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list of nominees:

Golden Joystick Awards 2022: Everything you need to know

Join us for our winners broadcast on Nov 22. Here’s everything you need to know about the world's longest-running games awards

www.gamesradar.com

all winners were picked by fan vote, except breakthrough award, critic's choice and best performer which were picked by critic.

Best Storytelling: Horizon Forbidden West
Still Playing: Genshin Impact
Best Visual Design: Elden Ring
Studio of the Year: FromSoftware Inc.
Best Game Expansion: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Best Early Access Launch: Slime Rancher 2
Best Indie Game: Cult of the Lamb
Best Multiplayer Game: Elden Ring
Best Audio: Metal: Hellsinger
Best Game Trailer: Goat Simulator 3 Announcement Trailer
Best Game Community: Final Fantasy XIV
Best Gaming Hardware: Steam Deck
Breakthrough Award: Vampire Survivors
Critic's Choice Award: Elden Ring
Best Performer: Manon Gage - Marissa Marcel in Immortality
Nintendo Game of the Year: Pokémon Legends: Arceus
PC Game of the Year: Return to Monkey Island
PlayStation Game of the Year: Stray
Xbox Game of the Year: Grounded
Most Wanted Game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Ultimate Game of the Year:
5. Return to Monkey Island
4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
3. Horizon Forbidden West
2. God of War Ragnarok
1. Elden Ring

 

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The 10 Best Video Games of 2022

From a low-stress Lego Star Wars game that will please fans of all ages to the epic emotional saga of 'God of War: Ragnarok'

time.com

10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
9. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
8. Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose
7. Sifu
6. The Last of Us Part 1
5. Stray
4. Elden Ring
3. The Quarry
2. Horizon: Forbidden West
1. God of War: Ragnarok

 

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The 30 Best Games of 2022

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30. Cultic
29. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
28. Metal: Hellsinger
27. Splatoon 3
26. Weird West
25. Horizon Forbidden West
24. The Last Clockwinder
23. PowerWash Simulator
22. Trombone Champ
21. Iron Lung
20. Rogue Legacy 2
19. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
18. OlliOlli World
17. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
16. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
15. Marvel Snap
14. Soul Hackers 2
13. Stray
12. Cult of the Lamb
11. Wordle
10. Tunic
9. Vampire Survivors
8. Live a Live
7. Neon White
6. Signalis
5. Elden Ring
4. Pentiment
3. Immortality
2. Citizen Sleeper
1. NORCO

 

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The 10 Best Games of 2022

2022 will be remembered for many things in and outside the world of entertainment, but there has been one consistent throughline: the standard of video games ha...

entertainment.ie

10. Horizon: Forbidden West
9. Weird West
8. Sifu
7. Pentiment
6. The Quarry
5. Cult of the Lamb
4. Stray
3. God of War: Ragnarök
2. Immortality
1. Elden Ring

 

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The Best Video Games of 2022

More and more of the gaming experience has been monetized, but some titles continue to enchant.

www.newyorker.com

in no oder:

• Elden Ring
• Immortality
• Norco
• Trombone Champ
• Gran Turismo 7
• The Case of the Golden Idol
• Vampire Survivors
• Marvel Snap
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Wordle

honorable mentions:

• Cursed to Golf
• Hyper Demon
• Neon White
• OlliOlli World
• Pentiment
• Poinpy
• Prodeus
• Roadwarden
• Signalis
• Strange Horticulture
• Triangle Strategy
• Tunic

 

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The 10 best video games of 2022 | Digital Trends

From an enormous fantasy epic to a $5 indie game that we couldn't put down, these are our favorite games of 2022.

www.digitaltrends.com

10. Bayonetta 3
9. Vampire Survivors
8. Stray
7. Marvel Snap
6. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
5. God of War Ragnarok
4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
3. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
2. Immortality
1. Elden Ring

honorable mentions:

• Neon White
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
• OlliOlli World
• Cult of the Lamb
• Pentiment
• The King of Fighters XV
• Teardown
• The Entropy Centre
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• MultiVersus

 

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The 25 Best Video Games of 2022 - Slant Magazine

Collectively, these games make a loud statement: that it’s too late in the day to let gaming stay stagnant.

www.slantmagazine.com

25. Live A Live
24. Escape Academy
23. Metal: Hellsinger
22. Bayonetta 3
21. Marvel Snap
20. The Entropy Centre
19. We Are OFK
18. Dying Light 2
17. Nobody Saves the World
16. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
14. Pentiment
13. Faith: The Unholy Trinity
12. Signalis
11. Wayward Strand
10. Betrayal at Club Low
9. Norco
8. Vampire Survivors
7. Horizon Forbidden West
6. Patrick’s Parabox
5. Tunic
4. Neon White
3. God of War: Ragnarok
2. Elden Ring
1. Immortality

 

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The 20 best games of 2022

We’ve made a list, we’ve checked it twice. Here is NME’s list of the best video games of 2022.

