The Best PC Games of 2022

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 1, 2023

Which PC games impressed professional reviewers the most during the past year? We rank the best-reviewed titles released between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 by Metascore. Games must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible for inclusion. (All scores listed here are from December 31, 2022.)

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(#30) 85 Death Stranding: Director's Cut

(#29) 85 Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

(#28) 85 Tunic

(#27) 85 Tactics Ogre: Reborn

(#26) 85 The Case of the Golden Idol

(#25) 85 Total War: WARHAMMER III

(#24) 86 Monster Hunter Rise

(#23) 86 Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

(#22) 86 Return to Monkey Island

(#21) 86 Vampire Survivors
(pictured above) One of 2022's most surprising and addictive hits, this casual indie shoot-em-up/roguelite hybrid finds you automatically attacking wave after wave of monsters (none of them actually vampires) in rural Italy. How long can you survive?

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