SEGA Is Metacritic’s Publisher of the Year Following a Series of Solid Releases in 2020

Metacritic has released its 11th annual game publisher rankings, crowning SEGA its publisher of the year following a strong slate of releases in 2020.

SEGA earned an average rating of 81.6 percent over 28 titles. Here’s how its games ranked during the year:

• Persona 5 Royal – 95
• Yakuza 0 (Xbox) – 90
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 – 80
• Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Xbox) – 88
• Persona 4 Golden (PC) – 87
• Football Manager 2021 – 85
• Yakuza Like A Dragon – 85
• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – 85
• Two Point Hospital – 84
• Sega Ages: Fantasy Zone – 84
• Bayonetta & Vanquish Collection – 84
• Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – 83
• Yakuza 5 (PS4) – 82
• Yakuza Kiwami (Xbox) – 81
• Sega Ages: Thunder Force AC – 80
• Total War: Three Kingdoms – Furios Wild – 80
• Total War: Three Kingdoms – A World Betrayed – 80
• Total War: Three Kingdoms – Mandate of Heaven – 80
• Catherine Full Body (Switch) – 80
• Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Megamix – 79
• Sega Ages: Puyo Puyo 2 – 78
• Yakuza 4 (PS4) – 78
• Sega Ages: Shinobi – 78
• Yakuza 3 (PS4) – 77
• Total War: Troy – 75
• Sega Ages: G-LOC Air Battle – 74
• Sakura Wars – 73
• Panzer Dragoon (Switch) – 63

“Now in its seventh decade, the Japanese gaming company had quite a good 2020, shooting up 17 places in our annual rankings to take the crown as our #1 publisher of the year,” wrote Metacritic. “Sega’s average Metascore was actually a fraction of a point below that of our #2 publisher, Annapurna, but Sega was boosted into the top slot by virtue of having two stellar 2020 games – though both (including Metacritic’s 2020 Game of the Year, Persona 5 Royal) were ports of previously existing titles to new platforms.”

Alongside SEGA and Annapurna, Capcom, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Activision Blizzard rounded up the top five, respectively.