DualShockers' Game of the Year 2022 Nominations & Readers' Choice

The time has finally come. Yes, 2022 is nearing its terminate–thankfully–but at that place is still a lot worth celebrating fifty-fifty in a literal dumpster fire of a year. Though the games manufacture faced substantial challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2022, this year still stood out as ane of the best years yet for gaming, and at that place is a lot worth celebrating.

On behalf of the entireDualShockers staff, we're excited to reveal the official nominees for our Game of the Year Awards 2022. Across 48 unlike categories, nosotros've nominated the games that have left an bear upon for u.s.a. over four groups of awards: All-time of the Twelvemonth Awards, Best in Genre Awards, Best in Technical/Creative Awards, and Best in Culture Awards.

As is tradition, alongside our official staff nominations for our GOTY Awards, we as well are opening upwards voting for ii of our customs vote awards, Game of the Year – Readers' Option and Most Anticipated Game – Readers' Pick, which you'll find instructions for how to participate further on this page.

Additionally, all of our readers volition get the chance to accept a say in our staff nominations with a collective community vote in our GOTY categories. We'll break everything GOTY-related downwardly below, with the final winners across all of our categories to officially exist announced on Mon, January 4, 2022.

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Vote for Readers' Choice Awards 2020

Offset things first; nosotros take an amazing community atDualShockers and want to thank you all for your continued support and readership, particularly in a yr that'south been every bit challenging as 2022. This year we actually want to honor and acknowledge the developers and others making games, but nosotros also desire to requite our readers the chance to share the games that have fabricated this twelvemonth incredible with ii of our pinnacle prizes: Game of the Year – Readers' Selection and Nearly Anticipated Game – Readers' Choice.

Below you lot'll find a form to vote for your favorite games in both our GOTY and Most Anticipated Game Readers' Pick categories. In guild to vote and submit your picks, yous'll just need to use a Google account in order to reduce spam and/or vote manipulation. All of our readers will be able to submit one vote for each category.

Voting will be open starting today (Dec 23, 2022) through Wednesday, December 30, 2022 at 11:59pm ET. Later y'all make your picks for both categories, you'll have the opportunity to change your vote at whatever bespeak earlier the cutoff time on December 30.

To exist eligible for the Game of the Year category, a game needs to have been released for the first time (other than remasters or remakes) betwixt December 16, 2022 and Dec 23, 2022. Expansions are not eligible for GOTY consideration. Early Admission games that take moved out of their Early Admission period this twelvemonth (for example, Hades) are considered eligible equally 2022 releases.

In terms of Japanese games–which we beloved dearly–we will only consider games that released in the West in 2022 eligible for consideration and so that games don't appear two years running for GOTY consideration. Additionally, Asian market releases in English have been included where appropriate, simply in case a Western release is confirmed every bit not happening or seen as unlikely.

Both of the nominee lists for Game of the Year – Readers' Pick and Virtually Predictable Game – Readers' Choice are very long, as I'm sure you'll discover. However, each of them is sorted alphabetically and in-depth to encompass the majority of releases in 2022 for GOTY, and most of the upcoming games in 2022 that we know (then far) for Most Predictable Game. Ultimately, we wanted to make sure that our readers have an opportunity to make their voice heard and to option their favorite game, whether information technology's a major AAA release or a smaller, niche title. If in that location is a game that you notice is missing or call back is worth adding, let usa know in the comments of this article and we'll be sure to add it.

With all that existence said, now comes the fun office: VOTING! Become ahead and make your picks for Game of the Twelvemonth – Readers' Selection and Virtually Anticipated Game – Readers' Option and nominate the games that left a marker in 2022 and beyond.

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DualShockers' Game of the Year Awards 2022 Nominations and Community Voting

Alongside the 2 Readers' Choice awards that will be voted on by the community, we also want to give the opportunity for our readers to accept a say in our official staff Game of the Yr Awards.

Below you'll detect the official nominations from theDualShockers staff for our Game of the Year Awards 2022, which were determined from a few weeks of nominations and voting internally. Starting today, we will be tallying votes from both the staff and from our community.

Each staff member ofDualShockers will have i vote per category; the community volition become a stake in the final totals (at 3 points) for all of the leading contenders from their votes. No game in each category will win without having a articulate bulk amongst the other candidates.

Community voting for theDualShockers Game of the Twelvemonth Awards volition be open from today through Wednesday, December 30, 2022 at eleven:59pm ET. Beneath y'all'll find the full list of our official GOTY Awards 2022 nominations, and a Google Form to enter and make your picks for each category (excluding the staff'south Game of the Year and Most Predictable Game categories).

