The year 2022 in review! Yes, it's now halfway through February, but being a few weeks late is part of the annual "Nicest Of" tradition. Your hosts (plus guest Holly Harrison) revisit their notable games and goals from 2022, and make some plans for 2023.

• • Holly is here in the clubhouse for this recording!
  • Things that happened in 2022:

• We sold GLOM! It's coming out in 2023.
• Mark announced a game (Dreamsettler) and released Noble Engine for the Playdate
• Stephen became a co-owner of Future Club
• Ellen got a new job as a game designer with The Game Agency
• Holly moved into a new place—one without unwanted insects and thieving neighbors

Ellen's Nicest:

• Metroid: Dread
• Flappy Dragon
• Banner Saga 1
• Endling: Extinction is Forever

Mark's Nicest:

• Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
• Stray
• Last Call BBS

Stephen's Nicest:

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Splatoon 3
• Rumbleverse
• Spirit Island

Holly's Nicest:

• Ooblets
• Splatoon 3
• Bear and Breakfast
• Cult of the Lamb
• Slime Rancher II

Ellen's picks:

• Mars First Logistics
• Banner Saga II and III
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Slime Rancher II
• Cyberpunk 2077

Mark's picks:

• Horizon: Call of the Mountain on Playstation VR 2
• Assassin's Creed: Mirage
• Season: A Letter to the Future
• Dreamsettler

Stephen's picks:

• Dragon's Dogma II
• Street Fighter 6

Holly's picks:

• Mineko's Night Market
• Thirsty Suitors
• Hades II
• Sea of Stars

Picked by everyone:

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom