/11 | The Curse of Monkey Island (PC) | 25th |
| 03/11 | Call of Duty: WWII (MULTI) | 5th |
| 04/11 | Ratchet & Clank series | 20th |
| 05/11 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (MULTI) | 15th |
| 06/11 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (WII) | 15th |
| 07/11 | Sonic Forces (MULTI) | 5th |
| 08/11 | Mario Party DS (DS) | 15th |
| 10/11 | Sonic Mega Collection (GC) | 20th |
| 11/11 | Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS) | 10th |
| 12/11 | Resident Evil Zero (GC) | 20th |
| 13/11 | Crysis series | 15th |
| 13/11 | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (MULTI) | 15th |
| 13/11 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II (MULTI) | 10th |
| 14/11 | Space Quest II (DOS) | 35th |
| 15/11 | The Legend of Zelda (NES) – EU release | 35th |
| 15/11 | Harry Potter (MULTI) | 20th |
| 16/11 | Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (MULTI) | 20th |
| 16/11 | Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (MULTI) | 10th |
| 17/11 | Metroid Fusion (GBA) | 20th |
| 17/11 | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series | 20th |
| 17/11 | Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (3DS) | 5th |
| 18/11 | Sonic R (SAT) | 25th |
| 18/11 | Metroid Prime series | 20th |
| 18/11 | Wii U Console Released (US) | 10th |
| 18/11 | New Super Mario Bros. U (WII U) | 10th |
| 18/11 | Nintendo Land (WII U) | 10th |
| 19/11 | Link’s Crossbow Training | 15th |
| 20/11 | Rock Band series | 15th |
| 20/11 | Mass Effect series | 15th |
| 21/11 | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA) | 20th |
| 21/11 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (MD/Genesis) | 30th |
| 21/11 | Diddy Kong Racing (N64) | 25th |
| 21/11 | Tomb Raider II (PS1) | 25th |
| 27/11 | Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (SNES) | 25th |
| 28/11 | Grand Theft Auto series | 25th |
| 29/11 | Far Cry 3 (MULTI) | 10th |
| 30/11 | Wii U Console Released (EU) | 10th |
| Nov | Microsoft Flight Simulator series | 40th |
| Nov | Worms 2 (PC) | 25th |
December
| 01/12 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (NS) | 5th |
| 02/12 | Zelda: Four Swords (GBA) | 20th |
| 04/12 | Star Wars (NES) | 35th |
| 04/12 | Rambo (NES) | 35th |
| 04/12 | Mega Man 5 (NES) | 30th |
| 05/12 | Nine Parchments (MULTI) | 5th |
| 06/12 | Final Fantasy V (SNES) | 30th |
| 09/12 | Quake II (PC) | 25th |
| 10/12 | Fatal Fury 2 (ARC) | 30th |
| 11/12 | Klonoa series | 25th |
| 13/12 | Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC) | 20th |
| 13/12 | Zelda: Master Quest (GC) | 20th |
| 13/12 | River Raid (Atari) | 40th |
| 14/12 | World of Illusion (MD/Genesis) | 30th |
| 15/12 | Dungeon Master (Atari) | 35th |
| 17/12 | Mega Man series | 35th |
| 18/12 | Mega Man Legends series | 25th |
| 18/12 | Final Fantasy series | 35th |
| 19/12 | Panzer Dragoon Orta | 20th |
| 20/12 | Phantasy Star series | 35th |
| 20/12 | Streets of Rage 2 | 30th |
| 23/12 | Ecco the Dolphin series | 30th |
| 23/12 | Gran Turismo series | 25th |
| 31/12 | Dragon & Princess (PC-8001) | 40th |
| Dec | Dune II (DOS) | 30th |
