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Platforms: Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Linux, macOS, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android

All-time standing

#974 of 1,900

By scope

2020s #64 of 451 Top 15% 2021 #10 of 65 Top 15% Xbox One #180 of 464 Top 40%

Ballots (13)

All time 1

Sports Illustrated

The best 100 games of all time, ranked

Published 2023
All-time list
Ranked #46

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Year 12

Eurogamer

Eurogamer's game of the year is…

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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Ars Technica

Ars Technica's top 20 video games of 2021

Published 2021
Year list · 2021
Ranked #2

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Guardian

The 15 best video games of 2021

Published 2021
Year list · 2021
Ranked #7

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NME

The 20 best games of 2021

Published 2021
Year list · 2021
Ranked #7

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Den of Geek

The Best Games of 2021

Published 2021
Year list · 2021
Ranked #8

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Polygon

The 50 best video games of 2021

Published 2021
Year list · 2021
Ranked #13

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GamesRadar

GamesRadar

The 25 best games of 2021

Published 2021
Year list · 2021
Ranked #25

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Kotaku

Kotaku's 2021 Games of the Year

Published 2022
Year list · 2021
Included, unranked

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CBC

CBC

Here are some of the best video 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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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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