The best games in 21:9 (3440×1440)

21:9 has become a de facto standard: it's the format most studios test when they test anything other than 16:9. Out of the 217 games we've evaluated, 87 earn top marks in 21:9, against just 33 in 32:9 — the gap says everything about how differently the two formats get treated.

The games gathered here share the same strengths: 3440×1440 is recognized natively, the field of view widens at the sides instead of cropping the top and bottom, the UI repositions cleanly to the edges, and the cutscenes never drop back to 16:9. In other words: install and play.

If you're still torn between a 21:9 and a 32:9, this list set against the 32:9 one is probably the most convincing argument there is: across the same catalog, 21:9 offers nearly three times as many flawless games.

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   Baldur's Gate 3 2023

   RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   No setup required: 3440×1440 works from the first launch, with an interface that stretches cleanly and a tactical camera that makes good use of the extra space to survey the battlefield. Real-time dialogue uses the full width of the screen; only a few pre-rendered intro videos stay in 16:9, as in 32:9.

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   Counter-Strike 2 2023

   FPS 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

   Counter-Strike 2 renders natively at 3440x1440 via the standard launch options, with a field of view that covers the full width of the screen and no black bars at all. Since 21:9 is the most widespread ultrawide ratio, the UI (radar, menus, scoreboard) is even better calibrated here than at 32:9.

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   Cyberpunk 2077 2020

   RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   At 3440×1440, Cyberpunk 2077 runs natively with no config-file tweaking required: a convincing widened field of view, and a recentered HUD that stays perfectly legible at the edges. The first-person cutscenes, already solid in 32:9, fill the screen here without any of the artifacts tied to the extreme width of that format.

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   Minecraft: Java Edition 2011

   Bac à sable 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   Minecraft: Java Edition displays any resolution perfectly, 21:9 as well as 32:9, since the horizontal FOV is recalculated automatically from the base vertical FOV with no distortion at all. There are no pre-rendered cutscenes to worry about.

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   Half-Life 2 2004

   FPS 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   Since Valve's official 2020 update, 3440x1440 is handled perfectly, with a widened FOV and no black bars. The HUD can be locked to 4:3, 16:9 or 16:10 in the video options depending on your preference, and the Source engine's scripted sequences, which share the same camera as the gameplay, adapt naturally to the width of the screen.

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   League of Legends 2009

   Stratégie 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

   League of Legends adapts natively to 21:9 just as it does to any other resolution: the isometric camera simply widens the visible area laterally, with no stretching and no black bars, with a less extreme result than at 32:9 and therefore less controversy over competitive advantage. The out-of-game client (login, champion select) stays in a format close to 16:9, as it does at 32:9.

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   Balatro 2024

   Roguelite 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   The card game natively fills the screen at 3440x1440 exactly as at 32:9, with no black bars or cropping, the developer having confirmed wide support. The play area stays centered and the extra space on the sides serves only as decorative background, with no gain or loss in card readability.

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   Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered 2022

   Action-aventure 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

   21:9 is the reference format for this Nixxes port: the studio clearly built it as the baseline before extending to 32:9 and 48:9. At 3440×1440, real-time cutscenes fill the screen without the slight edge blurring seen in 32:9, the HUD is sharp and well positioned, and the field of view while swinging between skyscrapers is very comfortable.

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   Factorio 2020

   Gestion 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

   Factorio runs in native full-screen at any resolution, 3440x1440 included, exactly as at 5120x1440, and contains no cutscenes. The only caveat, common to both formats: the inventory and research windows stay centered rather than spread out to the sides.

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    Stardew Valley 2016

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    As at 32:9, Stardew Valley delivers flawless Hor+ rendering at 3440x1440, rated Gold by WSGF, with a HUD that adapts without a hitch and a much wider view of the world at the sides. The old bug preventing clicks on the right side of the screen beyond 4096 pixels doesn't affect this narrower resolution anyway.

