Alien

The blockbuster Xbox shooter is too big to be linear, too small to be open-world

It was a year where unexpected games like Guardians of the Galaxy and Forza Horizon 5 took over my brain

Daredevil, Storm, and Iron Man also give off big edgelord energy in 2005's Marvel Nemesis

From Monster Hunter: Rise to the new League of Legends spin-off, 2021 had some amazing RPGs

The mini console was announced earlier this year and will include games like Alien Breed 3D and Worms

Every MCU film has them, but the latest Spider-Man flick goes hard

Transforming dinosaurs, wheeled guinea pigs, kaiju, and more make this year's top toy list

Games like Ratchet and Returnal are terrific but Sony's PS5 could use some more bells, whistles

Despite the [waves hands], 2021 has produced killer games like Hitman 3 and Death's Door

A new Shovel Knight spin-off, The Gunk on Game Pass, Trash Sailors, some ports, and even a Wii U release