# The best PS5 games of 2021

The 20 best-reviewed PS5 games released in 2021, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

- 41 votes · 21 items
- Apr 15, 2022 · Jasmin Schmitz
- https://even.best/en/l/853/the-best-ps5-games-of-2021

## Top 15

1. **Hades** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Released August 2021. Metascore: 93.
2. **Disco Elysium: The Final Cut** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Released March 2021. Metascore: 89.
3. **Guilty Gear -Strive-** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 87.
4. **Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 89.
5. **Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released March 2021. Metascore: 90.
6. **Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 88.
7. **Chicory: A Colorful Tale** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 87.
8. **Tales of Arise** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released September 2021. Metascore: 87.
9. **The Forgotten City** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released July 2021. Metascore: 85.
10. **F1 2021** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released July 2021. Metascore: 84.
11. **Deathloop** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Released September 2021. Metascore: 88.
12. **It Takes Two** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released March 2021. Metascore: 88.
13. **Returnal** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released April 2021. Metascore: 86.
14. **Resident Evil Village** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released May 2021. Metascore: 84.
15. **Yakuza: Like a Dragon** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Released March 2021. Metascore: 86.
16. **Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2021. Metascore: 87.
17. **Chivalry 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2021. Metascore: 85.
18. **Death Stranding: Director's Cut** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2021. Metascore: 85.
19. **Hitman 3** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released January 2021. Metascore: 84.
20. **Kena: Bridge of Spirits** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Action-adventure from the Ember Lab studio (2021) with an animated film look.
21. **Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time** (-2 · ▲1 ▼3) — Released March 2021. Metascore: 86.

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