Winners for each category and the Game of the year 2021 were picked based on the voting among the GamesCreed team.
2021 has been quite a year and a great year indeed for gamers around the world. There have been some great video games, new releases, sequels, and remakes. You can clearly say just by looking at the number of games that we’ve nominated for the best games of 2021 under different categories. Truth to be told, it wasn’t easy to pick just one winner, but sadly, there can only be one best game.
Just like every year, we have looked back and picked our favorite games of the year. This year, we’ve added the highly anticipated category for letting you know the games we’re expecting to play most in 2022. With further ado, here are the GamesCreed’s winners based on different genres and the Game of the Year 2021:
Most Anticipated Games of 2021:
- Dying Light 2
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Elden Ring
- Sonic Frontiers
- Starfield
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2
- Elden Ring
- Sifu
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
- Suicide Squad: Kill
- The Justice League
- Gotham Knights
- God of War Ragnarök
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Forspoken
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- The Ascent
- Valheim
- Gotham Knights
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- River City Girls 2
Best Indie Games of 2021:
- I Am Fish
- Kitaria Fables
- Tormented Souls
- Cris Tales
- Little Nightmares 2
- Minutes of the Islands
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Loop Hero
- Satisfactory
- Cris Tales
- Mini Motorways
- Gunfire Reborn
- Inscryption
Best Multiplayer Games of 2021:
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- Valheim
- Chivalry 2
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- It Takes Two
- Guilty Gear -Strive-
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Lemnis Gate
- Battlefield 2042
- Best Sports
- Riders Republic
- FIFA 22
- NBA 2K22
- Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions
- F1 2021
Best Role-Playing Games of 2021:
- Tales of Arise
- Scarlet Nexus
- Wildermyth
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
- King’s Bounty II
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Outriders
- Biomutant
Best Horror Games of 2021:
- Resident Evil Village
- House of Ashes
- Little Nightmares 2
- Tormented Souls
- Returnal
- Resident Evil 4 (VR)
- Chernobylite
- Returnal
- Back 4 Blood
Best Strategy Games of 2021:
- Age of Empires IV
- Humankind
- Going Medieval
- Total War: ROME REMASTERED
- Stronghold: Warlords
- Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko’s Choice
- Lemnis Gate
- Mini Motorways
- City of Gangsters
Best Action/Adventure Games of 2021:
- Metroid Dread
- Lost Judgment
- Scarlet Nexus
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Tails of Iron
- Nier Replicant Ver 1.22
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Pokémon Shining Pearl
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- Sable
- Returnal
- Far Cry 6
- Deathloop
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Psychonauts 2
Best Action Games of 2021:
- Lost Judgment
- Scarlet Nexus
- Nier Replicant Ver 1.22
- Tails of Iron
- Metroid Dread
- Hitman 3
- Deathloop
- The Ascent
- Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut
- Far Cry 6
- The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
Best Ongoing Games of 2021:
- Fortnite
- Apex Legends
- Final Fantasy XIV
- SMITE
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Genshin Impact
- League of Legends
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Black Desert Online
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Destiny 2
Game of the Year 2021:
- Tails of Iron
- Metroid Dread
- Scarlet Nexus
- Lost Judgment
- Humankind
- Nier Replicant Ver 1.22
- Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Resident Evil 4 VR
- Tales of Arise
- It Takes Two
- Deathloop
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Far Cry 6
- Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Psychonauts 2
Many congrats to Bandai Namco Studios for winning the GamesCreed’s GOTY 2021 through Scarlet Nexus. Winners for each category and the Game of the Year 2021 were picked based on the voting among the GamesCreed team. If you feel like mentioning your Game of the Year 2021, feel free to drop a line in the comment section.
On behalf of the GamesCreed Team, I thank you for your support throughout the year. Stay safe and healthy and keep gaming.
