Gamespace Game of the Year 2022 шs upon us. After 12 months where metal infused FPS clashed with anime inspired adventures we have had almost more content than we could handle. Like every year, we’re inviting you to vote for you to vote and win in our Game of the Year award. We’re busy putting our staff pick together, so why don’t you take a moment to look at our highest scoring games of 2022 and vote to win our Gamespace Game of the Year 2022. If you just want to get in and win, our voting form is at the bottom of list.
A Plague Tale Requiem
The follow up to 2019’s Plague tale: innocence is everything that we could have wanted from the second in this series. Following the two central protagonists on their ongoing escape from persecution, this expanded and vastly improved RPG was one of the stand out tales of 2022, swapping mindless action for emotional and evocative story telling.
Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed
After something of an eighties renaissance over recent years, big and not so big kids might have already sampled Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashes. The new incarnation of this iconic franchise has less in common with previous narrative titles. This time, it’s set up as a four versus one buster versus ghost action experience. Of course, fans will find plenty of familiar elements during their hunt for paranormal activity.
Cult of the Lamb
When you don’t want to simply follow the herd what do you do? In Devolver Digital’s ridiculously fun Cult of the Lamb you lead your fellow furry four legged friends in a custom made cult. Melding traditional management sim scenarios with action mini games and an udderly outrageous idea, Cult of the Lamb is a silly and yet inventive standout for 2022.
Rollerdome
Take Doom, mix in Tony Hawks, and weave a course through a sci-fi dystopian world and you’ll get one hell of a video game. Set in a future sport that seems to be straight out of Rollerball, this seemingly simple mix of skating mechanics and third person shooter is the work of Roll7. The same team that produced the excellent OlliOlli World switch things up this time around. Instead of an entertaining grind through a cheerful fantasy world, Rollerdome is a beautifully brutal ballet of rocket launchers side arms, and roller skating arenas. We found it a short but masterful mix that will likely go overlooked by many, but was easily my own first candidate for game of the year.
Two Point Campus
If we learned anything at college, it’s never to judge a book by its cover. Ever since enrolling in an early hands on during WASD 2022 Two Point campus was always going to have our attention. After playing through the base game and The Space Academy DLC, it’s safe to say that this spin on the wildly successful Two Point Hospital series is just as ridiculous and easily as entertaining. Taking charge of a newly christened educational establishment, it’s up to players to build a curriculum quite literally. Whether it’s hiring teachers, putting together lecture halls, or scheduling parties for the alumni, there are tons of elements to manage if you want to keep an aspiring college afloat, and that’s before we event talk about the Space Knight classes.
If you love management sims with a bit of a light touch then this might very well be your own A+ rated distraction.
As Dusk Falls
A narrative adventure with minimal gameplay but a very addictive and branching storyline, As Dusk Falls came to PC and Xbox mid-way through 2022 without too much fanfare. Like much of our list, this understated narrative adventure from INTERIOR/NIGHT is a tale that might seem mundane, but moved us enough to grant it a place in our end of year considerations.
OlliOlli World
OlliOlli World: Void Riders Is A Perfect Escape To The Outer Limits Of Skate
The very latest in the OlliOlli series of skating sims, this is the second Roll7 entry in our awards, and certainly deserves a place of its very own in your 2022 collection. OlliOlli World is near enough skating perfection. Taking place in a comic book set of courses and a range of themed lands, this sim is easy to pick up, but difficult to master. Wholesome yet at the same time utterly rage educing if you let it, OlliOlli World is just gnarly.
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
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Teeeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TEENAGEMUTANT NINJA TURTLES ! If you thought there was going to be anything subtle about this retro throwback to a time when talking rodents and brains from another planet ruled Saturday morning Tv then you’d be wrong. For those that remember the kids cartoon series and the coin up side scroller that first plagued homework rotas, then you’ll love this modern beat ‘em up that owes as much to the River City Girls as it does to Donatello and company’s earlier outings.
Spacelines Form The Far Out
A roguish twist on FTL inspired adventures, where you’ll shuttle passengers, ferry cargo, and keep a barely functional spaceship from falling to bits while you try to make the Kessel Run in record time. This isn’t Star Wars, but this silly sounding management game scored well in our review, so it might be worth a look, even if it isn’t your favorite of the year.
Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Go beyond the Kessel Run and play through all nine Skywalker saga films in a game unlike any other. Mixing the traditional TT Game’s Lego format with plenty of humor and an iconic S i-fi franchise., The Skywalker Saga seems to be the pinnacle of this format, and a sure contender for hours of fun with Han, Leah, and all the Skywalker fam.
Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons
The third expansion for Arena Net’s massive MMORPG hit shelves this year and brought the fate of Tyria, and the Dragon Cycle, to a head. Revealing a return to the isle of Cantha, a bunch of classes, interesting tech, and a wonderful array of new faces, End of Dragons is more than just a new tale of adventure, it’s a seminal moment in the history of Guild Wars 2. Also, fishing. Finally!
Horizon Forbidden West
Another sequel for the list but a good un. The second outing for Aloy in a dystopian world blows open a small scale incursion out into unexplored lands, new environments, and threats that seem almost insurmountable. Taking the core character arc that fans of the series already adore, the Forbidden West is a fantastic follow up in almost every way.
Shadow Warrior 3
Blood, sweat, tears, and sick ninja moves. Oh, did we mention demons gods and monsters. Shadow Warrior 3 might have had something of a mixed reception but the Gamespace team fell on the more positive side, reveling in the outrageous action, ridiculous quips and platforming FPS that shoots first then asks “WHAT THE HELL?”, later.
Elden Ring
It’s Elden Ring. I mean really that’s all we should have to say. An open world souls styled fantasy that draws on core genre tropes and the wild imagination of Miyazaki makes this a work that will likely be looked upon as one of the great beyond the end of this year.
Sifu
Mixing the intricate timed taps of traditional Beat ‘em ups with open free from combat, Sifu is a unique proposition and distinctly emblematic of developer Sloclap, the team that brought out Absolver. This kung fu creation unwraps a complex and yet splendid combat system that is just as challenging as the greatest roguelike, if you’re willing to work for it.
Infernax
Released by berserk Studios in February 2022, this 2D roguelike is a wonder for retro gaming fans who long for the Metrovania of old and a good old 8-bit button basher in a fantasy castle. Be the hero. Be a kid again. Be an owner of Infernax!
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Eldin Ring all the way, boi.