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.)

7 of 14 photo by Annapurna Interactive

90 Neon White

(#7) The latest critically acclaimed release from indie publisher Annapurna Interactive comes from developer Ben Esposito (Donut County). The speed-oriented action game blends shooting and parkour with style to spare and breaks for a visual novel storyline which casts you as an assassin from Hell who seeks a chance at redemption (and a move to Heaven) by battling against other demon slayers.

“Neon White is a video game vision executed with the kind of immense creativity and skill the industry needs more of. Intensely satisfying gameplay combines with a well-executed story, engaging characters and a crisp art style. Every facet compliments another area of the title with a serene cohesion which culminates in an adrenaline pumping, high-octane blockbuster of a game.” —Finger Guns

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