10 Best Video Games Of 2022 (So Far)

1. Elden Ring

The rarest of rare games that actually capitalises on its hype and outdoes expectation, even from the opening few minutes, we kinda collectively knew this would be Game of the Year.

Elden Ring landed with so much confidence and purpose, the level of sheer video game mastery FromSoftware displayed resulted in Elden Ring being a showstopper of total media domination.

Taking the refined combat pace of Dark Souls 3, the cinematic presentation of Sekiro, biome diversity of their entire back catalogue and gruesome monster designs of Bloodborne, this is the apex of a studio on the form of their careers.

Thankfully, it's not just a combination of lessons learned and reapplied. Elden Ring's map design is uniquely enthralling and rewarding for almost a solid 100 hours, constantly revealing new dungeons, weapons, bosses, lore and everything in between. Giving you more options to offset difficulty only works in the game's favour, encouraging exploration or partnering up with a friend to fell a particularly arduous boss further down the line.

Save a handful of frame rate issues and some repeat dungeon assets, the fact it all truly does come together simply has to be celebrated.

Elden Ring is Skyrim; a Witcher 3. One of the best games of all time.