Metacritic review aggregator summed up the results of the first gaming half of 2020. The portal administration has compiled a list of twenty of the highest rated games. Only press reviews were taken into account. By the way, The Last of Us Part II was not in first place.
So, the top 20 of the highest rated titles of 2020 are as follows:
1. Persona 5 Royal - 95/100;
2. The Last of Us Part II - 94/100;
3. Half-Life: Alyx - 93/100;
4-5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 90/100;
4-5. Ori and the Will of the Wisps - 90/100;
6-7. Dreams - 89/100;
6-7. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - 89/100;
8. Doom Eternal - 88/100;
9-10. Final Fantasy VII Remake - 87/100;
9-10. Legends of Runeterra - 87/100;
11-12. Desperados III - 86/100;
11-12. Monster Train - 86/100;
13. Nioh 2 - 85/100;
14-18. Deep Rock Galactic - 84/100;
14-18. If I Found ... - 84/100;
14-18. Lair of the Clockwork God - 84/100;
14-18. Panzer Corps 2 - 84/100;
14-18. Streets of Rage 4 - 84/100;
19-20. Command & Conquer Remastered Collection - 83/100;
19-20. MLB The Show 20 - 83/100.
The Metacritic editors noted that in the case of multi-platform games, the version that collected the most reviews was taken into account. At the same time, in order to get to the top, the game had to have at least seven reviews from the profile press.