It feels like we’ve been in a pandemic forever, so when PAX East finally returned this year, I was eager to Vax up, mask up, and hit the show floor. After the time off, the show was understandably smaller than previous years, but with no gaming giants like Sony, Nintendo, and Blizzard present, this year's PAX was a place for the indie scene to shine.

So, in no particular order, here are my five favorite things I saw at PAX East 2022: