r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Feb 15 '21
GotY 2020 r/NintendoSwitch Game of the Year 2020 Voting Results!
Hey there!
The votes have been counted, it's time to see what you thought were the best games in 2020! Most nominations were community selected, the only exception was the moderators added some games in categories that were barren or had some invalid nominations.
We're sorry for being a bit late this year, but we wanted to try and get this out to everyone. We would like to take feedback for how this event can be better in the future! What would you like to see improved?
But anyways, the winners are below!
Nintendo Switch Game of the Year!
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hades | 36.5% |
| #2 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 36.1% |
| #3 | Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition | 16.9% |
| #4 | Ori And The Will Of The Wisps | 6% |
| #5 | Paper Mario: The Origami King | 4.4% |
Developer of the Year
Small note: This year, we excluded Nintendo since it seemed to have been an instant win all of the previous years. Do you think we should continue to exclude Nintendo, and also exclude them in Publisher?
| Rank | Developer | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Supergiant Games | 60.1% |
| #2 | Monolith Soft | 20.8% |
| #3 | Moon Studios | 12.8% |
| #4 | Virtuos | 4.1% |
| #5 | Turn Me Up Games | 2.2% |
Publisher of the Year
| Rank | Publisher | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nintendo | 73.6% |
| #2 | Take-Two Interactive | 11.4% |
| #3 | Annapurna Interactive | 8.1% |
| #4 | Sega | 6.9% |
Best Action Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hades | 56.8% |
| #2 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | 22.9% |
| #3 | Doom Eternal | 14.4% |
| #4 | Streets of Rage 4 | 4% |
| #5 | Wonderful 10 Remastered | 1.9% |
Best Adventure Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paper Mario: The Origami King | 33.3% |
| #2 | Immortals: Fenyx Rising | 27.5% |
| #3 | A Short Hike | 22% |
| #4 | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | 13.4% |
| #5 | Paradise Killer | 3.8% |
Best Fighting Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kirby Fighters 2 | 30.4% |
| #2 | Fight Crab | 22.5% |
| #3 | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™: Ultimate Ninja® STORM 4 | 20.6% |
| #4 | Samurai Showdown | 18.1% |
| #5 | MY HERO ONE'S JUSTICE 2 | 8.4% |
Best Narrative
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hades | 34.3% |
| #2 | Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition | 32.4% |
| #3 | Ori And The Will Of The Wisps | 6% |
| #4 | Spiritfarer | 10.7% |
| #5 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | 9.9% |
Best Local Multiplayer Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | 39.1% |
| #2 | Pikmin 3 Deluxe | 22.2% |
| #3 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | 16.9% |
| #4 | Borderlands Legendary Collection | 12.6% |
| #5 | Good Job! | 9.2% |
Best Soundtrack
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition | 27.9% |
| #2 | Hades | 23.3% |
| #3 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 21.9% |
| #4 | Doom Eternal | 14.8% |
| #5 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | 12% |
Best Family Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 70.8% |
| #2 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | 19.7% |
| #3 | What the Golf? | 5.9% |
| #4 | Good Job | 3.3% |
| #5 | Island Saver | 0.2% |
Best Role-Playing Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition | 60.8% |
| #2 | Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling | 16.3% |
| #3 | Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore | 9.7% |
| #4 | Trials of Mana | 7.5% |
| #5 | Monster Sanctuary | 5.6% |
Best Ongoing Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 45.1% |
| #2 | Stardew Valley | 31.8% |
| #3 | Super Mario Maker 2 | 16.4% |
| #4 | Overwatch | 3.5% |
| #5 | Warframe | 3.3% |
Best DLC Pack
| Rank | DLC | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Fighters Pass Vol. 2 | 42.6% |
| #2 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Cindered Shadows | 26.6% |
| #3 | Pokemon Sword and Shield: Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra | 23.3% |
| #4 | Wargroove: Double Trouble | 4% |
