A look at the best-reviewed Switch games of 2020

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch

Metacritic is looking back on the year that was 2020 by examining the best-reviewed games over the past twelve months. Naturally, we’re most interested in what came out on Switch.

Hades and Ori and the Will of the Wisps were the top-rated titles of 2020 having scored 93. Animal Crossing: New Horizons followed in third at 90. Rounding out the top five are Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition with a score of 89 and A Short Hike at 88.

Here’s the full list of best-reviewed Switch games of 2020:

Game		Publisher	Metascore
1	Hades	Supergiant Games	93
2	Ori and the Will of the Wisps	Microsoft Game Studios	93
3	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	Nintendo	90
4	Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition	Nintendo	89
5	A Short Hike	Whippoorwill Limited	88
6	Super Mega Baseball 3	Metalhead Software	87
7	Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition	Annapurna Interactive	87
8	Streets of Rage 4	DotEmu	87
9	Huntdown	Coffee Stain Studios	86
10	Heroes of Hammerwatch – Ultimate Edition	BlitWorks	85
11	Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling	DANGEN Entertainment	85
12	Two Point Hospital	Sega	85
13	Pikmin 3 Deluxe	Nintendo	85
	Grindstone	Capy Games	85
15	Lonely Mountains: Downhill	Image & Form	84
16	Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales	CD Projekt Red Studio	84
17	WHAT THE GOLF?	Triband	84
18	BioShock: The Collection	2K Games	84
19	Sega Ages: Fantasy Zone	Sega	84
20	To the Moon	Freebird/X.D. Network	84
21	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	NIS America	84
22	Knights and Bikes	Double Fine Productions	83
23	Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection	Capcom	83
24	No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle	XSEED Games	83
25	Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Sega	83
26	Horace	505 Games	83
27	Code:Realize – Guardian of Rebirth	Aksys Games	83
28	Spiritfarer	Thunder Lotus Games	82
29	CrossCode	Radical Fish/DECK13 Spotlight	82
30	Ruiner	Devolver Digital	82
31	Super Mario 3D All-Stars	Nintendo	82
32	Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2	Inti Creates	82
33	No More Heroes	XSEED Games	82
34	Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]	Aksys Games	82
	Ys Origin	DotEmu/Limited Run	82
36	Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition	Capcom	82
	Borderlands Legendary Collection	2K Games	82
38	Among Us	Innersloth	82
39	Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics	Nintendo	82
40	Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore	Nintendo	81
41	Paradise Killer	Fellow Traveller	81
42	Aviary Attorney: Definitive Edition	Vertical Reach	81
43	Going Under	Team17	81
	Jet Lancer	Armor Games	81
45	Wunderling	Retroid	81
	Operencia: The Stolen Sun	Zen Studios	81
47	Rune Factory 4 Special	XSEED Games	81
48	The Last Campfire	Hello Games	81
49	Nowhere Prophet	No More Robots	81
50	AVICII Invector Encore Edition	Wired Productions	81

If you’re interested in seeing what the best-rated Switch games of 2019 were, head on over here.

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