gamescom, the world’s largest event for computer and video games, announced the winners of the 2023 gamescom Awards on August 25 during the convention in Cologne, Germany.

There are 15 total categories for the awards, decided by both an expert awards jury and visitors at gamescom. 

The full list of winners follows:

BEST MICROSOFT XBOX GAME

• Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros Entertainment

BEST NINTENDO SWITCH GAME

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo

BEST SONY PLAYSTATION GAME

• Tekken 8, Bandai Namco Entertainment

BEST MOBILE GAME

• Sky: Children of Light, thatgamecompany

BEST VISUALS

• Black Myth: Wukong, Game Science Interactive Technology

BEST AUDIO

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo

BEST GAMEPLAY

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo

MOST ENTERTAINING

• PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze Studios / Plaion

MOST EPIC

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo

MOST WHOLESOME

• Pikmin 4, Nintendo

GAMES FOR IMPACT

• Sky: Children of Light, thatgamecompany

BEST ANNOUNCEMENT

• Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment

BEST OF SHOW FLOOR

• Bandai Namco Entertainment

HEART OF GAMING AWARD

• GAMES:IN

GAMESCOM GREEN STUDIO OF THE YEAR

• Xbox

gamescom, the world’s largest event for computer and video games, announced the nominees for the 2022 gamescom Awards on August 15.

A committee of game writers and content producers selected the nominees.

The winners will be announced this week during the convention in Cologne, Germany.

Gamescom goes green award

• Indie Arena Booth
• Microsoft / Xbox
• Ukie

Most Wanted Microsoft Xbox Game

• The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me, Bandai Namco Entertainment
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Rogue Games
• Metal: Hellsinger, Funcom

Most Wanted PC Game

• Metal: Hellsinger, Funcom
• System Shock, Plaion
• Warhammer 40.000: Darktide, Fatshark

Most Wanted Sony PlayStation Game

• Lies of P, Neowiz
• One Piece Odyssey, Bandai Namco Entertainment
• The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Most Wanted Nintendo Switch Game

• Airhead, HandyGames
• Edge of Sanity, Vixa Games
• Tin Hearts, Wired Productions

Best Action Adventure Game

• Lies of P, Neowiz
• Outcast 2 – A New Beginning, THQ Nordic
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Rogue Games

Best Action Game

• Metal: Hellsinger, Funcom
• System Shock, Plaion
• Warhammer 40.000: Darktide, Fatshark

Best Family Game

• Fling to the Finish, Daedalic Entertainment
• Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure, Snowcastle Games
• Paper Trail, Newfangled Games

Best Indie Game

• Inkulinati, Daedalic Entertainment
• Paper Trail, Newfangled Games
• Sunday Gold, Team17 Digital

Best Multiplayer Game

• Goat Simulator 3, Plaion
• The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me, Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Warhammer 40.000: Darktide, Fatshark

Best Ongoing Game

• Age of Empires IV, Microsoft
• Microsoft Flight Simulator, Microsoft
• Sea of Thieves, Microsoft

Best Role Playing Game

• Dredge,  Black Salt Games
• Lies of P, Neowiz
• Sunday Gold, Team17 Digital

Best Sports/Racing Game

• AEW: Fight Forever, THQ Nordic
• GOAL! The Club Manager, Toplitz Productions
• Ultimechs, Resolution Games

Best Strategy/Simulation Game

• Age Of Darkness, Team17 Digital
• Autopsy Simulator, Team17 Digital
• IXION, Kalypso Media

Most Original Game

• Inkulinati, Daedalic Entertainment
• Metal: Hellsinger, Funcom
• Pentiment, Microsoft

The jurors will decide the winners, except in two categories of the “Consumer Awards”, Best Booth and Best Trailer / Announcement, where fans attending gamescom will vote for the prize winners.

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

Gamescom, the world’s largest event for computer and video games, announced the winners of the 2020 Gamescom Awards in two virtual ceremonies over the weekend.

This year the Best Of Gamescom Award went to Cyberpunk 2077, an RPG developed by Polish studio CD Project Red. The game also impressed the jury in the categories of Best Sony PlayStation Game, Best PC Game and Best Role-Playing Game. Fans, in consumer voting, also chose the game as “the most hotly anticipated” of all the games nominated for the award.

This year’s special jury prize, the Heart Of Gaming Award, went to the all-digital Indie Arena Booth, a virtual walk-through MMO designed by Super Crowd Entertainment within a few months.

The prizes in the following genre and platform categories were awarded during the Gamescom: Best Of Show on August 30.

Best Family Game

• KeyWe, Stonewheat & Sons

Best Ongoing Game

• Borderlands 3, 2K

Best PC Game

• Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED

Best Racing Game

• DIRT5, Codemasters

Best Remaster

• Mafia: Definitive Edition, 2K

Best Role-Playing Game

• Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED

Best Simulation

• Project CARS 3, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best Sports Game

• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, Activision

Best Strategy Game

• Humankind, Amplitude Studios & SEGA Europe

Most Original Game

• Voidtrain, Hypetrain Digital

Most Wanted Hardware/Technology

• Xbox Series X, Microsoft

Winners of the following gamescom global and consumer awards were also revealed during the gamescom: Best Of Show.

Best Announcement

• Unknown 9: Awakening, Reflector Entertainment

Best Lineup

• Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best of Gamescom

• Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED

Best Presentation/Trailer

• Little Nightmares 2, Tarsier Studios

Best Show

• World of Tanks Blitz gamescom Stream, Wargaming

Best Streamer

• Erik “Gronkh” Range

Gamescom “Most Wanted” Consumer Award

• Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED

HEART OF GAMING Award

• Indie Arena Booth, Super Crowd Entertainment

The following winners were already announced on August 27 during Gamescom: Opening Night Live.

Best Action Adventure Game

• Watch Dogs Legion, Ubisoft

Best Action Game

• Star Wars Squadrons, Electronic Arts

Best Indie Game

• Curious Expedition 2, Maschinen-Mensch

Best Microsoft Xbox Game

• Tell Me Why, Microsoft

Best Multiplayer Game

• Operation Tango, Clever Plays

Best Nintendo Switch Game

• Little Nightmares 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best Sony PlayStation Game

• Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red