Comparing the 2020 releases of game publishers
The following table summarizes the results detailed in our main article.
| Metascore | Good Games | Bad Games | Great Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Avg. | Pts. | % | Pts. | % | Pts. | # | Pts. | Total Pts. | |
| 1 | Sega | 81.6 | 122.4 | 95% | 94.7 | 0% | 100.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 327.2 |
| 2 | Annapurna Interactive | 81.9 | 122.9 | 100% | 100.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 322.9 |
| 3 | Capcom | 80.3 | 120.5 | 93% | 93.3 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 313.8 |
| 4 | Sony | 79.8 | 119.7 | 79% | 78.9 | 0% | 100.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 308.6 |
| 5 | Activision Blizzard | 79.9 | 119.9 | 87% | 86.7 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 306.6 |
| 6 | Microsoft | 78.6 | 118.0 | 65% | 65.4 | 0% | 100.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 293.3 |
| 7 | Aksys Games | 76.7 | 115.0 | 75% | 75.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 290.0 |
| 8 | No More Robots | 77.2 | 115.8 | 71% | 71.4 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 287.2 |
| 9 | Nintendo | 75.4 | 113.0 | 67% | 66.7 | 0% | 100.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 284.7 |
| 10 | Devolver Digital | 74.6 | 111.9 | 59% | 59.1 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 271.0 |
| 11 | Square Enix | 75.3 | 113.0 | 53% | 52.6 | 0% | 100.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 270.6 |
| 12 | Xseed | 72.8 | 109.2 | 60% | 60.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 269.2 |
| 13 | 505 Games | 74.0 | 111.0 | 60% | 60.0 | 4% | 96.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 267.0 |
| 14 | Ubisoft | 74.8 | 112.2 | 54% | 53.8 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 266.0 |
| 15 | Focus Home Interactive | 72.5 | 108.7 | 57% | 57.1 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 265.9 |
| 16 | Bethesda Softworks | 74.7 | 112.0 | 60% | 60.0 | 7% | 93.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 265.4 |
| 17 | Team17 | 74.8 | 112.2 | 52% | 51.7 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 264.0 |
| 18 | Humble | 75.7 | 113.5 | 50% | 50.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 263.5 |
| 19 | Sold Out | 74.3 | 111.5 | 42% | 41.7 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 253.1 |
| 20 | Raw Fury | 71.2 | 106.8 | 45% | 45.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 251.8 |
| 21 | Electronic Arts | 72.6 | 108.9 | 44% | 43.8 | 3% | 96.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 249.5 |
| 22 | Take-Two Interactive | 71.4 | 107.1 | 40% | 40.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 247.1 |
| 23 | Koch Media | 72.2 | 108.3 | 38% | 37.8 | 2% | 97.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 243.8 |
| 24 | NIS America | 70.4 | 105.6 | 38% | 38.1 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 243.7 |
| 25 | SNK | 70.6 | 105.9 | 38% | 37.5 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 243.4 |
| 26 | Playism | 68.7 | 103.0 | 38% | 37.5 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 240.5 |
| 27 | THQ Nordic | 72.1 | 108.2 | 32% | 31.6 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 239.8 |
| 28 | Digerati | 73.0 | 109.5 | 25% | 25.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 234.5 |
| 29 | Kalypso | 69.7 | 104.6 | 29% | 28.6 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 233.1 |
| 30 | Daedalic Entertainment | 70.1 | 105.2 | 27% | 27.3 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 232.4 |
| 31 | Headup Games | 73.6 | 110.4 | 20% | 20.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 230.4 |
| 32 | Koei Tecmo | 70.1 | 105.1 | 20% | 20.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 225.1 |
| 33 | PQube | 69.3 | 103.9 | 35% | 35.3 | 18% | 82.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 221.5 |
| 34 | Curve Digital | 65.3 | 98.0 | 31% | 30.8 | 8% | 92.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 221.1 |
| 35 | QubicGames | 67.2 | 100.8 | 20% | 20.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 220.8 |
| 36 | ININ Games | 67.2 | 100.8 | 20% | 20.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 220.8 |
| 37 | Nacon | 65.7 | 98.5 | 21% | 21.2 | 3% | 97.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 216.7 |
| 38 | Bandai Namco | 65.8 | 98.7 | 19% | 18.6 | 7% | 93.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 210.3 |
| 39 | All in! Games | 66.4 | 99.5 | 10% | 10.0 | 0% | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 209.5 |
| 40 | Wired Productions | 65.1 | 97.6 | 30% | 30.0 | 20% | 80.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 207.6 |
| 41 | Ratalaika Games | 57.7 | 86.5 | 13% | 12.5 | 13% | 87.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 186.5 |
| 42 | Merge Games | 57.9 | 86.8 | 19% | 18.8 | 25% | 75.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 180.5 |
| 43 | Modus Games | 60.1 | 90.1 | 5% | 5.0 | 15% | 85.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 180.1 |
| 44 | Blowfish Studios | 62.5 | 93.8 | 8% | 8.3 | 25% | 75.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 177.2 |
| 45 | tinyBuild | 59.1 | 88.7 | 0% | 0.0 | 18% | 81.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 170.5 |
| 46 | Silesia Games | 54.3 | 81.5 | 0% | 0.0 | 20% | 80.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 161.5 |
| 47 | No Gravity Games | 55.3 | 83.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 33% | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 149.7 |
| 48 | Ultimate Games | 49.4 | 74.2 | 13% | 12.5 | 50% | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 136.7 |
Only publishers releasing at least 5 scored, distinct titles in 2020 are eligible. Points for average Metascore are awarded at 1.5 x the average (with a maximum of 150 points possible). Points for good % and bad % are awarded based on a maximum of 100 each. Points for "great" games are awarded as bonus points (5.0 points per unique title). To qualify as "great," a game must have a Metascore of at least 90 and have at least 7 critic reviews. iOS games are excluded. Calculations are based on Metascores as of March 3, 2021.
View our previous Game Publisher Rankings:
2020 (for games released in 2019) / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11
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