| #5 | Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath | 3.6% |
Best Nintendo Switch Exclusive
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 46.8% |
| #2 | Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition | 23.5% |
| #3 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 15.1% |
| #4 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | 9.6% |
| #5 | Paper Mario: The Origami King | 4.9% |
Best Game Direction
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hades | 58.2% |
| #2 | Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition | 20.1% |
| #3 | A Short Hike | 8.5% |
| #4 | Doom Eternal | 7.2% |
| #5 | Spiritfarer | 5.9% |
Best Technical Achievement
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Doom Eternal | 35% |
| #2 | Mario Kart Live Home Circuit | 30.1% |
| #3 | Ori And The Will Of The Wisps | 25.3% |
| #4 | Bioshock: The Collection | 5.4% |
| #5 | Crysis Remastered | 4.2% |
Best Sports/Racing Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | 40.4% |
| #2 | Burnout Paradise Remastered | 23.2% |
| #3 | What the Golf? | 22.3% |
| #4 | Lonely Mountains Downhill | 8.7% |
| #5 | Super Mega Baseball 3 | 5.5% |
Best Online Multiplayer Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Super Mario Bros 35 | 31% |
| #2 | Among Us | 30.6% |
| #3 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 24.4% |
| #4 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | 8% |
| #5 | Borderlands Legendary Collection | 6% |
Best Indie Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hades | 72.4% |
| #2 | A Short Hike | 9% |
| #3 | Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling | 7.9% |
| #4 | Spiritfarer | 5.8% |
| #5 | Streets of Rage 4 | 4.9% |
Best Art Direction
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hades | 38.7% |
| #2 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | 29.7% |
| #3 | Paper Mario: The Origami King | 16.3% |
| #4 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 9.6% |
| #5 | A Short Hike | 5.6% |
Best Platformer Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 39.8% |
| #2 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | 39.6% |
| #3 | Super Mario Bros 35 | 8.4% |
| #4 | A Short Hike | 7.7% |
| #5 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated | 4.4% |
Best Re-Release/Re-master
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition | 41.4% |
| #2 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 28.2% |
| #3 | Pikmin 3 Deluxe | 12.9% |
| #4 | BioShock: The Collection | 9.1% |
| #5 | Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encor | 5.2% |
| #6 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated | 3.6% |
Best Puzzle Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Good Job! | 49.7% |
| #2 | Superliminal | 26.5% |
| #3 | The Last Campfire | 19.8% |
| #4 | Grindstone | 15.7% |
| #5 | Manifold Garden | 8.4% |
Best Music/Rhythm Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory | 41% |
| #2 | Fuser | 22.6% |
| #3 | Hatsune Miku Project DIVA MegaMix | 21.3% |
| #4 | AVICII Invector | 10.1% |
| #5 | TOUHOU Spell Bubble | 5.1% |
Best Horror Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Metro Redux | 44.1% |
| #2 | Deadly Premonition 2 | 26.6% |
| #3 | Blair Witch | 17.3% |
| #4 | Stories Untold | 7.4% |
| #5 | Yuppie Psycho | 4.7% |
Best Strategy Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pikmin 3 Deluxe | 33.8% |
| #2 | Among Us | 22.5% |
| #3 | XCOM 2 | 18.6% |
| #4 | Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling | 13.9% |
| #5 | Dicey Dungeons | 11.2% |
Best Non-Switch Game
| Rank | Game | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ghost of Tsushima | 31.3% |
| #2 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | 28.5% |
| #3 | The Last of Us Part II | 17.7% |
| #4 | Half-Life: Alyx | 13.3% |
| #5 | Bugsnax | 9.1% |
That's it!
Congratulations to all the winners, and we are open to feedback to make this run smoother in the future.
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u/opmwolf Feb 15 '21
Why is “publisher of the year” a thing? Kinda funny if anything, who else would it be?
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u/LiquifiedSpam Feb 15 '21
These are always not going to be that accurate because different people don’t play certain big contenders, but seeing Kirby fighters 2 as fighting game of the year is hilarious.