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    Path of Exile 2 2024

    Action-RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Avoid

    On Path of Exile 2, 21:9 is exactly the maximum ratio Grinding Gear Games officially allows, and the server serialization limit that blocks 32:9 does not apply here. The game therefore delivers a clean widened FOV, with no black bars and no missing content at the edges at this resolution.

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    Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2025

    Action-aventure 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    Nixxes Software applies the same careful ultrawide policy to Spider-Man 2 as it did to Spider-Man Remastered and Miles Morales: 3440x1440 is fully supported in exploration, in combat and in the in-engine cutscenes, with no black bars and no visible distortion. Swinging across New York takes full advantage of the widened field of view, and the HUD stays well positioned.

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    Portal 2 2011

    FPS 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    Portal 2 runs on the Source engine and offers excellent native Hor+ support at 3440x1440, with a well-positioned HUD and scripted transitions that display full-screen with no cuts. Only split-screen co-op requires a small edit to the splitscreen_config.txt file to adjust the aspect ratio of each half of the screen, a special case that does not affect the single-player experience.

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    God of War Ragnarök 2024

    Action-aventure 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    Santa Monica Studio explicitly states support for 21:9 in addition to 32:9, with real work on the "no cut" camera that blends cutscenes and gameplay. The result at 3440×1440: story scenes fit naturally into the widened frame, with no black bars or abrupt reframing, and the HUD follows correctly.

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    Diablo IV 2023

    Action-RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Average

    21:9 is exactly the limit Diablo IV officially supports, unlike 32:9, which stays restricted with black bars. On a 3440×1440 screen, the field of view widens without distortion, the HUD and compass stay well placed, and in-engine cutscenes follow the same wide format.

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    Cities: Skylines II 2023

    Gestion 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    Cities: Skylines II runs natively at 3440x1440 with no mod, with a city view that takes full advantage of the screen width and looks less stretched than in 32:9, where some info panels appeared distorted. The game has no cutscenes as such.

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    Monster Hunter Wilds 2025

    Action-RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Good

    Unlike 32:9, where the REFramework mod is needed to extend the image and cutscenes revert to 16:9 with black bars, 3440x1440 is supported directly from launch: just select the native resolution in the display options. Cutscenes then display in full panoramic format, just like exploration and combat.

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    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015

    Action-aventure 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    The Fox Engine behaves much better at 3440x1440 than at 32:9: the FOV adjusts correctly through the in-game options, and cutscenes, shot with the same camera as the gameplay, fill the screen with no black bars and no cropping. The MGSVFix and NightBits fixes, essential for eliminating the vertical bars at 32:9, are not needed here: 21:9 has been one of the properly supported native aspect ratios since the game's release in 2015.

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    Overwatch 2 2022

    FPS 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Average

    Blizzard deliberately caps the field of view at 21:9 to preserve competitive fairness, so a 3440×1440 screen gets the widest format allowed, with no black bars and no cropping to deal with. The HUD extends cleanly to the edges of the screen and hero intros follow the same ratio.

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    Terraria 2011

    Bac à sable 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Good

    3440x1440 stays under the 4096-pixel width ceiling the engine hits at 32:9, so no hex patch is needed here: the game accepts this resolution natively in full-screen with no black bars and no stretching. The built-in zoom slider in the options lets you adjust the view to make full use of the available width, with no forced cropping or external tools.

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    Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 2024

    Action-aventure 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    21:9 (3440x1440) is selectable natively and, unlike 32:9, which suffers a slight zoom that crops some detail in cutscenes, the presentation here is described as perfectly smooth in both exploration and cutscenes, with no black bars. A community fix (GreatCircleFix) exists precisely to address the 32:9 issue, but it is not needed at 21:9, where the experience is already clean by default.

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    BioShock Infinite 2013

    FPS 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    The game natively supports 3440x1440 with a horizontal field of view expansion (Hor+), with no black bars and no mod required. HUD elements (health, ammo, vigors) stay readable overall, since the edge placement seen at 32:9 is far less pronounced at this less extreme aspect ratio.

