It's that time of year when Google reveals the top-performing apps, games, ebooks, and audiobooks of 2022, This year, the search giant added the new Best Apps and Games for Chromebooks category as well as the best story game, best ongoing game (live service), and best Play Pass game in order to get a true reflection of the many types of games on offer in the Play Store.
In a nutshell, the best overall app is Dream by Wombo which lets you create beautiful pieces of artwork by entering a text description of your artistic vision. The best overall game is Apex Legends Mobile which is popular with the Esports crowd and can be played on both smartphones and tablets.
These are the winners of each category:
Users’ choice
- App: BeReal
- Game: Apex Legends Mobile
Best apps of 2022
Best for Fun: PetStar
- Honorable mentions: DanceFitMe, NoteIt Widget
Best for Personal Growth: Breathwrk
- Honorable mentions: Duolingo ABC, Gym Log & Workouts, Ukulele by Yousician
Best Everyday Essentials: Plant Parent
- Honorable mentions: Book Morning Routine Waking Up, Daily Diary, Sleep Tracker
Best Hidden Gems: Recover Athletics
- Honorable mentions: Linktree, Little Lunches, Wamble
Best Apps for Good: The Stigma App
- Honorable mentions: Sleep Fruits, Zario
Best for Wear: Todoist
Best for Tablets: Pocket
Best for Chromebooks (new category): BandLab
Best games of 2022
Best Multiplayer: Dislyte
- Honorable Mentions: Apex Legends Mobile, Catalyst Black, Diablo Immortal, Rocket League Sideswipe
Best Pick Up & Play: Angry Birds Journey
- Honorable Mentions: Gun & Dungeons, Hook 2, Hyde and Seek, Quadline
Best Indies: Dicey Dungeons
- Honorable mentions: Dungeons of Dreadrock, Knotwords, One Hand Clapping, Phobies
Best Story (new category): Papers, Please
- Honorable Mentions: Deemo II, Inua – A Story in Ice and Time, The Secret of Cat Island, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Best Ongoing (new category): Genshin Impact
- Honorable Mentions: Candy Crush Saga, Garena Free Fire, Pokémon GO, Roblox
Best on Play Pass (new category): Very Little Nightmares
- Honorable Mentions: Bridge Constructor, Final Fantasy VII, Linelight, Path of Giants
Best for Tablets: Tower of Fantasy
- Honorable Mentions: Angry Birds Journey, Catalyst Black, Diablo Immortal, Papers, Please
Best Game for Chromebooks (new category): Roblox
Top-selling books and audiobooks of 2022
Top-Selling Books