Best of the Year Awards

DualShockers' Game of the Yr

• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
• Among U.s.a.
• Animate being Crossing: New Horizons
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla
• Crusader Kings iii
• Desperados 3
• DOOM Eternal
• Final Fantasy Vii Remake
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• One-half-Life: Alyx
• The Last of United states Part II
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Persona v Royal
• Spiritfarer
• Star Renegades
• Trails of Cold Steel iv
• Wasteland iii
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Nearly Anticipated Game

• Deathloop
• Terminal Fantasy XVI
• Halo Infinite
• The Fable of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel
• Resident Evil: Village

Hardware of the Yr

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3000 serial graphics cards
• Oculus Quest two
• PS5
• Xbox Serial Southward
• Xbox Series 10

All-time Developer

• InnerSloth (Among U.s.)
• Mediatonic (Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Murder By Numbers)
• Naughty Dog (The Concluding of U.s. Part Two)
• Square Enix (Terminal Fantasy Vii Remake, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Retentiveness)
• Supergiant Games (Hades)

Best Publisher

• Codemasters (F1 2022, Dirt 5, Project CARS 3)
• Devolver Digital (Sludge Life, Exit the Gungeon, Carrion, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Disc Room, Serious Sam iv)
• Nintendo (Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Paper Mario: The Origami King, Super Mario Bros. 35)
• SEGA (Persona 5 Majestic, Yakuza: Like a Dragon)
• Sony Interactive Entertainment (The Concluding of Usa Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, Astro'due south Playroom, Patapon 2 Remastered, Dreams, MLB The Bear witness 20)

All-time Kickoff-Party Game

• Animate being Crossing: New Horizons
• Astro's Playroom
• Demon's Souls
• Ghost of Tsushima
• The Last of Usa Part II

Best Indie Game

• Ghostrunner
• Hades
• Spelunky 2
• Spiritfarer
• Star Renegades

Best PS5 Game

• Astro's Playroom
• Bugsnax
• Demon's Souls
• Marvel'due south Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Best Xbox Series X|S Game

• Assassin'south Creed Valhalla
• Destiny ii
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Tetris Consequence: Connected
• Yakuza: Similar a Dragon

All-time PS4 Game

• Dreams
• Last Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• The Terminal of Us Part II
• Persona 5 Majestic

Best Xbox One Game

• Battletoads
• Gears Tactics
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Wasteland 3

Best Nintendo Switch Game

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• CrossCode
• Hyrule Warriors: Historic period of Calamity
• Murder By Numbers
• Tokyo Delusion Sessions #FE Encore

Best PC Game

• Gears Tactics
• One-half-Life: Alyx
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Star Renegades
• Risk of Pelting two

Best Mobile Game

• Genshin Impact
• Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
• Pokemon Cafe Mix

Best Virtual Reality Game

• Half-Life: Alyx
• Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
• Phantom: Covert Ops
• Star Wars: Squadrons
• The Walking Expressionless: Saints & Sinners

Best in Genre Awards

Best Action-Adventure Game

• Ghost of Tsushima
• Ghostrunner
• The Final of The states Part II
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Nioh 2

All-time Competitive Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold State of war
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Super Mario Bros. 35
• Valorant

Best Cooperative Game

• Among United states of america
• Minecraft Dungeons
• Phasmophobia

All-time DLC or Expansion

• Vanquish Saber: BTS Pack
• Control: AWE
• Destiny two: Beyond Lite
• Last Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Fighters Laissez passer Vol. 2

Best Family unit Game

• Animate being Crossing: New Horizons
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Mario Kart Alive: Home Circuit
• Minecraft Dungeons
• Paper Mario: The Origami King

Best Fighting Game

• Granblue Fantasy Versus
• Mortal Kombat eleven Ultimate
• Them's Fightin' Herds
• Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[cl-r]

Best Horror Game

• Amnesia: Rebirth
• The Dark Pictures Album: Piffling Hope
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Phasmophobia
• Resident Evil 3

Best Interactive Story Game

• thirteen Sentinels: Aegis Rim
• The Nighttime Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
• Kentucky Route Nil: TV Edition
• Tell Me Why
• Wide Ocean Big Jacket

Best Metroidvania

• Bloodstained: Expletive of the Moon two
• Carrion
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Best Multiplayer Game

• Among Us
• Telephone call of Duty: Black Ops Common cold War
• Deep Rock Galactic
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Phasmophobia

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• No Man's Sky
• Pokemon GO
• Rainbow Six Siege

Best Platformer

• Astro's Playroom
• Kunai
• Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
• Ori and the Volition of the Wisps
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars

All-time Puzzle Game

• Good Sudoku
• Murder By Numbers
• Tetris Result: Connected

All-time Racing Game

• Dirt v
• F1 2022
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered

Best Remake

• Demon'southward Souls
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake
• Mafia: Definitive Edition
• Resident Evil iii
• Trials of Mana

Best Remaster

• Pikmin three Deluxe
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars
• Tokyo Delusion Sessions #FE Encore
• Tony Militarist's Pro Skater 1+2
• Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

