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author: Miriam Moszczynska

Metacritic’s Top 40 Games for PC and Consoles in 2021

Annual summaries continue. This time Metacritic decided to share a list of 40 best games of 2021 for Xbox One, Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Metacritic decided to share the lists of the best games of 2021 based on their rating data. The rankings were divided by platform ( PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch, respectively) and show which games were the most appreciated ones by both gamers and critics.

The criteria that each game had to meet to qualify for the list were: receiving a minimum of 7 reviews from professional critics and being released between January 1 and December 31, 2021. If the game was released on two platforms of the same brand, like PS4 and PS5, then the version with more reviews made it into the list.

The ratings shown next to game titles for PC as well as Xbox and PlayStation consoles are as of January 2, 2022. In the case of the Nintendo Switch, they come from January 1.

Best PC games of 2021:

1.

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut - 97/100

2.

Forza Horizon 5 - 91/100

3.

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker - 91/100

4.

Chicory: A Colorful Tale - 90/100

5.

Psychonauts 2 - 89/100

6.

Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare - 88/100

7.

It Takes Two - 88/100

8.

Hitman 3 - 87/100

9.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade - 87/100

10.

Wildermyth - 87/100

11.

Deathloop - 86/100

12.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition - 86/100

13.

Nioh 2: The Complete Edition - 86/100

14.

Mini Motorways - 86/100

15.

Football Manager 2022 - 86/100

16.

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the - 86/100

17.

F1 2021 - 86/100

18.

Guilty Gear -Strive- - 85/100

19.

Metro Exodus: Complete Edition - 85/100

20.

Death's Door - 85/100

21.

Resident Evil 4 VR (Oculus Quest 2) - 85/100

22.

The Forgotten City - 84/100

23.

Tales of Arise - 84/100

24.

Inscryption - 84/100

25.

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy - 84/100

26.

Everhood - 84/100

27.

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon - 84/100

28

Unpacking - 84/100

29

Griftlands - 84/100

30.

Fugue: Melodies of Steel - 84/100

31.

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark - 84/100

32.

Unsighted - 84/100

33.

Archvale - 84/100

34.

Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster - 83/100

35.

I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy And The Liar - 83/100

36.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time - 83/100

37.

Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye - 83/100

38.

Little Nightmares II - 83/100

39.

ex aequo Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice - 83/100

Best games for PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles in 2021:

1.

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (PS5) - 93/100

2.

Hades (PS5) - 93/100

3.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 2 (PS5) - 90/100

4.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (PS5) - 89/100

5.

Synth Riders (PS4) - 89/100

6.

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (PS5) - 89/100

7.

It Takes Two (PS5) - 88/100

8.

Deathloop (PS5) - 88/100

9.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5) - 88/100

10.

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut (PS5) - 88/100

11.

The Nioh Collection (PS5) - 87/100

12.

Guilty Gear -Strive- (PS5) - 87/100

13.

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS5) - 87/100

14.

Psychonauts 2 (PS4) - 87/100

15.

Tales of Arise (PS5) - 87/100

16.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (PS5) - 86/100

17.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5) - 86/100

18.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PS4) - 86/100

19.

Chivalry 2 (PS5) - 85/100

20.

Returnal (PS5) - 85/100

21.

Control: Ultimate Edition (PS5) - 85/100

22.

Roki (PS5) - 85/100

23.

The Forgotten City (PS5) - 85/100

24.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut (PS5) - 85/100

25.

F1 2021 (PS5) - 84/100

26.

Hitman 3 (PS5) - 84/100

27.

Castlevania Advance Collection (PS4) - 84/100

28.

Resident Evil Village (PS5)) - 84/100

29.

Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island (PS5) - 84/100

30.

The Pedestrian (PS5) - 83/100

31.

Persona 5 Strikers (PS4) - 83/100

32.

Metro Exodus: Complete Edition (PS5) - 83/100

33.

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (PS4) - 83/100

34.

Lost Judgment (PS5) - 82/100

35.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (PS4) - 82/100

36.

Judgment (PS5) - 82/100

37.

