The 2021 Easy Allies Awards is a video games award show celebrating the best games of 2021. The awards video, deliberations, and personal picks premiered live on January 25, 2022.
Easy Allies Awards[]
| Best Boss Fight | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Hyperion from Returnal | ||
| Moon Baboon from It Takes Two | ||
| Raven Beak from Metroid Dread | ||
| Surt from Shin Megami Tensei V | ||
| Weiss from FF7R Episode Intermission | ||
| WINNER: Raven Beak from Metroid Dread | ||
| Best Competitive Multiplayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Chivalry 2 | ||
| Guilty Gear -Strive- | ||
| Halo Infinite | ||
| Knockout City | ||
| Mario Party Superstars | ||
| WINNER: Guilty Gear -Strive- | ||
| Best Cooperative Multiplayer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | ||
| It Takes Two | ||
| Monster Hunter Rise | ||
| Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare | ||
| WINNER: It Takes Two | ||
| Best World Design | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Hitman 3 | ||
| Inscryption | ||
| Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye | ||
| Psychonauts 2 | ||
| Returnal | ||
| WINNER: Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye | ||
| Best Seven | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| In Sound Mind | ||
| Legend of Mana | ||
| Maquette | ||
| Outriders | ||
| Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | ||
| WINNER: Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | ||
| Best Remaster / Remake | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Diablo II: Resurrected | ||
| Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Mass Effect Legendary Edition | ||
| Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139... | ||
| Resident Evil 4 (VR) | ||
| WINNER: Resident Evil 4 (VR) | ||
| Best Additional Content | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut | ||
| Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye | ||
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | ||
| WINNER: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| Best Game to Play in One Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| The Artful Escape | ||
| Before Your Eyes | ||
| The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | ||
| Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth | ||
| Toem | ||
| WINNER: The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | ||
| Best Character | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Alex Chen from Life is Strange: True Colors | ||
| Emet Selch from Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| Fu from No More Heroes 3 | ||
| Master Chief from Halo Infinite | ||
| Selene from Returnal | ||
| WINNER: Selene from Returnal | ||
| Best Narrative | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| Inscryption | ||
| Life is Strange: True Colors | ||
| Psychonauts 2 | ||
| Returnal | ||
| WINNER: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| Best Weapon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| FIST from FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch | ||
| Hollowseeker from Returnal | ||
| M1851 Wolfsbane from Resident Evil Village | ||
| Negatron Collider from Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | ||
| Skewer from Halo Infinite | ||
| WINNER: Skewer from Halo Infinite | ||
| Best Music | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Chicory: A Colorful Tale | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| Guilty Gear -Strive- | ||
| Monster Hunter Rise | ||
| Nier Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139... | ||
| WINNER: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| Best Trailer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Battlefield 2042 - Reveal Trailer | ||
| Cult of the Lamb - Gamescom Reveal Trailer | ||
| Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course - Release Date Trailer | ||
| Elden Ring - Story Trailer | ||
| God of War: Ragnarok - Reveal Trailer | ||
| Metroid Dread - Announcement Trailer | ||
| The Outer Worlds 2 - E3 2021 Reveal Trailer | ||
| Planet of Lana - Game Awards Trailer | ||
| Replaced - E3 2021 Reveal Trailer | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Sora Reveal Trailer | ||
| WINNER: Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course - Release Date Trailer | ||
| Honorable Mentions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| Curse of the Dead Gods | ||
| Loop Hero | ||
| New Pokémon Snap | ||
| Tales of Arise | ||
| Kena: Bridge of Spirits | ||
| Wordle | ||
| Hot Wheels Unleashed | ||
| Unpacking | ||
| The Forgotten City | ||
| Valheim | ||
| Deathloop | ||
| Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights | ||
| Cyber Shadow | ||
| Hunt: Showdown | ||
| FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch | ||
| Tormented Souls | ||
| Game of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominees | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| Forza Horizon 5 | ||
| Inscryption | ||
| It Takes Two | ||
| Metroid Dread | ||
| Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye | ||
| Psychonauts 2 | ||
| Resident Evil Village | ||
| Returnal | ||
| Shin Megami Tensei V | ||
