The Shacknews Awards 2021

On the tenth anniversary of Valve's celebrated puzzle classic, the modding community delivered a mind-bending tribute.

Metroid Dread returns to its roots and delivers an impeccable experience on Nintendo Switch. It's been worth the wait.

Forza Horizon 5 takes what the series has offered in the past and lifts it to new heights in a gorgeous new locale.

Knockout City delivered a fun and inventive sports experience in a year filled with underwhelming franchise games.

Turtle Rock Studios came back in style with Back 4 Blood and recaptured a lot of the spirit of zombie-shooting camaraderie in spades.

Unknown Worlds Entertainment followed up their stellar debut with an icy survival upgrade that deserves to land on your radar.

Disco Elysium somehow offered an even better experience in 2021 and it's all thanks to the Final Cut expansion.

It takes a talented group of people to steer a mighty franchise like Halo back in the right direction.

Kojima has been usurped by ghost ursines. Here's why Cozy Grove is our favorite Strand Game of 2021.

Insomniac Games has managed to deliver incredible accessibility options with Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.