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The best games of 2022.

140 games compete in this selection. Elden Ring tops it with 1,935 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Elden Ring 2022 · Action RPG 1,935
  2. 2 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 · Platformer 1,830
  3. 3 God of War Ragnarök 2022 · Action RPG 1,815
  4. 4 Horizon Forbidden West 2022 · Action RPG 1,750
  5. 5 A Plague Tale: Requiem 2022 · Action RPG 1,717
  6. 6 Stray 2022 · Action-adventure 1,706
  7. 7 The Last of Us Part I 2022 · TPS 1,663
  8. 8 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe 2022 · Simulation 1,638
  9. 9 Tunic 2022 · Action-adventure 1,627
  10. 10 Vampire Survivors 2022 · Roguelite 1,608
  11. 11 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 2022 · JRPG 1,596
  12. 12 Ghostwire: Tokyo 2022 · Horror 1,593
  13. 13 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Remastered 2022 · TPS 1,588
  14. 14 Sniper Elite 5 2022 · TPS 1,585
  15. 15 Mario Strikers: Battle League 2022 · Sports 1,582
  16. 16 Pokémon Legends: Arceus 2022 · Action RPG 1,578
  17. 17 Sifu 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,576
  18. 18 Goddess of Victory: Nikke 2022 · TPS 1,564
  19. 19 Citizen Sleeper 2022 · RPG 1,563
  20. 20 Splatoon 3 2022 · TPS 1,559
  21. 21 Dying Light 2: Stay Human 2022 · Action RPG 1,556
  22. 22 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,554
  23. 23 Aperture Desk Job 2022 · Action-adventure 1,554
  24. 24 Triangle Strategy 2022 · Strategy 1,552
  25. 25 Return to Monkey Island 2022 · Point-and-click 1,551
  26. 26 Sunflower Land 2022 · Simulation 1,550
  27. 27 Metal: Hellsinger 2022 · Rhythm 1,546
  28. 28 Pokémon Violet 2022 · JRPG 1,545
  29. 29 Grounded 2022 · Action RPG 1,544
  30. 30 Pokémon Scarlet 2022 · JRPG 1,541
  31. 31 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin 2022 · Action RPG 1,536
  32. 32 Total War: Warhammer III 2022 · Strategy 1,528
  33. 33 Quake Champions 2022 · FPS 1,525
  34. 34 Pentiment 2022 · RPG 1,521
  35. 35 Nintendo Switch Sports 2022 · Sports 1,519
  36. 36 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - Remastered 2022 · TPS 1,517
  37. 37 Marvel Snap 2022 · Card & Board 1,515
  38. 38 Scorn 2022 · Horror 1,514
  39. 39 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 2022 · Action-adventure 1,514
  40. 40 Gotham Knights 2022 · Action RPG 1,513
  41. 41 Moonscars 2022 · Metroidvania 1,508
  42. 42 Gran Turismo 7 2022 · Racing 1,502
  43. 43 Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising 2022 · JRPG 1,501
  44. 44 Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope 2022 · Strategy 1,501
  45. 45 Neon White 2022 · FPS 1,500
  46. 46 As Dusk Falls 2022 · Adventure 1,500
  47. 47 Immortality 2022 · Point-and-click 1,498
  48. 48 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me 2022 · Horror 1,495
  49. 49 Marvel's Midnight Suns 2022 · Strategy 1,494
  50. 50 The Callisto Protocol 2022 · TPS 1,492
  51. 51 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 2022 · FPS 1,492
  52. 52 Rollerdrome 2022 · Sports 1,489
  53. 53 Lost in Play 2022 · Point-and-click 1,489
  54. 54 Football Manager 2023 2022 · Sports 1,486
  55. 55 Cult of the Lamb 2022 · Roguelite 1,485
  56. 56 Nobody Saves the World 2022 · Action RPG 1,485
  57. 57 We Were Here Forever 2022 · Puzzle 1,485
  58. 58 High on Life 2022 · FPS 1,482
  59. 59 Diablo Immortal 2022 · Action RPG 1,482
  60. 60 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction 2022 · FPS 1,481
  61. 61 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide 2022 · Action RPG 1,478
  62. 62 Trek to Yomi 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,478
  63. 63 Bayonetta 3 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,475
  64. 64 Shadow Warrior 3 2022 · Action RPG 1,472
  65. 65 The Closing Shift 2022 · Horror 1,472
  66. 66 Midnight Fight Express 2022 · Fighting 1,468
  67. 67 Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,465
  68. 68 Prodeus 2022 · FPS 1,465
  69. 69 Rogue Legacy 2 2022 · Metroidvania 1,462
  70. 70 Sonic Frontiers 2022 · Platformer 1,461
  71. 71 Life is Strange Remastered 2022 · Adventure 1,455
  72. 72 Teardown 2022 · Sandbox 1,455
  73. 73 HoloCure: Save the Fans! 2022 · Action RPG 1,454
  74. 74 Victoria 3 2022 · Strategy 1,454
  75. 75 Raft 2022 · Survival 1,453
  76. 76 PowerWash Simulator 2022 · Sandbox 1,453
  77. 77 The Looker 2022 · Puzzle 1,453
  78. 78 Far: Changing Tides 2022 · Platformer 1,449
  79. 79 The Mortuary Assistant 2022 · Horror 1,449
  80. 80 Chained Echoes 2022 · JRPG 1,448
  81. 81 Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 2022 · Action RPG 1,447
  82. 82 Temtem 2022 · RPG 1,446
  83. 83 Weird West 2022 · Action RPG 1,446
  84. 84 Gorilla Tag 2022 · Platformer 1,446
  85. 85 Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel 2022 · Card & Board 1,445
  86. 86 Call of Duty: Warzone 2022 · FPS 1,440
  87. 87 Hardspace: Shipbreaker 2022 · Strategy 1,440
  88. 88 20 Minutes Till Dawn 2022 · Roguelite 1,436
  89. 89 The Case of the Golden Idol 2022 · Point-and-click 1,436
  90. 90 Need for Speed: Unbound 2022 · Racing 1,430
  91. 91 Thymesia 2022 · Action RPG 1,430
  92. 92 Goat Simulator 3 2022 · Action-adventure 1,428
  93. 93 The Quarry 2022 · Horror 1,427
  94. 94 Escape Academy 2022 · Puzzle 1,426
  95. 95 Potion Craft 2022 · Sandbox 1,425
  96. 96 Tinykin 2022 · Platformer 1,424
  97. 97 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina 2022 · Roguelite 1,423
  98. 98 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude: The Corrupted Casefile 2022 · Visual novel 1,423
  99. 99 Stalzone 2022 · Action RPG 1,422
  100. 100 Dwarf Fortress 2022 · Simulation 1,421

