BEST OF WEIRD.NET
🎮

Best Video Games of 2021

Top video games, ranked by Weird.net users. Join free →

  1. #1 Deathloop (2021) The Groundhog-Day stylish assassination game. Action Shooter 67% liked · 3 votes
  2. #2 Inscryption (2021) The 2021 metafictional card-game-horror-Soulslike-deckbuilder-puzzle-thing. Roguelike 100% liked · 1 votes
  3. #3 Returnal (2021) A bullet-hell third-person roguelike. Selene crashes on an alien planet, dies, loops. Roguelike Shooter 100% liked · 1 votes
  4. #4 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 0% liked · 1 votes
  5. #5 🎮 Myst (Remake 2021) (2021) The 2021 modernized remake. Puzzle Adventure
  6. #6 Bravely Default II (2021) The 2021 numbered sequel. RPG JRPG
  7. #7 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (2021) The 2021 Ys sequel. Bonded-monstrum gameplay. RPG Action
  8. #8 NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (2021) The 2021 modernised remake of the original NieR. RPG Action
  9. #9 Demon Turf (2021) 3D platformer with a sharp customisable protagonist. Platformer
  10. #10 Eastward (2021) The pixel-art post-apocalyptic adventure with the best food in gaming. Adventure RPG
  11. #11 Diablo II: Resurrected (2021) The 2021 modernised remaster of D2. RPG Action
  12. #12 Battlefield 2042 (2021) The disastrous 128-player BF launch. Slowly improved over years. Shooter
  13. #13 Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021) Switch golf. Speed Golf mode. Sports Golf
  14. #14 Pikmin Bloom (2021) The walking-and-flower-Pikmin Niantic mobile app. Simulation
  15. #15 It Takes Two (2021) The 2021 GOTY-winning co-op-only puzzle-platformer. Adventure
  16. #16 🎮 Wordle (2021) The 2021 daily-word-puzzle phenomenon. NYT acquired it 2022. Puzzle
  17. #17 Valheim (2021) The 2021 Viking-mythology survival-craft phenomenon. Sold 10 million in early access. Survival
  18. #18 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) The Arctic-set Subnautica sequel. Survival Adventure
  19. #19 Far Cry 6 (2021) Anton Castillo's Cuba-coded Yara. Giancarlo Esposito as the villain. Shooter
  20. #20 Guilty Gear Strive (2021) The 2021 Guilty Gear. Possibly the most-stylish fighting game ever made. Fighting
  21. #21 Hitman 3 (2021) The 2021 capstone. Dubai vertigo, England murder mystery. Stealth Action
  22. #22 Tales of Arise (2021) The 2021 modernised Tales. Best-selling Tales game ever. RPG JRPG
  23. #23 Age of Empires IV (2021) The 2021 sequel that returned the franchise to greatness. Strategy
  24. #24 Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021) The remastered trilogy. The definitive way to play Shepard's story. RPG Shooter
  25. #25 🎮 F1 21 (2021) Codemasters' 2021 official Formula 1 sim. Career, Braking Point story mode, the official liveries and tracks. Racing Simulation
  26. #26 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
  27. #27 NHL 21 (2021) EA's 2021 annual hockey sim. Be A Pro, Hockey Ultimate Team, the chillest NHL sim of its year. Sports Hockey
  28. #28 NBA 2K21 (2021) Visual Concepts' 2021 annual NBA sim. MyCareer storyline, MyTeam card collection, the on-court gold standard. Sports Basketball
  29. #29 FIFA 21 (2021) EA's 2021 annual soccer sim. New leagues, refreshed rosters, the global FIFA brand at its commercial peak. Sports Soccer
  30. #30 Madden NFL 21 (2021) EA's 2021 annual NFL sim. New rosters, new commentary, the same Madden core. Sports Football

Want personalized picks?

These are global rankings. Sign up to see what your Taste Twins recommend — usually wildly different from the global top.

Create free account → Take a 60-second taste quiz first