🥇 Game of the Year 2021: The Best Games

The year of co-op surprises and racing perfection: these are 2021's highest-rated games, ranked by combined critic and player scores.

1. 1

   Toem2021

   90 / 100PuzzleAdventureIndie
2. 2

   Forza Horizon 52021

   89 / 100Racing
3. 3

   It Takes Two2021

   89 / 100PlatformPuzzleAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 2
4. 4

   Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart2021

   88 / 100ShooterPlatformAdventure
5. 5

   Psychonauts 22021

   87 / 100PlatformAdventure
6. 6

   Valheim2021

   87 / 100Role-playing (RPG)AdventureIndie
7. 7

   Returnal2021

   86 / 100Shooter
8. 8

   The Forgotten City2021

   85 / 100Role-playing (RPG)AdventureIndie
9. 9

   Deathloop2021

   85 / 100ShooterAdventure
10. 10

    Hitman 32021

    85 / 100ShooterTacticalAdventure
11. 11

    Resident Evil Village2021

    85 / 100ShooterAdventure
12. 12

    Tales of Arise2021

    85 / 100Role-playing (RPG)Adventure