Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2022
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#1 Elden Ring (2022) (#15)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~60h | 54 lists
#2 God of War Ragnarök (2022) (#266)
SIE Santa Monica Studio | PS4, PS5 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~26h | 37 lists
#3 Immortality (2022) (#383)
Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XBXS | Interactive Drama | ~6h | 26 lists
#4 Pentiment (2022) (#441)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 21 lists
#5 Stray (2022) (#483)
BlueTwelve Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~5h | 23 lists
#6 Dorfromantik (2022) (#539)
Toukana Interactive | WIN, SW | Strategy / Puzzle | ~5h | 5 lists
#7 Total War: Warhammer III (2022) (#545)
The Creative Assembly | 3 | Real-Time Tactics / Turn-Based Strategy | ~34h | 6 lists
#8 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#570)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 9 lists
#9 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#868)
Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 25 lists
#1
#15
Elden Ring
2022
#2
#266
God of War Ragnarök
2022
#3
#383
Immortality
2022
#4
#441
Pentiment
2022
#5
#483
Stray
2022
#6
#539
Dorfromantik
2022
#7
#545
#8
#570
#9
#868
Vampire Survivors
2022
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