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You could be worlds apart geographically or sharing a couch, but grabbing a friend for an evening of top-class gaming is still one of the best social experiences that you can have in life. With co-op gaming bigger and better than ever, we’ve had a look at the best social games to play in 2022, thanks to the data provided by GameSpot’s sister site Metacritic.
The best examples of online and local co-op for 2022 represent a fascinating spread of genres and ideas. From our list, we can see that Elden Ring’s helpful summoning system has placed it at the top of the charts for a reason; Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is a fun and flexible space adventure where teamwork does indeed make the dream work; and Victoria 3 is deeper than the Marianas Trench with its socio-political worldbuilding.
There were plenty of other great co-op games available this year, and for nostalgic fans, the chance to explore Atari at the height of its power or test out some shinobi skills in a brand-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game was a cherry on top of a retro sundae. You can see all the games that made the cut below, and for more Metacritic lists, check out GameSpot’s roundups of the best Xbox, PlayStation, and PC games of 2022.