Wccftech Awards ’22 – Best Games of 2022 and Most Anticipated of 2023 from Staff and Community

Wccftech Awards '22

At last, after a long tally of staff and community polls, we are ready to proclaim the winners of our Wccftech Awards '22. These include the best games released in 2022 and the most anticipated ones coming in 2023, according to Wccftech editors and readers, respectively. For the first time, we'll provide data on exactly how many votes each nominee received.

Let's begin with the best games of 2022. FromSoftware's Elden Ring won five prizes (including best overall game from both staff and community), more than any other title. Other multi-winners of the Wccftech Awards '22 include God of War Ragnarok, Stray, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Sifu, Total War: Warhammer III, and Gran Turismo 7; all of these games received two prizes as staff and community agreed on them winning their respective genre categories.

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 5 votes (WINNER)
Splatoon 3 - 4 votes (RUNNER UP)
Evil West - 1 vote
Metal: Hellsinger - 1 vote
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Extraction - 0 votes

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - 26% votes (WINNER)
Evil West - 20% votes (RUNNER UP)
Splatoon 3 - 19% votes
Metal: Hellsinger - 19% votes
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Extraction - 16% votes

Elden Ring - 6 votes (WINNER)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - 1 vote
Weird West - 0 votes
Star Ocean: The Divine Force - 0 votes

Elden Ring - 81% votes (WINNER)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 10% votes (RUNNER UP)
Weird West - 7% votes
Star Ocean: The Divine Force - 2% votes
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - 1% votes

God of War Ragnarok - 4 votes (WINNER)
A Plague Tale: Requiem - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
Bayonetta 3 - 2 votes
Horizon Forbidden West - 0 votes
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - 0 votes

God of War Ragnarok - 54% votes (WINNER)
Horizon Forbidden West - 21% votes (RUNNER UP)
A Plague Tale: Requiem - 15% votes
Bayonetta 3 - 7% votes
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 3%

Martha Is Dead - 4 votes (WINNER)
The Last of Us Part I - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
The Quarry - 1 vote
Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose - 1 vote
Dying Light 2 Stay Human - 0 votes

The Last of Us Part I - 32% votes (WINNER)
Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose - 27% votes (RUNNER UP)
Dying Light 2 Stay Human - 22% votes
The Quarry - 10% votes
Martha Is Dead - 9% votes

Pentiment - 5 votes (WINNER)
Immortality - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
Return to Monkey Island - 1 vote
As Dusk Falls - 0 votes
Syberia: The World Before - 0 votes

Return to Monkey Island - 36% votes (WINNER)
As Dusk Falls - 18% votes (RUNNER UP)
Pentiment - 18% votes
Syberia: The World Before - 15% votes
Immortality - 15% votes

Stray - 5 votes (WINNER)
Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
Sonic Frontiers - 1 vote
OlliOlli World - 0 votes
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series - 0 votes

Stray - 50% votes (WINNER)
Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 23% votes (RUNNER UP)
Sonic Frontiers - 18% votes
OlliOlli World - 6% votes
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series - 3% votes

Sifu - 4 votes (WINNER)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
The King of Fighters XV - 2 votes
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax - 0 votes
DNF Duel - 0 votes

Sifu - 44% votes (WINNER)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - 31% votes (RUNNER UP)
The King of Fighters XV - 14% votes
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax - 7% votes
DNF Duel - 4% votes

Tunic - 5 votes (WINNER)
Vampire Survivors - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
Citizen Sleeper - 1 vote
Dwarf Fortress - 0 votes
Neon White - 0 votes

Vampire Survivors - 37% votes (WINNER)
Tunic - 23% votes (RUNNER UP)
Dwarf Fortress - 19% votes
Neon White - 11% votes
Citizen Sleeper - 10% votes

Total War: Warhammer III - 5 votes (WINNER)
Marvel's Midnight Suns - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
Hardspace: Shipbreaker - 1 vote
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope - 0 votes
Two Point Campus - 0 votes

Total War: Warhammer III - 44% votes (WINNER)
Marvel's Midnight Suns - 18% votes (RUNNER UP)
Hardspace: Shipbreaker - 18% votes
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope - 1% votes
Two Point Campus - 6% votes

Gran Turismo 7 - 4 votes (WINNER)
Need for Speed Unbound - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
Football Manager 2023 - 1 vote
NBA 2K23 - 1 vote
Grid Legends - 0 votes

Gran Turismo 7 - 49% votes (WINNER)
Need for Speed Unbound - 21% votes (RUNNER UP)
Football Manager 2023 - 12% votes
Grid Legends - 11% votes
NBA 2K23 - 7% votes

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II/Warzone 2.0 & Splatoon 3 at 4 votes (TIED WINNERS)
Elden Ring - 1 vote
Lost Ark - 0 votes
Multiversus - 0 votes

Elden Ring - 38% votes (WINNER)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II/Warzone 2.0 - 37% votes (RUNNER UP)
Lost Ark - 11% votes
Splatoon 3 - 10% votes
Multiversus - 4% votes

Elden Ring - 5 votes (WINNER)
God of War Ragnarok - 2 votes (RUNNER UP)
Total War: Warhammer III - 1 vote
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 1 vote
Horizon Forbidden West - 0 votes
A Plague Tale: Requiem - 0 votes
The Last of Us Part I - 0 votes
Pentiment - 0 votes
Bayonetta 3 - 0 votes
Gran Turismo 7 - 0 votes

Elden Ring - 51% votes (WINNER)
God of War Ragnarok - 22% votes (RUNNER UP)
Horizon Forbidden West - 9% votes
A Plague Tale Requiem - 5% votes
The Last of Us Part I - 4% votes
Pentiment - 3% votes
Gran Turismo 7 - 2% votes
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 2% votes
Total War: Warhammer III - 2% votes
Bayonetta 3 - 1% votes

When it comes to this year's most eagerly awaited releases, the Wccftech Awards '22 registered the Starfield hype above all with its three wins, while STALKER 2, Diablo IV, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, The Wolf Among Us 2, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Forza Motorsport, Street Fighter 6, Company of Heroes 3, and Hollow Knight: Silksong all won two times, signaling great synergy between the choices of Wccftech staff and readers.

Congratulations to all the winners, and see you next year for the Wccftech Awards '23!