After a year of exciting game releases, The Game Awards 2021 has recognized numerous titles for achievements in a variety of areas. The Game Awards has also historically hosted game reveals and announcements for titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Back 4 Blood, and still unreleased titles like the upcoming Mass Effect project from BioWare. This year, fans have gotten a peek at what can be expected in 2022 and beyond, as well as updates on previously revealed projects that many may be looking forward to.
Last year, in light of Covid-19 safety precautions, The Game Awards 2020 was all-virtual. This year, The Game Awards 2021 has sent out in-person invites, allowing the show to again have a live audience as well as steaming across platforms like YouTube and Twitter. The show also features popular musical guests like Imagine Dragons and celebrity guests like Guillermo del Toro, giving fans plenty to enjoy outside of the award announcements and game reveals.
During The Game Awards 2020, numerous exciting updates and reveals were announced from big developers and publishers, including Back 4 Blood, a new zombie survival title inspired by the Left 4 Dead series which was released in October of 2020, and Loop Hero which initially launched in the early spring of 2020. However, The Game Awards has also offered reveals and teasers that have stayed largely in the dark since last December, including the unnamed Mass Effect project by BioWare, as well as an untitled new Dragon Age game reveal. Hopefully, the titles announced during The Game Awards 2021 will all be released in the near future, offering exciting new adventures across all platforms.
The Game Awards 2021: All Announcements, Reveals, And Trailers
Below is a list of all reveals, announcements, and trailers seen during The Game Awards 2021 pre-show and awards ceremony. The bolded titles are brand new projects, expansions, or show reveals. Below the list, The Game Awards stream archive will also be available for those who may have missed the live viewing.
- TUNIC (Andrew Shouldice)
- Risk of Rain 2 (Hopoo Games)
- Tribes of Midgard (Norsfell)
- Godfall: Challenger Edition (Counterplay Games)
- King of Fighters XV 2nd Open Beta Test
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Gun Media)
- Homeworld 3 (Blackbird Interactive)
- The Expanse (Telltale Games)
- Babylon's Fall (Square Enix)
- Chivalry 2: House Aberfell (Torn Banner Studios)
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (Capcom)
- Thirsty Suitors (Outerloop Games)
- Evil West (Flying Wild Hog)
- Have A Nice Death (Magic Design Studios)
- Planet of Lana (Wishfully)
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (Atlus)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory)
- Star Wars Eclipse (Quantic Dream)
- Lost Arc (Smilegate)
- Wonder Woman (Monolith Productions)
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Film)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerilla Games)
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade (Square Enix)
- Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (Bungie Inc)
- Slitterhead - (Bokeh Game Studio)
- Nightingale (Inflexion Games)
- Beat Saber: Lady Gaga (Beat Games)
- Gollum (Daedalic Entertainment)
- PUBG: Battlegrounds (PUBG Corporation)
- Somerville (Jumpship)
- Cuphead: Delicious Last Course Island (Studio MDHR)
- Sonic Frontiers (Sonic Team)
- Nightmare Alley (Film)
- PUBG Mobile (PUBG Corporation)
- Warhammer: Vermintide (Fatshark)
- Warhammer: Vermintide Warrior Priest (Fatshark)
- Tchia - Awaceb
- Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League (Rocksteady Studios)
- Forspoken (Luminous Productions)
- Warhammer: Space Marine 2 (Fatshark)
- Saints Row: Self Made (Deep Silver Volition)
- Fall Guys: Jack's Challenge (Mediatonic)
- Dune: Spice Wars (Shiro Games)
- Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (Gearbox Software)
- Among Us VR (InnerSloth)
- Doke V (Pearl Abyss)
- Genshin Impact Character Reveals (miHoYo)
- Steel Rising (Spiders)
- Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders)
- Rocket League Sideswipe (Psyonix)
- Star Trek: Resurgence (Dramatic Labs)
- Rumbleverse (Iron Galaxy)
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio)
- Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Techland)
- CrossfireX (Remedy Entertainment)
- Fortnite: Chapter 3 (Epic Games)
- Bloodhunt (Sharkmob)
- GTFO (10 Chambers)
- Chorus (Deep Silver)
- Halo Infinite (343 Industries)
- Halo The TV Series
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware)
- ARC Raiders (Embark Studios)
- The Matrix: Resurrections (Film)
- The Matrix Awakens (Warner Bros.)
In a surprising turn, It Takes Two beat Metroid Dread, Resident Evil: Village, Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, winning Game of the Year. The cooperative title developed by Hazelight Studios was released in March 2021 and follows the journey of a couple working through a divorce as they are plunged into the bodies of a pair of dolls controlled by their daughter. The claymation-like 3D design and unique gameplay were nominated for several other awards, like Best Family Game and Best Narrative.
For many, the upcoming year will hold DLC for popular games like Monster Hunter Rise and Cuphead. An official release date was also confirmed for Horizon Forbidden West, which has seen several delays but will launch on February 18, 2022, for PlayStation consoles. This is exciting news for those who are ready to embark on the next adventure in the series.
Warner Brother has also surprised players with the unanticipated announcement of Wonder Woman, taking a sharp turn away from the numerous Batman titles that have dominated DC superhero games in recent years. While no gameplay is currently available, those who have enjoyed the movies and Diana's character in the comics will finally be able to embark on an adventure with Wonder Woman as the main heroine. With so many exciting announcements at The Game Awards 2021, hopefully, players from every genre will have something new to keep an eye out for in the coming months or years.