Top 10 Hidden Gem Video Games of 2021

By admin | January 11, 2022 |

Top 10 Hidden Gem Video Games of 2021

Not every 2021 game got as much love as it deserved. For this list, we’ll be looking at the best games released this year that may have flown under your radar. Our countdown includes “The Forgotten City” (2021), “Eastward” (2021), “TOEM” (2021), “Inscryption” (2021), and more! Have you played any of these hidden gems? What game do you wish more people played? Be sure to let us know in the comments below.

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50 Comments

  1. Smith Smith on January 11, 2022 at 3:37 pm

    Cool And nice!



  2. Rodolfo Hernandez on January 11, 2022 at 3:37 pm

    Death’s Door is the best of all the list, went hyped when saw it’s trailer and went more hyped after playing it on my pc



  3. True Crime Queen TV on January 11, 2022 at 3:39 pm

    Love when you upload ❤️ ❤️ Be safe everyone



  4. Lazy Lebanese Lifestyle on January 11, 2022 at 3:39 pm

    these games look like more of a ”humble bundle $1 basket” to me.



  5. Rajdeep Kashyap on January 11, 2022 at 3:41 pm

    The real game of the year list.



  6. Mario VJ on January 11, 2022 at 3:41 pm

    Pls un future games videos at the Console



  7. ARIXANDRE on January 11, 2022 at 3:42 pm

    Inscryption and Forgotten City need to come to consoles.



  8. Zac Ritner on January 11, 2022 at 3:44 pm

    What about Cris Tales? It’s such a charming and whimsical RPG coming from Columbia. I feel like this game has flown under the radar from most gamers.



  9. DogSi Notpalc on January 11, 2022 at 3:44 pm

    Damn it! I keep accidentally clicking WatchMojo videos, instead of the intended (and superior) "What Culture Gaming" videos



  10. hakatom on January 11, 2022 at 3:45 pm

    try grime
    it a true gem



  11. kureha shinogi on January 11, 2022 at 3:47 pm

    very phenomenal



  12. RetroJ77 on January 11, 2022 at 3:49 pm

    Lost In Random looks like a game that could have been made by Tim Burton, and Kena: Bridge of Spirits looks like a Triple A game even though it was made by a small publishing company. Both are great games.



  13. Shanpatrick Baker on January 11, 2022 at 3:51 pm

    I only agree with some of this list…So, 7/10. Make a list more to my personal preferances and I will give you a better score, your welcome, my treat.



  14. KurageDaisuki on January 11, 2022 at 3:54 pm

    Before Your Eyes better be number 1.



  15. Zero Accountability on January 11, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    Unsighted looks a lot like Hyper Light Drifter.



  16. RDJ 134 on January 11, 2022 at 3:56 pm

    The Gunk is my hidden gem of 2021.



  17. Julian Ángel Moore on January 11, 2022 at 3:57 pm

    A good Watchmojo video?



  18. vuk smiljic on January 11, 2022 at 3:57 pm

    War mongrols was a good game



  19. George Collins on January 11, 2022 at 3:59 pm

    0:09 Please stop calling it “twenTy-twenTy-one”! Please pronounce it as “twenny-twenny-one”!



  20. Jorge Adair Ramos on January 11, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    Impgenial



  21. Odorumomo on January 11, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    Shin Subarashiki Kono Sekai (NEO: The World Ends With You) was one of the absolute best games this year!



  22. DJGamingSmash on January 11, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    I know all of these already.



  23. Aetium Alighieri on January 11, 2022 at 4:03 pm

    does anyone know what the game is that plays from 0:14 to 0:21? it doesn’t have a title and it looks interesting



  24. John Bazan on January 11, 2022 at 4:07 pm

    Man JRPGs do not get enough attention in the west. Here is some JRPG gems that came out in 2021:
    Caligula Effect 2
    Cris Tales
    YS IX Monstrum Nox
    Mary Skelter Finale
    Blue Reflection Second Light
    Atelier Ryza 2
    Neo The World Ends With You
    Poison Control (very niche I enjoyed it but some wont)



  25. AlexArken on January 11, 2022 at 4:09 pm

    So hype Unsighted’s getting more recognition. My indie of the year



  26. ozmega on January 11, 2022 at 4:09 pm

    no ruined king?



