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!
- STALKER 2 - 6 votes (WINNER)
- Redfall - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
- Atomic Heart - 0 votes
- Remnant 2 - 0 votes
- Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 - 0 votes
- STALKER 2 - 44% votes (WINNER)
- Atomic Heart - 23% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 - 16% votes
- Redfall - 13% votes
- Remnant 2 - 4% votes
- Starfield & FFXVI - 3 votes (TIED WINNERS)
- Baldur's Gate III - 1 vote
- Hogwarts Legacy - 1 vote
- Diablo IV - 0 votes
- Starfield - 39% votes (WINNER)
- Diablo IV - 19% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Hogwarts Legacy - 18% votes
- Baldur's Gate III - 13% votes
- Final Fantasy XVI - 11% votes
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 5 votes (WINNER)
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - 1 vote
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon - 0 votes
- Stellar Blade - 0 votes
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - 31% votes (WINNER)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 29% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 18% votes
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon - 12% votes
- Stellar Blade - 11% votes
- Alan Wake 2 - 5 votes (WINNER)
- Resident Evil 4 - 4 votes (RUNNER UP)
- Dead Space - 0 votes
- Ad Infinitum - 0 votes
- Unholy - 0 votes
- Resident Evil 4 - 36% votes (WINNER)
- Dead Space - 33% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Alan Wake 2 - 27% votes
- Ad Infinitum - 2% votes
- Unholy - 2% votes
- The Wolf Among Us 2 - 5 votes (WINNER)
- The Expanse: A Telltale Series - 2 votes (RUNNER UP)
- Star Trek: Resurgence - 1 vote
- Deliver Us Mars - 1 vote
- Season: A Letter to the Future - 0 votes
- Deliver Us Mars - 22% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Star Trek: Resurgence - 22% votes
- The Expanse: A Telltale Series - 20% votes
- Season: A Letter to the future - 4% votes
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - 5 votes (WINNER)
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
- Europa - 1 vote
- Convergence: A League of Legends Story - 0 votes
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake - 0 votes
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - 38% votes (WINNER)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake - 24% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Europa - 16% votes
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - 13% votes
- Convergence: A League of Legends Story - 9% votes
- Street Fighter 6 - 9 votes (WINNER)
- Party Animals - 0 votes
- Dye by the Blade - 0 votes
- Blazing Strike - 0 votes
- God of Rock - 0 votes
- Street Fighter 6 - 77% votes (WINNER)
- Party Animals - 8% votes
- Dye by the Blade - 5% votes
- Blazing Strike - 5% votes
- God of Rock - 5% votes
- Hollow Knight: Silksong - 5 votes (WINNER)
- Oxenfree II: The Lost Signals - 4 votes (RUNNER UP)
- Viewfinder - 0 votes
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - 0 votes
- Tchia - 0 votes
- Hollow Knight: Silksong - 59% votes (WINNER)
- Oxenfree II: The Lost Signals - 15% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Viewfinder - 10% votes
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - 10% votes
- Tchia - 6% votes
- Company of Heroes 3 - 5 votes (WINNER)
- Homeworld 3 - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
- The Great War: Western Front - 1 vote
- Stranded: Alien Dawn - 0 votes
- Park Beyond - 0 votes
- Company of Heroes 3 - 45% votes (WINNER)
- Homeworld 3 - 41% votes (RUNNER UP)
- The Great War: Western Front - 6%
- Stranded: Alien Dawn - 5%
- Park Beyond - 3%
- Forza Motorsport - 7 votes (WINNER)
- AEW: Fight Forever - 1 vote
- Football Manager 2024 - 1 vote
- Wreckreation - 0 votes
- Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown - 0 votes
- Forza Motorsport - 66% votes (WINNER)
- Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown - 15% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Wreckreation - 8% votes
- AEW: Fight Forever - 6% votes
- Football Manager 2024 - 5% votes
- Diablo IV - 5 votes (WINNER)
- Street Fighter 6 - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
- Blue Protocol - 1 vote
- Ark 2 - 0 votes
- Throne and Liberty - 0 votes
- Diablo IV - 61% votes (WINNER)
- Ark 2 - 13% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Street Fighter 6 - 13% votes
- Blue Protocol - 7% votes
- Throne and Liberty - 5% votes
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 4 votes (WINNER)
- Starfield - 3 votes (RUNNER UP)
- Final Fantasy XVI - 1 vote
- Homeworld 3 - 1 vote
- STALKER 2 - 0 votes
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 0 votes
- Hogwarts Legacy - 0 votes
- Baldur's Gate III - 0 votes
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - 0 votes
- Alan Wake 2 - 0 votes
- Starfield - 35% votes (WINNER)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - 12% votes (RUNNER UP)
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 9% votes
- Diablo IV - 9% votes
- STALKER 2 - 8% votes
- Hogwarts Legacy - 7% votes
- Baldur's Gate III - 7% votes
- Final Fantasy XVI - 6% votes
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - 4% votes
- Alan Wake 2 - 3% votes
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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