The 10 Best Video Games to Play in 2022

1. Call of Duty : Vanguard & Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War

Rating: MATURE, 17+

Publisher: ACTIVISION

Not one, but two Call of Duty titles top the list of bestsellers for 2021: Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War. Both are fast-paced, first-person shooters, only the first takes place in the run-up to World War II, while the second explores the Cold War of the '80s.

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

2. Madden NFL 22

Rating: EVERYONE

Publisher: ELECTRONIC ARTS

We may have lost John Madden in 2021, but his video game franchise goes on, and Madden NFL 22 was thankfully released before his death. The football simulation received mixed reviews from critics, but it was praised for having an improved franchise mode, which lets players lead teams over multiple seasons.

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Stadia.

3. MLB The Show 21

Rating: EVERYONE

Publisher: SONY

MLB The Show 21 is a baseball simulator game, with features that make it easy for newcomers and others that would delight advanced players. San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatís Jr. is on the regular cover, but with each purchase of the Jackie Robinson, a portion of the proceeds goes to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which gives scholarships for higher education.

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

4. Resident Evil Village

Rating: MATURE, 17+

Publisher: CAPCOM

If you want your video games to be less in the sports mode and more in the horror-survival genre, Resident Evil Village continues the successful zombie franchise. Players control Ethan Winters, a man whose searching for his kidnapped daughter in a village full of zombies, in a game that mixes frights, action and puzzles.

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Stadia.

5. Battlefield 2042

Rating: MATURE, 17+

Publisher: ELECTRONIC ARTS

This multiplayer-first-person shooter game is set in the future, so players can take advantage of futuristic weapons and technology. There's also a portal mode, which lets players create their own environments using maps and features from past Battlefield games.

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

6. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury

Rating: EVERYONE

Publisher: NINTENDO

A game appropriate for the whole family, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is an update to a 2013 Nintendo game where players are tasked with saving creatures called Sprixies. The new version has new features, including a power-up that turns characters into cats with the power to climb walls.

Platforms: Nintendo Switch.

7. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Pokémon Shining Pearl

RATING: EVERYONE

Publisher: NINTENDO

In 2021, The Pokémon Company celebrated its 25th anniversary, with a yearlong celebration that featured lots of new products and re-launches. As part of the celebration it remade these two roleplaying games from 2006, making it great for Pokémon fans new or old.

Platforms: Nintendo Switch.

8. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Rating: TEEN

Publisher: SONY

Players swing around New York City as Miles Morales, the Spidey featured in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (which is getting a sequel this year), in this comic-inspired game. As Morales completes different missions and assignments, he unlocks different gadgets and suits to help him along the way.

Platforms: Playstation 4 and Playstation 5.

9. Far Cry 6

Rating: MATURE, 17+

Publisher: UBISOFT

Giancarlo Esposito, best known for playing Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, has a starring role in this first-person shooter. He plays Antón Castillo, a dictator of a fictional Caribbean island training his son to take over his rule. Players take on the role of a guerilla fighter trying to unseat him from power.

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia and Amazon Luna.

10. NBA 2K22

Rating: EVERYONE

Publisher: 2K SPORTS

Who wants to shoot some hoops? This basketball simulation game, based on the National Basketball Association, is the 23rd installment in the NBA 2K franchise, after (you guessed it) NBA 2K21.

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.