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    Horizon Forbidden West 2024

    Action-aventure 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    The Nixxes port delivers a very clean widescreen render at 3440×1440, with a well-distributed HUD and an adjustable FOV that makes full use of the screen. Story cutscenes show black bars by default, but the native "Cinematics Letterboxing" option in the display settings lets you turn them off without a mod, unlike in 32:9 where the result is more uneven.

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    Kingdom Come: Deliverance II 2025

    RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    The game automatically applies Vert+ scaling at 3440x1440, gaining genuine peripheral field of view rather than losing image at the top and bottom. Cutscenes display full-screen following the launch patch that fixed their presentation.

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    Manor Lords 2024

    Stratégie 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    On Unreal Engine, Manor Lords handles 3440x1440 exactly as it does 32:9: straight from launch, with no configuration and no black bars, giving a wider view of villages and fields that shows off the city building well. The HUD stays proportioned and legible with no noticeable stretching, and 21:9 is actually more comfortable visually than 32:9 since UI elements stay closer to the center.

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    Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    3440×1440 is supported natively, with a widened cockpit view that is even more comfortable than in 32:9 because it is less stretched at the edges. The flight instruments stay legible, the UI uses the full width without excessive distortion, and the menus adapt correctly.

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    iRacing 2008

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    iRacing natively supports every 21:9 resolution, with a built-in FOV calculator to dial in the field of view precisely without distortion, and a fully repositionable HUD that can span the entire width of the screen. Since the simulator has no cutscenes, replays display in the same full-screen format as the race.

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    Phasmophobia 2020

    Horreur 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Average

    21:9 works very well natively in Phasmophobia, without the pronounced fisheye effect that several players report at 32:9 on 5120x1440. The field of view stays consistent and exploring haunted houses at 3440x1440 is comfortable, with no noticeable image distortion.

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    Valheim 2021

    Bac à sable 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    Valheim natively renders the world at full 3440x1440 without a single black bar, with the same pleasant Hor+ rendering as at 32:9. The complaint about the UI being pinned to the edges of the screen instead of repositioned is far less noticeable at this more moderate ratio than at 32:9, with the inventory and health bar staying reasonably readable.

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    Stellaris 2016

    Stratégie 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Good

    Unlike 32:9, where the 16:9-anchored interface makes a community mod necessary, Stellaris displays its menus, diplomacy windows and tooltips correctly at 3440x1440: the gap from 16:9 stays small enough that the game's UI engine adapts without forced recentering or clipped elements. The galaxy map takes full advantage of the extra width for navigation.

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    Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    Native 32:9 support carries over identically to 21:9, with an adjustable field of view and a truck cab that fills the screen ideally, mirrors and dashboard included. There are no cutscenes to speak of, only menus and a UI that stretch cleanly across the full width.

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    Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered 2024

    Action-RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    The remaster displays 3440x1440 natively during exploration and combat, and unlike 32:9, which needs the community SUWSF tool to remove pillarboxing, 21:9 gets a built-in option: turning off "Cinematic Letterboxing" in the display settings is enough to show cutscenes and dialogue full-screen. It is a good example of a native compatibility ceiling set at 21:9 by the studio, with super ultrawide not benefiting the same way.

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    Resident Evil 2 (2019) 2019

    Horreur 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    Good news at 3440x1440: that is precisely the limit beyond which cutscenes and menus start to pillarbox. At 21:9, everything displays full screen with no black bars, both in game and in scripted scenes, as confirmed by several player reports.

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    RimWorld 2018

    Gestion 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Good

    At 3440x1440, RimWorld displays its colony view across the full width without trouble, and player reports confirm that the game plays comfortably at this ratio with no mandatory mod, unlike 32:9, where the edge-pinned UI became genuinely uncomfortable. The Steam Workshop mod "Adjustable Ultrawide UI" is still available to recenter the panels if you want even more comfort, but here it is a bonus rather than a necessity.

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    Outer Wilds 2019

    Action-aventure 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    Outer Wilds, already praised for its near-perfect support at 5120x1440, behaves at least as well at 3440x1440: no black bars, nothing cropped at the top or bottom, and a field of view that feels natively designed for ultrawide from the start of development. Since the game plays out entirely in real time in first person within its time loop, there are no pre-rendered cutscenes that could break immersion.

