Japanese developers have voted for their favorite games for the year 2022, and Elden Ring, Splatoon 3 as well as God of War Ragnarok came out on top.
Japanese publication Famitsu asked game developers and celebrities from across the country to vote for their top games of the year 2022, and Elden Ring, Splatoon 3 as well as God of War Ragnarok received the highest respective place in the compiled top 20 list.
Top 20 Games Of 2022 As Voted By Japanese Developers
The top 20 games of 2022 as voted by Japanese game developers and celebrities are as follows:
- Elden Ring
- Splatoon 3
- God of War Ragnarok
- Pokemon Scarlet / Violet
- Stray
- Cult of the Lamb
- Tactics Ogre: Reborn
- Vampire Survivors
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
- Inscryption
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Needy Streamer Overload
- Genshin Impact
- Dragon Quest X Offline
- Uma Musume Pretty Derby
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
It isn’t surprising to see Elden Ring receive the highest honor, as the game has received universal acclaim from all over the world. Based on a tally that has been tracking picks from every known publication, Elden Ring has beaten God of War Ragnarok in the Game of the Year 2022 standings thus far. Several awards have yet to be added, though given the large gulf in the number of awards given to both games, it’ll highly unlikely that God of War Ragnarok will even the odds, let alone pull ahead.
Elden Ring’s momentum hasn’t come close to slowing down, as the game is reportedly set to receive a whole slew of DLC content, of which the Colosseum is merely the first. Well-known enthusiast of From Software titles Lance McDonald took to Twitter to share that the Colosseum DLC update that Elden Ring recently received is the first of a series of planned content for the title. He added that the Colosseum DLC is called “DLC1” internally, and it was planned to be the first DLC since before the game’s release.