  27. Jordan Simpson on January 11, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    OK I know it’s a Nov 6 2020 release but Dysmantle needs more love and a console release.



  28. Mark Cabaniss on January 11, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    _Balan Wonderworld_ . That is all.

    *Mic drop.*



  29. KajiCarson on January 11, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    Deltarune Chapter Two was good!



  30. T. Clark II on January 11, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    Little Nightmares 2? It deserves WAY more praise than it received.



  31. Scorpionstrike7 on January 11, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    I feel like Poppy’s Playtime should be an honorable mention



  32. Lee Okami on January 11, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    i think im over pixel graphics at this point



  33. Tommy Gray on January 11, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    What about Mind Scanners? A spiritual successor to Papers Please, this game is about performing puzzles to cure people mentally.



  34. Romnys Gonzalez on January 11, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    A group of mods did a better job creating a game than Bethetsda since Skyrim.

    I would add Dodgeball Academia, Beyore your eyes,Chicory: A Colorful tale and Psychonauts 2 because honestly… this game didn’t receive the amount of attention they deserved for what they just created. To everyone out there, if you haven’t play Psychonauts 2 please do because you’re missing out of the most unique,original,fresh and visually astonishing games ever.

    Ruined King: A League of Legend Story. A really underrated game than everyone outside of the League of Legend audience ignored completely



  35. Endy Tusamba on January 11, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    Top 10 Underrated Anime Games

    10. Arknights
    9. Girls’ Frontline
    8. Counter Side
    7. Code Vein
    6. Soul Worker
    5. Nier: Automata
    4. Honkai Impact 3rd
    3. Scarlet Nexus (Which is a game I wished people more played this year)
    2. Punishing Gray Raven
    1. Closers Online (An update came out in the Korean Servers yesterday, and an update came out in the Global servers a day before)

    Honorable Mentions: God Eater, Aotu World, Elsword Online (Even though we all hate KOG), Bakugan Defenders of the Core (Love the story but the voices don’t match the characters)



  36. David Meyer on January 11, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    I played The Forgotten City when it was a mod for Skyrim, and it was good, but nothing special. If it made a list like this, they must have overhauled it completely.



  37. MaddestMike on January 11, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    Everhood exists because we never truly got Geno in Smash or a Super Mario RPG sequel.



  38. lightning bones on January 11, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    it’s pronounced rej-ee… I mean the say it a lot in the game… did any of you play it by chance?



  39. Lightphaser on January 11, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    Good list! It could have been easily extended to a top 20…



  40. Johnjohn42 Kudi on January 11, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    Liked and am watching!



  41. DracoNick on January 11, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    I’ve had the pleasure of playing Death’s Door and I gotta say it’s awesome if a bit short.



  42. J McClan on January 11, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    Getting behind the times…. Would be much better with time stamps…Like almost every other channel is doing…



  43. WatchMojo.com on January 11, 2022 at 4:27 pm

    What game do you wish more people played? Be sure to let us know in the comments below.
    For all of the best and worst lists of 2021, click here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkZe-folp2I&list=PLmZTDWJGfRq1Owz6R-P6y1gHlkjxyY7YO



  44. MLG GAMER on January 11, 2022 at 4:27 pm

    just a heads up inscryption is probably the only one that I’ve ever heard



  45. Alan Deli on January 11, 2022 at 4:27 pm

    And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27)
    I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. (Isaiah 66:4)
    And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15)
    I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. (Luke 13:5)



  46. Kodyjay on January 11, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    Ah yes. Hidden gems. Such as the one you started off with that was played by Markiplier, one of the largest content creators, for the last few weeks. What more should I have expected from Watch Mojo though.



  47. Jezze on January 11, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    Your radar must be broken if you haven’t at least heard of most of these games, and many in this list have received a lot of attention. You can call them gems, but not hidden gems.



  48. Sir. Jebach on January 11, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    Tf?
    Sorry but i think Inscryption deserves to be higher in the list



  49. Unknown MSA on January 11, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    Inscryption is a masterpiece and should be 1



  50. SHARQ on January 11, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    Im almost done with Death’s Door and I am in love. Such a charming little game.
    Highly recommended.