Best Video games launched in 2022

2022 has come and nearly gone, bringing with it a lot of video games.

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The year saw some highly-anticipated new entries into many of our favourite big series.

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It also saw a lot of indie games that delighted us, and mobile games that sucked away hours of our time.

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Presented in alphabetical order, here are The Washington Post’s picks for the 10 best video games of 2022.

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Elden Ring The most anticipated title of the year not only exceeded expectations in quality and sales, it became a cultural phenomenon.

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It was filled with memorable characters like Radahn, who learned gravitational magic just so his favorite horse could support his titanic body.

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God of War Ragnarok “God of War Ragnarok” had a high bar to meet after the success of 2018’s series reboot, and it handily surpassed it.

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The campaign is full of surprises and raw, poignant moments that dive even further into the complicated father-son relationship between Kratos and Atreus.

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The main story is one of the best told in games to date, and even still, the side quests rival it in quality.

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