20 Best NEW PvE Games & Expansions of 2021 - Gameranx

20 Best NEW PvE Games & Expansions of 2021 · #20 New World · #19 World War Z: Aftermath · #18 Age of Empires 4 · #17 King Arthur: Knight's Tale · #16 ... SkiptomaincontentSkiptoheaderrightnavigationSkiptositefooter Features20BestNEWPvEGames&Expansionsof2021 Oct20,2021 DennisPatrickAfewPvEgamesworthlookinginto. TableofContents[Hide][Show] #20NewWorld  #19WorldWarZ:Aftermath #18AgeofEmpires4 #17KingArthur:Knight’sTale #16Aliens:FireteamElite #15TheAscent #14LegionTD2–MultiplayerTowerDefense #13MIR4 #12BlessUnleashed #11Forewarned #10OrcsMustDie!3 #9Sprocket #8Destiny2 #7Warframe #6PathofExile #5Outriders #4Back4Blood #3MonsterHunterRise #2Hood:OutlawsandLegends #1Icarus Ifyou’reaftersomenewgameswhereyoucanworkwithfriendsasyoufacehostileenemiesordeadlyenvironmentswithyourfriendsthenyou’reinluck.2021hasafewanticipatedPvEvideogamesthatarecomingoutbrandnewin2021alongwithsomeexpansionstoalreadyestablishedvideogamesreleasedyearsprior.Inthislist,we’regoingtohighlightafewtitlesthatwethinkyoushouldbekeepinganeyeon.Someofthesegamesareexpansions,newreleases,andtitlesinearlyaccess.Soit’slessaboutspecificrankingonthislistbutinsteadjustacollectiongamesyoushouldbecheckinginto. #20NewWorld  Amazonmightnothavehadthemostoutstandingtrackrecordforbigvideogametitlereleases.However,theirlatestreleasehasbecomeaworldwidehit.NewWorldisabrandnewMMORPGwhereplayersarethrownintothepastwhereyourvoyagecomescrashingintoamysteriousland.It’sherethatwelearnthatthisnewlandisfullofsupernaturalphenomenaandtreasurestouncover.You’llexploreandcolonizethelandbutjustlikewithanyMMORPG.Thereisplentyofqueststotakeonandloottogatherup.Thisisafairlynewgame,sowewillhavetowaitandseehowwellthisgameholdsupoverthenextseveralmonthsandyears.However,ifyouhaven’tpickedthisgameup,thisisabuy-to-playtitle.Therearenosubscriptionstotakecareofwhengoingthroughthisgameafteryouinitiallypurchaseacopy. #19WorldWarZ:Aftermath WorldWarZhasbeenoutforawhile,andchancesareyou’refamiliarwiththegame.Inthistitle,playersaregoingthroughabattleagainstaswarmofundeadzombies.SimilartothelikesofLeft4DeadandBack4Blood,you’llbeworkingonateam.Thisupdateaddsquiteabitofcontentintothemix.WithAftermath,playersgetnewcharacters,ameleesystem,newcreaturevariants,alongwithnewstoryareas.PlayerswillbegoingthroughRomeandRussiathistimearoundifyoualreadywentthroughthebasegamewhenitfirstlaunchedin2019. #18AgeofEmpires4 Weprobablydon’tneedtoexplainAgeofEmpiresforyou.Thefranchisehasthrivedovertheyears,andin2021we’rereceivingthefourthmainlineinstallment.Thisreal-timestrategygamewhereplayersaregoingthroughthemiddleageswiththecenterfocusaroundtheNormanconquest.It’sallaboutgettingyourcivilizationupandrunning.Overall,thatmeansgatheringupresourcesandstrategizingbattlesthatcomeupasyouattempttoexpandyournation.Ifyouenjoyedthepastinstallments,thenyoudon’twanttopassuponthisupcominggame.Likewise,youcanjumprightintotheserieswiththisgameifyou’recompletelynewtotheseries. #17KingArthur:Knight’sTale