10 Awesome 2021 Video Games You Missed (So Far)

10. The Medium

Fans of old-school survival horror will have an absolute blast with the woefully under-discussed The Medium, from the fine folks at Bloober Team (Observer, Layers of Fear, Blair Witch).

With its shamelessly robotic tank controls and fixed camera angles, The Medium is a loving homage to its genre forebears, albeit one which drags the genre into the present with its beautiful graphics, strong voice work and music, and unique gameplay loop which unfolds within two realms of existence.

While investigating an eerie, abandoned communist-era resort in the Polish wilderness, medium Marianne can use her psychic abilities to inhabit the spirit realm at the same time as the corporeal world, at which point a split-screen allows players to interact with both worlds simultaneously.

It's a striking visual and helps differentiate The Medium from other similarly themed supernatural yarns, particularly elevating the expected puzzle-solving elements.

With its lack of direct combat and emphasis on mood above all else, The Medium is a most unique survival horror joint, even if some may finds its core gameplay a throwback to a fault.

Oh, and Bloober Team also just announced that the game will be finally coming to PlayStation 5 on September 3rd.