22 great games from 2022
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Jason Dean
Data reporter
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Choosing a game of the year is a losing battle.
It is based on personal preference, and it is nearly impossible to play every game that comes out in a year. Finding games suited to a playerβs individual liking is part of the fun of gaming.
Rather than pick a game of the year, here are 22 games from 2022 that are fun and you might enjoy.
Lost Ark
UpdatedThis free to play MMORPG came out early in 2022, and features a fantastic story. Choose your class, and set off on adventure.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
UpdatedA post-apocalyptic survival game. Become a parkour master and battle the zombies that have taken over the planet.
Elden Ring
UpdatedA beautiful and difficult role playing game from the makers of Dark Souls. Multiple publications named Elden Ring their game of the year, including The Game Awards. Read our Elden Ring guide.
Evil Dead: The Game
UpdatedA 4v1 multiplayer game similar to Dead by Daylight set in the Evil Dead universe. Groovy.
Tiny Tinaβs Wonderland
UpdatedThis spinoff of the Borderland series finds you playing a unique version of Dungeons and Dragons in a world created by one of the characters. A unique story in a looter shooter.
Neon White
UpdatedPart roguelike, part speed run, you play as a sinner brought to heaven to destroy a demon invasion. Best your adversaries for a chance to remain there.
Stray
UpdatedYou are just a cat in a cyberpunk dystopian world trying to find your way home. Read our full review.
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
UpdatedAn old school side-scrolling beat βem up based on the classic arcade game. Play solo or with friends.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
UpdatedAssemble a group of characters and try to stop the perpetual war that has raged for decades. Not a direct sequel to the other Xenoblade games, so anyone can jump into this JRPG.
Circus Electrique
UpdatedHelp save the circus and London from the maddening with help from the performers. Bring a group on your quest to determine what is happening in the city, while others perform and raise money to keep the circus afloat.
Vampire Survivors
UpdatedA quick-playing roguelike where the goal is to stay alive as long as possible against increasingly difficult waves of enemies.
Grounded
UpdatedHoney I Shrunk the Kids: the game. You are children who are somehow shrunk in your backyard. Survive and try to find out how to regain normal size.
Norco
UpdatedSomething strange is going on in your hometown of Norco, Louisiana. Can you find out the cause? A beautiful point-and-click adventure.
Somerville
UpdatedAliens invaded and your family is missing. Solve puzzles using newfound powers to reunite your family. Read our review.
Goat Simulator 3
UpdatedYou are a goat who likes to cause trouble in your new town. Complete quests, solve puzzles, find sweet prizes and destroy your community. Read the full review.
More Tales from the Borderlands
UpdatedThe second narrative adventure in the Borderlands universe tells the tale of some of the people who live there, but are not the heroes who live their life for adventure.
Atari 50: the Anniversary Celebration
UpdatedA digital interactive history of Atari featuring interviews, timelines, artwork, and yes some of their most popular games for users to play. Read our full review.
Tunic
UpdatedReminiscent of Zenda games, you are a fox setting out on adventure to find out more about the mystical land where you reside.
God of War RagnarΓΆk
UpdatedThe sequel to the 2018 reboot continues the story of Kratos and Atreus in their battle against the Nordic gods.
PokΓ©mon Scarlet and Violet
UpdatedThe first open world RPG in the PokΓ©mon series. Can you catch them all?
Gotham Knights
UpdatedBatman is deceased, and it is up to his allies to clean up the town and investigate his death. Read our full review.Β
The Callisto Protocol
UpdatedCan you escape the prison moon of Jupiter in this survival horror game from one of the creators of Dead Space?
Jason Dean
Data reporter
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