Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2021
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#1 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#148)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Stealth | ~8h | 30 lists
#2 Deathloop (2021) (#268)
Arkane Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 36 lists
#3 It Takes Two (2021) (#290)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 27 lists
#4 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#331)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 28 lists
#5 Returnal (2021) (#340)
Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 29 lists
#6 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#348)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 31 lists
#7 Metroid Dread (2021) (#369)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 31 lists
#8 Forza Horizon 5 (2021) (#371)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS | Racing | ~21h | 26 lists
#9 Loop Hero (2021) (#522)
Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 10 lists
#10 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021) (#569)
Owlcat Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing | ~56h | 1 lists
#11 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#607)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#12 Farming Simulator 22 (2021) (#620)
Giants Software | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Simulation | ~153h | 1 lists
#13 Unpacking (2021) (#736)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#14 Halo Infinite (2021) (#774)
343 Industries | WIN, XB1, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 24 lists
#15 Resident Evil Village (2021) (#833)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Horror | ~10h | 24 lists
#16 Death's Door (2021) (#929)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 19 lists
#17 Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021) (#986)
Wishes Ultd. | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 17 lists
#1
#148
#2
#268
Deathloop
2021
#3
#290
It Takes Two
2021
#4
#331
#5
#340
Returnal
2021
#6
#348
Psychonauts 2
2021
#7
#369
Metroid Dread
2021
#8
#371
Forza Horizon 5
2021
#9
#522
Loop Hero
2021
#10
#569
#11
#607
#12
#620
Farming Simulator 22
2021
#13
#736
Unpacking
2021
#14
#774
Halo Infinite
2021
#15
#833
#16
#929
Death's Door
2021
#17
#986
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