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Best Video Games of 2021

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  1. #1 🎮 Myst (Remake 2021) (2021) The 2021 modernized remake. Puzzle Adventure
  2. #2 Bravely Default II (2021) The 2021 numbered sequel. RPG JRPG
  3. #3 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (2021) The 2021 Ys sequel. Bonded-monstrum gameplay. RPG Action
  4. #4 NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (2021) The 2021 modernised remake of the original NieR. RPG Action
  5. #5 Demon Turf (2021) 3D platformer with a sharp customisable protagonist. Platformer
  6. #6 Eastward (2021) The pixel-art post-apocalyptic adventure with the best food in gaming. Adventure RPG
  7. #7 Diablo II: Resurrected (2021) The 2021 modernised remaster of D2. RPG Action
  8. #8 Battlefield 2042 (2021) The disastrous 128-player BF launch. Slowly improved over years. Shooter
  9. #9 Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021) Switch golf. Speed Golf mode. Sports Golf
  10. #10 Pikmin Bloom (2021) The walking-and-flower-Pikmin Niantic mobile app. Simulation
  11. #11 Inscryption (2021) The 2021 metafictional card-game-horror-Soulslike-deckbuilder-puzzle-thing. Roguelike
  12. #12 It Takes Two (2021) The 2021 GOTY-winning co-op-only puzzle-platformer. Adventure
  13. #13 🎮 Wordle (2021) The 2021 daily-word-puzzle phenomenon. NYT acquired it 2022. Puzzle
  14. #14 Valheim (2021) The 2021 Viking-mythology survival-craft phenomenon. Sold 10 million in early access. Survival
  15. #15 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) The Arctic-set Subnautica sequel. Survival Adventure
  16. #16 Far Cry 6 (2021) Anton Castillo's Cuba-coded Yara. Giancarlo Esposito as the villain. Shooter
  17. #17 Guilty Gear Strive (2021) The 2021 Guilty Gear. Possibly the most-stylish fighting game ever made. Fighting
  18. #18 Deathloop (2021) The Groundhog-Day stylish assassination game. Action Shooter
  19. #19 Hitman 3 (2021) The 2021 capstone. Dubai vertigo, England murder mystery. Stealth Action
  20. #20 Tales of Arise (2021) The 2021 modernised Tales. Best-selling Tales game ever. RPG JRPG
  21. #21 Age of Empires IV (2021) The 2021 sequel that returned the franchise to greatness. Strategy
  22. #22 Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021) The remastered trilogy. The definitive way to play Shepard's story. RPG Shooter
  23. #23 🎮 F1 21 (2021) Codemasters' 2021 official Formula 1 sim. Career, Braking Point story mode, the official liveries and tracks. Racing Simulation
  24. #24 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
  25. #25 NHL 21 (2021) EA's 2021 annual hockey sim. Be A Pro, Hockey Ultimate Team, the chillest NHL sim of its year. Sports Hockey
  26. #26 NBA 2K21 (2021) Visual Concepts' 2021 annual NBA sim. MyCareer storyline, MyTeam card collection, the on-court gold standard. Sports Basketball
  27. #27 FIFA 21 (2021) EA's 2021 annual soccer sim. New leagues, refreshed rosters, the global FIFA brand at its commercial peak. Sports Soccer
  28. #28 Madden NFL 21 (2021) EA's 2021 annual NFL sim. New rosters, new commentary, the same Madden core. Sports Football
  29. #29 Resident Evil Village (2021) RE7's sequel. Eastern-European castle horror with Lady Dimitrescu (the tall vampire lady the internet adored). Horror Survival
  30. #30 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (2021) The 2021 trilogy remaster. Disaster at launch — universally panned. Action Adventure

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