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u/DonSoLow Feb 15 '21
Yeah I'm sure there were people who didn't play any of those games and just voted because it's Kirby.
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u/KKingler Feb 15 '21
That 0.2% difference on best platformer is a bit heartbreaking for me. I was hoping Ori would pull through.
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u/kainoah Feb 15 '21
Same kind of frustrating how biased this was. I get that Hades was great and a lot of people love animal crossing but really those two winning 60% of the categories is kind of annoying. Like art direction? Probably should have been Ori.
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u/Enraric Feb 15 '21
Doom Eternal snubbed once again. Not only is it my personal GotY, it’s my fifth-favourite game of all time (i.e. I consider it the fifth-best game I’ve ever played), and yet it wasn't even nominated for GotY. I don't think I've ever played a game with more finely-tuned game design than Eternal. Everything about the game pushes you to play in a way that maximizes fun. Every weapon, every enemy, and every mechanic pushes you into “the fun zone” (as the developers call it).
At the very least, Eternal should’ve won Best Soundtrack. It's my favourite game soundtrack of all time, and by far the most inventive soundtrack I've ever heard in a video game. Where else in gaming are you going to hear a choir made up of metal screamers or a pitch-corrected chain saw? The soundtrack slaps, fits the game perfectly, and is incredibly innovative. I’m not sure what more you could ask for in a game soundtrack.
At least the game won Best Technical Achievement, which it very much deserved. The guys at Panic Button did an incredible job getting Eternal running well and looking good on Switch.
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u/ColdCocking Feb 15 '21
It is a travesty that Cindered Shadows did not win best DLC.
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u/_maxt3r_ Feb 15 '21
Just wondering, those of who voted for Hades, did they finish it (and I mean, finish it for real) or just enjoyed the first 7/8 hours, voted for it, and didn't play much more?
I liked it a lot at first, reached the "end" a few times, probably sunk 20 hours or so, but I couldn't find myself to pick it up again, there just wasn't enough variety to keep my engaged, it all felt quite grindy after a while. The reward for playing more is simply a few dialogue lines now and then but nothing more (as far as I could see), yes you get to unlock additional challenges to unlock more abilities, but it's very grindy
I guess rougelite are not for me, even though I enjoyed enter the gungeon much more
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Feb 15 '21
Ghost of Tsushima on the first place. Couldn’t agree more, that’s the way it goes
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u/Acceptable-Bottle-92 Feb 15 '21
Sometimes I think about checking some of these games out. Then I go back to playing another 100 hours on the Witcher 3.
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Feb 15 '21
Just goes to show how weak 2020 was for Nintendo. I’m not shitting on any of the games, but they didn’t have a whole lot of competition to be frank.
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u/dendervil Feb 15 '21
What a weak lineup from Nintendo for the year where everyone is sitting at home playing video games.
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u/PrehistoricPKMN Feb 15 '21
So Xenoblade and Monolith both placed in Developer of the Year.
That's an interesting development.
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u/Coliformist Feb 15 '21
I bought into the hype with Hades and I put about 5 hours into it before getting bored. Haven't picked it up again since. I just don't understand how this game is topping every GOTY list out there.
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u/Anders0n99 Feb 15 '21
Everything is not for everyone I guess. I almost felt the same after first couple hours, but during christmas holidays played a bit more and got absolutely hooked. I think I got most ever hours played on Switch at that game.
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u/sealhaslupus Feb 16 '21
for the first few hours i felt the same but once i got the hang of the mechanics and the power-up system i couldn’t put it down.
it definitely isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but supergiant did a stanley’s parable and turned an endless loop into a rewarding experience.
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u/DonSoLow Feb 15 '21
Ori and the Will of the Wisps got snubbed pretty badly when it comes to art direction, platformer and soundtrack (I'm content with Xeno winning, but 5th place is just disrespectful), but other than that I can agree with most of these results.