$ best games of 2022
← all gamesThe top-rated PC and PlayStation games released in 2022, ranked by a blend of Metacritic critics and real player sentiment. Showing the top 25. Open in the interactive ranker →
| # | Game | Year | Platform | Tier | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vampire Survivors◆poncle | 2022 | PC | S | 98.3 |
| 2 | Lost in Play◆Happy Juice Games | 2022 | PCPS | S | 98.1 |
| 3 | The Case of the Golden Idol◆Color Gray Games | 2022 | PC | S | 97.8 |
| 4 | Tinykin◆Splashteam | 2022 | PCPS | S | 97.8 |
| 5 | The Looker◆Subcreation Studio | 2022 | PC | S | 97 |
| 6 | PowerWash Simulator◆FuturLab | 2022 | PCPS | S | 96.4 |
| 7 | Dorfromantik◆Toukana Interactive | 2022 | PC | S | 96.3 |
| 8 | Brotato◆Blobfish | 2022 | PC | S | 96.1 |
| 9 | Stacklands◆Sokpop Collective | 2022 | PC | S | 96 |
| 10 | Cult of the Lamb◆Massive Monster | 2022 | PCPS | S | 95.9 |
| 11 | Endling - Extinction is Forever◆Handy Games | 2022 | PCPS | S | 95.2 |
| 12 | PentimentObsidian Entertainment | 2022 | PCPS | S | 95.1 |
| 13 | Neon White◆Ben Esposito | 2022 | PCPS | S | 94.9 |
| 14 | Aperture Desk JobValve Software | 2022 | PC | S | 94.9 |
| 15 | PlateUp!◆It's happening | 2022 | PC | S | 94.7 |
| 16 | The Past Within◆Rusty Lake | 2022 | PC | S | 94.6 |
| 17 | Strange HorticultureBad Viking | 2022 | PC | S | 94.5 |
| 18 | Cuphead: The Delicious Last CourseStudio MDHR | 2022 | PCPS | S | 94 |
| 19 | Not For Broadcast◆NotGames | 2022 | PC | A | 93.9 |
| 20 | Elden RingFromSoftware | 2022 | PCPS | A | 93.7 |
| 21 | RaftRedbeet Interactive | 2022 | PC | A | 93 |
| 22 | The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe◆Crows Crows Crows | 2022 | PCPS | A | 92.9 |
| 23 | Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator◆niceplay games | 2022 | PC | A | 92.9 |
| 24 | Stray◆BlueTwelve | 2022 | PCPS | A | 92.6 |
| 25 | FAR: Changing Tides◆Okomotive | 2022 | PCPS | A | 92.5 |