Game Most Likely Named By An Algorithm

2021 brought with it a shocking rise in the trend of apparently algorithmically generated games names. Here are the most obvious.

Winner: Re; Zero - Starting Life in another world: The Prophecy of the Throne
Runners-up: Kingdom Hearts: melody of memory, Melty Blood: Type Lumina, Everhood: An Ineffable Tale of Inexpressive Divine Moments of Truth, Monster Energy Supercross: The official videogame 4, Gloria Union: Twin Fates in Blue Ocean FHD Edition, Love Live! School Idol Festival: After School Activity Wai-Wai!, Home Meeting!!, Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139, Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R

WTF, that came out this year?

We can’t believe it either.

Winner: Kingdom of Amalur: re-reckoning
Runners-up: HITMAN 3, Maneater

Best Loop

A big year for loops, if you ask us.

Winner: 12 Minutes
Runners-up: Loop Hero, Deathloop, Cris Tales

Brand Most Likely to Announce a Vtuber Mascot

The trend cannot be stopped. Trust us, we tried.

Winner: Moon Pies
Runners-up: Wendy’s, Microsoft Xbox, Samsung

Most Absurd Re-Release Subtitle

They’re really running out of names for these.

Winner: Uncharted Waters 4 with Power-up Kit: HD Version
Runners-up: Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, Super Meatboy Forever, Ghosts and Goblins Resurrections, Saviors of Sapphire Wings & Stranger of Sword City Revisited, Fighting Ex-Layer: Another Dash, Final Fantasy VII: Remake Intergrade

Best Looking Game We Didn’t Play

We can’t get to them all, but if we could, we’d get to these.

Winner: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Runners-up: Root Film, Call of the Sea, Baldo: The Guardian Owls, Jett: The Far Shore

Portable Console of the Year

Portable consoles are finally getting good (and plentiful) again.

Winner: Analogue Pocket
Runners-up: Anbernic

Browser Game of the Year, presented by bufordsharkley

Our Lead Web Correspondent summarizes which browser-based games from 2021 you should be paying attention to.

Winner: TBD

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TBD of the Year, presented by fugimax

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Winner: Hades
Runners-up: Spelunky 2

Xbox Game Pass Game of the Year, presented by spiffymarc

Our Senior Game Pass Analyst presents the top games from Microsoft's ever-expanding service.

Winner: TBD
Runners-up: TBD

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Game of the Year 2021

Alright, thank you for bearing with us thus far. It’s time to get down to it. These are our top games of 2021.

#10. The Good Life

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#9. Far Cry 6

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#8. Mario Party Superstars

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#7. Monster Hunter Rise

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#6. Resident Evil Village

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#5. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart

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#4. Forza Horizon 5

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#3. Guilty Gear Strive

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#2. Halo: Infinite

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#1. Metroid Dread

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Complete stack rank

  1. Metroid Dread
  2. Halo: Infinite
  3. Guilty Gear Strive
  4. Forza Horizon 5
  5. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
  6. Resident Evil Village
  7. Monster Hunter Rise
  8. Mario Party Superstars
  9. Far Cry 6
  10. The Good Life
  11. Life is Strange 3: True Colors
  12. HITMAN 3
  13. Humankind
  14. Twelve Minutes
  15. Solar Ash
  16. Pokémon Unite
  17. House of Ashes
  18. Animal Royale
  19. Tales of Arise
  20. Riders Republic
  21. Persona 5: Strikers
  22. Boyfriend Dungeon
  23. Super Bomberman R
  24. Pac-Man 99
  25. Melty Blood: Type Lumina
  26. Shin Megami Tensei V
  27. Battlefield 2042
  28. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game
  29. Call of Duty: Vanguard
  30. Scarlet Nexus
  31. King’s Bounty 2
  32. Maneater
  33. Mario Golf: Super Rush
  34. No More Heroes 3
  35. Bravely Default 2
  36. Super Monkey Ball BAnana Mania
  37. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
  38. Out of the Park Baseball 2021
  39. MLB The Show 21
  40. Madden NFL 22 (RIP)
  41. Deathloop
  42. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
  43. Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny
  44. YS IX: Monstrum Nox