The Best PlayStation Games of 2022

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 3, 2023

Which PS5 and PS4 games impressed professional reviewers the most during the past year? We rank the best-reviewed PlayStation 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. If a game appears on both PlayStation platforms, only the version receiving the higher quantity of critic reviews (typically the PS5 version) is eligible for inclusion. (All scores listed here are from December 31, 2022.)

2 of 14 photo by Annapurna Interactive

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(#30) 82 This War of Mine: Final Cut

(#29) 82 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

(#28) 82 A Plague Tale: Requiem

(#27) 82 Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

(#26) 82 Two Point Campus

(#25) 83 Infernax

(#24) 83 Moss: Book II

(#23) 83 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

(#22) 83 Stray
(pictured above) Named indie game of the year at The Game Awards 2022, short but sweet sci-fi adventure Stray doesn't just let you pet the cat—you are the cat. And you must navigate your way on four paws through a dystopian cyberpunk metropolis.

(#21) 84 OlliOlli World

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