The Best Xbox Games of 2021

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 4, 2022

Which Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One 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. If a game appears on both Xbox platforms, only the version receiving the higher quantity of critic reviews (typically the Xbox Series X/S version) is eligible for inclusion. (All scores listed here are from January 2, 2022.)

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(#40) 79 Cris Tales (XBX)

(#39) 79 Riders Republic (XBX)

(#38) 79 Pacer (XB1)

(#37) 79 Little Nightmares II (XB1)

(#36) 80 Lost Judgment (XBX)

(#35) 80 Far Cry 6 (XBX)
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(#34) 80 Diablo II: Resurrected (XBX)

(#33) 80 Alan Wake Remastered (XBX)

(#32) 80 WRC 10 (XBX)

(#31) 80 Unpacking (XB1)

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