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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 79

Casual

Gravity Block

Atthus GamesWin · 2021For:Puzzle players who enjoy controlling movement by rotating the environmentSkip if:Players looking for combat, story progression, or varied gameplay systems may find the single block-to-portal objective narrow.
RPG

TWO MONTHS

undiesWin · Linux · 2021For:Souls-like action RPG fans who want a focused 8–12-hour campaignSkip if:Players seeking a long RPG may find the average 8–12-hour first playthrough brief
Adventure

Descending I - House of Nightmares

Dungeon GamesWin · 2021For:VR players who want horror set inside a single cursed houseSkip if:Players seeking a broad world beyond a haunted-house setting may find the scope narrow
RPG

●LIVE IN DUNGEON

Heaviside CreationsWin · 2021For:RPG players who want audience interaction to affect dungeon combatSkip if:Players seeking a conventional RPG without a streaming and viewer-response layer
Action

Happenlance

Miles FogleWin · 2021For:Action-adventure players who want traversal and combat built around one spearSkip if:Players seeking a broad selection of weapons may find the single-spear premise restrictive
Action

Spectrolite

Noel HeteiWin · 2021For:First-person platformer fans who want precise movement and timed challenges.Skip if:Players seeking a relaxed platformer may find the focus on precision and timed challenges demanding.
RPG

Hammerheart

HammerheartWin · 2021For:Roguelike players who want permanent death and changing runsSkip if:Players who prefer forgiving campaigns may dislike losing companions and loot on death
Strategy

Atomic Cards

Hide HeadWin · 2021For:Post-apocalyptic RPG fans who want survival resources and moral decisionsSkip if:Players seeking a fixed sequence of events may find the random locations, events, and moral choices too variable.
Casual

How To Bathe Your Cat: Drawing

Fractal ProjectsWin · 2021For:Casual puzzle players who want hand-drawn physics challengesSkip if:Players seeking combat, character progression, or a large campaign
RPG

Waxworks: Curse of the Ancestors

Went2Play LLCWin · 2021For:Horror players who want time-traveling exploration across distinct historical settingsSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed or forgiving adventure may find the lethal encounters and gory horror tone too severe
Casual

Overture Music Visualization

n/aWin · 2021For:Music listeners who want reactive visuals rather than a conventional gameSkip if:Players seeking objectives, combat, progression, or other conventional game mechanics
Strategy

Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift

QED GamesWin · Linux · 2021For:Turn-based strategy fans who want battles without a square gridSkip if:Players who prefer real-time combat rather than planning each unit movement in turns
Strategy

Jumpala

Versus EvilWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Competitive players who want short, score-focused platform battlesSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven campaign or role-playing progression
Action

Demons of Asteborg

Neofid StudiosWin · 2021For:Players who enjoy 16-bit-style action platform games with explorationSkip if:Players seeking a slow, story-led adventure with little combat or platforming
Action

BARK

Tic Toc GamesWin · 2021For:Shoot-em-up fans who want local co-op rather than a solo-only campaignSkip if:Players seeking exploration, branching progression, or a campaign centered on activities beyond shooting and boss fights
Casual

Hidden Shapes Animals - Jigsaw Puzzle Game

YAW StudiosWin · 2021For:Puzzle fans who want animal-inspired artworkSkip if:Players looking for combat, exploration, or character-driven progression
Strategy

Castle Formers

INK EYE GamesWin · 2021For:Players who enjoy castle defense mixed with platform movementSkip if:Players seeking multiple scenarios may find the single-scenario structure limiting
Simulation

Desktop NEKO Girl

moon soulWin · 2021For:Casual players who want a desktop companion rather than a traditional action gameSkip if:Players seeking combat, exploration, or a story-driven adventure
Action

Simona's Requiem

Team SimonaWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Players wanting a 2–3 hour retro action-adventureSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign or a world packed with activities may reach the end after roughly 2–3 hours.
Action

Putin kills: Christmas

W. T. B.Win · 2021For:Players seeking a Christmas-themed corridor shooter with an unusual virus-and-zombie storySkip if:Players looking for open environments instead of corridor-based mazes
RPG

Insiders

ANG People s.r.o.Win · 2021For:Players who want single-player survival games with open-world explorationSkip if:Players seeking a tightly directed campaign may find the open-world survival structure too broad
Action

Nemesis: Race Against The Pandemic

Arcade TheoryWin · 2021For:Third-person shooter fans who want a military-agent story involving a terrorist biowarfare plotSkip if:Players looking for gameplay systems beyond third-person shooting and completing mission objectives
Action

Neon

My Way GamesWin · 2021For:Puzzle players who want spinning and jumping to be part of solving challengesSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay with weapons or battles
Strategy

Shadows Behind the Throne 2

Bobby Two HandsWin · 2021For:Fans of political intrigue who want to influence nobles and nations from withinSkip if:Players seeking a narrow strategy game may find the interconnected political, agent, and army systems too broad.