The Best PC Games of 2021

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 3, 2022

Which PC games impressed professional reviewers the most during the past year? We rank the best-reviewed titles released between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 by Metascore. Games must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible for inclusion. (All scores listed here are from January 2, 2022.)

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87 Hitman 3

(#8) Released early in 2021 for virtually every platform (though the PC version remains an Epic exclusive for now), the latest in the third-person stealth series concludes the "World of Assassination" reboot trilogy that began with 2016's Hitman. This time, your playable assassin Agent 47 heads to a variety of new locations including Berlin, Dubai, and Chongqing, though all locations from the previous two games can also be played within the new game. Critics love the game's flexibility, replayability, and satisfying storytelling.

“Five years after kicking off Hitman's new era, IO Interactive closes out the World of Assassination trilogy in spectacular fashion. Hitman 3 is a massive package full of fantastic new levels and modes that's well worth the purchase for stealth-action fans.” —PCMag

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