KingArthur:Knight’sTaleisadifferenttakeontheiconicKingArthurstory.Inthisgame,you’retakingtheroleofMordred,thenemesisofKingArthur.Duringyourbout,bothmembersendupkillingeachother.However,bothweregivenasecondchanceoflife.WhilestillthesameMordred,youdiscoverthatKingArthurhasbecomemadeandunleashedanightmarishhellontheworld.TheonlyhopethereistosurviveisforMordredtostrikedownthekingonceagain.Fortunately,inthistacticalRPG,you’llbeabletoaddheroestoyourparty.Although,eachherohastheirowngoalsandpersonality.Thatwillplayabigpartinthisgamenarrativeasyou’llfindthatdependingonwhatyoudowithinthegamecampaigncouldswayaheroinchangingtheirviews.Atanymoment,thedecisionsandactionsyoumakecouldcreateasuddenrivalfromyouroncebandofheroes. #16Aliens:FireteamElite Alienisamassivelypopularhorrorfranchise,sonaturally,wehaveseensomevideogamespin-offtitlesreleasedovertheyears.OneofthelatestisAliens:FireteamElite.Inthisgame,thenarrativetakesplaceseveralyearsaftertheeventsofAlienfilms.You’retakingtheroleofaspecialtaskforcemember.Createdtoaidthoseindistress,playerswillgothroughthisgamemainlyfightingoffwavesofXenomorphsthatpopupwithintheworld.It’sabrutalthird-personshooter,andit’saimedtobemoreaction-basedthanhorror.Fortunately,whileyouareroamingaroundtheareaandgunningdownenemies,you’llbeabletojoininfriends.Playerscanworktogetherasateamandusethedifferentattributesfromtheirselectedclasstoaidandfightbackthewavesofenemies.Although,youcanplaysoloandhaveAItaketheroleofyourfellowteammembers. #15TheAscent Thisyear,theAscentwasacyberpunkactionRPGhitwhenitlaunchedforPCandXboxSeriesX/Splatforms.Inthegame,playersaresetinthedistantfuturewhereplayerstaketheroleofanemployeethat’senslavedwithamega-corporation.Atthestartofthegame,you’regoingaroundanddoingdailyroutines.However,beinginatoughcorruptedworld,you’rebattlingagainstallkindsofhorriblecreaturesthatpopup.Shortlyintoyourshift,youfindoutthatthemega-corporationcomescrashingdown,andit’sleftmorechaosinthearea.Youwillhavetobattleagainstdifferentenemiesthatmoveintothearea.Meanwhile,you’llhavetogatherupcluesastowhatcausedsuchamassivecompanytogounder. #14LegionTD2–MultiplayerTowerDefense Towerdefensegamesarealwaysatonoffun,andthisyearwesawthereleaseofLegionTD2.Thismultiplayertowerdefensegamehasplayerseithergoingagainstotherplayersonlineorenjoyingasoloexperience.Gameplayisrathertypicalofwhatyouwouldexpectfromthisgamegenre.You’llhaveacollectionoflegionstopickfrom,eachwithitsuniquelineofminionstoplaceintheenvironment.Overall,thegamehereistofocusonfightingwavesofenemiesbackfromyourtower.Thismeansdecidingwheretoplaceminionsandwhattypesofminionsyoushouldbeplayingontheboardatanygiventime.It’sallstrategyfromhere,andwiththenumberofminionoptionsavailablealongwiththelegionsyoucanpickfrom,thereareendlesspossibilitieswhenitcomestohowagamemightplayout. #13MIR4 We’regoingtobeabitbriefwithMIR4.ThisisanewMMORPGthatplayerscandiveintoforfreerightnow.ThefocusofthisvideogameisanAsianfantasywhereplayersareabletocreateacharacterandpartakeindifferentquests.IthastheusualtropesfromanMMORPG.Therearemissions,exploration,raids,clans,andtonsofloottogatherup.Thereasonwearekeepingthingsbriefisthatwhilefanshavebeenenjoyingthisgameforthegrind,theyhavenoticedthere’sbeenabotproblem.Likewise,theiranti-cheatseemstobeiffy,withsomeplayersactuallygettingbannedfromlegitimatepurchases.Still,thisisanewgamerelease,sothere’stimeforthedeveloperstoturnthingsaroundhere. #12BlessUnleashed