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Best Xbox Series X|S games of 2021
The 65 best Xbox Series X|S games released in 2021, ranked from 3,194 critic and player ratings.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 2021.
- 15 games are listed on this page, carrying 3,194 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
Call of Duty: Vanguard
75
/100
52
The Medium
74
/100
53
Sable
74
/100
54
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
73
/100
55
Outriders
73
/100
56
The Ascent
73
/100
57
Lake
73
/100
58
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
73
/100
59
Maquette
70
/100
60
Oddworld: Soulstorm
70
/100
61
B
Battlefield 2042
69
/100
62
Twelve Minutes
69
/100
63
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
69
/100
64
Poppy Playtime
66
/100
65
Bright Memory: Infinite
65
/100
Call of Duty: Vanguard
75
/100
52
The Medium
74
/100
53
Sable
74
/100
54
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
73
/100
55
Outriders
73
/100
56
The Ascent
73
/100
57
Lake
73
/100
58
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
73
/100
59
Maquette
70
/100
60
Oddworld: Soulstorm
70
/100
61
B
Battlefield 2042
69
/100
62
Twelve Minutes
69
/100
63
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
69
/100
64
Poppy Playtime
66
/100
65
Bright Memory: Infinite
65
/100