21 Games from 2021 to Play (or Play Again) in 2022 on Google Stadia

3 min readJan 30, 2022

Collage of video game screenshots from Google Stadia. Displays screenshots of the games: Blue Fire, Child of Light, Streets of Rage 4, SpongeBobSquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World — Complete Edition — Collage of video game screenshots from Google Stadia

It is the end of 2021 — another year in a global pandemic — and as I reflect on the experience of Google Stadia (the cloud gaming streaming service from Google) throughout this past year, I am still grateful that Google Stadia continues to exist as a platform.

Another BIG thank you to Google and the Google Stadia Team! From the platform upgrades, the player experience enhancements, the new games being on-boarded, the Google TV and Google Stadia integration / roll out, the YouTube Live streaming via Google Stadia, and to the communication transparency along the way from the Google Stadia Team via the following mediums:

You are nailing it Google, and I’m here for even more great Google Stadia experiences in 2022!

Previously, I wrote about how Google Stadia was keeping me fully entertained during the pandemic as a casual gamer — and as I reflect on another year of pandemic — it has again — fully delivered. I discovered new games that I would not have otherwise played or been exposed to. The game play continues to be seamless and inter-modal, and I now have a library of 126 games by being a Google Stadia Pro member — with more to come each month! In 2021, I even obtained another Google Stadia Controller during their 2 Year anniversary sale promotion where they were selling controllers for $22.22.

In 2021, I learned a lot, I played a lot, I live streamed a lot, and I grew a lot as a casual gamer. From what I played (and want to play), here’s the best games from 2021 on Google Stadia that I’ll definitely be playing (or playing again) in 2022 (NOTE: List is not a ranking):

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21 Games from 2021 to Play (or Play Again) in 2022 on Google Stadia

Written by Vaughn Parker