GamesBeat News Editor Rachel Kaser's Favorite Games of 2022

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2022 has brought us some great games - it's been a good year. Any year that I have real trouble narrowing down my top 5 (or even top 10) list is a win on my books. And this year, I've had a lot of games to keep me busy. These are the titles I enjoyed the most in 2022.

Keep in mind that this is not a list of the games I consider to be the best of the year. GamesBeat has already agreed on these. Here is a list of the games I liked the most this year, the ones that brought me the most happiness. Rest assured, I think Elden Ring is the best made game of the year and deserves the top spot. But you won't find it in this article. I liked it - I just liked other people more.

5. Bayonet 3

Yeah yeah, don't @ me. You knew I was going to put Bayonetta 3 on this list, if only because I'm just glad I actually got it. It's by no means a perfect game – Luka wears out its welcome fairly quickly and the enemies look more bland than previous titles. I freely admit that as a Bayonetta fan, some of the love from previous titles carries over into the newer games. But still, Bayonetta 3 has its own charms. This is a new challenge for Bayonetta, and she proves once again that she is capable of meeting it.

Bayonetta 3 is as much a joy as the other games in the series.

I'm all about games getting bigger with sequels, and Bayonetta 3 certainly does. Demon Slave's gameplay complements the series' already overloaded toolbox, adding even more spectacle to this already spectacular world. The variety of environments also raised one of the series' few weak points. ALSO… Jeanne also gets her own levels, so she's not just retreading Bay's floor. Bayonetta fans have waited a while for this game, and I for one was not disappointed.

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register here 4. Forbidden Horizon West

Poor horizon. First Zero Dawn is picked up in its early stages by Breath of the Wild, then Forbidden West is overshadowed by Elden Ring. This series cannot take a break. But I'm here to defend Aloy, if only because of the joy Forbidden West gave me. I love a beautiful post-apocalypse, and the American West after the fall of mankind is beautiful. This world and its dangers made me smile, and it was quite nice to come back into the world.