The Video Game Drought of 2021: Don't Sweat the Lack of Big Game Releases

This year has felt more sporadic, with major releases peeping out every other month at best. Many intended releases were delayed due to COVID-19, developers were forced to change their work flows drastically to work from home. As a result of these changes, Triple-A releases this year have been relatively sparse— and few had the same "must play" critical acclaim that a brand new Zelda, Uncharted or GTA game typically garners. Over half of the top rated games for 2021 are all remasters or re-releases of old games.