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In detail

The best games of 2022, what this ranking says

Elden Ring leads this selection with 1,935 ELO points, ahead of Kirby and the Forgotten Land and God of War Ragnarök. The 140 games competing in it have played 15,925 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 140
Duels played by those games 15,925
Game in the lead Elden Ring (2022)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,935
Point gap between 1st and 10th 327
Best represented genre Action RPG
Last reading September 18, 2026

The best game of every genre in 2022

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre in 2022
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Action RPG 20 Elden Ring 1,935 2,792
Platformer 6 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 1,830 101
Action-adventure 5 Stray 1,706 390
TPS 8 The Last of Us Part I 1,663 433
Roguelite 6 Vampire Survivors 1,608 299
JRPG 6 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 1,596 110
Horror 12 Ghostwire: Tokyo 1,593 113
Sports 7 Mario Strikers: Battle League 1,582 43
Beat 'em up 6 Sifu 1,576 110
Strategy 7 Triangle Strategy 1,552 60
Point-and-click 9 Return to Monkey Island 1,551 94
FPS 9 Quake Champions 1,525 65
Puzzle 5 We Were Here Forever 1,485 52

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 95 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Sniper Elite 5 +98 1,585
Rogue Legacy 2 +76 1,462
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - Remastered +69 1,517

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
God of War Ragnarök Elden Ring 5 60%
Elden Ring Diablo Immortal 3 100%
Elden Ring Pokémon Legends: Arceus 3 100%
Elden Ring Grounded 3 100%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

Understand the method in detail →

FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game of 2022?

According to community votes, the best game of 2022 is Elden Ring, with 1,935 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Kirby and the Forgotten Land and God of War Ragnarök, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games of 2022 are ranked?

140 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 15,925 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game of 2022 is climbing right now?

Sniper Elite 5 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 98 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 95 games in the selection moved.

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