# The best video games of 2021

The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2021 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.

- 18 votes · 25 items
- Apr 21, 2022 · Leonie Meyer
- https://even.best/en/l/243/the-best-video-games-of-2021

## Top 20

1. **Forza Horizon 5** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Released November 2021. Metascore: 92.
2. **Chicory: A Colorful Tale** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 90.
3. **Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released February 2021. Metascore: 89.
4. **Synth Riders** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released July 2021. Metascore: 89.
5. **Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 89.
6. **Deathloop** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released September 2021. Metascore: 88.
7. **Metroid Dread** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2021. Metascore: 88.
8. **Kathy Rain: Director's Cut** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2021. Metascore: 87.
9. **Tales of Arise** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released September 2021. Metascore: 87.
10. **Overboard!** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 86.
11. **Disco Elysium: The Final Cut** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2021. Metascore: 89.
12. **It Takes Two** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2021. Metascore: 88.
13. **Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 88.
14. **Hitman 3** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released January 2021. Metascore: 87.
15. **Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2021. Metascore: 87.
16. **Guilty Gear -Strive-** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 87.
17. **Psychonauts 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2021. Metascore: 87.
18. **There is no game : Wrong dimension** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released April 2021. Metascore: 87.
19. **Halo Infinite** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2021. Metascore: 87.
20. **Bustafellows** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released July 2021. Metascore: 86.
21. **The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released July 2021. Metascore: 86.
22. **Wildermyth** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 86.
23. **Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released July 2021. Metascore: 88.
24. **Monster Hunter Rise** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released March 2021. Metascore: 88.
25. **Mini Motorways** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released July 2021. Metascore: 87.

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