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GOTY 2021

by nia

Top 10 games I played in 2021 (not based on release)

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Path of Exile

1. Path of Exile

Expedition League / Scourge League PoE is a fantastic ARPG and once you have followed a build guide or two you'll know most of the gargantuan skill tree by heart, and can start to make your own builds. There are so many systems, skills and unique items that most of the end game you will spend theory crafting your next build. Over the 8 years it's been out there has been an insane amount of content added onto it, after 3000 hours I feel like there's still things to discover. And although I recommend spending 20-30 dollars to get some QoL stash tabs, it's completely free!

Cloudpunk

2. Cloudpunk

Few games exude their chosen aesthetic as well as Cloudpunk. Cruising around Nivalis as the delivery driver Rania in the unrelenting rainfall and choking atmosphere of a ruined Earth you can almost smell it. Fantastic story with wonderful characters, and the expansion City of Ghosts is even better.

Valheim

3. Valheim

I dug a channel for my longboat through a thick forest of trolls 10/10

Melvor Idle

4. Melvor Idle

What if you could play an MMORPG without the playing and the MMO part. Melvor is an idle game where the goal is to level up your attributes and skills through grinding. Pure and distilled.

Nova Drift

5. Nova Drift

A roguelike twin stick shooter with some really fun and creative ways to build your ship from run to run.

SNKRX

6. SNKRX

SNKRX is roguelike auto-chess, but instead of chess it's snake, and has nothing to do with snake really. Really good music, satisfying effects and replayability.

Dyson Sphere Program

7. Dyson Sphere Program

A fun factory building game that quickly becomes a pipeline to strip mine whole planets to fuel your barren factory worlds to construct your dyson sphere projects. There's something very satisfying in taking off into orbit in your mech and seeing a whole solar system working together in unison.

Metroid Dread

8. Metroid Dread

metriod bread good

Vampire Survivors

9. Vampire Survivors

A roguelite where you steer an auto-firing torrent of weapons, spells and attacks against ever increasing hordes of suspiciously Castlevania-like enemies. It's very fun and relaxing to just mow down everything the game can throw at you, not having to worry about anything but moving and your next upgrade.

Forza Horizon 5

10. Forza Horizon 5

I made my vanity plate say CHORIZO5 and got an anime girl livery.