Little Nightmares II (PS4) - 82/100

38.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade: Episode INTERmission (PS5) - 81/100

39.

Diablo II: Resurrected (PS5) - 81/100

40.

Life is Strange: True Colors (PS5) - 81/100

Best games for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles in 2021:

1.

Hades (XSX) - 93/100

2.

Forza Horizon 5 (XSX) - 92/100

3.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (XSX) - 90/100

4.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (XONE) - 90/100

5.

It Takes Two (XSX) - 89/100

6.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 2 (XSX) - 89/100

7.

F1 2021 (XSX) - 88/100

8.

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (XONE) - 87/100

9.

Psychonauts 2 (XSX) - 87/100

10.

Hitman 3 (XSX) - 87/100

11.

Death's Door (XSX) - 87/100

12.

Tales of Arise (XSX) - 87/100

13.

Halo Infinite (XSX) - 87/100

14.

The Forgotten City (XSX) - 86/100

15.

Judgment (XSX) - 85/100

16.

Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (XONE) - 85/100

17.

Life is Strange: True Colors (XSX) - 84/100

18.

Tails of Iron (XSX) - 84/100

19.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (XBX) - 84/100

20.

Subnautica: Below Zero (XSX) - 83/100

21.

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (XONE) - 83/100

22.

Resident Evil Village (XSX) - 83/100

23.

Knockout City (XSX) - 82/100

24.

MLB The Show 21 (XSX) - 81/100

25.

The Yakuza Remastered Collection (XONE) - 81/100

26.

Cyber Shadow (XONE) - 81/100

27.

The Artful Escape (XSX) - 81/100

28.

Crysis Remastered Trilogy (XONE) - 81/100

29.

Chivalry 2 (XSX) - 81/100

30.

Genesis Noir (XONE) - 81/100

31.

Unpacking (XONE) - 80/100

32.

WRC 10 (XSX) - 80/100

33.

Alan Wake Remastered (XSX) - 80/100

34.

Diablo II: Resurrected (XSX) - 80/100

35.

Far Cry 6 (XSX) - 80/100

36.

Lost Judgment (XSX) - 80/100

37.

Little Nightmares II (XONE) - 79/100

38.

Pacer (XONE) - 79/100

39.

Riders Republic (XSX) - 79/100

40.

Cris Tales (XSX) - 79/100

Best games for Nintendo Switch console in 2021:

1.

The House in Fata Morgana - Dreams of the Revenants Edition - 96/100

2.

Tetris Effect: Connected - 95/100

3.

Super Mario 3D World Bowser's Fury - 89/100

4.

Death's Door - 88/100

5.

DUSK - 88/100

6.

Fez - 88/100

7.

Overcooked! All You Can Eat - 88/100

8.

Monster Hunter Rise - 88/100

9.

Metroid Dread - 88/100

10.

Quake Remastered - 87/100

11.

Unpacking - 87/100

12.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - 87/100

13.

There is no game : Wrong dimension - 87/100

14.

Bustafellows - 86/100

15.

Overboard! - 86/100

16.

Sumire - 86/100

17.

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut - 85/100

18.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 2 - 85/100

19.

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! - 85/100

20.

Shin Megami Tensei V - 85/100

21.

Loop Hero - 84/100

22.

Mushihimesama - 84/100

23.

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights - 84/100

24.

Castlevania Advance Collection - 83/100

25.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - 83/100

26.

Knockout City - 83/100

27.

Cupid Parasite - 83/100

28.

UnderMine - 83/100

29.

Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack - 82/100

30.

Dreamscaper - 82/100

31.

Espgaluda II -Be Ascension. The Third Bright Stone of Birth- - 82/100

32.

Tadpole Treble Encore - 82/100

33.

Shadowverse: Champion's Battle - 82/100

34.

Sky: Children of the Light - 82/100

35.

Danganronpa Decadence - 82/100

36.

Little Nightmares II - 82/100

37.

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story - 82/100

38.

NEO: The World Ends With You - 82/100

39.

SOLAS 128 - 82/100

40.

Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Olympia Soiree and Gnosia - 82/100