106: Games of the Year 2022

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

• Episode: 106: Games of the Year 2022
• Website: Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
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• Duration: 02:43:26
• Published: 2022-12-30 18:00

Per tradition, we sit down with immersive puzzle designer Laura E. Hall - and bonus guest writer/developer Rob Dubbin - to count down our Top 5 games of 2022, alongside picks from previous show guests and our listeners. Happy New Year!

Our GOTY picks (SPOILERS):

Laura:
Pentiment
Bureau of Multiversal Arbitration
Immortality
The Case of the Golden Idol
The Emerald Flame

Rob:
Kubb
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Fun City
Slice & Dice
Babble Royale

Andy:
Metroid Dread
Pentiment (... and Modern Warfare 2)
Neon White
Elden Ring (and Sekiro)
Root (and John Company, Oath, and Pax Pamir)

Sarah:
Horizon Forbidden West
Knotwords
Escape Academy
Subaltern
Music League (but actually kpop)

Zach:
(Three-way tie) Elden Ring / Robotron: 2084 / fetch
Super Mario Land DX (on the Analogue Pocket)
Need for Speed Unbound
(Tie) Isle of Arrows / Gargoyle’s Quest
Legend of Zelda Ancient Dungeon (Complete Conversion of NES Legend of Zelda)

Doug:
Top 5 TikTok Games
Apartment
Claim to Fame
The Mo!e ORG (application form)
Super "Sonic Saves the World" World

Nick:
God of War: Ragnarök
Tinykin
Spots
Tunic
FAR: Changing Tides

Other picks mentioned by previous guests/listeners:
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Paradise Killer
Dwarf Fortress
TEAM3
Super Mario World romhack - The Getaway
Poinpy
Pigments
Sylvie Lime
Stunt Derby
Cinco Paus
Dome Keeper
Game Boy Camera
Outer WIlds: Echoes of the Eye
Linelith
Citizen Sleeper
Skate Story trailer
Dota 2
Final Fantasy VI
Stardew Valley - anthropomorphic animals mod
Wordle
Bally's Fathom pinball machine
Hyper Meteor
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