A study lifts the lid on the games that confused gamers the most in 2022. The first in the list won’t surprise anyone, but there are a few surprises.
The debate on the difficulty of video games comes up regularly. 2022 was no exception to the rule with the releases of Sifu and Elden Ring. However, players sometimes struggle on titles that are not particularly punitive. The proof with a new study highlighting the games on which they struggled the most.
Here are the most complicated games of 2022 according to players
A new study reveals the most complicated video games of 2022. Whether they drove players crazy with their difficulty, their puzzles or simply their collectables not found, these titles have been the most searched this year in the hope of finding help. Uswitch analyzed the Google searches of Internet users to unseal the titles that really need a boost.
Question methodology, the study identified the search volume for the name of the 150 most popular games of 2022 coupled with the keywords, “explained”, “trick”, “walkthrough” or even “how to play”. She then pulled out the 25 games that confused gamers the most. No surprise, Elden Ring tops the list by far, but a few names are a bit more surprising.
- Elden Ring : 171,840
- Metroid Dread: 53,880
- Resident Evil Village: 44,760
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: 33,960
- Far Cry 6: 31,920
- Fall Guys: 27,480
- Fortnite: 25,200
- Luigi’s Mansion 3: 24,360
- Horizon Zero Dawn: 20,040
- Deathloop: 18,000
- Halo Infinite: 17,880
- Red Dead Redemption 2 : 16,800
- Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga: 15,600
- Stardew Valley: 15,360
- Hades: 12,960
- Streets of Rage 4: 12,720
- Resident Evil 2: 12,600
- Death Stranding: 12,000
- Ghost of Tsushima: 11,040
- Uncharted 4: 10.920
- Animal Crossing New Horizons: 9,840
- Cities: Skylines: 9,360
- Among Us: 8,880
- Hitman 3: 8,280
- Pokemon Legends Arceus: 8,160