StrategyBest PC Games of 2022, page 9
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RPGRiver City Girls 2
WayForwardFor:Beat-'em-up fans who want a choice of six fighters with upgradeable movesSkip if:Players seeking a slow-paced or stealth-focused experience may find the emphasis on street fights limiting.
StrategyWinkeltje: The Little Shop
SassybotFor:Shop-management fans interested in purchasing goods, maintaining inventory, and selling to customers.Skip if:Players seeking a fast-paced trading loop may find the shop’s open-at-your-own-pace structure slower.
ActionSpace Beast Terror Fright
nornware ABFor:Fans of punishing first-person shooters who want permanent-death missionsSkip if:Players seeking a forgiving shooter, since the game uses very high difficulty and permanent death
StrategyGood Company
Chasing CarrotsFor:Management-simulation players who want to build and operate a manufacturing companySkip if:Players looking for a combat-focused or action-led experience
AdventureNew Tales from the Borderlands
2KFor:Fans of Borderlands who want a story focused on civilians rather than Vault HuntersSkip if:Players seeking a combat-focused Borderlands game with sustained shooting rather than a narrative-led adventure
ActionLunistice
Deck13For:Players who want a short, linear 3D platforming adventureSkip if:Players seeking a long, open-ended platformer may reach the end of this deliberately short linear campaign quickly.
RPGWild Terra 2: New Lands
Juvty WorldsFor:MMORPG players who want to choose non-combat professions instead of following a fixed classSkip if:Players seeking a short, tightly scripted progression path may find the broad role and crafting structure too open-ended
SimulationIMMORTALITY
Half MermaidFor:Adventure players who want an investigation built around film footageSkip if:Players seeking combat, platforming, or other action-focused gameplay
ActionIslets
Armor Games StudiosFor:Metroidvania fans who want interconnected areas that change as islands are reunitedSkip if:Players seeking a linear adventure rather than backtracking through earlier areas after reconnecting islands
CasualRailbound
AfterburnFor:Puzzle fans who enjoy arranging railway routes to guide carriagesSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay or action sequences
ActionMilitary Conflict: Vietnam
DustfadeFor:FPS players who want to choose between Viet Cong and U.S. Army sidesSkip if:Players seeking a slow-paced or tactical combat structure may find the described action fast-paced.
RPGTouhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Alioth StudioFor:Roguelike deckbuilder fans who want card collection and changing runsSkip if:Players who want a fixed sequence of encounters rather than roguelike runs
StrategyKiwi Clicker - Juiced Up
Dimitri KipperFor:Clicker-game players who want to alternate between manual clicking and auto-clickingSkip if:Players seeking a short, finite progression arc may find the repeating prestige cycle a poor match.
RPGShattered Pixel Dungeon
Shattered PixelFor:Roguelike fans who want dungeon runs with randomized layouts, enemies, and itemsSkip if:Players looking for a forgiving start; the vendor notes that winning may take more than one attempt.
ActionSuper Meat Boy Forever
Team MeatFor:Action-platformer fans who want automatic forward movementSkip if:Players who prefer to stop, plan, or explore freely instead of reacting during constant movement
RPGSuper Lesbian Animal RPG
ponettFor:RPG players who want a romance-centered story alongside turn-based combatSkip if:Players looking for a long campaign may find the roughly 20-hour playthrough estimate limiting.
StrategyThe Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia
PixmainFor:Grand-strategy players who want a single-player fantasy settingSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused tactical combat game rather than territory management and broad strategic decisions
RPGSir Whoopass™: Immortal Death
Atomic ElbowFor:Players who want a comedic action RPG rather than a serious fantasy questSkip if:Players seeking a serious, traditional hero's journey with conventional fantasy storytelling
ActionGigaBash
Passion Republic GamesFor:Kaiju fans who want giant-monster fighting with environmental destructionSkip if:Players seeking a focused single-player campaign rather than a collection of fighting, challenge, story, and party modes
ActionBoo Men
Twisted Corridor👻For:Horror fans who want cooperative house-burglary gameplaySkip if:Players seeking a story-led horror campaign rather than repeatable heists with randomized elements
StrategyUrbek City Builder
RockGame S.A.For:City-building players who want resource management without a money economySkip if:Players seeking a quick, action-focused experience may find the city’s gradual development too slow
ActionFreedom Planet 2
GalaxyTrailFor:Platform-action fans who want multiple playable combat stylesSkip if:Players seeking a slow, meditative pace rather than fast platforming and combat
SimulationCapybara Spa
Cozy Bee GamesFor:Players who enjoy cozy animal-care games with a capybara focusSkip if:Players seeking a fast-paced game rather than a point-and-click simulationNothing matches. Loosen a filter.