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REVIEW RANK SPECIAL · CRITICS’ CONSENSUS

The Best Games of 2020

One ranking built from 8 major year-end lists. Every list awards points by position — #1 earns 100, #2 earns 99, and so on — then each game’s points are averaged across all 8 lists to produce its Review Rank Score. A game ranked #1 everywhere would score a perfect 100.

SOURCES: POLYGON · GAME INFORMER · TIME · SLANT MAGAZINE · GAMESRADAR+ · PASTE · METRO GAMECENTRAL · ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY · COMPILED 2026-07-09 · INELIGIBLE RELEASES ON SOURCE LISTS EXCLUDED

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1
Hades
POLYGON #1TIME #1SLANT #1GAMESRADAR #1PASTE #1EW #1GAME INFORMER #2METRO #8
ON 8 OF 8 LISTS · 792 PTS · BEST POSITION #1
99.0RR SCORE
2
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
TIME #2GAMESRADAR #4POLYGON #6EW #9METRO #10PASTE #11SLANT #15
ON 7 OF 8 LISTS · 650 PTS · BEST POSITION #2
81.3RR SCORE
3
The Last of Us Part II
GAME INFORMER #1GAMESRADAR #2METRO #2EW #2TIME #3SLANT #4
ON 6 OF 8 LISTS · 592 PTS · BEST POSITION #1
74.0RR SCORE
4
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
METRO #1POLYGON #2EW #4TIME #5GAMESRADAR #5GAME INFORMER #6
ON 6 OF 8 LISTS · 583 PTS · BEST POSITION #1
72.9RR SCORE
5
Final Fantasy VII Remake
EW #3POLYGON #4METRO #5SLANT #6GAME INFORMER #9GAMESRADAR #15
ON 6 OF 8 LISTS · 564 PTS · BEST POSITION #3
70.5RR SCORE
82
6
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
METRO #4GAME INFORMER #5TIME #6GAMESRADAR #7PASTE #15
ON 5 OF 8 LISTS · 468 PTS · BEST POSITION #4
58.5RR SCORE
92
7
Kentucky Route Zero
SLANT #2PASTE #3POLYGON #5EW #7GAMESRADAR #25
ON 5 OF 8 LISTS · 463 PTS · BEST POSITION #2
57.9RR SCORE
80
8
Half-Life: Alyx
METRO #6POLYGON #7GAME INFORMER #8GAMESRADAR #12
ON 4 OF 8 LISTS · 371 PTS · BEST POSITION #6
46.4RR SCORE
93
9
Ghost of Tsushima
GAME INFORMER #3GAMESRADAR #3EW #6
ON 3 OF 8 LISTS · 291 PTS · BEST POSITION #3
36.4RR SCORE
88
10
Doom Eternal
GAMESRADAR #8EW #8METRO #11
ON 3 OF 8 LISTS · 276 PTS · BEST POSITION #8
34.5RR SCORE
88
11
Umurangi Generation
SLANT #3PASTE #5
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 194 PTS · BEST POSITION #3
24.3RR SCORE
86
12
Microsoft Flight Simulator
POLYGON #3TIME #8
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 191 PTS · BEST POSITION #3
23.9RR SCORE
84
13
Call of Duty: Warzone
GAMESRADAR #6TIME #7
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 189 PTS · BEST POSITION #6
23.6RR SCORE
61
14
If Found...
PASTE #2GAMESRADAR #14
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 186 PTS · BEST POSITION #2
23.3RR SCORE
87
15
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
GAME INFORMER #7GAMESRADAR #10
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 185 PTS · BEST POSITION #7
23.1RR SCORE
16
Crusader Kings III
POLYGON #8PASTE #9
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 185 PTS · BEST POSITION #8
23.1RR SCORE
87
17
The Pathless
PASTE #6METRO #12
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 184 PTS · BEST POSITION #6
23.0RR SCORE
82
18
Fall Guys
TIME #9GAMESRADAR #9
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 184 PTS · BEST POSITION #9
23.0RR SCORE
78
19
Cyberpunk 2077
METRO #9GAMESRADAR #11
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 182 PTS · BEST POSITION #9
22.8RR SCORE
80
20
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
TIME #10GAMESRADAR #13
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 179 PTS · BEST POSITION #10
22.4RR SCORE
21
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
GAME INFORMER #4GAMESRADAR #20
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 178 PTS · BEST POSITION #4
22.3RR SCORE
22
Immortals Fenyx Rising
GAME INFORMER #10METRO #18
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 174 PTS · BEST POSITION #10
21.8RR SCORE
23
Paper Mario: The Origami King
SLANT #13METRO #16
ON 2 OF 8 LISTS · 173 PTS · BEST POSITION #13
21.6RR SCORE
80
24
Spelunky 2
METRO #3
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 98 PTS · BEST POSITION #3
12.3RR SCORE
88
25
Astro's Playroom
PASTE #4
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 97 PTS · BEST POSITION #4
12.1RR SCORE
26
Spiritfarer
EW #5
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 96 PTS · BEST POSITION #5
12.0RR SCORE
27
