The 20 Best Video Games of 2020 So Far

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – July 10, 2020

Which games impressed professional reviewers the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed videogames released between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020 by Metascore. Games must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible for inclusion.

Note that ...

If a game was released on multiple platforms, we included only the version receiving the largest total number of reviews (usually, but not always, the PS4 version).

Newly released ports of games released in prior years on other platforms are excluded, unless they are substantially different from the prior release (for example, an HD remaster of a previous-gen game that also adds some new content).

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83 #19: MLB The Show 20

Sony's annual PS4-exclusive licensed baseball sim didn't reinvent the wheel, but it didn't need to. It's another solid installment—especially welcome in a year without any real MLB action to date.

“One of PlayStation's finest franchises continues to age like a fine wine improving incrementally with each passing year. San Diego Studios manages to improve an already stellar game with enough tweaks and improvements to keep the franchise from stagnating, but players of last year's outing may still have a difficult time justifying purchasing MLB The Show 20.” —PlayStation Universe

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