| WINNER: Returnal | ||
Personal Picks[]
| Brandon's Picks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| 1. Forza Horizon 5 | ||
| 2. Valheim | ||
| 3. It Takes Two | ||
| 4. Resident Evil 4 (VR) | ||
| 5. Unpacking | ||
| 6. Resident Evil Village | ||
| 7. Mass Effect 1 | ||
| 8. MARVEL Future Revolution | ||
| 9. Hot Wheels Unleashed | ||
| 10. Riders Republic | ||
| Honorable Mentions | ||
| Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | ||
| Marvel's Avengers: War for Wakanda | ||
| Shin Megami Tensei V | ||
| Alba: A Wildlife Adventure | ||
| Loop Hero | ||
| Castlevania Advance Collection | ||
| Pokémon Shining Pearl | ||
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise | ||
| New World | ||
| Isla's Picks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| The Forgotten City | ||
| Quake Remastered | ||
| Valheim | ||
| Russian Fishing 4 | ||
| Tormented Souls | ||
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise | ||
| Resident Evil Village | ||
| Shin Megami Tensei V | ||
| Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye | ||
| Wordle | ||
| Forza Horizon 5 | ||
| Halo Infinite | ||
| Inscryption | ||
| Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights | ||
| Elden Ring Network Test | ||
| Ben's Picks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| 1. Returnal | ||
| Guilty Gear -Strive- | ||
| Metroid Dread | ||
| Shin Megami Tensei V | ||
| Inscryption | ||
| Halo Infinite | ||
| No More Heroes 3 | ||
| Forza Horizon 5 | ||
| Monster Hunter Rise | ||
| Psychonauts 2 | ||
| Honorable Mentions | ||
| Resident Evil Village | ||
| Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection | ||
| Damiani's Picks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| 1. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| 2. Resident Evil Village | ||
| 3. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | ||
| 4. Metroid Dread | ||
| 5. Tales of Arise | ||
| 6. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | ||
| 7. Streets of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare | ||
| 8. SCARLET NEXUS | ||
| 9. Kena: Bridge of Spirits | ||
| 10. Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster | ||
| Brad's Picks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| 1. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | ||
| 2. Returnal | ||
| 3. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | ||
| 4. Resident Evil Village | ||
| 5. Death's Door | ||
| 6. Metroid Dread | ||
| 7. Psychonauts 2 | ||
| 8. Halo Infinite | ||
| 9. Monster Hunter Rise | ||
| 10. NEO: The World Ends with You | ||
| Honorable Mentions | ||
| Shin Megami Tensei V | ||
| SCARLET NEXUS | ||
| Lost Judgment | ||
| Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights | ||
| Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- | ||
| NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... | ||
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | ||
| Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut - Iki Island | ||
| Tormented Souls | ||
| Kena: Bridge of Spirits | ||
| Cyber Shadow | ||
| It Takes Two | ||
| Elden Ring Network Test | ||
| Don's Picks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| 1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | ||
| Honorable Mentions | ||
| Jurassic World Evolution 2 | ||
| Actraiser Renaissance | ||
| Bloodworth's Picks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| 1. Psychonauts 2 | ||
| It Takes Two | ||
| Metroid Dread | ||
| Forza Horizon 5 | ||
| Chicory: A Colorful Tale | ||
| Life is Strange: True Colors | ||
| Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | ||
| Resident Evil Village | ||
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | ||
| Axiom Verge 2 | ||
| Honorable Mentions | ||
| Returnal | ||
| Death's Door | ||
| Halo Infinite | ||
| Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | ||
| Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye | ||
| Inscryption | ||
| Eternal Cylinder | ||
| NEO: The World Ends with You | ||
| Huber's Picks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| 1. Life is Strange: True Colors | ||
| 2. Resident Evil Village | ||
| 3. Inscryption | ||
| 4. Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island | ||
| 5. Returnal | ||
| 6. Death's Door | ||
| 7. F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch | ||
| 8. It Takes Two | ||
| 9. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | ||
| 10. Mass Effect Legendary Edition | ||
| Honorable Mentions | ||
| Hitman 3 | ||
| Tormented Souls | ||
| The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | ||
| Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | ||
| Final Fantasy VII Remake: EPISODE INTERmission | ||
Patron's Picks[]
| Patron's Game of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | ||
| 1. Metroid Dread - 22% | ||
| 2. Resident Evil Village - 15% | ||
| 2. Returnal - 15% | ||
| 4. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker - 14% | ||
| 5. Psychonauts 2 - 10% | ||
| 6. It Takes Two - 9% | ||
| 7. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - 5% | ||
| 8. Guardians of the Galaxy - 4% | ||
| 8. Inscryption - 4% | ||
| 10. Hitman 3- 3% | ||