The 15 Best Games of 2021 (So Far) Let’s hear it for the games: they helped us through this mess. If you feel like your relationship with games has hit a new level over the last 15 months, you’re not alone. The pandemic has turned us into a nation of indoor kids, glued fast to our couches and screens, avoiding human contact as strenuously as possible. Games haven’t just been a valuable way to kill the time, but also kept us connected to those we could no longer see or talk to in person; they’ve been like a Zoom call but with something to actually do beyond silently judging your friend’s apartment. After all of this, you might be burned out on games, especially now that things are starting to return to some semblance of normalcy. Why play games when you can finally go out to eat, or see live music, or knock back a few at the corner bar again? Those are obviously all worthy pursuits that you should be aiming for now that they’re possible again, but don’t forget the humble old frien...