Welcome to my personal Game-of-the-Year list 2022. I list my Top-3 games in the categories Best Game of the Year, Best Immersion, Best Story, Best Graphics, Best Artdesign, Best Sound and Best Music. In addition the Top-3 games per Genre are listed further below. I took into account all games I played in 2022, so you will also see games released in previous years. For those I added the release-year in brackets .

Best Game of the Year

The best games overall in 2022 from my perspective

Game of the Year (1st)
Elden Ring

1. Elden Ring














Game of the Year (2nd)
God of War Ragnarök







2. God of War Ragnarök


















Game of the Year (3rd)
South of the Circle







3. South of the Circle



















Best Immersion





Here are the top 3 games that were drawing me in most into their world in 2022.









Best Immersion (1st)
Elden Ring







1. Elden Ring


















Best Immersion (2nd)
Pentiment







2. Pentiment


















Best Immersion (3rd)
Gran Turismo 7







3. Gran Turismo 7



















Best Story





The games that impressed me most in 2022 in terms of their narrative,  emotional story and credible characters.









Best Story  (1st)
South of the Circle







1. South of the Circle


















Best Story (2nd)
Nier Automata







2. Nier Automata (2017)


















Best Story (3rd)
As Dusk Falls







3. As Dusk Falls



















Best Graphics





The three games with the most stunning visuals pushing forward for next generation graphics.









Best Graphics (1st)
God of War Ragnarök







1. God of War Ragnarök


















Best Graphics (2nd)
Horizon: Forbidden West







2. Horizon: Forbidden West


















Best Graphics (3rd)
Gran Turismo 7







3. Gran Turismo 7



















Best Artdesign





My top 3 games of 2022 having the most unique, special and visually atracting artstyle .









Best Artdesign (1st)
Elden Ring







1. Elden Ring


















Best Artdesign (2nd)
Pentiment







2. Pentiment


















Best Artdesign (3rd)
Nier Automata







3. Nier Automata (2017)



















Best Sound





The best games of 2022 in terms of audio quality, sound effects and voice activing.









Best Sound (1st)
Gran Turismo 7







1. Gran Turismo 7


















Best Sound (2nd)
God of War Ragnarök







2. God of War Ragnarök


















Best Sound (3rd)
Elden Ring







3. Elden Ring



















Best Music





Here are the top 3 games that were drawing me in most into their world in 2022.









Best Music (1st)
Nier Automata







1. Nier Automata (2017)


















Best Music (2nd)
A Plague Tale Requiem







2. A Plague Tale Requiem


















Best Music (3rd)
Live A Live







3. Live A Live



















Best Arcade Game









Best Arcade Game (1st) Raiden IV Mikado Remix







1. Raiden IV: Mikado Remix (2021)














2. Resogun (2013)
3. Ikaruga (2018)










Best Action Adventure Game









Best Action Adventure
God of War: Ragnarök







1. God of War: Ragnarök














2. A Plague Tale: Requiem
3. Horizon: Forbidden West










Best Adventure Game









Best Adventure Game
Pentiment







1. Pentiment














2. South of the Circle
3. Stray










Best Roleplay Game









Best Role Play Game
Elden Ring







1. Elden Ring














2. Nier Automata (2017)
3. Live-A-Live










Best Strategy Game









Best Strategy Game
Dorfromatik







1. Dorfromantik



















Best Music/Rhythm Game









Best Music Game
A Musical Story







1. A Musical Story



















Best Fighting / Beat em Up Game









Best Fighting Game/ Beat em Up
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge







1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge



















Best Racing Game









Best Racing Game
Gran Turismo 7







1. Gran Turismo 7














2. F1 2022
3. –










Best Shooter Game 2022









Best Shooter
Chorus







1. Chorus (2021)














2. Deathloop (2021)
3. –










Best Puzzle Game









Best Puzzle Game
Monument Valley







1. Monument Valley (2014)














2. Monument Valley 2 (2017)
3. Baba is You (2019)










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