RPGBest PC Games of 2022, page 116
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StrategyJigsaw Puzzle Best Places
Tribus Games IndieFor:Jigsaw players who want landscape-based puzzles.Skip if:Players seeking gameplay built around objectives beyond assembling jigsaw images may find the activity narrow.
CasualJewel Match Winter Wonderland 2 Collector's Edition
Grey Alien GamesFor:Match-3 fans who want a winter-themed setting and village-building between levelsSkip if:Players seeking a story-led adventure or character-focused progression
AdventureBistro Days
Kikai DigitalFor:Visual novel players who want romance routes and branching endingsSkip if:Players seeking combat, exploration, or management mechanics rather than a story-focused visual novel
SimulationMouse People
LiujiajunFor:Players who enjoy brief, interpretive games built around discarding objects and charactersSkip if:Players seeking a long, plot-heavy experience may find the 20 to 30 minute story brief.
RPGMiolhr
Miolhr CompanyFor:Players who want a post-apocalyptic game combining combat, crafting, exploration, and base buildingSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused campaign rather than many overlapping survival and management systems
ActionC.A.R.L.
Morningstar Game StudioFor:Retro platformer fans who want puzzle-solving and exploration alongside jumping challengesSkip if:Players seeking a continuous, freely traversable world rather than separate level-based runs
StrategySmooth Operators 2
Heydeck GamesFor:Tycoon players who want to manage a customer service company rather than a general businessSkip if:Players seeking direct action or combat instead of office construction and company management
SimulationCosmic collapse
REX PEX GAMESFor:Fans of scrolling space shooters who want a campaign built around repeated enemy combatSkip if:Players seeking a story-led space adventure may find the combat-focused structure narrow.
SimulationGolf Pool VR
Frozen DreamsFor:Golf fans who want matches governed by 8-ball pool rulesSkip if:Players seeking conventional golf rules and scoring rather than an 8-ball pool rule set
SimulationFishing Adventure VR
SIG PublishingFor:Casual players who want short, low-complexity fishing sessionsSkip if:Players seeking deep systems or a complex fishing simulation may hit a wall at the game's simple structure.
AdventureJennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries
Outsider GamesFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want a story involving espionage and political conflictSkip if:Players seeking action-focused gameplay rather than investigation, dialogue, and puzzle solving
Adventure夢游仙境ロマネスク: Chronicles of Refugia
YOX-ProjectFor:Readers who prefer stories with branching outcomes rather than one fixed conclusionSkip if:Players who want a fully linear narrative instead of routes shaped by choices
RPGInn Mage
Where 游戏For:Strategy players who want an inn-management game built around magicSkip if:Players seeking a detailed inn simulator with varied food, furniture, customer care, and ordinary staff
RPGLife in Willowdale: Farm Adventures
MindscapeFor:Players who want farming combined with exploration and dungeon combatSkip if:Players seeking a focused farming simulation without combat or dungeon exploration
StrategyMagna Graecia
Legacy GamesFor:Puzzle players who enjoy planning tile layouts but do not want combat-focused gameplaySkip if:Players seeking combat, action, or other real-time gameplay instead of tile-placement puzzles
StrategyThe Royal Game of Ur 3D
coder2kFor:Fans of traditional board games who want digital local or online matchesSkip if:Players seeking campaign progression, character development, or a story-driven structure
ActionDandy & Randy DX
Ratalaika Games S.L.For:Adventure players who want local cooperative play rather than solo-only gameplaySkip if:Players seeking a serious or realistic adventure may not suit the cute art style and all-ages tone.
AdventureDungeon Lad
Ghost Goats GamesFor:Players who want short dungeon runs with progress between attemptsSkip if:Players seeking long sessions rather than runs that can be completed in a few minutes
RPGThe Guardian Stone
WarrenFor:Players who want tower defense combined with third-person actionSkip if:Players seeking a non-combat strategy game without direct character action
ActionClaustrophobia
Sentinel StudiosFor:Horror fans who want underground exploration mixed with monster encountersSkip if:Players seeking a consistently quiet experience may find the monster encounters and combat interruptions too intense
ActionAeternum Vale
pixhellk9For:Metroidvania fans who want open-world exploration and hidden routesSkip if:Players seeking a linear platforming route may not prefer the open-world structure and hidden passages
ActionNaGongGan Infinite
BK dddDangFor:Solo players who want a first-person shooter rather than a multiplayer game.Skip if:Players looking for long stages may find the short-stage structure limiting.
SimulationUnknown Number: A First Person Talker
Meaning MachineFor:Adventure-game players who want to solve puzzles by speaking rather than relying on conventional controlsSkip if:Players who prefer open-ended exploration over a story delivered through a sequence of phone callsNothing matches. Loosen a filter.