Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2021
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#1 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#163)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Stealth | ~8h | 30 lists
#2 Deathloop (2021) (#285)
Arkane Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 37 lists
#3 Metroid Dread (2021) (#298)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 33 lists
#4 It Takes Two (2021) (#318)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 28 lists
#5 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#349)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 29 lists
#6 Returnal (2021) (#364)
Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 30 lists
#7 Forza Horizon 5 (2021) (#433)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS | Racing | ~21h | 27 lists
#8 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#447)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 32 lists
#9 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) (#639)
Nintendo EAD Tokyo Software Development Group No.1 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 12 lists
#10 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021) (#665)
Owlcat Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing | ~56h | 2 lists
#11 Loop Hero (2021) (#746)
Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 11 lists
#12 Unpacking (2021) (#760)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#13 Halo Infinite (2021) (#800)
343 Industries | WIN, XB1, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 25 lists
#14 Resident Evil Village (2021) (#849)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Horror | ~10h | 25 lists
#15 Death's Door (2021) (#950)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 20 lists
#16 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#959)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#17 Farming Simulator 22 (2021) (#996)
Giants Software | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Simulation | ~163h | 1 lists
#1
#163
#2
#285
Deathloop
2021
#3
#298
Metroid Dread
2021
#4
#318
It Takes Two
2021
#5
#349
#6
#364
Returnal
2021
#7
#433
Forza Horizon 5
2021
#8
#447
Psychonauts 2
2021
#9
#639
#10
#665
#11
#746
Loop Hero
2021
#12
#760
Unpacking
2021
#13
#800
Halo Infinite
2021
#14
#849
#15
#950
Death's Door
2021
#16
#959
#17
#996
Farming Simulator 22
2021
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