• 10 BlackChain - the atmosphere is exactly like Starcraft Brood War, though it's a solo-developed indie game and so the art is really bad, but the game mechanics are all very good.. and the guy even created a mission editor! Who even does that anymore? Great work under the circumstances!
  
• 9 Rhythm Doctor - they finally released this year and it was a good few hours well spent
  
• 8 To The Rescue! - my SO stayed up all night and wouldn't get out of my chair the next morning, so it must be good
  
• 7 Lake - super relaxing and a good time
  
• 6 Nickelodeon All Stars Brawl - Which ones of you football heads wants to come catch these Helga hands?
  
• 5 Thunder Tier One - this would have been #3 if they had included more features at launch, but it's a really good, modern, indie Men Of War-like and the mission scenarios are very polished and creative
  
• 4 Hell Let Loose - they finally came out of early access to technically it's eligible for the list. the community absolutely ruins the game (too many N-words), but the game itself introduces a lot of good mechanics to the genre
  
• 3 The Last Campfire - the environment art and character art are :chefkiss:
  
• 2 Guilty Gear Strive - in this game you can press a button to pet a dolphin or summon a seal with a sailor costume, and sometimes if you win a match, then a golden retriever puppy will trot over to you and lick your face! Never tried playing the story or against other people online, but I heard it's alright. You can even change the color of the dolphin!
  
• 2 Disco Elysium - astonishingly creative, well-thought-out writing, and the art is great. What's not to love? sorry this didn't come out in 2021 so it's not fair to include it
  
• 1 Age of Empires IV - lived up to the hype imo, without cutting too much into the existing AoE2 playerbase. More so, it created an opporunity for Blizzard to lose its playerbase, which it's always a sight for sore eyes :chefkiss:
  

Love Stole the Day fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Dec 31, 2021