Release year

Best PC Games of 2022

4,243 games

Released on Steam in 2022, most popular first. Each with a fit check, so you know who it is for before you buy.

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Best PC Games of 2022, page 2

Strategy

Weed Shop 3

Weed GamesWin · 2022For:Players who want a cannabis-themed business simulator with cultivation and sales managementSkip if:Players seeking a focused retail simulator without first-person action, hostile encounters, or story-driven distractions
RPG

Keplerth

Gamirror GamesWin · 2022For:Sandbox RPG players who want survival crafting alongside exploration and combatSkip if:Players seeking a tightly directed story may find the open-world survival structure less focused.
RPG

Weird West: Definitive Edition

Devolver DigitalWin · 2022For:Action RPG players drawn to dark-fantasy versions of the Wild West rather than historical frontier settings.Skip if:Players seeking a single-protagonist story may find the campaign’s movement among several heroes less suited to their preference.
Adventure

A Castle Full of Cats

DevcatsWin · Linux · 2022For:Hidden-object fans who want a cat-focused adventureSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay or extensive character progression
Strategy

Prehistoric Kingdom

CrytivoWin · 2022For:Players who want zoo management centered on prehistoric wildlifeSkip if:Players seeking a focused action game rather than park construction and management
Action

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

SEGAWin · 2022For:Persona fans who want a fighting game rather than a role-playing gameSkip if:Players seeking exploration-led gameplay rather than arena fighting
RPG

Retirement Simulator

DoubleThink StudioWin · Mac · 2022For:Life-simulation players who want to choose among varied retirement activitiesSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused game may find the many distinct activity paths diffuse.
RPG

Weird RPG

yuzhenWin · 2022For:Action RPG players who want demanding boss encounters rather than a focus on relaxed combatSkip if:Players looking for forgiving boss fights may find the high difficulty demanding.
Action

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Betagames GroupWin · 2022For:Players who want an open-world city setting inspired by Brazilian environmentsSkip if:Players seeking a finished release, since this is an alpha early-access game with content still under development
RPG

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

FinjiWin · Mac · Linux · 2022For:Narrative RPG players who want choices to shape relationships and a colony’s fateSkip if:Players seeking a combat-focused RPG may find that card encounters also cover studying, relationships, exploration, and survival.
Simulation

Dealer's Life 2

Abyte EntertainmentWin · 2022For:Players who enjoy pawn-shop management and want negotiation at the center of playSkip if:Players seeking action-focused gameplay instead of repeated negotiations, valuations, and business decisions
RPG

Immortals Fenyx Rising

UbisoftWin · 2022For:Players who enjoy Greek mythology and want a story centered on rescuing its godsSkip if:Players looking for a tightly linear structure rather than a vast open world
Action

Nightmare of Decay

CheckmatyWin · 2022For:Horror fans who want first-person action combatSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed or nonviolent experience
Action

Ghost Exile

LostOneTeamWin · 2022For:Horror fans who want investigative ghost hunts rather than direct combatSkip if:Players seeking a broad combat-focused action game may find the investigation-and-ritual structure restrictive
RPG

No Place Like Home

Awaken RealmsWin · 2022For:Players who enjoy farming games with exploration and environmental repairSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused action or a combat-driven progression system
Strategy

Hello Neighbor 2

tinyBuildWin · 2022For:Adventure players who enjoy stealth-based investigationsSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused action or conventional RPG progression may find the investigation and infiltration structure limited.
RPG

FINAL FANTASY VI

Square EnixWin · 2022For:RPG players who want to customize the abilities, spells, and summons learned by party membersSkip if:Players seeking the changes and additional content from other remakes may reach this edition’s scope limit.
RPG

Tactics Ogre: Reborn

Square EnixWin · 2022For:Tactical RPG players who want battles tied to branching political storiesSkip if:Players seeking a short, linear campaign may find the multiple routes and 100-level endgame structure too extensive
Adventure

月に寄りそう乙女の作法

HIKARI FIELDWin · 2022For:Players who want a character-focused story centered on a hidden identitySkip if:Players looking for combat or action-centered gameplay rather than a story-led experience
Strategy

Alina of the Arena

PINIXWin · Mac · 2022For:Strategy players who want card-based combat with positional tacticsSkip if:Players seeking a linear campaign rather than repeated randomized runs
Strategy

Frozenheim

Untold TalesWin · 2022For:Fans of Viking settings who want to build and expand a settlementSkip if:Players seeking detailed historical simulation, since the stated focus is settlement growth and survival
Adventure

The Entropy Centre

PlaystackWin · 2022For:Puzzle-adventure players who want time manipulation at the center of progressionSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than room-based object puzzles
RPG

Gedonia

Kazakov OlegWin · 2022For:Open-world RPG fans who want several character-building directionsSkip if:Players seeking a tightly directed RPG with one fixed character role
Action

Nightmare Reaper

Blazing Bit GamesWin · 2022For:Retro FPS fans who want loot drops and enchanted weaponsSkip if:Players who want tightly scripted levels may bounce off the open-ended spaces and random events.