Best Games of 2021
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
ReturnalA bullet hell roguelike wearing a prestige horror script, and both halves are better than they have any right to be.Read the review
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartThe first game that could not have run on last generation hardware, and it spends every second proving it.
DeathloopA time loop that pays out in knowledge, where the only save file that matters is the one in your head.
Resident Evil VillageCapcom builds a gothic theme park out of four haunted attractions and dares you to notice how well the seams hold.
Diablo II: Resurrected (2021 Remaster)A remaster with the confidence to leave the game alone, right down to the inventory tetris everyone claims to hate.
It Takes TwoA co-op game that invents and discards a new mechanic every twenty minutes without ever running dry.
Hitman 3The prettiest and most inventive Hitman, closing the trilogy with a whodunit, a nightclub, and a vineyard.
Forza Horizon 5Mexico gives the Horizon formula its biggest, most varied playground and a new-generation showcase.
Metroid DreadNineteen years later Samus returns with the tightest movement in the series and stalkers that actually stalk.
Psychonauts 2Sixteen years late and worth it, a platformer that treats the inside of a head as level design rather than metaphor.