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Returnal 2021

Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows

All-time standing

#1271 of 1,900

By scope

2020s #95 of 451 Top 20% 2021 #14 of 65 Top 20% PlayStation 5 #112 of 340 Top 35%

Ballots (29)

Decade 1

Game Rant

Best Games Of The 2020s

  • Published 2025
  • Decade list · 2020s
  • Included, unranked
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Year 28

A.V. Club

The 17 best games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #1
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Den of Geek

The Best Games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #1
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Guardian

The 15 best video games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #1
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USA Today

The best games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #1
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Digital Trends

The 10 best video games of 2021

  • Published 2022
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #2
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Ars Technica

Ars Technica's top 20 video games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #2
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IGN

The Best Game of the Year 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #2
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CBR

Editor Picks: The 10 Best Video Games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #3
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Complex

The Best Video Games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #3
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Eurogamer

Eurogamer's game of the year is…

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #3
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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Best of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #4
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Game Informer

Top 10 Games Of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #4
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GamingBolt

GamingBolt

GamingBolt’s Game of the Year – Top 25 Games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #4
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Time

The 10 Best Video Games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #6
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El País

El País

Los 10 mejores videojuegos de 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #7
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NY Daily News

NY Daily News

The 10 Best Video Games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #7
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Slant

The 25 Best Video Games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #7
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Empire

Empire

The Best Games Of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #12
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GamesRadar

GamesRadar

The 25 best games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #13
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NME

The 20 best games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #14
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Esquire

35 Best Video Games 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #18
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Polygon

The 50 best video games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Ranked #33
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Kotaku

Kotaku's 2021 Games of the Year

  • Published 2022
  • Year list · 2021
  • Included, unranked
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GameSpot

10 Best Games Of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Included, unranked
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New Yorker

New Yorker

The Best Video Games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Included, unranked
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Pittsburg Post Gazette

Pittsburg Post Gazette

The 10 best video games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Included, unranked
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The Daily Telegraph (UK)

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

The 20 best video games of 2021

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Included, unranked
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The Sydney Morning Herald

The best video games of 2021, and what to buy

  • Published 2021
  • Year list · 2021
  • Included, unranked
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