BlessUnleashedhasbeenaroundsince2020forconsoleplatforms,butthisfreeMMORPGjustlaunchedintothePCplatformthisyear.Thisisahighfantasyworldthatisstillrecoveringfromadisasterthathumanscaused.Seekingtheiropportunitytoattack,aslewofdemonic-likecreatureshavetakentheirchancetogaincontrol,leavinghumanitytogothroughabattletopersevereintheirworld.Thisisareal-timecombatstyleofgameasyou’llcreateyouruniquecharacter,exploretheworld,takeonquests,andbattleagainstaslewofenemies.However,thegamedoeshavesomemixedreceptionsofar.Sincethisgameisfreetoplay,youcantryitoutforyourselfrightnow. #11Forewarned Forewarnedisanearlyaccesstitlethatputsplayersintotheroleofarchaeologists.Whenamysterioussetofpyramidspopup,youandateamofexpertsheadintothetombsinhopesofuncoveringnewviableinformationandtreasure.Although,yousoonfindyourselfinahauntedtombwithmummiesroamingabout.It’sasurvivalhorrorgamewhereyou’reheadingintothetomb,completingpuzzles,andtryingtogathertreasure.However,you’llhavetoworkwithyourteamtostayaliveandgatherthegoods.It’sagambletoseeifstayingabitlongerwillresultinmoretreasurebeinguncoveredornotriskingyourlifeasyouattempttoescape.Tomakethingsevenmoreterrifying,youhaveaVRoption,socompatibleVRheadsetscanhelpimmersemoreplayers. #10OrcsMustDie!3 IfyouenjoyedtheOrcsMustDiefranchise,thenin2021,wereceivedthethirdinstallment.Thisisatowerdefensegamewhereplayersarebattlingagainstaslewoforcsthathaveattemptedtoinvadeyourkingdom.Ofcourse,you’llhavetoworkaloneorwithyourfriendstobuildupenoughtrapstopreventthewavesoforcsthatattempttobreakthrough.You’llhavemachinestodestroy,sliceup,andburnthesedisastercreaturesthatinvadethearea.Meanwhile,ifyouhavebeenplayingthisfranchisesincethestart,you’llfindthatOrcsMustDie!3takesplacetwentyyearsaftertheeventsofOrcsMustDie!2andhasafocusontheorderbeingrebuiltforyoungapprenticestobetrainedup.Still,thisgameisplentyoffunfornewcomersthatjustwantathrillingtowerdefensegamewhich,again,youcanstrategizeyourbuildswithafriendifyouwantsomecooperativegameplay. #9Sprocket Sprocketisabitofauniquegame.Thistitleputsplayersincontrolofbuildingupandcustomizingtanks.You’llhavetheabilitytomakeadjustmentstothemobility,visuals,andarmorforthetank.Thenafteryoufeelthebuildiscomplete,youcantakeoffintothefieldandattempttofightoffotherAI-controlledtanks.Fanshavebeenenjoyingthisgamesofaranditseemstoofferanicerobustcollectionofpartstoadjustatank.Although,it’swellworthpointingoutthatthisgameiscurrentlyinearlyaccessrightnowontheSteamplatform.Whatthatmeansisyoucanexpecttoseesomebugsandevenfeaturesslowlybeingimplementedtothegamewhilethestudiotriestobringthetitleoutintoafullvideogameexperience. #8Destiny2 Destiny2isnotanewgamebyanymeansnow.Thistitlecameoutbackin2017originallyasapremiumtitlewhereplayersboughtthegameandtheexpansionsthatcameoutafterward.However,afewyearslaterBungiebroughtoutthegameonceagainforfreesonowthefloodgatesopeneduptoabunchofnewcomerstryingthegameoutforthefirsttime.Eventhoughthisgamewasreleasedbackin2017,thedevelopersoveratBungiehavekeptupintheirsupportfortheIPbyreleasingnewexpansionswhichbroughtmorestorylinesandcontentforplayerstoenjoy.Ofcourse,thisgameisonthelistbecausewe’renotdonewiththelineofexpansionsquiteyet. Forthisyearwe’restillintheBeyondLightexpansionwhichcameoutin2020althoughitonlyreleasedduringtheendof2020sowe’retalkingearlyNovemberhere.WithBeyondLightplayersaretravelingtoEuropa,amoonofJupitertoconfrontKellEramis,ifyou’vebeenkeepingupwiththestorylinebeforethisfifthmainexpansion.Thereareafewseasonalchangesthathavehappenedsofarwiththisexpansionin2021withthelatestbeingSeasonoftheSplicerwhichcameoutonMay11,2021.Withthisexpansionplayersweregivenanewsix-playeractivitycalledOverridewhereplayersarefightingoffenemiesastheyattempttohackintotheVexNetworktostealvarioussecrets.Thereareofcourseraids,newquests,bounties,andmissionsforplayerstopartakein.WehaveagoodwhilestillwithDestiny2aswellsinceweknowthenexttwomajorexpansionswon’tbecomingoutuntil2022and2023. #7Warframe