Metacritic’s list of the best PlayStation games 2021 has a surprise at number 1

PS4 and PS5 can look back on an exciting gaming year in 2021 and that is also reflected in this Metacritic ranking.

Even if many PSS5 hits have been postponed, there is a considerable list of games that will keep PS4 and PS5 owners busy in 2021. Metacritic now shows the top 40 PlayStation games in a list. These include some of the usual suspects, but there are also a few surprises. Especially the game at the top should not necessarily have been expected by all PS4 and PS5 fans there.

Now that 2021 is really completely over, there are of course various best of lists. Accordingly, Metacritic knocks out a lot of them. Like the list of the average best-rated games released for PS4 and PS5 in 2021. With a big surprise at the end.

That is the Metacritic-Listing:

• 40. Life is Strange: True Colors – Metascore 81
• 39. Diablo 2: Resurrected – Metascore 81
• 38. Final Fantasy 7: Remake Intergrade: Episode Intermission – Metascore 81
• 37. Little Nightmares 2- Metascore 82
• 36. Judgment – Metascore 82
• 35. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles – Metascore 82
• 34. Lost Judgment – Metascore 82
• 33. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… – Metascore 83
• 32. Metro Exodus: Complete Edition – Metascore 83
• 31. Persona 5 Strikers – Metascore 83
• 30. The Pedestrian – Metascore 83
• 29. Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island – Metascore 84
• 28. Resident Evil Village – Metascore 84
• 27. Castlevania Advance Collection – Metascore 84
• 26. Hitman 3 – Metascore 84
• 25. F1 2021 – Metascore 85
• 24. Death Stranding: Director’s Cut – Metascore 85
• 23. The Forgotten City – Metascore 85
• 22. Roki – Metascore 85
• 21. Control: Ultimate Edition – Metascore 85
• 20. Returnal – Metascore 85
• 19. Chivalry 2 – Metascore 85
• 18. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition – Metascore 86
• 17. Yakuza: Like A Dragon – Metascore 86
• 16. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Metascore 86
• 15. Tales of Arise – Metascore 87
• 14. Psychonauts 2 – Metascore 87
• 13. Chicory: A Colorful Tale – Metascore 87
• 12. Guilty Gear Strive – Metascore 87
• 11. The Nioh Collection – Metascore 87
• 10. Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut – Metascore 88
• 09. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Metascore 88
• 08. Deathloop – Metascore 88
• 07. It Takes Two – Metascore 88
• 06. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut – Metascore 89
• 05. Synth Riders – Metascore 89
• 04. Final Fantasy 7: Remake Intergrade – Metascore 89
• 03. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 – Metascore 90
• 02. Hades – Metascore 93
• 01. Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker – Metascore 93

While Hades, Tony Hawk’s or Disco Elysium were reasonably expected, the first place seems more surprising. Anyone who has played Endwalker probably sees it very differently. Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is the latest addition to the MMORPG and continues the success story. FF14 Online is currently so popular that sales recently had to be stopped to protect the servers.

What is Metacritic? In case you don’t know the review aggregator page: On Metacritic, test ratings are calculated to a meta score, which is supposed to show the average rating of games, films, series and so on at a glance.

Here you can find the 20 best games of 2021 according to Metacritic (all platforms):

This is natural enjoy with caution, because many tests and reviews do not give numerical values ​​and it is difficult to express art, fun and personal taste in absolute numbers. In addition to the critic’s score, Metacritic also has the user score.

Which game would you have expected to be number one among the top-rated Metacritic titles?