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The best games of 2022.

142 games compete in this selection. Elden Ring tops it with 1,947 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Elden Ring 2022 · Action RPG 1,947
  2. 2 God of War Ragnarök 2022 · Action RPG 1,885
  3. 3 A Plague Tale: Requiem 2022 · Action RPG 1,805
  4. 4 Stray 2022 · Action-adventure 1,804
  5. 5 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 · Platformer 1,787
  6. 6 Horizon Forbidden West 2022 · Action RPG 1,785
  7. 7 Vampire Survivors 2022 · Roguelite 1,738
  8. 8 The Last of Us Part I 2022 · TPS 1,678
  9. 9 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Remastered 2022 · TPS 1,652
  10. 10 Tunic 2022 · Action-adventure 1,641
  11. 11 Grounded 2022 · Action RPG 1,639
  12. 12 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 2022 · JRPG 1,632
  13. 13 Marvel's Midnight Suns 2022 · Strategy 1,627
  14. 14 Ghostwire: Tokyo 2022 · Horror 1,623
  15. 15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,617
  16. 16 Stalzone 2022 · Action RPG 1,615
  17. 17 Pentiment 2022 · RPG 1,606
  18. 18 Pokémon Scarlet 2022 · JRPG 1,601
  19. 19 Nintendo Switch Sports 2022 · Sports 1,595
  20. 20 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe 2022 · Simulation 1,583
  21. 21 Pokémon Violet 2022 · JRPG 1,581
  22. 22 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me 2022 · Horror 1,577
  23. 23 Sifu 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,576
  24. 24 Citizen Sleeper 2022 · RPG 1,576
  25. 25 Pokémon Legends: Arceus 2022 · Action RPG 1,568
  26. 26 Total War: Warhammer III 2022 · Strategy 1,561
  27. 27 Triangle Strategy 2022 · Strategy 1,551
  28. 28 Diablo Immortal 2022 · Action RPG 1,550
  29. 29 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 2022 · FPS 1,546
  30. 30 Splatoon 3 2022 · TPS 1,542
  31. 31 Dying Light 2: Stay Human 2022 · Action RPG 1,529
  32. 32 Raft 2022 · Survival 1,529
  33. 33 The Callisto Protocol 2022 · TPS 1,528
  34. 34 Aperture Desk Job 2022 · Action-adventure 1,528
  35. 35 Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,527
  36. 36 Gran Turismo 7 2022 · Racing 1,522
  37. 37 Goddess of Victory: Nikke 2022 · TPS 1,522
  38. 38 Neon White 2022 · FPS 1,521
  39. 39 Signalis 2022 · Horror 1,520
  40. 40 HoloCure: Save the Fans! 2022 · Action RPG 1,519
  41. 41 Return to Monkey Island 2022 · Point-and-click 1,517
  42. 42 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion 2022 · Action RPG 1,517
  43. 43 PowerWash Simulator 2022 · Sandbox 1,513
  44. 44 Victoria 3 2022 · Strategy 1,512
  45. 45 Sunflower Land 2022 · Simulation 1,511
  46. 46 Marvel Snap 2022 · Card & Board 1,510
  47. 47 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction 2022 · FPS 1,506
  48. 48 High on Life 2022 · FPS 1,504
  49. 49 Teardown 2022 · Sandbox 1,503
  50. 50 Metal: Hellsinger 2022 · Rhythm 1,500
  51. 51 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina 2022 · Roguelite 1,500
  52. 52 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 2022 · Action-adventure 1,496
  53. 53 Rogue Legacy 2 2022 · Metroidvania 1,494
  54. 54 Saints Row 2022 · TPS 1,493
  55. 55 Scorn 2022 · Horror 1,487
  56. 56 Football Manager 2023 2022 · Sports 1,486
  57. 57 Trek to Yomi 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,485
  58. 58 Somerville 2022 · Puzzle 1,481
  59. 59 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin 2022 · Action RPG 1,478
  60. 60 Rollerdrome 2022 · Sports 1,477
  61. 61 Grid Legends 2022 · Racing 1,476
  62. 62 Mario Strikers: Battle League 2022 · Sports 1,476
  63. 63 Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 2022 · Action RPG 1,474
  64. 64 Shadow Warrior 3 2022 · Action RPG 1,472
  65. 65 Cult of the Lamb 2022 · Roguelite 1,470
  66. 66 Prodeus 2022 · FPS 1,470
  67. 67 Bayonetta 3 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,468
  68. 68 Sonic Frontiers 2022 · Platformer 1,465
  69. 69 As Dusk Falls 2022 · Adventure 1,464
  70. 70 Digimon Survive 2022 · RPG 1,461
  71. 71 The Quarry 2022 · Horror 1,460
  72. 72 Sniper Elite 5 2022 · TPS 1,460
  73. 73 The Looker 2022 · Puzzle 1,460
  74. 74 20 Minutes Till Dawn 2022 · Roguelite 1,459
  75. 75 Syberia: The World Before 2022 · Point-and-click 1,459
  76. 76 PlateUp! 2022 · Roguelite 1,459
  77. 77 Immortality 2022 · Point-and-click 1,458
  78. 78 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude: The Corrupted Casefile 2022 · Visual novel 1,458
  79. 79 Babbdi 2022 · Horror 1,456
  80. 80 Final Fantasy VI 2022 · RPG 1,450
  81. 81 The Case of the Golden Idol 2022 · Point-and-click 1,449
  82. 82 Thymesia 2022 · Action RPG 1,449
  83. 83 Quake Champions 2022 · FPS 1,449
  84. 84 Potion Craft 2022 · Sandbox 1,447
  85. 85 Dome Keeper 2022 · Roguelite 1,447
  86. 86 Weird West 2022 · Action RPG 1,444
  87. 87 The Mortuary Assistant 2022 · Horror 1,442
  88. 88 Lil Gator Game 2022 · Platformer 1,441
  89. 89 Strange Horticulture 2022 · Simulation 1,438
  90. 90 The Closing Shift 2022 · Horror 1,438
  91. 91 Norco 2022 · Point-and-click 1,437
  92. 92 Goat Simulator 3 2022 · Action-adventure 1,437
  93. 93 OlliOlli World 2022 · Sports 1,435
  94. 94 Iron Lung 2022 · Horror 1,435
  95. 95 Beacon Pines 2022 · Visual novel 1,435
  96. 96 Endling: Extinction is Forever 2022 · Adventure 1,434
  97. 97 Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope 2022 · Strategy 1,433
  98. 98 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide 2022 · Action RPG 1,429
  99. 99 Gorilla Tag 2022 · Platformer 1,429
  100. 100 Life is Strange Remastered 2022 · Adventure 1,424

