$ best games of 2021
← all gamesThe top-rated PC and PlayStation games released in 2021, ranked by a blend of Metacritic critics and real player sentiment. Showing the top 25. Open in the interactive ranker →
| # | Game | Year | Platform | Tier | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicory: A Colorful Tale◆Finji | 2021 | PCPS | A | 93.9 |
| 2 | Inscryption◆Daniel Mullins Games | 2021 | PCPS | A | 93.6 |
| 3 | It Takes TwoHazelight | 2021 | PCPS | A | 93.2 |
| 4 | Psychonauts 2Double Fine Productions | 2021 | PCPS | A | 93.1 |
| 5 | Mini Motorways◆Dinosaur Polo Club | 2021 | PC | A | 92.3 |
| 6 | Disco Elysium: Final CutZA/UM | 2021 | PCPS | A | 91.8 |
| 7 | Resident Evil: VillageCapcom | 2021 | PCPS | A | 91.8 |
| 8 | Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights◆Live Wire | 2021 | PCPS | A | 91.5 |
| 9 | Everhood◆Chris Nordgren | 2021 | PC | A− | 90.8 |
| 10 | UnpackingWitch Beam | 2021 | PCPS | A− | 90.4 |
| 11 | Mass Effect: Legendary EditionBioWare | 2021 | PCPS | A− | 90.2 |
| 12 | Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartInsomniac Games | 2021 | PCPS | A− | 89.9 |
| 13 | Loop Hero◆Four Quarters | 2021 | PC | A− | 89.8 |
| 14 | Little Nightmares IITarsier Studios | 2021 | PCPS | A− | 89.7 |
| 15 | Unsighted◆Studio Pixel Punk | 2021 | PCPS | A− | 89.3 |
| 16 | Gnosiamebius | 2021 | PCPS | A− | 89.1 |
| 17 | UnMetal◆@unepic_fran | 2021 | PCPS | A− | 88.8 |
| 18 | Nioh 2 – The Complete EditionTeam NINJA | 2021 | PCPS | B | 87 |
| 19 | The Last Friend◆The Stonebot Studio | 2021 | PC | B | 87 |
| 20 | NEO: The World Ends With YouSquare Enix | 2021 | PCPS | B | 87 |
| 21 | Astalon: Tears of the EarthLABS Works | 2021 | PCPS | B | 86.9 |
| 22 | NieR Replicant v1.22474487139...Toylogic | 2021 | PCPS | B | 86.4 |
| 23 | Hitman 3IO Interactive | 2021 | PCPS | B | 86.2 |
| 24 | Tales of AriseBandai Namco Entertainment | 2021 | PCPS | B | 86.1 |
| 25 | Tails of Iron◆Odd Bug Studio | 2021 | PCPS | B | 85.9 |