Mindless traipsing about in the gloom is kept to a fire138 minimum thanks to a convenient fast travel system, allowing me to hop between the base and any operational mining outpost or travel pylon I’ve established. Working outwards in this way turns this system into more than a convenient way to pop out, or get a headstart on further exploration. It’s my own self-made flag planted in the radioactive dirt, every bit of help I have proof of something I’ve personally achieved against the odds. Rachel Watts is the former reviews editor for Rock Paper Shotgun, and in another life was a staff writer for Future publications like PC Gamer and Play magazine. She is now working as a freelance journalist, contributing features and reviews to GamesRadar+.

Heck, you’re likely still grinding on at least a few of these games. To keep track of the year’s best new releases we’ve compiled this running list of every new, standalone game (no DLC) that received an 8 (“Great”), 9 (“Amazing”), or 10 (“Masterpiece”) from IGN. Click through the gallery below or continue scrolling for our full list of 2022’s best games, ordered from lowest score to highest. Review

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This bundle will give you the remaster of Sonic Generations (aka one of the best Sonic games ever released) and the paraquel 2024 title Shadow Generations, which sees Shadow the Hedgehog face off against Black Doom. Read our review of Little Kitty, Big City and see whether this game captures the spirit of being a cat, or if that goal was a bit too ambitious. Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey & Friends is a beautiful Saturday morning platformer with a whole heap of unrealised potential. Finally, Square Enix released another RPG remake with the gorgeous Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, which reimagines the iconic JRPG in pixelated HD. Despite the gap between big releases, anyone who is a fan of 100-plus hour RPGs ate incredibly well this year.

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Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S adds new features exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s the best way to play the game yet – especially against others. “Mighty Man” is OpenCritic’s way of tagging games based on the scores awarded to them by top critics. The Alters was reviewed on PC via Steam over the course of 35 hours with a key provided by the publisher. Taking a look at the survival aspect of The Alters, you have to mine resources from the planet either by hand or using a mining station.

I’ve learned to embrace friction as a communication tool, something I wish I was more open to when initially reviewing Death Stranding in 2019. After all, the slapstick comedy routine that comes from trying to navigate uneven terrain makes the moments where the community bands together to build a road that much more meaningful. While a job like this can often leave writers entirely burnt out on games, I find myself more in love with the medium with each passing year. This trio of games centers on base building and resource gathering as a top priority for survival, but the best thing about these games is that you never lose sight of what’s important – the people.