www.nme.com

20. A Plague Tale: Requiem
19. We Are OFK
18. Bayonetta 3
17. Metal Hellsinger
16. Rollerdrome
15. Pentiment
14. Hardspace: Shipbreaker
13. As Dusk Falls
12. Neon White
11. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
10. Immortality
9. Sifu
8. God of War Ragnarok
7. Sniper Elite 5
6. Marvel Snap
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
4. Tunic
3. Vampire Survivors
2. Total War: Warhammer 3
1. Elden Ring

 

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The 50 best video games of 2022

A year of staggering breadth and blurry genres

www.polygon.com

50. Immortality
49. Poinpy
48. Tinykin
47. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
46. Serial Cleaners
45. Ghostwire: Tokyo
44. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
43. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
42. Rollerdrome
41. Dorfromantik
40. Horizon Forbidden West
39. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
38. Metal: Hellsinger
37. Rogue Legacy 2
36. Perfect Tides
35. League of Legends (season 12)
34. Gran Turismo 7
33. Splatoon 3
32. A Plague Tale: Requiem
31. Stray
30. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
29. Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker
28. Raft
27. The Quarry
26. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
25. Nba 2k23
24. PlateUp!
23. Tunic
22. Total War: Warhammer 3
21. Disney Dreamlight Valley
20. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
19. Nobody Saves the World
18. Cult of the Lamb
17. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
16. Return to Monkey Island
15. Norco
14. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
13. Neon White
12. Signalis
11. Strange Horticulture
10. God of War Ragnarok
9. Powerwash Simulator
8. Pokémon Legends: Arceus
7. Marvel Snap
6. Pentiment
5. Fortnite
4. Vampire Survivors
3. The Case of the Golden Idol
2. Citizen Sleeper
1. Elden Ring

 

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https://www.vulture.com/article/best-video-games-2022.html

10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
9. Disney Dreamlight Valley
8. Victoria 3
7. Stray
6. Nobody Saves the World
5. Splatoon 3
4. Marvel Snap
3. Tunic
2. Neon White
1. Elden Ring

+ like 50 honorable mentions

 

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The Best Game of 2022 - IGN

Giant blockbusters go toe-to-toe with stellar Indies in the best games of 2022.

www.ign.com

nominees:

• Elden Ring (winner)
• God of War Ragnarok
• Immortality
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Marvel Snap
• Tunic
• Vampire Survivors

 

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/12/12/best-video-games-2022/

in alphabetical order:

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Marvel Snap
• Neon White
• Pentiment
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• Stray
• Vampire Survivors
• Wordle
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

 

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Elden Ring Is GameSpot's Game Of The Year 2022

Here's what makes Elden Ring our choice for the best game of the year.

www.gamespot.com

nominees:

• Elden Ring (winner)
• God of War Ragnarok
• Immortality
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Marvel Snap
• Neon White
• Norco
• Pentiment
• Tunic
• Vampire Survivors

 

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The Best Games Of 2022

From God Of War Ragnarok to Marvel's Midnight Suns, Empire counts down the greatest video games of 2022.

www.empireonline.com

20. The Quarry
19. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
18. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters
17. Sifu
16. Nintendo Switch Sports
15. The Callisto Protocol
14. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
13. A Plague Tale: Requiem
12. Total War: Warhammer III
11. Tunic
10. Horizon Forbidden West
9. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
8. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
7. Stray
6. Pokémon Legends: Arceus
5. Marvel’s Midnight Suns
4. The Last of Us: Part I
3. God of War: Ragnarok
2. Immortality
1. Elden Ring

 

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VGC’s 10 best games of the year 2022 | VGC

From triple-A to indie, these are the 10 games that have defined the year…

www.videogameschronicle.com

10. Cursed to Golf
9. Horizon Forbidden West
8. Marvel Snap
7. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
6. Vampire Survivors
5. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
4. Marvel’s Midnight Suns
3. Pokemon Legends Arceus
2. God of War Ragnarok
1. Elden Ring

 

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The Best Video Games of 2022

From big PlayStation blockbusters to innovative indie games made by tiny teams, here are our picks for the 20 best games of 2022.

www.gameshub.com

20. Wylde Flowers
19. Two Point Campus
18. Vampire Survivors
17. Neon White
16. Pokemon Legends Arceus
15. God of War Ragnarok
14. Elden Ring
13. Pentiment
12. Return to Monkey Island
11. Poinpy
10. Wayward Strand
9. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
8. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
7. Marvel Snap
6. Marvel’s Midnight Suns
5. Stray
4. Immortality
3. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
2. Horizon Forbidden West
1. Cult of the Lamb

 

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1. God of War Ragnarok
2. Elden Ring
3. Horizon Forbidden West
4. Pokemon Legends Arceus
5. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
6. Gran Turismo 7
7. Kirby and The Forgotten Land
8. Lego Stars Wars: The Skywalker Saga
9. Return To Monkey Island
10. A Plague Tale: Requiem
11. Triangle Strategy
12. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
13. Splatoon 3
14. Shovel Knight Dig
15. Rogue Legacy 2

