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Dec 13, 2021 · Here’s how it works. The 25 best games of 2021. The best games of 2021 reflect what a weird and truly unpredictable year it has been. As the world struggled to return to normalcy, exiting ...
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- The Best Games of 2021
By Adam Bankhurst
Updated: Dec 31, 2021 1:38 am
Posted: Dec 30, 2021 8:29 pm
Steam has released its Best of 2021 lists and, while it doesn't rank the top games in each category, they do reveal which games were the most played, sold the best, and much more.
Steam's Best of 2021 lists include Top Sellers, New Releases, Most Played, Early Access Grads, Best of VR, and Controller Friendly; and games like Valheim, New World, Halo Infinite, Battlefield 2042, PUBG, Counter-Strike and Grand Theft Auto V appear in multiple categories.
The Top Sellers category features the top 100 games as measured by gross revenue and places each one into the Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze tier; but it does not detail how much a game has to earn for it to qualify for a new level. The Platinum Top Sellers, in alphabetical order, are as follows;
The Most Played category celebrates the games that reached the most "highest peak concurrent players" throughout the year. The games that reached the highest tier - Over 200,000 Peak Players - are as follows;
•Apex Legends
•Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
•Cyberpunk 2077
•DOTA 2
•Grand Theft Auto V
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- Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart. Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart is a third-person shooter game that was released exclusively for PS5 on June 11. This game has gained popularity because of its visuals and combat elements.
- Resident Evil: Village. Resident Evil Village is undoubtedly one of the most popular survival horror video games of 2021. Once again, you get to play Ethan Winters, who is looking for his kidnapped daughter.
- Returnal. Returnal is a sci-fi survival shooter game about an astronaut named Selene who crashes into an alien planet and finds herself stuck in a time loop.
- Fortnite. While Fortnite is not a newly released game, its vast player base speaks volumes about its popularity. Thanks to Epic Games, Fortnite remains one of the most popular video games in 2021, even after four years of release.
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- Chicory: A Colorful Tale+ For a game about a cute little dog with a paintbrush, Chicory: A Colorful Tale hits hard. The anthropomorphic canine you inhabit begins the game as the janitor for a famous artist, a bunny named Chicory.
- Halo Infinite+ The Halo franchise has been a powerhouse of the gaming industry for two decades now. Its entries have won countless awards and accolades, and have been named Game of the Year and even Game of the Decade.
- Metroid Dread+ The Metroid series has housed some of the most influential video games in history. But it hasn’t seen the same release cadence as Nintendo’s other major franchises, like Mario and the Legend of Zelda.
Jul 24, 2021 · While there are still plenty of exciting releases coming in the second half of 2021, the games we've highlighted below are phenomenal and well worth your time.
Aug 23, 2021 · As we move into the second half of 2021, let’s take a look at the most popular videogames that are being played by gamers around the world. We’ve mainly covered games that are out right now but you’ll also find information about upcoming releases at the end of this guide.
