Metacritic Reveals Top 50 Highest-Scoring Nintendo Switch Games Of 2020
The Nintendo Switch game of the year, according to Metacritic, goes to the indie-hit
Hades by Supergiant games.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps received the same score (93). And the highest-rated Switch exclusive of 2020, unsurprisingly goes to
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Microsoft Game Studios
Annapurna Interactive
BlitWorks
DANGEN Entertainment
NIS America
Capcom
XSEED Games
Sega
Aksys Games
Inti Creates
Aksys Games
Capcom
Nintendo
Nintendo
Persona 5 Royal on the PlayStation 4, with a
Metacritic score of
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About Liam Doolan
When he’s not paying off a loan to Tom Nook, Liam likes to report on the latest Nintendo news and admire his library of video games. His favourite Nintendo character used to be a guitar-playing dog, but nowadays he prefers to hang out with Judd the cat.
DualShockers Favorite Games of 2020 Ryan s Top 10
In a year that pushed boundaries and was challenging, my favorite games of 2020 were both comforting, thought-provoking, and a blast to play.
As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is meant to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game not just 2020 releases can be considered in each Top 10 List.
It goes without saying that 2020 was both one of the best and worst years that I’ve had pretty much in my entire life. As much as the COVID-19 pandemic was obviously something that we all had to face, this year personally brought some of the highest highs and lowest lows that I’ve experienced yet. As much as I’m looking forward to jump ahead into 2021 as much as everyone else, I do have to acknowledge that throug
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I tried to write this list without using comfort game in every other paragraph, but hey this year s been a lot and repetitive language is the least of my worries. It s been a stressful year, but I m thankful that I ve been able to retreat into both familiar and new worlds to find that feeling of comfort and stave off the mental burnout.
Many of those comfort games were old favorites:
The Sims is an eternal presence in my life (and this year s Snowy Escape expansion has been a blast to explore),
Rimworld consumed my life for several months early into the pandemic and I m still trying to get a grasp on that comforting chaos, and the familiar halls of
The time has finally come. Yes, 2020 is nearing its end–thankfully–but there is still a lot worth celebrating even in a literal dumpster fire of a year. Though the games industry faced substantial challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2020, this year still stood out as one of the best years yet for gaming, and there is a lot worth celebrating.
On behalf of the entire
we’re excited to reveal the official nominees for our Game of the Year Awards 2020. Across 48 different categories, we’ve nominated the games that have left an impact for us over four groups of awards: