Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,400 most recommended games across 913 critic lists from 142 publications.
Updated: March 25, 2026
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2021
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#1 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#191)
IO Interactive
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
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Stealth
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~8h
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31 lists
#2 Deathloop (2021) (#327)
Arkane Studios
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WIN
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PS5
,
XBXS
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First-Person Shooter
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~16h
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37 lists
#3 Metroid Dread (2021) (#337)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7
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SW
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Action-Adventure
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~9h
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33 lists
#4 Forza Horizon 5 (2021) (#349)
Playground Games
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
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Racing
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~21h
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28 lists
#5 It Takes Two (2021) (#361)
Hazelight Studios
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
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Action-Adventure
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~13h
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29 lists
#6 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#363)
Double Fine Productions
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3
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XB1,
XBXS
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PS4
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Action-Adventure /
Platform
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~15h
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33 lists
#7 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#391)
Insomniac Games
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PS5
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Third-Person Shooter /
Platform
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~11h
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29 lists
#8 Returnal (2021) (#406)
Housemarque
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PS5
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Shooter /
Roguelike /
Third-Person Shooter
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~19h
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30 lists
#9 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) (#760)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8
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SW
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Platform
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~10h
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12 lists
#10 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021) (#775)
Owlcat Games
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MAC,
WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
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Role-Playing
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~56h
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2 lists
#11 Loop Hero (2021) (#831)
Four Quarters
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3
,
SW
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Role-Playing /
Roguelike
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~29h
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11 lists
#12 Unpacking (2021) (#849)
Witch Beam
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WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
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Puzzle
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~4h
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12 lists
#13 Halo Infinite (2021) (#859)
343 Industries
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
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First-Person Shooter
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~11h
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25 lists
#14 Resident Evil Village (2021) (#901)
Capcom Development Division 1
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
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Horror
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~10h
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26 lists
#15 Death's Door (2021) (#1027)
Acid Nerve
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WIN
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
,
XBXS
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Action-Adventure
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~9h
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20 lists
#16 Inscryption (2021) (#1066)
Daniel Mullins Games
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3
,
PS4,
PS5
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Roguelike
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~13h
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17 lists
#17 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#1096)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
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Survival /
Action-Adventure
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~20h
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4 lists
#18 Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021) (#1100)
Wishes Ultd.
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MAC,
WIN
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
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Adventure
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~9h
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17 lists
#19 Farming Simulator 22 (2021) (#1153)
Giants Software
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MAC,
WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
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Simulation
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~163h
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1 lists
#20 Monster Hunter Rise (2021) (#1329)
Capcom Development Division 2
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WIN
,
SW
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Action RPG
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~23h
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16 lists
#21 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2021) (#1383)
Eidos Montréal
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
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Action-Adventure
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~18h
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16 lists
#1
#191
#2
#327
Deathloop
2021
#3
#337
Metroid Dread
2021
#4
#349
Forza Horizon 5
2021
#5
#361
It Takes Two
2021
#6
#363
Psychonauts 2
2021
#7
#391
#8
#406
Returnal
2021
#9
#760
#10
#775
#11
#831
Loop Hero
2021
#12
#849
Unpacking
2021
#13
#859
Halo Infinite
2021
#14
#901
#15
#1027
Death's Door
2021
#16
#1066
Inscryption
2021
#17
#1096
#18
#1100
#19
#1153
Farming Simulator 22
2021
#20
#1329
Monster Hunter Rise
2021
#21
#1383
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