Despite having very few first-party exclusives in 2022, Xbox still had a pretty strong year thanks to some excellent additions to Xbox Game Pass, which grew its catalog with dozens of fantastic games, some of which were third party hits that joined the service on day one. But beyond that there were also a few titles that excelled on Microsoft’s home consoles. Here are the five best Xbox games of 2022, as selected by GameSpot, as well as five honorable mentions that you need to check out ASAP.
