My Top 10 Games played in 2021

Published on December 3, 2021
Last updated on January 3, 2022
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This stack contains only games finished during 2021.

Pool of selection (rest of the games not included in top 10) : Heroes Of Hellas: Origins Pt.1 , The Inner World, System Crash, The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter, Sorcery! Part 1 & 2, Beyond Two Souls, 80 Days, The Fall, Star Wars: Battlefront II, Alpha Protocol, Tacoma, 3 out of 10 Season 2, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Rise Of The Tomb Raider, A New Beginning, Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond, Close To The Sun, The Mystery Of The Druids, Limbo, Blackguards, Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan, Blair Witch, State Of Mind, Tales Of The Neon Sea, Dagon, The Artful Escape, Donut County, The Lion's Song, The Forgotten City, Outer Worlds


Cyberpunk 2077

Become someone in the cyberpunk world of Night City and its outskirts.

Pros
+ Captivating open world
+ Great immersion
+ Fantastic visuals and exceptional soundtrack
+ Variable approach on missions from stealth to all guns blazing.
+ Many skills to choose - a lot of customization in general
+ Some memorable characters
+ The Braindance feature

Cons
- Many bugs
- Skills could have more influence in the game
- Life paths should be more distinctive

Alien: Isolation

Find out what happened to your mother and the rest of the Nostromo crew by facing the same horror.

Pros
+ I can't imagine a better adaptation of the original Alien movie
+ Great atmosphere and 110% immersion
+ Cool gameplay and nice crafting system

Cons
- Save system sometimes can be irritating.

3


Tyranny

As a Fatebinder, fullfill the will of the Overlord and help to crush the last resistance of the Tiers in this isometric RPG.
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Pros
+ Dozens of spells & abilities
+ An actual RPG that you can define your path
+ Rich storytelling...

Cons
- ...on a level that can be sometimes exhausting.

Myst III: Exile

First Myst game not developed by Cyan, but still Presto nailed it!

Pros
+ Expands the saga in the right way
+ Beautiful landscapes, as always
+ Absolute logical puzzles
+ Some exceptional moments, like the "pinball riding" that you will remember for a lifetime
+ Brad Dourif as the "villain" of the story

Cons
- Still, sometimes you can miss exits or hotspots

Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

A wonderful point & click adventure that if it was released back in 90s, it would propably has been considered classic by now.

Pros
+ Probably the best 2D hand drawn graphics you have ever seen.
+ Funny and with countless references to older classic adventures or pop culture and Mythos of course!
+ Interesting story

Cons
- You have to be somehow familiar with Lovecraft's works in order to enjoy or even understand some elements of the game's story.

Control

Help Jesse to reveal what lies beneath the walls of a mysterious top-secret building.

Pros
+ Great immersion and narration
+ Excellent soundtrack

Cons
- Scarce save checkpoints

Cons

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Awaken the Force within and become a Jedi Knight.

Pros
+ Great Tomb Raider - like gameplay
+ Captivating story and some remarkable characters
+ Exciting lightsaber fighting
+ Many customization options
+ Many skills

Cons
- Enemy respawn
- Backtracking with no reason
- Scarce save checkpoints

Shivers

Survive a night in a museum of curiosities by solving dozens of puzzles and capturing the evil spirits that lurking in the halls.

Pros
+ Great atmosphere
+ Many puzzles with varying difficulty
+ Aged well graphics, 25 years after the release!

Cons
- No hotspot indication. The cursor doesn't change over spots you can click. Somehow realistic though.
- Navigation between the halls can be frustrating at moments

9


Mission Critical

After the total annihilation of the expedition crew, you are the only survivor to accomplish this critical mission in space.

Pros
+ Epic sci-fi story
+ Aged well, almost 30 years after it's release
+ Legend's user interface

Cons
- No subtitles
- A frustrating strategy segment that fortunately can be bypassed.

10


Call of the Sea

Puzzle solving and exploration in a wonderful island under the sight of the Old ones.

Pros
+ Wonderful, colourful graphics
+ Mesmerizing voice over and amazing overall sound design
+ Cool puzzles, not too difficult, neither too easy.
+ Nice story

Cons
- Few save spots


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