Best Action Game of 2020 - Article
by Paul Broussard , posted on 10 January 2021 / 3,907 Views
Welcome to the first in our series of Game of the Year articles for 2020! The winner was determined by a combination of community and staff voting. Before you proceed, note that the banner image for all of our articles does not indicate the winner; it will be an image or artwork from one of the shortlisted titles but not necessarily the winning one. Enjoy!
After a deluge of high profile AAA titles in 2019, 2020 was something of a quiet year for the action genre. Nevertheless, several games still stood, especially in the indie sphere. So who benefitted the most from the relative lack of competition?
The Shortlist:
Hades
Streets of Rage 4
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
The Winner:
Hades
Runner-up: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
While producing excellent story-driven isometric titles is nothing new for Supergiant Games, jumping into a primarily action-focused game is a step outside the developer's usual comfort zone. In trying something new, however, it delivered one of the most engaging games of 2020; creating a title that blended action, roguelike, and RPG elements into a seamless harmony while still providing an engaging narrative and set of characters.
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My applause to Hades, a deserving winner. Supergiant Games show that even without crunch and massive budget you can create an outstanding game.
Hades is definitely the winner for me as well. Such a good game.
I'm really confused as to how Fall Guys couts as an action title.
Didn't we have a party game category?
Are there enough notable party games released in a year for that to be a proper reward?
This year we had a couple. Among Us, Fall Guys, Momotaru Dentetsu, Clubhouse Games 51, Just Dance... It's a small list, but there were still enough to make a list.
I need to try out Hades sometime just to see what all of the fuss is about.
Great pick! My personal GOTY.
I voted Age of Calamity, but I haven't played Hades. I'm going to try it out. I've heard only good things about it.
