The best games of the first half of 2022 according to Metacritic have become known

Metacritic, an aggregator of reviews from professional critics and ordinary users, has presented a rating of games with the highest rating from the press for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2022.

To get into the top, the game must have at least 7 reviews from critics. Since video games are released on various platforms, the versions that get the most reviews are included in the ranking.

Also in the Metacritic top there are no add-ons, ports of old games and remasters without significant rework. The maximum score is 100.

The list of the most highly rated projects in the first half of this year is as follows:

1. Elden Ring - 96 points
2. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe - 90 points
3. Neon White - 89 points
4. Rogue Legacy 2 - 88 points
5. NORCO - 88 points
6. Horizon Forbidden West - 88 points
7. Gran Turismo 7 - 87 points
8. Total War: Warhammer 3 - 86 points
9. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge - 86 points
10. AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative - 86 points
11. Tunic - 85 points
12. Kirby and Forgotten Land - 85 points
13. Patrick's Parabox - 84 points
14. OlliOlli World - 84 points
15. Infernax - 84 points
16. Triangle Strategy - 83 points
17. Strange Horticulture - 83 points
18. Pokémon Legends: Arceus - 83 points
19. Moss: Book II - 83 points
20. Hardspace: Shipbreaker - 82 points

The undisputed leader is the creation of Hidetaka Miyazaki and his FromSoftware studio, namely Elden Ring. The game was released on February 25th and has become extremely popular, regularly topping the charts on Steam and other platforms.