Best Games of 2022

[hellboy]

Here's the games I enjoyed most, released in 2022 (I think):

• Stacklands
• Mount & Blade 2
• Gas Station Simulator
• Cult of the Lamb
• Vampire Survivors
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker
• Dorfromantik
• Elden Ring
• Return to Monkey Island
• Sniper Elite 5

Probably a toss up between Elden Ring and Vampire Survivors for GOTY to me

Games not from 2022 that I've enjoyed this year:

• Deathloop
• Rimworld
• Assassins Creed: Origins
• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Death Stranding
• Escape Academy
• Star Wars: Fallen Order

[hellboy]

[Whowatchesthewampas]

Not sure I really played anything released in 2022, but I played the shit out of Dragon Quest XI S: Echos of a Forgotten Age, Hades, and Breath of the Wild

[ms2r]

I only played return to Monkey Island, which was okay, and the first a Plague Tale, which was really good.

[earthrocker]

Great list HB - mine is pretty similar to yours. Glad Dorfromantik made your list!. Fantastic game.

Going to buy Cult of the Lamb in Steam Winter Sale...to try it out.

[tys0n]

Only really played Elden RIng and as you can see haven't even got halfway.

Edit: "When focusing on the main objectives, Elden Ring is about 54½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 132 Hours to obtain 100% completion."

I tend to fuck around a lot it seems

[hellboy]

According to Steam I've played 38 hours of Elden Ring - that's a decent time for me to spend in any game. I think I'd be lucky to be a third of the way through the story.

Also, I'm crap at Soulslike games, so it just takes me longer in general.

[earthrocker]

Is Elden Ring worth it? Looks rubbish

[tys0n]

Oh it's terrible, what with all those awards and praise being heaped on it.

[hellboy]

Is Elden Ring worth it? Looks rubbish

I'm sure it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I enjoyed it

[earthrocker]

Thanks I'll pass. It was slim pickings this year for good games so winning GoTY really doesn't prove much in a year of shite gaming.

[hellboy]

There were no shortage of great games tbh. Elden Ring is as good as any GOTY - will most likely be regarded as one of the best of the decade

[earthrocker]

What are folks looking forward to this year?

Not a new release but Returnal is coming to Steam/PC in 2023. Keen for that. Atomic Heart looks mental.

[hellboy]

AAA games:
Starfield
Jedi Survivor
Redfall
Diablo IV
Atomic Heart
STALKER 2
Baldurs Gate 3
Returnal

Indies:
Lightyear Frontier
Selaco
Espiocracy
Terra Nil