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Best Video Games of 2021

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  1. #1 Bravely Default II (2021) The 2021 numbered sequel. RPG JRPG 100% liked · 1 votes
  2. #2 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (2021) The 2021 Ys sequel. Bonded-monstrum gameplay. RPG Action 100% liked · 1 votes
  3. #3 NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (2021) The 2021 modernised remake of the original NieR. RPG Action 100% liked · 1 votes
  4. #4 Demon Turf (2021) 3D platformer with a sharp customisable protagonist. Platformer 100% liked · 1 votes
  5. #5 Eastward (2021) The pixel-art post-apocalyptic adventure with the best food in gaming. Adventure RPG 100% liked · 1 votes
  6. #6 Diablo II: Resurrected (2021) The 2021 modernised remaster of D2. RPG Action 100% liked · 1 votes
  7. #7 Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021) Switch golf. Speed Golf mode. Sports Golf 100% liked · 1 votes
  8. #8 Inscryption (2021) The 2021 metafictional card-game-horror-Soulslike-deckbuilder-puzzle-thing. Roguelike 100% liked · 1 votes
  9. #9 It Takes Two (2021) The 2021 GOTY-winning co-op-only puzzle-platformer. Adventure 100% liked · 1 votes
  10. #10 Valheim (2021) The 2021 Viking-mythology survival-craft phenomenon. Sold 10 million in early access. Survival 100% liked · 1 votes
  11. #11 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) The Arctic-set Subnautica sequel. Survival Adventure 100% liked · 1 votes
  12. #12 Far Cry 6 (2021) Anton Castillo's Cuba-coded Yara. Giancarlo Esposito as the villain. Shooter 100% liked · 1 votes
  13. #13 Guilty Gear Strive (2021) The 2021 Guilty Gear. Possibly the most-stylish fighting game ever made. Fighting 100% liked · 1 votes
  14. #14 Hitman 3 (2021) The 2021 capstone. Dubai vertigo, England murder mystery. Stealth Action 100% liked · 1 votes
  15. #15 Tales of Arise (2021) The 2021 modernised Tales. Best-selling Tales game ever. RPG JRPG 100% liked · 1 votes
  16. #16 Age of Empires IV (2021) The 2021 sequel that returned the franchise to greatness. Strategy 100% liked · 1 votes
  17. #17 Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021) The remastered trilogy. The definitive way to play Shepard's story. RPG Shooter 100% liked · 1 votes
  18. #18 MLB The Show 21 (2021) Sony San Diego's 2021 MLB sim. Road to The Show, Diamond Dynasty, the most-realistic baseball you can play. Sports Baseball 100% liked · 1 votes
  19. #19 NHL 21 (2021) EA's 2021 annual hockey sim. Be A Pro, Hockey Ultimate Team, the chillest NHL sim of its year. Sports Hockey 100% liked · 1 votes
  20. #20 FIFA 21 (2021) EA's 2021 annual soccer sim. New leagues, refreshed rosters, the global FIFA brand at its commercial peak. Sports Soccer 100% liked · 1 votes
  21. #21 Resident Evil Village (2021) RE7's sequel. Eastern-European castle horror with Lady Dimitrescu (the tall vampire lady the internet adored). Horror Survival 100% liked · 1 votes
  22. #22 Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021) Another WWII entry. Reception was lukewarm — the franchise was reaching fatigue. Shooter 100% liked · 1 votes
  23. #23 Forza Horizon 5 (2021) Mexico, biggest playground yet. Gorgeous PS5/Series X visuals. Racing 100% liked · 1 votes
  24. #24 Halo Infinite (2021) The 2021 open-Zeta-Halo Master Chief return. Excellent gunplay, sparse content. Shooter 100% liked · 1 votes
  25. #25 Returnal (2021) A bullet-hell third-person roguelike. Selene crashes on an alien planet, dies, loops. Roguelike Shooter 100% liked · 1 votes
  26. #26 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) The PS5's SSD-tech showcase. Dimension-hopping rifts mid-platforming. Wild arsenal. Platformer Shooter 100% liked · 1 votes
  27. #27 Pokémon Shining Pearl (2021) Brilliant Diamond's twin. RPG JRPG 100% liked · 1 votes
  28. #28 Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (2021) A chibi-style Sinnoh remake that disappointed many fans by being a near-1:1 port. RPG JRPG 100% liked · 1 votes
  29. #29 Mario Party Superstars (2021) A best-of compilation that brings back N64-era boards and mini-games. The Mario Party old-heads asked for. Party 100% liked · 1 votes
  30. #30 Metroid Dread (2021) A 2D Metroid sequel 19 years in the making. Tense E.M.M.I. stalker enemies and slick traversal. Adventure 100% liked · 1 votes

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