 

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10. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
9. Sonic Frontiers
8. A Plague Tale: Requiem
7. Bayonetta 3
6. Nightmare Reaper
5. Horizon Forbidden West
4. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
3. Nobody Saves the World
2. God of War: Ragnarok
1. Elden Ring

honorable mentions: Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Potionomics

 

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The 15 best games of 2022

From mobile Marvels to indie darlings to one very Elden Ring, we run down the 15 best video games of 2022

www.avclub.com

15. Sifu
14. Ghostwire: Tokyo
13. The Quarry
12. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
11. The Case of the Golden Idol
10. Saturnalia
9. Neon White
8. Sephonie
7. Marvel Snap
6. Perfect Tides
5. Horizon Forbidden West
4. Citizen Sleeper
3. God of War Ragnarök
2. Pentiment
1. Elden Ring

 

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The 25 best games of 2022

Votes have been cast, arguments had, and now GamesRadar+ is ready to reveal its pick of the best games of 2022

www.gamesradar.com

25. Norco
24. A Plague Tale: Requiem
23. Hardspace: Shipbreaker
22. Tunic
21. Marvel's Midnight Suns
20. Modern Warfare 2
19. Cult of the Lamb
18. Neon White
17. Sifu
16. Return to Monkey Island
15. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
14. Marvel Snap
13. OlliOlli World
12. Citizen Sleeper
11. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
10. Pokemon Legends: Arceus
9. Pentiment
8. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
7. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
6. Vampire Survivors
5. Immortality
4. Horizon Forbidden West
3. Stray
2. God of War Ragnarok
1. Elden Ring

 

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The 20 best video games of 2022

From robot-dinosaurs and hypersexual witches to epic clashes with mythological Gods and exquisite fantasies of supernatural wars, 2022 had it all – including a certain word game. Our critics pick the best

www.theguardian.com

20. Marvel Snap
19. A Little to the Left
18. Return to Monkey Island
17. OlliOlli World
16. Horizon Forbidden West
15. Pentiment
14. Neon White
13. Splatoon 3
12. Total War: Warhammer III
11. Nintendo Switch Sports
10. Bayonetta 3
9. The Case of the Golden Idol
8. Cult of the Lamb
7. Tunic
6. Norco
5. God of War Ragnarök
4. Stray
3. Immortality
2. Elden Ring
1. Wordle

 

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Game Informer's Top 10 Games Of 2022

Here are the must-play titles the staff of Game Informer couldn't get enough of in 2022.

www.gameinformer.com

10. Marvel Snap
9. Tunic
8. Citizen Sleeper
7. Marvel's Midnight Suns
6. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
5. Immortality
4. Neon White
3. Vampire Survivors
2. God of War Ragnarök
1. Elden Ring

 

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Game of the Year 2022 Switch PS5 Xbox PC Steam Deck • TMR

All the best PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PS4, and PC games of 2022 in our Game of the Year feature ahead of 2023.

themakoreactor.com

10.) Kirby and the Forgotten Land
9.) Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
8.) Bayonetta 3
7.) Soul Hackers 2
6.) Triangle Strategy
5.) AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative
4.) The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
3.) Elden Ring
2.) Xenoblade Chronicles 3
1.) Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

 

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Video Games Top 20 of 2022 – the best games of the year according to GameCentral

Metro GameCentral names the 20 best games of the last 12 months, in what has been an unexpectedly great year for gaming.

metro.co.uk

20. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
19. Marvel’s Midnight Suns
18. Vampire Survivors
17. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
16. The Case of the Golden Idol
15. Pentiment
14. Neon White
13. God of War Ragnarök
12. Roadwarden
11. Return to Monkey Island
10. Citizen Sleeper
9. Hyper Demon
8. Gran Turismo 7
7. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
6. Rogue Legacy 2
5. Total War: Warhammer 3
4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
3. Immortality
2. Bayonetta 3
1. Elden Ring

 

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The 37 best games of 2022

2022 was a bumper year for games, so we recommend our absolute must-plays.

www.eurogamer.net

37. Drainus
36. Immortality
35. Vampire Survivors
34. Hyper Demon
33. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Demonhunters
32. Victoria 3
31. Metal: Hellsinger
30. Nintendo Switch Sports
29. Total War: Warhammer 3
28. Patrick's Parabox
27. Live A Live
26. God of War Ragnarök
25. Neon White
24. Kaiju Wars
23. Prodeus
22. Gran Turismo 7
21. Marvel's Midnight Suns
20. Marvel Snap
19. Swordship
18. Sniper Elite 5
17. Arcade Paradise
16. Return to Monkey Island
15. Strange Horticulture
14. The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
13. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
12. Saturnalia
11. OlliOlli World
10. Signalis
9. Pentiment
8. Roadwarden
7. Mothmen 1966
6. Rollerdrome
5. Citizen Sleeper
4. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
3. Norco
2. Tunic
1. Elden Ring