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In detail

The best games of 2022, what this ranking says

Elden Ring leads this selection with 1,947 ELO points, ahead of God of War Ragnarök and A Plague Tale: Requiem. The 142 games competing in it have played 19,875 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 142
Duels played by those games 19,875
Game in the lead Elden Ring (2022)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,947
Point gap between 1st and 10th 306
Best represented genre Action RPG
Last reading November 3, 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 1,947 2,828
Action-adventure 5 Stray 1,804 417
Platformer 6 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 1,787 116
Roguelite 6 Vampire Survivors 1,738 336
TPS 8 The Last of Us Part I 1,678 482
JRPG 6 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 1,632 144
Strategy 7 Marvel's Midnight Suns 1,627 110
Horror 12 Ghostwire: Tokyo 1,623 140
Beat 'em up 6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 1,617 133
RPG 5 Pentiment 1,606 102
Sports 7 Nintendo Switch Sports 1,595 94
FPS 9 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 1,546 138
Point-and-click 9 Return to Monkey Island 1,517 119
Puzzle 6 Somerville 1,481 80

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 97 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Gran Turismo 7 +97 1,522
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina +62 1,500
Lil Gator Game +61 1,441

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%
Vampire Survivors Dome Keeper 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 1,947 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of God of War Ragnarök and A Plague Tale: Requiem, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games of 2022 are ranked?

142 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 19,875 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?

Gran Turismo 7 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 97 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 97 games in the selection moved.

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