The 20 Best Video Games of 2021 So Far
Which games impressed professional reviewers the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed videogames released between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 by Metascore. Games must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible for inclusion.
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If a game was released on multiple platforms, we included only the version receiving the largest total number of reviews (usually, but not always, the PS5 or PS4 version).
Multi-game compilations and newly released ports of games released in prior years on other platforms are excluded, unless they are substantially different from the prior release(s) (for example, an HD remaster of a previous-gen game that also adds some new content).
Featuring a blood-drinking, castle-dwelling, giantess villain named Lady Dimitrescu, the newest game in the main Resident Evil series is a direct sequel to 2017's Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, returning that game's protagonist Ethan Winters and pairing him (under duress) with franchise regular Chris Redfield and shipping the both of them off to Transylvania. The first-person gameplay is similar to that of RE7, and reviews are generally similar as well: mostly positive, with some complaints about the ending and the way the survival horror and action components fit together.
“Resident Evil Village is a gripping entry for this long-running horror franchise. Capcom has excelled at translating the strengths of this series through perspective and tonal shifts. It succeeds as both a horror game and an action game.” —Digital Chumps
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