Tales from Off-Peak City Vol. 1
SLANT #5
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 96 PTS · BEST POSITION #5
12.0RR SCORE
99
28
Desperados III
SLANT #7
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 94 PTS · BEST POSITION #7
11.8RR SCORE
89
29
Nioh 2
METRO #7
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 94 PTS · BEST POSITION #7
11.8RR SCORE
84
30
Fuser
PASTE #8
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 93 PTS · BEST POSITION #8
11.6RR SCORE
77
31
Receiver 2
SLANT #8
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 93 PTS · BEST POSITION #8
11.6RR SCORE
91
32
Blaseball
POLYGON #9
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 92 PTS · BEST POSITION #9
11.5RR SCORE
33
Paradise Killer
SLANT #9
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 92 PTS · BEST POSITION #9
11.5RR SCORE
86
34
Call of the Sea
EW #10
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 91 PTS · BEST POSITION #10
11.4RR SCORE
35
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
SLANT #10
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 91 PTS · BEST POSITION #10
11.4RR SCORE
36
Treachery in Beatdown City
PASTE #10
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 91 PTS · BEST POSITION #10
11.4RR SCORE
80
37
A Monster's Expedition
SLANT #11
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 90 PTS · BEST POSITION #11
11.3RR SCORE
38
Going Under
PASTE #12
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 89 PTS · BEST POSITION #12
11.1RR SCORE
81
39
Haven
SLANT #12
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 89 PTS · BEST POSITION #12
11.1RR SCORE
40
In Other Waters
PASTE #13
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 88 PTS · BEST POSITION #13
11.0RR SCORE
80
41
Star Wars: Squadrons
METRO #13
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 88 PTS · BEST POSITION #13
11.0RR SCORE
71
42
Alder's Blood
SLANT #14
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 87 PTS · BEST POSITION #14
10.9RR SCORE
43
Dreams
PASTE #14
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 87 PTS · BEST POSITION #14
10.9RR SCORE
88
44
Horace
METRO #14
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 87 PTS · BEST POSITION #14
10.9RR SCORE
83
45
Ghostrunner
METRO #15
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 86 PTS · BEST POSITION #15
10.8RR SCORE
85
46
Genshin Impact
GAMESRADAR #16
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 85 PTS · BEST POSITION #16
10.6RR SCORE
79
47
Streets of Rage 4
METRO #17
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 84 PTS · BEST POSITION #17
10.5RR SCORE
86
48
Valorant
GAMESRADAR #17
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 84 PTS · BEST POSITION #17
10.5RR SCORE
76
49
Ooblets
GAMESRADAR #18
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 83 PTS · BEST POSITION #18
10.4RR SCORE
91
50
Demon's Souls
GAMESRADAR #19
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 82 PTS · BEST POSITION #19
10.3RR SCORE
51
Mortal Shell
METRO #19
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 82 PTS · BEST POSITION #19
10.3RR SCORE
52
Wasteland 3
METRO #20
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 81 PTS · BEST POSITION #20
10.1RR SCORE
53
Bugsnax
GAMESRADAR #21
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 80 PTS · BEST POSITION #21
10.0RR SCORE
54
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
GAMESRADAR #22
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 79 PTS · BEST POSITION #22
9.9RR SCORE
55
Teardown
GAMESRADAR #24
ON 1 OF 8 LISTS · 77 PTS · BEST POSITION #24
9.6RR SCORE
METHODOLOGY & SOURCES

Points follow position: pts = 101 − rank on each list. The Review Rank Score is a game’s total divided by the number of lists surveyed (8), so missing a list counts as zero — consensus beats a single high placement. Ties break by list appearances, then best single position. Positions were captured to each list’s published depth shown below. Games released outside 2020 that appeared inside longer eligibility windows keep their slot on the source list but are excluded here.

Polygon — top 10 ↗Game Informer — top 10 ↗TIME — top 10 ↗Slant Magazine — top 15 ↗GamesRadar+ — top 25 ↗Paste — top 15 ↗Metro GameCentral — top 20 ↗Entertainment Weekly — top 10 ↗
Best of 2020 by Metacritic score →Best of 2025 →Best of 2024 →Best of 2023 →All years →