Games of 2022

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Eurogamer readers' top 50 games of 2022

12 months and some great games.

Jan. 1, 2023 Eurogamer Staff

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Our 2022 Game of the Year: will Elden Ring be the last of its kind?

And happy 2023!

Dec. 31, 2022 Eurogamer Staff

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Games of 2022: Pentiment is the year's best balancing act

It begins with a word.

Dec. 29, 2022 Geoffrey Bunting

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Games of 2022: Signalis was the best reminder of what matters

A beacon.

Dec. 29, 2022 Sam Greer

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Games of 2022: Far Changing Tides was the best paean to survival

Contains spoilers!

Dec. 29, 2022 Vikki Blake

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Games of 2022: Melatonin was the best chance to manifest

Rhythm me this.

Dec. 28, 2022 Emad Ahmed

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Games of 2022: The Radical Dreamers had the most radical dreams

"If they hadn't given up what they most wanted."

Dec. 28, 2022 Aamir Mehar

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Games of 2022: Sniper Elite 5 had the best art

Master Sargent.

Dec. 27, 2022 Ian Higton

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Games of 2022: Trombone Champ was the best way to experience failure and fun together

A comedy of errors.

Dec. 26, 2022 Liv Ngan

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Games of 2022: Pokémon was the best vicarious experience

Gotta watch 'em all.

Dec. 26, 2022 Caelyn Ellis

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Games of 2022: Betrayal at Club Low was the best examination of the weird world of working

All the trimmings.

Dec. 25, 2022 Alexis Ong

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Games of 2022: God of War's great dual protagonists, and a look back at Horizon Forbidden West's accessibility options.

Contains spoilers for God of War Ragnarok!

Dec. 24, 2022 Vivek Gohil

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Games of 2022: Roadwarden made money interesting again

Gotta cash em all.

Dec. 24, 2022 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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Games of 2022: Kirby and the Forgotten Land had the best road trip montage

"Adventure is awaiting you in the fields of a new world"

Dec. 23, 2022 Jake Green

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Games of 2022: The best Pokéball of 2022 was made of wood

Super effective.

Dec. 23, 2022 Nic Bunce

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Games of 2022: Elden Ring was the best game for breaking the rules

Ranni-ng wild.

Dec. 22, 2022 Ed Nightingale

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Games of 2022: Live A Live was the best short story collection of the year

HD-2D or not to be.

Dec. 22, 2022 Jessica Orr

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Games of 2022: The best update of 2022 was in Sea of Thieves

Perfecting hijinks on the high seas!

Dec. 21, 2022 Justin Koreis

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Games of 2022: The Excavation of Hob's Barrow had the most unforgettable introductions of the year

Sett up.

Dec. 21, 2022 Matthew Reynolds

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Games of 2022: Tunic held the best puzzle solving moment

The fox, the sword and the manual.

Dec. 21, 2022 Lottie Lynn

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Games of 2022: Hindsight was the best for invoking the brilliance of Terence Malick and Wong Kar Wai

A quietly devastating story of memory and identity.

Dec. 20, 2022 Alan Wen

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Games of 2022: A Plague Tale: Requiem provided the best big sister

Amicia already.

Dec. 20, 2022 Robert Purchese

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Games of 2022: Sephonie was the most nuanced nostalgia trip

We all get lost in the past sometimes, don't we?

Dec. 19, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Games of 2022: Stranger Of Paradise was the best prequel we never knew Final Fantasy needed

Break the cycle.

Dec. 19, 2022 Henry Stockdale

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Games of 2022: Gran Turismo 7 had the best musical interlude from Idris Elba

Vroom.

Dec. 18, 2022 Jennifer Allen

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