2020 was a pretty good year for games. From Animal Crossing to Hades, to The Last of Us Part 2 and beyond, we've seen a who🌌le lot of excellent titles launch over the last 12 months.
Fortunately, 2021 looks as if it's already intending to capitalize on the momentum of 2020, and has loads of its own games lined up to launch over the course of the next year. While we can't necessarily say if these games are actually going to be good just yet, we can certainly take a look at the most highly-anticipated titles of the lot. Here's a list of all the biggest PC games coming out in 2021, listed in order of release date.
Hitman 3
- Release date: January 20, 2021
- Platforms: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox Onꦡe
Hitman 3 will see Agent 47 finally close out the critically-acclaimed World Assassination trilogy, which has made him famous for being both bald and deadly in equal measure. This particular instalment will see him take on contract🌸s from as far and wide as Berlin and Chongqing. We reckon Hitman 3🧜 is going to be an absolute belter to kickstart a whole new year of games - I personally can't wait to mill briefcases at people's mugs.
The Medium
- Release date: January 28, 2021
- Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S
The Medium piqued the interest of players all over the world almost immediately after its first trailer launched. A psychological horror game from Bloober Team, The Medium cleverly juxtaposes a real-world setting with the spirit realm, both of which are traversable by its protagon🥂ist, Marianne. This is definitely one to watch out for, if only for its evident ambition.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Release date: Q1 2021
- Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5
This is one I've personally been looking forward to for ages. Like The Medium, Kena: Bridge of Spirits also has to do with blending our world with the spirit world, but in this case Kena is tasked with helping the recently deceased🅘 traverse lands plagued by wretched evils. She uses a staff to wallop said wretched evils in their wretched skulls, and the staff can also become a bow - because why not? If Ori taught us anything, it's that spirit weapons don't follow the same rules as regular ones. I'm all for a magic staff-bow in a weird world-but-not-the-real-world.
Guilty Gear Strive
- Release date: April 6, 2021
- Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5
Guilty Gear Strive is the seventh mainli𒐪ne game in the Guilty Gear franchise. Unfortunately, we barely know anything about it, despite the fact that it's only a few months away. Arc has been fairly open about the fact that this is going to be a whole new Guilty Gear experience, meaning that fans of the series should expect quite a few changes to the traditional formula. What those changes entail... Your guilty guess is as good as ours.
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
- Release date: April 23, 2021
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
OK, bear with here. There's no need to be discouraged by all of the numbers after the title. This is a remaster of the original Nier game (well, an alternate version of it - shhh). So, if you liked Nier: Automata, this is a must-play. You play as Kaine and need to locate the Sealed Verses in order to save your sister Yonah, who fell victim to the Black Scra- listen, I know all of this sounds a bit wild. But Nier is really good. Just give it a whack, yeah?
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
- Release date: Spring 2021
- Platforms: PC▨, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Surely I don't need to tell you to play Mass Effect for the 12th time. All I will say is that if you let Wrex die on Virmire, clos🌱e this article and never come back. If you saved him, I love you - you can keep reading.
Deathloop
- Release date: 2021
- Platforms: PC, PS5
Arkane has consistently been one of the mos🍌t intriguing studios in the whole industry for years, so it suffices to say that I'm fairly excited for Deathloop. In case you haven't heard of it yet, Deathloop is a time-bending, mind-boggling shooter set on an island where eight people relive the exact same party every night. You play as an assassin who has been tasked with taking them out - but you've got a pretty 💟limited amount of time to do so, and the island of Blackreef has its own plans...
Halo Infinite
- Release date: Fall 2021
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Halo Infinite is probably one of th🃏e most anticipated titles of 2021 across the board. It was supposed to launch with the Xbox Series X/S, but was delayed shortly after its most recent trailer was poorly received by fans. Fortunately, it looks like it's going to finally launch in 2021 - perhaps some time arouꦺnd Halo Day (July 7). Regardless of its exact release date, we're very excited for one more opportunity to gear up with Battle Rifles and Energy Swords in an attempt to take down The Covenant.
But not Craig the Brute. Craig the Brute must be protected at all costs. I ꦉpersonally believe the last delay was to change him into a good guy.
Far Cry 6
- Release date: 2021
- Plat🔯forms: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
In case you 🍸couldn't tell from the picture above, Far Cry 6 stars Giancarlo Esposito, who you might know from Breaking Bad or The Usual Suspects. What you might not know is that a lot of people reckon his in-game son, Diego, is actually a young Vaas from Far Cry 3, which would be... interesting. Anyway, you play as a rebel named Dani Rojas and the whole game is about taking Esposito's character, Anton Castillo, to task for his dictatorial crimes. This is certainly a Far Cry game.
Hogwarts Legacy
- Release date: 2021
- Platforms: PC𒀰, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Based on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Hogwarts Legacy invites you back to the iconic school of witchcraft and wizardry - except this time, it's set in the late 19th Century, approximately 100 years before Harry and the gang were even born. We don't know a whole lot about the♔ game yet, but it's a full open world experience with spells, potions, magical creatures, and a full-fledged morality system. Apparently, you can choose your own House, too. No, you're probably not a Gryffindor. What a Hufflepuff thing to say.
