Many people say that this year is boring, and there are not many good games. The reason is simple. It’s nothing more than a good game that I’ve always liked has skipped tickets, or it’s lost control and overturned the car… But in fact, a closer look at the games I played this year, there are always such things. Some games that make people play reluctantly or knowingly smile.
Steam announced the annual list. Similar to previous years, Steam has prepared several best lists, among which are the “best-selling games”, “the hottest new products”, “the hottest games to play”, and the “best early access graduation works”. Among them, the Chinese game “Eternal Tribulation”, which is not low in popularity this year, includes “Hall of Heroes”, which continued to dominate the rankings at the beginning of the year, and “Evil Spirit Castle: Village” which is constantly interesting.
It is true that this year is indeed a small game year, it lacks some masterpieces that can be used throughout the year. But these games that accompany us through 2021 are not easy–they have their own unique fun, stories, and experiences, and they are also worth remembering.
The following is the list of the above 4 awards announced by Steam this time (Steam awards include platinum, gold, and silver. Only platinum list is listed here):
Best-selling game of the year
This list is the 11 games with the highest Steam sales in 2021. The relevant data covers game sales, in-game transactions and DLC sales from January 1, 2021 to December 15, 2021. Therefore, many of these games were not released this year.
It is worth noting that among the six games that made the platinum list for the first time this year, it is “Forever Tribulation”. In November this year, “Forever Tribulation” officially announced that the game sales had exceeded 6 million copies, setting a new record for China’s buyout system sales.
(Source: Eikyu Mukuma)
Winner list:
- 《Eternal Mukuma》 (Naraka: Bladepoint)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG: Battlegrounds)
- “Grand Theft Auto V”
- “Battlefield 2042” (Battlefield 2042)
- “Absolute Force: Global Offensive” (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Destiny 2
- “Dead by Daylight”
- “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege” (Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege)
- “New World”
- 《DOTA2》
- “Hall of Heroes” (Valheim)
Hottest New Product of the Year
These 12 games are calculated by Steam based on the sales data within two weeks after the launch of each new product this year.
An interesting point of this list is that the gameplay types on the list not only include the popular chickens nowadays, but also MMORPGs that are rarely seen on Steam, and even the ancient RTS gameplay has been re-appeared.
Winner list:
- 《Eternal Mukuma》 (Naraka: Bladepoint)
- “Mass Effect” (Mass Effect)
- Age Empires IV
- Farming Simulator 22
- “New World”
- “Battlefield 2042” (Battlefield 2042)
- “Resident Evil: Village” (Resident Evil: VILLAGE)
- “Forza Horizon5” (Forza Horizon5)
- “Back 4 Blood”
- “The Last Battle: Infinite” (Halo Infinite)
- “Hall of Heroes” (Valheim)
- “Outriders” (OUTRIDERS)
Hottest Game of the Year
The list includes 9 games with a peak number of players online at the same time on Steam exceeding 200,000. Among them, there are regulars like “DOTA2” and “PUBG”, and there are dark horses such as “Hall of Valor” that have a small cost and advanced gameplay, but have suddenly emerged.
（Source：DOTA2）
Winner list:
- 《DOTA2》
- “Grand Theft Auto V”
- “Hall of Heroes” (Valheim)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG: Battlegrounds)
- “Corrosion” (Rust)
- “Cyberpunk 2077” (Cyberpunk 2077)
- “The Last Battle: Infinite” (Halo Infinite)
- “Absolute Force: Global Offensive” (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- “New World”
First experience of graduation works of the year
EA version testing has gradually become the selling strategy of many studios on Steam. On the one hand, the game development cycle is getting longer and longer, and more exquisite art standards and content production require the EA version to quickly recover blood and relieve pressure; on the other hand, to release content earlier is actually earlier to let developers and Players talk, and both parties will adjust the game to a better state.
This flexible development method also allowed us to see a lot of small but beautiful and unique games this year.
Winner list:
- “Totally Accurate Battle Simulator” (Totally Accurate Battle Simulator)
- “The Edge of Breathing”
- “Medieval Dynasty” (Medieval Dynasty)
- “Wildermyth” (Wildermyth)
- “Fuck Off” (GTFO)
- “Hell Let Loose”
- “Solasta: Crown of the Magister” (Solasta: Crown of the Magister)
- “End Zone: A World Apart”
- “Subnautica: Below Zero” (Subnautica: Below Zero)
- “Chernobyl” (Chernobylite)
- “Draw&Guess” (Draw&Guess)
- “Skul: The Hero Slayer” (Skul: The Hero Slayer)
(This article is reproduced with authorization from Game Grape; the source of the first image: Steam)
