Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,400 most recommended games across 920 critic lists from 146 publications.

Updated: October 16, 2026

Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2022

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Elden Ring

#1 Elden Ring (2022) (#14)

FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~60h | 56 lists

God of War Ragnarök

#2 God of War Ragnarök (2022) (#200)

Santa Monica Studio | PS4, PS5 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~27h | 38 lists

Immortality

#3 Immortality (2022) (#283)

Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XBXS | Interactive Drama | ~6h | 27 lists

Pentiment

#4 Pentiment (2022) (#392)

Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 24 lists

Neon White

#5 Neon White (2022) (#490)

Ben Esposito | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle-Platformer / First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 23 lists

Tunic

#6 Tunic (2022) (#594)

Andrew Shouldice | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 26 lists

Sifu

#7 Sifu (2022) (#607)

Sloclap | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Beat 'em Up | ~8h | 13 lists

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

#8 Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) (#669)

HAL Laboratory | SW | Platform | ~10h | 19 lists

Stray

#9 Stray (2022) (#708)

BlueTwelve Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~5h | 23 lists

Total War: Warhammer III

#10 Total War: Warhammer III (2022) (#769)

The Creative Assembly | 3 | Real-Time Tactics / Turn-Based Strategy | ~32h | 7 lists

Vampire Survivors

#11 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#787)

Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~16h | 26 lists

Splatoon 3

#12 Splatoon 3 (2022) (#936)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists

Live A Live

#13 Live A Live (2022) (#970)

Historia Inc, Square Enix Creative Business Unit II | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Role-Playing / Turn-Based Tactics | ~20h | 7 lists

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

#14 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022) (#976)

Monolith Soft | SW | Action RPG | ~62h | 19 lists

Horizon Forbidden West

#15 Horizon Forbidden West (2022) (#984)

Guerrilla Games | PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~29h | 24 lists

Dorfromantik

#16 Dorfromantik (2022) (#987)

Toukana Interactive | WIN, SW | Strategy / Puzzle | ~5h | 5 lists

Citizen Sleeper

#17 Citizen Sleeper (2022) (#991)

Jump Over the Age | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing | ~7h | 13 lists

Return to Monkey Island

#18 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#1011)

Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 10 lists

Marvel Snap

#19 Marvel Snap (2022) (#1092)

Second Dinner | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Party | ~66h | 23 lists

Norco

#20 Norco (2022) (#1124)

Geography of Robots | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~6h | 12 lists

Cult of the Lamb

#21 Cult of the Lamb (2022) (#1340)

Massive Monster | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Construction & Management / Roguelike | ~15h | 14 lists

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