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The best anime of 2022, so far

By Toussaint Egan, Petrana Radulovic, and 2 more

The best TV shows of 2022, so far

By Polygon Staff, Zosha Millman, and 1 more

The best movies of 2022, so far

By Polygon Staff, Tasha Robinson, and 1 more

The best video games of 2022, so far

By Mike Mahardy and Polygon Staff

The best science fiction and fantasy books of 2022, so far

By Nicole Clark, Sadie Gennis, and 1 more

Guitar Hero meets Undertale in Everhood, 2021’s overlooked gem

By Diego Nicolás Argüello

Before Your Eyes tells a brilliant story about regret, our legacies, and the afterlife

By Kazuma Hashimoto

The 10 best action scenes of 2021

By Alex Rallo

Placement games were 2021’s most calming trend

By Cameron Kunzelman

The GTA Trilogy remaster is flawed, but so much more accessible

By Stephen Wilds

Co-op game Haven understands life as a couple during Covid

By Yussef Cole and Vivian Chan

Our favorite memes of 2021

By Nicole Clark and Ana Diaz

7 games that pushed accessibility forward in 2021

By Courtney Craven

Our favorite stories of 2021

By Polygon Staff

Horror games made living in 2021 more bearable

By Tauriq Moosa

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Polygon’s Best of 2021

The games, movies, TV shows, and moments that shaped 2021

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Board games heavily influenced some of 2021’s best video games

By Charles Theel

Inscryption is the best video game of 2021

By Mike Mahardy

Nix Umbra is this year’s scariest and most enigmatic game

By Ewan Wilson

Chicory: A Colorful Tale showed us how to color outside the lines

By Ana Diaz

Halo Infinite fulfills promises that were two decades in the making

By Austen Goslin

Metroid Dread gives Samus new power — and new humanity

By Maddy Myers

Resident Evil Village is a greatest hits of video game horror

By Ryan Gilliam

Hitman 3 is absurd and hilarious, like trying to return a dead parrot

By Russ Frushtick

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The 10 (or 11) best documentaries of 2021

By Noel Murray

Death’s Door balances a grim world with never-ending charm

By Nicole Carpenter

Wildermyth is the video game miracle of 2021

By Chris Plante

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The best tabletop games that we played in 2021

By Charlie Hall

Psychonauts 2 tells one of the best stories games have ever told

By Matt Leone

Unsighted is an exquisite fight for survival

By Nicole Clark

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The best science fiction and fantasy books of 2021

By Nicole Clark, Sadie Gennis, and 1 more

The 50 best video games of 2021

By Polygon Staff

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