2022 EDGE awards, top 10 games of the year
Posted on December 31, 2022 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch
In what is an annual tradition for EDGE, the magazine has shared its awards and ten ten games of the year. The results were published in issue #380, which was officially made available to everyone this week.
For the awards, it’s worth noting that Bayonetta 3 took home the prize for “Nintendo Game of the Year”. Nintendo was also selected for “Publisher of the Year”.
Here’s are the full results for the awards:
Main Awards
- Nintendo Game of the Year: Bayonetta 3
- PlayStation Game of the Year: Gran Turismo 7
- Xbox Game of the Year: Pentiment
- PC Game of the Year: Roadwarden
- Mobile Game of the Year: Poinpy
- Best Visual Design: Elden Ring
- Best Audio Design: Tunic
- Best Performance: Charlotta Mohun (Immortality)
- Best Hardware: Steam Deck
- Best Soundtrack: We Are OFK
- Publisher of the Year: Nintendo
- Studio of the Year: FromSoftware
Alternative Awards
- Ugliest Mugs: The Case of the Golden Idol
- Most Despicable Villain: Marvel Snap
- Boldest Brass: Trombone Champ
- Most Delectable Dessert: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
- Catchiest Composition: Immortality
- Shrewdest Showcase: Aperture Desk Job
- Most Treasured Possession: Tunic
- Cutest Mutations: Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Most Highbrow Low Slows: Sifu
- Most Awkward Conversation: Neon White
- Sharpest Augmentation: Cyberpunk 2077
- Most Rattling Battle: Saturnalia
As for the top ten games of the year, Bayonetta 3 received more recognition. Windjammers 2 and Neon White also made the list.
Top 10 Games
1. Elden Ring (tied for first)
1. Immortality (tied for first)
3. Pentiment
4. Neon White
5. Roadwarden
6. Hardspace: Shipbreaker
7. Poinpy
8. Gran Turismo 7
9. Windjammers 2
10. Bayonetta 3
For those that are curious about past years, you can see how the awards panned out in 2021 here, 2020 here, 2019 here, 2018 here, and 2017 here.
