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The 12 Best Video Games Of 2020

2020 is over, which is great, even if it doesn’t mean everything terrible about this year is now in our collective rearview mirror. Video games played a bigger role in many of our lives than they have in years past, which made picking Kotaku’s top games pretty tricky. But, as always, here are our favorite 12 games of the year, in alphabetical order.


13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

Screenshot: Atlus
Screenshot: Atlus

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Screenshot: Ubisoft
Screenshot: Ubisoft

Crusader Kings III

Screenshot: Paradox Interactive
Screenshot: Paradox Interactive

Fall Guys

Screenshot: Mediatonic
Screenshot: Mediatonic

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Screenshot: Square Enix
Screenshot: Square Enix

Hades

Screenshot: Supergiant
Screenshot: Supergiant

Kentucky Route Zero

Screenshot: Cardboard Computer
Screenshot: Cardboard Computer

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Screenshot: Moon Studios
Screenshot: Moon Studios

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Screenshot: Nintendo
Screenshot: Nintendo

Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Screenshot: Sony
Screenshot: Sony

Spiritfarer

Screenshot: Thunder Lotus
Screenshot: Thunder Lotus

Yakuza: Like A Dragon

Screenshot: Ryu Ga Gotoku
Screenshot: Ryu Ga Gotoku

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