I played 20 games from 2021, so here they all are ranked from best to worst. Managed to beat all of them except for one.
1. NEO The World Ends With You : Incredible sequel that honors original. 9/10
2. Returnal : Gripping and gorgeous gameplay loop. 9/10
3. Persona 5 Strikers : Fantastic followup to wonderful game. 9/10
4. Pokemon Shining Pearl : Gen 4 remains second best. 9/10
5. Shin Megami Tensei V : Fantastic gameplay with repetitive exploration. 8/10
6. New Pokemon Sn ap: Sequel decades in the making. 8/10
7. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart : Gorgeous and breezy. Not bad. 8/10
8. Guardians of the Galaxy : Great story, but too long. 8/10
9. Back 4 Blood : Can’t match original, but good. 7/10
10. Halo Infinite : A huge surprise. Best Halo. 7/10
Games ranked 11-20
11. Big Brain Academy: Brain vs Brain : Very cute and breezy. Good 7/10
12. Warioware: Get It Together: Poor design hampers decent game. 6/10
13. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles: long long long long long 6/10
14. Resident Evil Village : Starts promising, but implodes spectacularly. 5/10
15. Little Nightmares II: Gorgeous but infuriating to play. 5/10
16. Kena: Bridge of Spirits : Gorgeous but boring. Didn’t finish. 4/10
17. Nier: Replicant : Starts okay, but implodes spectacularly. 4/10
18. Destruction Allstars: Multiplayer was a ghost town. 3/10
19. Scarlet Nexus : Infuriating gameplay, characters, and music. 3/10
20. World’s End Club : why 2/10