TIME magazine has published their list of the Best Games of 2021.

Among the Top 10, Metroid Dread was crowned TIME’s #1 game of 2021, beating out other major titles such as Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and even Game Awards Winner It Takes Two. Regarding their decision, TIME magazine had this to say about the series’ newest entry:

“When most people think of Nintendo, they conjure up images of kid-friendly characters like Mario and Pikachu. But Samus Aran, badass intergalactic bounty hunter of Metroid fame, has long earned her place on the Mount Rushmore of the company’s characters. And after more than a decade without a proper Metroid game, Samus returned in a big way with this year’s Metroid: Dread, a 2D side-scroller for the Nintendo Switch that sees our hero stalked by artificially intelligent killer robots on the mysterious planet ZDR. Dread, which longtime Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto has been cooking up on and off for nearly two decades, is often legit scary-though not quite on the level as something like an Alien: Isolation- and a delightful return to form for a classic and beloved franchise.”

You can check out the full Top 10 below:

1. Metroid Dread
2. Inscryption
3. Forza Horizon 5
4. Chicory: A Colorful Tale
5. Hitman III
6. Returnal
7. Halo Infinite
8. Deathloop
9. Sable
10. It Takes Two

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