Best game you've played in 2022 so far?

I havent played many games so far, but I can say I do enjoy playing Vampire Survivors. After spending 22h I still can tell it is competitive :)

A couple, yet didn't finish some of them:

Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Finished Halo Reach, Halo 1 & 2) Dying Light 2 Stay Human (waiting for more fixes and updates, but overall I loved it) and most recently NARAKA: BLADEPOINT. I had a pleasant surprise from some of my wins, like the two games Yooka-Laylee and the game I won on SG Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair which was really difficult, but somehow I enjoy the classic platformer.

Oh and how could I forget about Dishonored? Didn't play on Chaos mode, but I enjoy the game never the less.

Elden ring pretty mainstream i guess though ....

The best? Nah, I love lists, and 100% objetively correct scores! :D So:

1. The House in Fata Morgana (89/100)
2. Ghost of a Tale (89/100)
3. Wandersong (88/100)
4. Control (86/100)
5. Cat Quest 2 (84/100)
6. Technobabylon (83/100)
7. Void Bastards (83/100)
8. Black Mesa (82/100)
9. Relicta (82/100)
10. Killer is Dead (82/100)

1. OPUS: Echo of Starsong
2. Life is Strange: True Colors

These are the games I enjoyed most this year.

No Man's Sky. I waited long to get it, and it was exactly as I expected. Cool blend of exploration, crafting, base building and resource management.

I've been slacking, but the best game I've played so far this year is Bastion.

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Remember Me
Control (Ultimate Edition)

I can't quite name a best one, but I really enjoyed these top 3.

eldest souls and ni no kuni wrath of the witch

Elden Ring, nothing else comes close.

Not having too much time in the last months but enjoyed both The Binding of Isaac and Bioshoch Infinite. Both still unfinished.

I haven't played many games.
I'll go with Monster Hunter Rise.

Wildermyth has easily been my favorite so far this year. I'm a sucker for tactics games, emergent stories, and getting to customize and name characters. I haven't played anything that's scratched that itch this well since XCOM2 (although Wildermyth is nowhere near as punishing).

Besides the usual AAAs: https://store.steampowered.com/app/883360/Beyond_Blue/. If you own it and like animals, sea and / or exploring, try it.

I played Yakuza Kiwami 2 in January so... yeah, that. It's very good.
(On the less obvious front, I also played Closure recently and it's a pretty neat little puzzle game with an interesting central mechanic.)

Unsighted by far. Played it on Humble Trove, and it was one of the best games I have played in the last few years.

Also played FFIX and that was great, but I think Unsighted is a better recommendation for people looking for new games :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062110/UNSIGHTED/

Zombie driver HD
xD

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was one of the best games I have played in a while. The story was fairly basic, but it's a metroidvania and I really enjoyed the gameplay, weapons, and leveling.

I am playing Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey now and also having a lot of fun. I love games where you can explore huge open world maps and the leveling of skills and learning new things is fun too.

This year has been mostly about roguelites and/or deckbuilders for me. It is not the one I have played the most, but probably my favorite so far would be Voidigo, but again, I haven't played many AAA titles this year.

Vampire Survivors

Oh no, I've played a few decent games this year but nothing "wow, this is the best game ever!!!". I'll give it to Needy Streamer Overload for now. Wake me up when Slime Rancher 2 releases.

For games released this year, it's Elden Ring. Aside from that, I'm really liking Wasteland III and going through Dragon Age: Inquisition again since I got the DLCs. I've always liked DA:I, warts and all.

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Looking forward to the sequel this year!