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.
