Returnal (2021)

All time rank:	364 of 1,000
2020s rank:	30 of 101
2021 rank:	6 of 17
List appearances:	30 lists
Developer:	Housemarque
Platform:	PlayStation 5
Genres:	Shooter Roguelike Third-Person Shooter
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~19h Main+Extra: ~31h 100%: ~64h
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Returnal

Source Lists

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Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2024	IGN	The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time	76

2024 IGN

The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time #76

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Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2022	BAFTA	2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners	1
2022	D.I.C.E. Awards	Game of the Year 2021	2
2022	Kinda Funny	Kinda Funny's Game of the Year 2021	2
2022	Kotaku	Kotaku's 2021 Games Of The Year	1
2022	Multiplayer.it	Il Gioco dell’Anno 2021 di Multiplayer.it	9
2022	Polygon	The Best Video Games of 2021	33
2021	3DJuegos	Los 25 mejores juegos del 2021	22
2021	Ars Technica	Ars Technica’s top 20 video games of 2021	2
2021	Business Insider	These were the 11 must-play video games of 2021	1
2021	Complex	The Best Video Games of 2021	3
2021	Den of Geek	The Best Games of 2021	1
2021	Digital Trends	The 10 best video games of 2021	2
2021	Edge	Top 10 Games of the Year 2021	9
2021	Electronic Gaming Monthly	EGM’s Best of 2021	4
2021	Esquire	The Best Video Games of 2021	18
2021	Eurogamer	Counting down our top 10 games of 2021	3
2021	Game Informer	Game Informer's Top 10 Games Of 2021	4
2021	GamesRadar+	The 25 best games of 2021	13
2021	GamingBolt	GamingBolt’s Game of the Year – Top 25 Games of 2021	4
2021	Goomba Stomp	30 Best Video Games of 2021	7
2021	IGN	The Best Game of the Year 2021	2
2021	MinnMax	The Game Of The Year Debate 2021	2
2021	NME	The 20 best games of 2021	14
2021	Slant Magazine	The 25 Best Video Games of 2021	7
2021	The A.V. Club	The 17 best games of 2021	1
2021	The Guardian	The 15 best video games of 2021	1
2021	The New Yorker	The Best Video Games of 2021	1
2021	Thrillist	The 18 Best Video Games of 2021	1
2021	Time	The 10 Best Video Games of 2021	6

2022 BAFTA

2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners #1

2022 D.I.C.E. Awards

Game of the Year 2021 #2

2022 Kinda Funny

Kinda Funny's Game of the Year 2021 #2

2022 Kotaku

Kotaku's 2021 Games Of The Year #1

2022 Multiplayer.it

Il Gioco dell’Anno 2021 di Multiplayer.it #9

2022 Polygon

The Best Video Games of 2021 #33

2021 3DJuegos

Los 25 mejores juegos del 2021 #22

2021 Ars Technica

Ars Technica’s top 20 video games of 2021 #2

2021 Business Insider

These were the 11 must-play video games of 2021 #1

2021 Complex

The Best Video Games of 2021 #3

2021 Den of Geek

The Best Games of 2021 #1

2021 Digital Trends

The 10 best video games of 2021 #2

2021 Edge

Top 10 Games of the Year 2021 #9

2021 Electronic Gaming Monthly

EGM’s Best of 2021 #4

2021 Esquire

The Best Video Games of 2021 #18

2021 Eurogamer

Counting down our top 10 games of 2021 #3

2021 Game Informer

Game Informer's Top 10 Games Of 2021 #4

2021 GamesRadar+

The 25 best games of 2021 #13

2021 GamingBolt

GamingBolt’s Game of the Year – Top 25 Games of 2021 #4

2021 Goomba Stomp

30 Best Video Games of 2021 #7

2021 IGN

The Best Game of the Year 2021 #2

2021 MinnMax

The Game Of The Year Debate 2021 #2

2021 NME

The 20 best games of 2021 #14

2021 Slant Magazine

The 25 Best Video Games of 2021 #7

2021 The A.V. Club

The 17 best games of 2021 #1

2021 The Guardian

The 15 best video games of 2021 #1

2021 The New Yorker

The Best Video Games of 2021 #1

2021 Thrillist

The 18 Best Video Games of 2021 #1

2021 Time

The 10 Best Video Games of 2021 #6