Robert Grosso

Thousands of games get released each year with so many cool new ideas to experience, but there is a large stable of games we all find ourselves coming back to time and again. Some poor souls don't see much movement for support in the games they love (sorry TF2 fans), but there are plenty of great games that add amazing content, have fantastic community engagement, and keep adding great reasons to keep playing.

When thinking about what makes any one game or series iconic, the first thing people might think of are the characters. A close second, and maybe first for quite a few, is a game's music. Just how different would Mario feel without the iconic music to accompany the series? Who can't immediately conjure up the chanting from Halo's theme song? We think 2022's soundtracks may add to the list of iconic tunes. Here are the nominees for TechRaptor's Best Soundtrack Award for outstanding overall score.

Floodland, upon first glance, seems typical of the colony sim/survival genre. It carries the same mechanical beats of other games and doesn't truly break the mold in a way that allows it to, at least through most of its gameplay, stand out. Yet Floodland has a lot going for it the deeper you get into the game, though it is a relatively passive experience that I feel doesn't challenge the player as strongly as it can. The hook of Floodland is a post-apocalypse where the earth is literally flooded.