Best games
Best games of 2021
The 86 best games released in 2021, ranked from 6,809 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.
- 36 games are listed on this page, carrying 6,809 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
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51
B
Subnautica: Below Zero
80
/100
52
The Artful Escape
80
/100
53
Eastward
80
/100
54
Scarlet Nexus
79
/100
55
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
78
/100
56
Black Book
78
/100
57
Rain on Your Parade
78
/100
58
Humankind
77
/100
59
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
76
/100
60
Back 4 Blood
76
/100
61
FIFA 22
76
/100
62
New World: Aeternum
76
/100
63
Omno
76
/100
64
Chorus
76
/100
65
The Medium
75
/100
66
A
Far Cry 6
75
/100
67
Pokémon Unite
75
/100
68
Call of Duty: Vanguard
75
/100
69
The Medium
74
/100
70
Sable
74
/100
71
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
73
/100
72
Outriders
73
/100
73
The Ascent
73
/100
74
Lake
73
/100
75
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl
73
/100
76
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
73
/100
77
New World
70
/100
78
Maquette
70
/100
79
Oddworld: Soulstorm
70
/100
80
B
Battlefield 2042
69
/100
81
Twelve Minutes
69
/100
82
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
69
/100
83
Breathedge
66
/100
84
Poppy Playtime
66
/100
85
Bright Memory: Infinite
65
/100
86
Crab Game
52
/100
B
Subnautica: Below Zero
80
/100
52
The Artful Escape
80
/100
53
Eastward
80
/100
54
Scarlet Nexus
79
/100
55
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
78
/100
56
Black Book
78
/100
57
Rain on Your Parade
78
/100
58
Humankind
77
/100
59
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
76
/100
60
Back 4 Blood
76
/100
61
FIFA 22
76
/100
62
New World: Aeternum
76
/100
63
Omno
76
/100
64
Chorus
76
/100
65
The Medium
75
/100
66
A
Far Cry 6
75
/100
67
Pokémon Unite
75
/100
68
Call of Duty: Vanguard
75
/100
69
The Medium
74
/100
70
Sable
74
/100
71
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
73
/100
72
Outriders
73
/100
73
The Ascent
73
/100
74
Lake
73
/100
75
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl
73
/100
76
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
73
/100
77
New World
70
/100
78
Maquette
70
/100
79
Oddworld: Soulstorm
70
/100
80
B
Battlefield 2042
69
/100
81
Twelve Minutes
69
/100
82
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
69
/100
83
Breathedge
66
/100
84
Poppy Playtime
66
/100
85
Bright Memory: Infinite
65
/100
86
Crab Game
52
/100