Returnal (2021)
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows
All-time
#1157 of 1,295
Ranking by scope
- 2020s: #51 of 83
- 2021: #9 of 12
- PlayStation 5: #76 of 102
Ballots (30)
Decade lists
- Game Rant — Best Games Of The 2020s (2025)
Year lists
- #1 BAFTA — 2021 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners (2021)
- #1 A.V. Club — The 17 best games of 2021 (2021)
- #1 Den of Geek — The Best Games of 2021 (2021)
- #1 Guardian — The 15 best video games of 2021 (2021)
- #1 USA Today — The best games of 2021 (2021)
- #2 Ars Technica — Ars Technica's top 20 video games of 2021 (2021)
- #2 Digital Trends — The 10 best video games of 2021 (2022)
- #2 IGN — The Best Game of the Year 2021 (2021)
- #2 D.I.C.E. Awards — Game of the Year 2021 (2022)
- #3 CBR — Editor Picks: The 10 Best Video Games of 2021 (2021)
- #3 Eurogamer — Eurogamer's game of the year is… (2021)
- #3 Complex — The Best Video Games of 2021 (2021)
- #4 Game Informer — Top 10 Games Of 2021 (2021)
- #4 GamingBolt — GamingBolt’s Game of the Year – Top 25 Games of 2021 (2021)
- #4 Electronic Gaming Monthly — Best of 2021 (2021)
- #6 Time — The 10 Best Video Games of 2021 (2021)
- #7 NY Daily News — The 10 Best Video Games of 2021 (2021)
- #7 Slant — The 25 Best Video Games of 2021 (2021)
- #7 El País — Los 10 mejores videojuegos de 2021 (2021)
- #12 Empire — The Best Games Of 2021 (2021)
- #13 GamesRadar — The 25 best games of 2021 (2021)
- #14 NME — The 20 best games of 2021 (2021)
- #18 Esquire — 35 Best Video Games 2021 (2021)
- #33 Polygon — The 50 best video games of 2021 (2021)
- The Sydney Morning Herald — The best video games of 2021, and what to buy (2021)
- Pittsburg Post Gazette — The 10 best video games of 2021 (2021)
- The Daily Telegraph (UK) — The 20 best video games of 2021 (2021)
- GameSpot — 10 Best Games Of 2021 (2021)
- Kotaku — Kotaku's 2021 Games of the Year (2022)