# The best Xbox Series X\|S games of 2022

The 20 best-reviewed Xbox Series X\|S games released in 2022, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

- 6 votes · 22 items
- Dec 25, 2023 · gamer_noturno
- https://even.best/en/l/857/the-best-xbox-series-x-s-games-of-2022

## Top 15

1. **Elden Ring** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released February 2022. Metascore: 96.
2. **Rogue Legacy 2** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released April 2022. Metascore: 90.
3. **Deathloop** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released September 2022. Metascore: 89.
4. **Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released July 2022. Metascore: 85.
5. **Persona 5 Royal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2022. Metascore: 94.
6. **The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released April 2022. Metascore: 93.
7. **Immortality** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2022. Metascore: 88.
8. **Cult of the Lamb** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2022. Metascore: 88.
9. **Return to Monkey Island** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2022. Metascore: 87.
10. **Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2022. Metascore: 87.
11. **Pentiment** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2022. Metascore: 86.
12. **Tinykin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2022. Metascore: 86.
13. **OlliOlli World** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2022. Metascore: 85.
14. **Citizen Sleeper** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2022. Metascore: 85.
15. **A Plague Tale: Requiem** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2022. Metascore: 85.
16. **Destiny 2: The Witch Queen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2022. Metascore: 85.
17. **Tunic** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2022. Metascore: 85.
18. **Two Point Campus** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2022. Metascore: 84.
19. **The Dusk Falls** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — INTERIOR/NIGHT interactive drama (2022), released directly on Game Pass.
20. **Vampire Survivors** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Poncle's Roguelite (2022) that became a phenomenon with its simple and addictive gameplay.
21. **Crusader Kings III** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released March 2022. Metascore: 83.
22. **Grounded** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released September 2022. Metascore: 83.

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