BeforeDestinyeverbecameafree-to-playexperiencewehadasolidalternativewithWarframe.IthadeverythingfanswantedasafreeDestiny-likeexperiencebutsinceDestiny2isoutasafreegameit’sabigcompetitionbetweenthetwoIPs.MuchlikeDestiny2,Warframeisnotanewvideogameeither.Thisgamecameoutbackin2013whichisprettyhardtobelieveatthispointbutagainlikeDestiny2thereisnoslowingdownWarframe.DevelopmentstudioDigitalExtremeshavecontinuedtoportthisgametonewplatformsandofcourse,newexpansionstokeepplayersloggingbackintothegameregularly. Currently,thelatestexpansionforplayerstodiveintoisCorpusProximawhichcameoutbackinMarchofthisyear.Thelatestexpansiondoesn’taddawholetonofcontentasdevelopersweremoreinterestedintweakingtheRailjacksoit’snottoocomplexforplayers.Youcanevenpurchasethemcompletelynowwithinthegamebutofcourse,youdohavesomenewmissionsaswellsothatmaybeappealingforveteranplayers.Thisislikelynottheonlyexpansiontohitthisyearforthegameespeciallysincethegamehashitthelatestconsoleplatforms,thePlayStation4andtheXboxSeriesX/S,sofornowyouhaveafewnewmissions,butkeepaneyeoutforthenextexpansionannouncement. #6PathofExile PathofExileisanothergamethat’sbeenaroundtheblockforagoodlittlebitnowwiththealphastateforplayershavingaccesstothegamesince2010.It’sagamethatactedquiteabitlikeDiabloandforsome,itwasthefreealternativeneededwhiletheywaitedforthelikesofDiablo3oratthispointthenextmajorDiabloinstallment.However,2021issortofthelastbighurrahforthegamebecausenextyearwe’regettingPathofExile2.Withthatsaid,PathofExile2willhavebothstorylinesandpreviousexpansionssoit’sstillgoingtobeagoodjumpingpointfornewcomerswhomayhaveneverplayedthisgamebefore.However,thedevelopmentteamdidreleasetwoexpansionupdateswhichareessentiallyreworkedfortheendgame.Therearenewareastoexplore,theabilitytofightmultiplebossesthroughMaven’sInvitation,alongwiththerebeinganewUltimatumleagueforplayerstogothrough.Again,thisisallcontentwe’llseebroughtontoPathofExile2butfornow,wehavejustabitmoregameplaytogetthroughbeforethenextmajorinstallmenthitsthemarketplace. #5Outriders DevelopmentstudioPeopleCanFlybroughtouttheirlatestgameintothemarketthisyearwhichisalootershooter.OutridersisanewtitlethatputsplayersintoatimelinewhereEarthhasexhaustedmostofitsresources.Withlivingconditionsprovingtobenearimpossibletotake,thegovernmentsdecidedtosendoffcoloniststoanEarth-likeplanetcalledEnoch.However,it’ssoondiscoveredthatthereisaweirdalienanomalypresentthathasinfectedsomeofthehumansontheplanet,givingthemuniqueabilities.Now,acivilwarwagesonregardingwhattodonext,andthefactthatthealienlifeonEnochisjustanotherelementmakingthiscolonydreamforhumanity’ssurvivalintoaterriblenightmare.Sincethisgameissonewtherewillprobablybeplentyofupdatesandexpansionstotweakthegameandmakeitevenmoreappealingfornewcomersandveteransalike.Ifyou’reanXboxGamePasssubscriberthenyoucangainaccesstothisgameatnocharge.Sotherecouldbenothingholdingyoubackfromtryingitoutforyourself. #4Back4Blood