Some of the most well-liked trends in video games at the moment are undoubtedly well known to you if you have any connection to the gaming world at all, whether it be through your children or your own interest in the genre. If not, the American market research firm NPD just published its list of the top-selling video games ahead of the holiday shopping season in 2021. To find out which games consumers are purchasing, the business examines digital and physical store sales.

Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War are the top two Call of Duty games on the list of bestsellers for 2021. Both are frantic first-person shooters, but the first is set during the years leading up to World War II, and the second is set during the 1980s Cold War.

Even though John Madden passed away in 2021, his video game franchise continues, and Madden NFL 22 was happily released prior to his passing. Critics gave the football simulation a mixed bag of reviews, although they commended it for having a better franchise mode that allows players to manage teams over several seasons.

MLB A baseball simulation game called The Show 21 has elements that are both simple for beginners and exciting for more experienced gamers. The Jackie Robinson cover features San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tats Jr., but a percentage of the earnings from each Jackie Robinson sale goes to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which awards scholarships for further study.

Resident Evil Village carries on the popular zombie franchise if you prefer your video games to be more in the horror-survival genre than in the sports style. In a game that combines horror, action, and riddles, players take control of Ethan Winters, a dad seeking his kidnapped daughter in a community full of zombies.

Due to the future setting of this multiplayer first-person shooter, players can utilize cutting-edge equipment. Additionally, there is a gateway mode that enables users to build custom scenarios using features and maps from previous Battlefield games.Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is an update to a 2013 Nintendo game where players are tasked with saving beings known as Sprixies. It is a game suitable for the entire family. The updated version contains new features, such as a power-up that transforms people into cats with wall-climbing abilities.