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Best RPG games of 2022

The 16 best RPG games released in 2022, ranked from 3,525 critic and player ratings.

The best RPG game of 2022 is Elden Ring, with a critic score of 97/100 — updated November 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 30 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 2022.
  • 16 games are listed on this page, carrying 3,525 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 16

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01 Elden Ring S Elden Ring 2022 · 2,342 ratings · 12 Tier votes Elden Ring is an action RPG developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, released in February 2022. Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, with world-building contributions from novelist George R. R. Martin, the game features an expansive open world called the Lands Between. Players assume the role of a customisable character known as the Tarnished, who must explore this world, battle formidable enemies, and seek to restore the Elden Ring to become the Elden Lord. The game builds on the challenging gameplay mechanics familiar from the Dark Souls series but introduces a more open-ended structure with vast exploration, dynamic weather, and a day-night cycle. It offers deep lore, complex characters, and an interconnected world filled with secrets, dungeons, and powerful bosses. 97 /100
02 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 2022 · 64 ratings A vast world awaits in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the next game in the acclaimed RPG series from developer Monolithsoft. Players will step into the roles of protagonists Noah and Mio amid turmoil between the hostile nations of Keves and Agnus. Six characters hailing from those nations will take part in a grand tale with “life” as its central theme. Explore a new world that will connect the futures of both Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. 90 /100
03 Pokémon Legends: Arceus B Pokémon Legends: Arceus 2022 · 220 ratings · 1 Tier vote The Pokémon Legends: Arceus game honors past Pokémon games’ core gameplay while infusing new action and RPG elements. You’ll need to catch, survey, and research wild Pokémon in a long-gone era of the Sinnoh region to create and complete the region’s first Pokédex. 85 /100
04 Nobody Saves the World B Nobody Saves the World 2022 · 69 ratings · 1 Tier vote Nobody Saves the World is an action role-playing game played from a top-down perspective. The game can be played solo or in a cooperative multiplayer mode. In the game, the player controls a blank-state character named Nobody, who is equipped with a wand. 86 /100
05 Chained Echoes Chained Echoes 2022 · 30 ratings Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit SNES style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits. 91 /100
06 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion 2022 · 72 ratings Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion is an HD remaster of the smash hit prequel to Final Fantasy VII. In addition to all graphics being remastered in HD, fully voiced dialogue and new soundtrack arrangements make for a dynamic new retelling of a beloved classic. 81 /100
07 Pokémon Violet Pokémon Violet 2022 · 130 ratings Catch, battle, and train Pokémon in the Paldea Region, a vast land filled with lakes, towering peaks, wastelands, small towns, and sprawling cities. Explore a wide-open world at your own pace and traverse land, water, and air by riding on a form-shifting Legendary Pokémon. Choose either Sprigatito, Fuecoco, or Quaxly, to be your first partner Pokémon before setting off on your journey through Paldea. 80 /100
08 Citizen Sleeper Citizen Sleeper 2022 · 84 ratings Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future. 80 /100
09 Temtem Temtem 2022 · 31 ratings Temtem is a massively multiplayer creature collection adventure inspired by Pokémon. Seek adventure at the lovely Airborne Archipelago along your Temtem squad. Catch every Temtem, battle other trainers, customize your house, join a friend's adventure or explore the online living-world. 77 /100
10 Pokémon Scarlet A Pokémon Scarlet 2022 · 103 ratings · 1 Tier vote The Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games, the newest chapters in the Pokémon series, are coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. With these new titles, the Pokémon series takes a new evolutionary step, allowing you to explore freely in a richly expressed open world. Various towns blend seamlessly into the wilderness with no borders. You’ll be able to see the Pokémon of this region in the skies, in the seas, in the forests, on the streets—all over! You’ll be able to experience the true joy of the Pokémon series—battling against wild Pokémon in order to catch them—now in an open-world game that players of any age can enjoy.​ 74 /100
11 Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising 2022 · 33 ratings 74 /100
12 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin 2022 · 46 ratings 72 /100
13 Gotham Knights Gotham Knights 2022 · 71 ratings 68 /100
14 Weird West Weird West 2022 · 30 ratings 68 /100
15 Diablo: Immortal Diablo: Immortal 2022 · 95 ratings 63 /100
16 Diablo Immortal Diablo Immortal 2022 · 105 ratings 60 /100
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best RPG game of 2022?

Elden Ring currently tops the ranking with a score of 97/100 across 2,342 ratings. It holds a S grade from the Tier community — updated November 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.