Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is the best-ranked overall
Metacritic has released its list of best-rated new games of 2021, andForza Horizon 5andFinal Fantasy XIV Endwalkerare among them.
As a bit of background, the top 10 mostly consists of ports of existing acclaimed games that were released in 2020 and earlier. Coming in number one isDisco Elysium“Final Cut” on PC, a re-release of the 2019 game with new content. Next up is the Switch version ofThe House in Fata Morgana, which originally came out in 2012 on PC in Japan. Then there’sTetris Effect(originally 2018), followed byHadeson Xbox Series X then PS5 (2020). Once we hit sixth place it’s finally time for new games.
Forza Horizon 5on Series X is sixth, thenFFXIV: Endwalkerin seventh and eighth (PS5 and PC respectively), thenForza Horizon 5in ninth (PC), withPsychonauts 2in 10th on Xbox One. The entire list is worth a look if you want to get a refresh of 2021, which had a number of surprises amid a lot of familiarity. It really drives the latter point home to see the top 10 mostly dominated by ports of old games, sequels, DLC, or expansions.
