gamescom, the world’s largest event for computer and video games, announced the winners of the 2021 gamescom Awards in 22 categories on August 25.

The jury and fans agreed: the big winner of gamescom 2021 was Elden Ring. The jury awarded the title in the categories Best Action Adventure, Best Role Playing Game, and in the platform category Best Sony PlayStation Game, and crowned it with the main prize Best of gamescom. The gamescom fans chose “Elden Ring” as their most hotly anticipated title. 

The gamescom award title honors the most anticipated games presented at gamescom.

The winners at a glance:

Category “Platform”

BEST MICROSOFT XBOX GAME

• Halo Infinite, Microsoft 

BEST NINTENDO SWITCH GAME

• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft

BEST PC GAME

• Syberia: The World Before, astragon Entertainment

BEST SONY PLAYSTATION GAME

• Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

Category “Genre“

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME

• Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

BEST ACTION GAME

• Far Cry 6, Ubisoft

BEST FAMILY GAME

• Super Dungeon Maker, rokaplay

BEST INDIE GAME

• Lost in Random, Zoink Studios / EA Originals

BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME

• Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

BEST SIMULATION GAME

• Park Beyond, Limbic Entertainment / Bandai Namco Europe

BEST SPORTS GAME

• Riders Republic, Ubisoft

BEST STRATEGY GAME

• Age of Empires IV, Microsoft

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME

• Halo Infinite, Microsoft

BEST ONGOING GAME

• Apex Legends, Electronic Arts

MOST ORIGINAL GAME

• Dice Legacy, DESTINYbit / Ravenscourt

Category “Consumer Awards“

BEST STREAMER

• Fextralife

GAMESCOM “MOST WANTED“

• Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

Category “gamescom global Awards”

BEST ANNOUNCEMENT

• Saints Row, Volition / Deep Silver

BEST LINEUP

• Bandai Namco Europe

BEST OF GAMESCOM

• Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

BEST TRAILER

• Saints Row, Volition / Deep Silver

HEART OF GAMING AWARD

• Let’s Play 4 Charity