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Best PC Games of 2021

4,182 games

Released on Steam in 2021, most popular first. Each with a fit check, so you know who it is for before you buy.

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Best PC Games of 2021, page 3

RPG

Edge Of Eternity

NaconWin · 2021For:JRPG fans who want a fantasy adventure with plot twists and emotional momentsSkip if:Players who want real-time combat may bounce off the turn-based battle system.
Strategy

Let's Build a Zoo

No More RobotsWin · 2021For:Zoo-management fans who want to build and decorate a park rather than play a linear adventureSkip if:Players seeking a tightly directed campaign may find the broad park-management structure less focused.
RPG

Sword and Fairy

SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTWin · 2021For:Players of Chinese-language RPGs who want a story rooted in Chinese mythologySkip if:Players seeking real-time combat rather than command-based, turn-by-turn encounters
Adventure

DRAMAtical Murder

JASTWin · 2021For:Boys' Love fans who want a choice-driven visual novelSkip if:Players seeking frequent combat or hands-on action will encounter a primarily narrative format built around reading and decisions.
Action

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

FrogwaresWin · 2021For:Detective-adventure fans who want to gather clues and construct casesSkip if:Players seeking a tightly linear investigation may find the open-world city and varied evidence-gathering less focused.
RPG

Billionaire Lovers

Ayacat GamesWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Players seeking a short romance story with four potential male leadsSkip if:Players seeking a long-form romance with extensive gameplay systems
RPG

风信楼

Pingfang GamesWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Players who enjoy choice-driven stories with multiple endingsSkip if:Players seeking a story with little repetition across multiple playthroughs
RPG

Death Trash

Crafting LegendsWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Players who enjoy post-apocalyptic settings and want a role-playing campaign with combat and exploration.Skip if:Players seeking online co-op; the available co-op mode is local.
RPG

Killsquad

NovaramaWin · 2021For:Action-RPG players who want short combat missionsSkip if:Players seeking a slow-paced or exploration-led adventure
RPG

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

Team17 DigitalWin · 2021For:Roguelite adventure fans who want dungeon runs with changing room configurationsSkip if:Players seeking a fixed dungeon layout and the same room sequence on each run
Simulation

Saiko no sutoka

HabupainWin · 2021For:Horror players who want an escape objective set inside a schoolSkip if:Players seeking a broad exploration game may find the escape-and-safe objective narrow in scope
RPG

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

FinjiWin · Mac · 2021For:Adventure players who want painting to affect exploration and puzzlesSkip if:Players seeking a primarily combat-driven adventure
Action

Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered

Deep SilverWin · 2021For:Players who enjoy exaggerated crime-action scenarios rather than grounded combatSkip if:Players seeking a restrained or realistic crime story may bounce off when missions involve tank skydiving and satellite-directed airstrikes.
Simulation

Just Die Already

Curve GamesWin · 2021For:Players who enjoy physics-based sandbox mayhem and unusual environmental interactionsSkip if:Players seeking a structured, realistic adventure may bounce off the injury-based physics and open-ended chaos
RPG

Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure

2KWin · 2021For:Fantasy action-RPG players who want firearms and spell-like attacksSkip if:Players seeking a quiet or low-combat adventure rather than repeated battles with fantasy enemies
Other

Sub Rosa

Devolver DigitalWin · Linux · 2021For:Multiplayer FPS players who want negotiation alongside gunfightsSkip if:Players seeking a straightforward shooter without trading, role assignments, or company management
Strategy

Fights in Tight Spaces

Balor GamesWin · 2021For:Turn-based tactics fans who want card choices to shape each fightSkip if:Players looking for real-time combat rather than turn-based encounters
Strategy

Carrier Command 2

MicroProse SoftwareWin · Mac · 2021For:Strategy players who want direct control of vehicles alongside high-level commandSkip if:Players seeking a conventional strategy game without direct vehicle piloting
RPG

Growing Up

Vile MonarchWin · Mac · 2021For:Players who enjoy life-simulation games with long-term character progressionSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused story confined to one stage of life
Strategy

A Total War Saga: TROY

SEGAWin · Mac · 2021For:Fans of historical strategy who want myth-inspired units in a Bronze Age settingSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused battle game without empire management or diplomacy
Action

INDUSTRIA

HeadupWin · 2021For:Players who favor story-led shooters with a defined, short campaignSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign may reach the end after about 4 hours.
Casual

Press Any Button

Eugene ZubkoWin · 2021For:Players who prefer short, story-led arcade games to long campaignsSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign may find the estimated completion time of about an hour brief.
RPG

Red Solstice 2: Survivors

505 GamesWin · 2021For:Tactical strategy players who want real-time squad command rather than turn-based battlesSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed or slow-paced strategy game may find its real-time combat and quick decisions demanding
Adventure

From The Darkness

N4bAWin · 2021For:Psychological-horror players who want a short, atmosphere-focused experienceSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign with substantial progression or multiple chapters