StrategyBest PC Games of 2022, page 49
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ActionCRAYON SHINCHAN The Storm Called! FLAMING KASUKABE RUNNER!!
Bushiroad Inc.For:Crayon Shin-chan fans who want a character-based runnerSkip if:Players seeking deep combat, exploration, or role-playing systems
AdventureJustin Wack and the Big Time Hack
Warm KittenFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want character switching and a story involving time travel.Skip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay may find the experience centered on puzzles and story instead.
AdventureLunar Axe
Ops Game StudioFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want investigations built around clues and puzzles.Skip if:Players seeking a game centered on combat or fast-paced action may find the puzzle-led structure too narrow.
RPGValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area
Veritable Joy StudiosFor:Visual novel fans who want relationship-focused branching storiesSkip if:Players seeking action, exploration, or combat will hit a wall at the choice-driven visual novel format.
SimulationIsles of Yore
MaverickMatryoshkaFor:Players interested in inhabiting a prehistoric animal rather than controlling a human characterSkip if:Players seeking a tightly directed story or mission-based campaign
RPGChronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
Square Weasel StudioFor:Readers of dark fantasy who want a mystery revealed through repeated deathsSkip if:Readers seeking a short story may find the 172,000-word narrative and estimated 8–40-hour length demanding.
AdventureReturn the Backrooms
SkmaestroFor:Small groups seeking co-op horror for up to 4 playersSkip if:Players seeking clearly navigable maps may find the intentionally confusing corridors difficult to follow.
ActionThe Underground Man 2
MehsoftFor:Players who enjoy post-apocalyptic adventures with a female protagonistSkip if:Players seeking a game built around one consistent genre rather than several combined formats
RPGMaid Knight Alicia
OTAKU PlanFor:Players who prefer turn-based combat over real-time battlesSkip if:Players looking for real-time combat rather than turn-based encounters
StrategyPocket Stables
Kairosoft Co.,LtdFor:Horse-racing fans who want management and breeding alongside racesSkip if:Players seeking direct, moment-to-moment control during races may stop at the management-focused training and selection systems
RPGCosmoOdyssey:Trip to Mars
Brenntkopf PublishingFor:Players seeking a first-person spaceship adventure with everyday tasks rather than combat-focused actionSkip if:Players looking for combat-heavy or fast-paced spaceship gameplay
ActionSpell Defender
Jesper BergmanFor:Players who enjoy third-person combat against successive enemy hordesSkip if:Players seeking a story-led adventure rather than repeated survival runs
SimulationFLASHOUT 3
Salient GamesFor:Combat-racing fans who want weapons alongside high-speed ship racesSkip if:Players looking for grounded vehicle handling rather than anti-gravity ships and track loops
SimulationNeuraGun
Whale Rock GamesFor:Puzzle players who enjoy placing objects and managing environmental mechanismsSkip if:Players seeking varied gameplay systems beyond environmental puzzle solving may find the scope narrow.
RPGKaichu - The Kaiju Dating Sim
Top Hat Studios, Inc.For:Dating-sim players interested in romance stories featuring kaijuSkip if:Players seeking a combat-focused game, since the described dates center on compatibility questions and relationship changes
RPGOcean Is Home : Island Life Simulator
BirdyDog StudioFor:Players who enjoy home-building and renovation more than tightly directed objectivesSkip if:Players seeking a tightly paced story may find the open-ended island activities less directed
ActionEsse Proxy
FromSouthGamesFor:Shooter players who enjoy high-risk combat and repeated attemptsSkip if:Players who prefer forgiving combat, since one missed shot or misstep can end a run
RPGHack and Slime
BULLWARESOFTFor:Action-game fans who want side-scrolling combat across many dungeon levelsSkip if:Players seeking a story-led adventure with substantial sequences and dialogue may find the narrative presentation limited
RPGSanthai
Rachan NeamprasertFor:Players who want farming and animal-raising activities alongside RPG progression, rather than combat-only gameplaySkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused combat RPG rather than a game combining farming, crafting, selling, and career development
AdventureThe Last Cube
Improx GamesFor:Puzzle fans who want a 3D adventure built around environmental problem solvingSkip if:Players seeking combat as the main form of interaction rather than cube-based puzzle solving
SimulationQ.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary
Toxic GamesFor:Puzzle-game fans who want a first-person campaign with over 100 challengesSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused action rather than environmental puzzle solving
ActionDawn of the Monsters
WayForwardFor:Kaiju fans who want side-scrolling beat-'em-up combatSkip if:Players looking for turn-based combat or role-playing progression
Adventure停留此刻 Stay in the moment
遇见咖啡厅For:Visual novel readers who prefer a short, single-route storySkip if:Players seeking branching routes or choices that substantially alter the storyNothing matches. Loosen a filter.