Observer and Blair Witch developer Bloober Team has another psychological horror game in the works for Jan. Image: Bloober Team and Image: Bloober Team But as of now, here are the 50 games (listed alphabetically) that point to a brighter year. There are many games coming in 2021 that have yet to be announced, or that have not been given a release window. And if you’re looking for some of the smaller, great-looking indie games coming in 2021, we’ve got a separate list where they can shine. Of course, there are plenty of games were anticipating that didn’t make the list, including re-releases and remasters of titles like Super Mario 3D World and the Mass Effect trilogy. It also includes a handful of titles from last year’s list that were delayed beyond 2020, which is to say that nothing’s guaranteed when it comes to video game release dates. In other words, it includes FromSoftware’s Elden Ring, Nintendo’s sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Blizzard’s Overwatch 2, highly anticipated games that don’t have confirmed release dates, but which we’ve known about for years. Our look forward at the games of 2021 includes plenty of optimism. But 2021 promises some wonderful games too, including many we hoped we’d be playing already.
From the chill lifestyle simulation of Animal Crossing: New Horizons to the just-one-more-run addictiveness of Hades to the virtual tourism of Microsoft Flight Simulator, there was a lot to enjoy while sequestered indoors. While 2020 was a rough year for, well, just about everything and everyone, many of us found refuge in games. And you’re right to be hopeful that this year will be better than the last. If you’re reading this, congratulations: You made it to 2021.