2022: The Year in Gaming: Vertical Hold Ep 409

Where did gaming shine brightest in 2022 — and where did it fall flat? Which games were the biggest timesinks, and which ones were critically overlooked?

Special Guests Kotaku Australia’s David Smith and Ruby Innes!

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As 2022 draws to a close, it’s time to get to gaming over the festive season.

But which games to play? There were hundreds released this year, so to help us along, we’ve enlisted the help of Kotaku Australia’s David Smith and Ruby Innes to talk us through the year’s biggest games — as well as those that failed to live up to the hype, those that were overlooked and those that ate up the most time. As well as a surprising quantity of games featuring small, fluffy animals for some reason…