Best Roguelike

• Hades
• Popup Dungeon
• Run a risk of Pelting 2
• Spelunky two
• Star Renegades

All-time Role-Playing Game

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Persona 5 Royal
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions #Atomic number 26 Encore
• Trails of Common cold Steel 4
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Best Shooter

• Phone call of Duty: Black Ops Cold State of war
• Destiny 2: Beyond Light
• DOOM Eternal
• One-half-Life: Alyx
• Valorant

Best Sports Game

• Blaseball
• Helm Tsubasa: Rising of New Champions
• PGA Tour 2K21
• Super Mega Baseball iii
• Tony Hawk'due south Pro Skater i+2

Best Strategy Game

• Crusader Kings 3
• Desperados three
• Football Director 2022
• Gears Tactics
• Star Renegades

Best in Technical/Creative Awards

Best Art Direction

• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Spiritfarer
• Star Renegades

Best Audio Blueprint

• DOOM Eternal
• Half-Life: Alyx
• The Terminal of Us Part Ii
• Resident Evil 3
• Unto the End

Best Character

• Barret (Last Fantasy 7 Remake)
• Craig (Halo Space)
• Abby (The Last of Us Office 2)
• Kamala Khan (Curiosity's Avengers)
• Ichiban (Yakuza: Like a Dragon)

Best Graphics

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Ghostrunner
• The Concluding of United states Part II
• Resident Evil iii

Best Narrative

• 13 Sentinels: Custodianship Rim
• Terminal Fantasy VII Remake
• Hades
• The Final of U.s.a. Office Two
• Yakuza: Similar a Dragon

Best Open World

• Assassin'south Creed Valhalla
• Genshin Touch on
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Paradise Killer
• Yakuza: Similar a Dragon

Best Operation

• Logan Cunningham (Hades, Hades)
• John Eric Bentley (Barret, Final Fantasy VII Remake)
• Laura Bailey (Abby, The Final of Usa Role II)
• Ashley Johnson (Ellie, The Last of U.s.a. Function Two)
• Kaiji Tang (Ichiban, Yakuza: Similar a Dragon)

Best Soundtrack or Original Music

• Last Fantasy VII Remake
• The Last of United states Role 2
• The Pathless
• Persona 5 Imperial
• Spiritfarer

Best in Culture Awards

Biggest Shocker of 2022

• Cyberpunk 2077 has an extremely rough launch
• Halo Infinite is delayed from the Xbox Series X|S launch lineup
• The Initiative is working on a Perfect Dark reboot
• Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks/ZeniMax Media
• Persona 4 Gilt releases on Steam

All-time Moment of the Gaming Industry in 2022

• Accessibility reaches new milestones in 2022
• Animal Crossing becomes the social experience of 2022
• AOC streams Among U.s.a.
• Next-generation console memes

All-time In-Game Moment or Scene of 2022

• Winning a Crown (Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout)
• The Airbuster Fight (Final Fantasy VII Remake)
• The Honeybee Inn (Concluding Fantasy Vii Remake)
• The Museum (The Last of Us Part 2)
• Chimp Calamity (Yakuza: Like a Dragon)

Best Self-Care Game of 2022

• Among Us
• Brute Crossing: New Horizons
• Autumn Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Murder Past Numbers
• Persona v Royal

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For a epitomize of our GOTY Accolade nominations, you tin take a look below at the games that have earned multiple award nominations from our staff.

Overall, The Last of U.s.a. Part II is our most-nominated title of 2022 at 12 nominations, followed by Final Fantasy VII Remake at 11 nominations, Yakuza: Like a Dragon at 8 nominations, and Ghost of Tsushima at 7 nominations. Additionally, effectually 100 unique games have been nominated across all of the categories for this year's DualShockers Game of the Twelvemonth Awards.

Game of the Year Awards 2022 – Games by # of Nominations

12 nominations – The Terminal of Us Part Two

11 nominations – Final Fantasy VII Remake

8 nominations – Yakuza: Like a Dragon

seven nominations – Ghost of Tsushima

6 nominations – Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Hades, Half-Life: Alyx, Ori and the Volition of the Wisps, Star Renegades

5 nominations – Among Us, Persona 5 Royal

four nominations – Destiny 2, Resident Evil 3, Spiritfarer

3 nominations – thirteen Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Assassinator'due south Creed Valhalla, Astro's Playroom, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Demon's Souls, DOOM Eternal, Gears Tactics, Ghostrunner, Murder By Numbers, Phasmophobia, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #Atomic number 26 Encore

2 nominations – Crusader Kings 3, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, Desperados 3, Final Fantasy 14, Genshin Bear upon, Halo Infinite, Marvel'due south Spider-Human: Miles Morales, Minecraft Dungeons, Chance of Rain 2, Spelunky 2, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Tetris Effect: Connected, Tony Militarist'south Pro Skater ane+ii, Trails of Cold Steel 4, Valorant, Wasteland 3

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