TurtleRockStudioswasresponsiblefortheLeft4DeadfranchiseandwhiletheIPisnowunderthecontrolofValve,thestudiothatcreateditallisnot.ThefolksoveratTurtleRockStudioshavebeenworkingontheirspiritualsuccessortotheLeft4Deadfranchiseforafewyearsnow.CalledBack4Blood,thegameisallaboutbeinginagroupofsurvivorsastheyattempttodefeataslewofdifferentundeadmonstersthathavefloodedtheworld.However,thedevelopersarewantingtooutdothemselveswiththisgame,andasaresult,playersshouldseeplentyofneworuniquecreaturestobattlewith,largerlevels,morestorylinecontent,andevensomenewuniquemechanicslikeacardsystemwhichcanprovidebuffsandboostsfortheirdifferentcharacters.Currently,Back4BloodlookstobereleasedinOctoberofthisyear. #3MonsterHunterRise TheMonsterHunterfranchiseingeneralisquitethepopularIP.ThisyearwereceivedMonsterHunterRise,thefollow-uptitlethathascomeoutsincethelaunchofMonsterHunter:World.Whilethisgamehasanarrativetogothroughforthecampaign,themainreasonwehavethistitleonourlistisbecauseofitsPvEmultiplayer.JustlikewithpreviousMonsterHuntergames,playerscanjoinintoagroupandgooffhuntingdifferentlargemonstrousbeaststhatroamtheworld.Playersarestillhavingtoensurethattheyareequippedwiththenecessarygearthatwillbeusefulagainsttheenemymonsteryou’retracking.Afterward,themonsterthatisslaincanofferdifferentresourcestofurthercreatenewusefulgear.Playerswillfindthatthisgamewillcomewithanopen-worldenvironmentmuchlikeMonsterHunterWorldratherthanthegamebeingbasedaroundzonesfrompriorgameinstallments.Meanwhile,asthetitlesuggests,thereisanewgrapplingtoolthatallowsplayerstotraversetheworldvertically.Currently,thistitleisavailabletoplayrightnowfortheNintendoSwitchwiththePCplatformreceivingthegamesometimein2022. #2Hood:OutlawsandLegends Hood:OutlawsandLegendsreleasedinMayofthisyearwhichisatwisttotheRobinhoodstoryline.HereplayersareinaPvEgamewithPvPelementsaswell.Withinthetitle,playersselectaclassandgothroughheist-typemissionswherethegoalistostealsometreasureandescape.Whileyouhaveateamofvariedclasscharactersthataregoingaroundtryingtostealthilytakeoutguards,themainfocusisfindingthesheriff.ThisisastrongNPCthathasakeytothedoorwherethetreasurechestisstored.Whileyoucan’tkillthischaracter,youcanstunthemlongenoughtostealthekeyandmakeyourwaytothetreasure.Movingthetreasureisabitdifficultaswellsinceyou’llbeslow-movingbutifyouworkwithyourteam,youshouldbeabletomakeyourwaytotheexitpoint.Here’swherethingscangetevenmoretricky.Thereisanotherteamsomewhereelseonthemapthat’salsodealingwiththevariousguardsandtryingtonavigatethesheriffforthetreasureaswellsoyou’renotjustdealingwithenemyAI. #1Icarus IcarusisanupcomingPvEsurvivalgamewherethegoalisputtingplayersdownontoanalienplanetwhereyou’reseekingoutresourcestotakebackandsell.However,there’sadeadlinesoifyoudon’tmakeitbacktotheshipwithyourresourcescollectedthenyou’releftbehindforgood.Playersareusingdifferentminingtoolstogathertheresourcesfromtheplanet,butalongtheway,you’llhavetodealwithdifferentcrittersandanimalsthatpopupsoyou’llhavetoworkcautiouslytoensurethatyou’renotindirectdangerasyouventureoutintothehand-craftedworld.However,youcanplaywithothersonline,butagainmuchlikeTheDayBefore,we’restillwaitingfortheofficialreleasedatetocomeouttothepublic. 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