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    Final Fantasy XVI 2024

    Action-RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    Unlike 32:9, which requires the FFXVIFix patch to remove the black bars, 21:9 is natively supported by the game: official support stops precisely at that ratio. At 3440×1440, real-time cutscenes therefore already display full-screen with no setup at all, with a correctly positioned HUD.

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    Farming Simulator 25 2024

    Simulation 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    At 3440x1440, Farming Simulator 25 runs natively with no black bars at all: the Hor+ field of view opens up a comfortable view across the fields without the pronounced wheel distortion seen at 32:9, since this less extreme format keeps edge stretching in check. The HUD, never reworked for ultrawide, remains legible and well centered.

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    The Last of Us Part II Remastered 2025

    Action-aventure 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    As Naughty Dog announced at PC launch, The Last of Us Part II Remastered supports 21:9 natively and completely, cutscenes included, since they are rendered in real time by the game engine rather than pre-rendered. Output at 3440x1440 is therefore flawless, with no black bars or cropping, from gameplay to narrative scenes.

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    Resident Evil Village 2021

    Horreur 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    RE Engine handles 21:9 as well as 32:9: no stretching of the image or the UI at 3440×1440, in exploration and during the confrontations with Lady Dimitrescu alike. Cutscenes follow the same wide format with no black bars reported, either on PCGamingWiki or in community feedback.

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    Cities: Skylines 2015

    Gestion 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Good

    Unlike 32:9, which requires the 'More Aspect Ratios' mod to avoid black bars and distortion, 3440x1440 is among the resolutions natively offered in Cities: Skylines' options, with correct Hor+ rendering and nothing in particular to configure. The game has no cutscenes.

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    Slay the Spire 2019

    Roguelite 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Good

    Good news for 21:9: the game natively caps its maximum supported resolution at exactly that ratio, so 3440x1440 works officially without the 32:9 compatibility mod required beyond it. The combat UI and the cards display cleanly, with no stretching or forced cropping.

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    God of War 2022

    Action-aventure 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Excellent

    At 3440x1440, Jetpack Interactive's Hor+ handling widens the field of view naturally, with no stretching or noticeable distortion, and the aspect ratio is even more comfortable than 32:9 since it is less extreme. Thanks to the continuous one-shot staging, the camera never changes between exploration and narrative scenes: dialogue and boss fights therefore get the same wide, immersive presentation, with no cuts and no black bars.

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    Disco Elysium 2019

    RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Good

    Disco Elysium received an official update adding native 21:9 support, far more polished than the workaround required at 32:9: no stretching, no menus stuck at 16:9, and the entire UI and dialogue system takes advantage of the wide format. The Ultrawide Fix community patch, essential for reaching 5120x1440, is completely unnecessary here since ZA/UM built this ratio in directly.

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    Dota 2 2013

    Stratégie 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Very good

    Dota 2 is listed on the Widescreen Gaming Forum as officially 21:9 compatible, with the same approach as at 32:9: the isometric camera widens the visible area with no distortion and no black bars. Since the ratio is more moderate, the HUD elements PCGamingWiki flags as occasionally stretched at 32:9 display far more reliably here, much closer to how they look at 16:9.

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    Mass Effect Legendary Edition 2021

    Action-RPG 21:9 · Excellent 32:9 · Good

    Unlike 32:9, which causes visual glitches and pillarboxed dialogue scenes without the Flawless Widescreen mod, 3440x1440 enjoys genuine official support added after the Legendary Edition launched, enabled directly in the graphics options. Cutscenes and conversations use the full screen width with no black bars or cropping, notable enough that the specialist press highlighted it as a point in the game's favor on ultrawide displays.

How this list is built

It lists the games whose 21:9 rating is "Excellent", sorted by popularity. The individual statuses (format support, cutscenes, mod required) are explained on the Method page. Each entry links to its full French page, which carries its sources — English versions are on the way.