Valve compiled a list of the best games of 2021 on Steam

Gabe Niella's company, which gave the world the game distribution platform Steam, has revealed what their list of the best titles of 2021 looks like. All games were divided into four categories: bronze, silver, gold and the most solid - platinum. Valve did not disclose financial details, but only showed the final list of games. For the sixth year now, GTA V, Dota 2 and CS: GO have ruled the show.

It is noteworthy that many representatives of the best-selling games list appeared in such a list in 2020. PUBG and Rainbow Six Siege have been among the top sellers for five years in a row, while Destiny 2 also holds the brand and has been on the bestseller list for the third year in a row. Many players have been waiting for the eighth part of Resident Evil with the subtitle Village. The title from CAPCOM did not even receive gold status. Another sensational game, but already from independent developers, Valheim received popular recognition and this helped her make so much money. So much so that the title made it to the top sellers for the entire 2021.

Leaders of sells

• Valheim
• Battlefield 2042
• Naraka: Bladepoint
• PUBG
• CS: GO
• Gta 5
• Dota 2
• New world
• Rainbow six siege
• Destiny 2
• Apex legends
• Dead by daylight

As for the games with the largest online, then there are titles with a multiplayer component. The only criterion for getting into the list was the presence of more than 200,000+ players online, and games with free weekends, distributions and others were not taken into account. CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077 was a flop, but it was the only game played by over 200,000 people. As a reminder, at the release, the game passed the threshold of 1,000,000 active users, which became an absolute record among all singleplayer games. The previously mentioned Valheim made it to this list as well. Halo Infinite, a newcomer to the multiplayer environment Steam, did not stand aside, as did the titans of the gaming industry Dota 2, CS: GO and GTA V.

Leaders of the largest online

• Gta 5
• Dota 2
• PUBG
• CS: GO
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Rust
• Apex legends
• New world
• Halo infinite
• Valheim

Valve has also celebrated the most successful releases. Resident Evil Village has finally appeared on this list, as well as the long-awaited remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy with the subtitle Legendary Edition, Farming Simulator 22, the sensational New World and Battlefield 2042 and other titles.

The best new items

• Outriders
• Halo infinite
• Battlefield 2042
• Age of empires iv
• Forza horizon 5
• Back 4 blood
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition
• Naraka: Blade Point
• Farming Simulator 22
• Resident evil village
• New world
• Valheim

Everyone knows that Valve is fighting for the development of the gaming industry in the field of virtual reality. For this reason, they did not ignore this topic, and therefore the best games in the VR category were also collected in one top.

List of the best VR games

• TES V Skyrim
• Arizona sunshine
• Superhot VR
• The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners
• Pavlov VR
• Half-life alyx
• Into the Radious
• Blade & Sorcery
• HOt Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
• VR Kanojo
• Boneworks
• Beat saber

Valve also highlighted Early Access Alumni and games that are best suited for controllers.