Publishing games is not easy. It requires strong industry relationships (with platforms, etc), expertise in game development (to pick the best games as well as to guide developers to ultimate success during development), effective marketing strategies (in a pretty saturated market), strong distribution networks, and above all else financial resources.

More and more developers are opting to self-publish their games.

We have compiled a list of the top game publishers this year according to Metacritic.

Do you agree with the list? Is your favorite missing?