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.
Posted Feb 15, 2021, 4:18 AM UTC · edited