With gamescom 2026 and Opening Night Live now in the rear view mirror, the gamescom organizers have officially revealed the winner of the gamescom award 2026!
Highlights include CD PROJEKT RED and SEGA taking home a trio of trophies each, Capcom and Ubisoft scoring two awards each, and Games Done Quick (GDQ) being honored with the special Heart of Gaming Award. See the official site here, and also see the bulleted list of winners below!
ARTS Group
- Best Visuals: METRO 2039 – 4A Games/Deep Silver
- Best Audio: Alien: Isolation 2 – Creative Assembly/SEGA
- Best Gameplay: Onimusha: Way of the Sword – Capcom
- Most Entertaining: Wanderburg – Randwerk/Sidekick Publishing
- Most Epic: Tides of Annihilation – Eclipse Glow Games
- Most Wholesome: Finding Polka – lidlocks/Parco Games
- Games for Impact: SOKO 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force – Paintbucket Games/Federal Agency for Civic Education
PLATFORM Group
- Best Microsoft Xbox Game: Forza Horizon 6 – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- Best PC Game: Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 – Creative Assembly/SEGA
- Best Sony PlayStation Game: Onimusha: Way of the Sword – Capcom
- Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game: Rayman Legends Retold – Ubisoft
- Best Mobile Game: Where Winds Meet – Everstone Studio/NetEase Games
GLOBAL Group
- Best Lineup (Jury Award): SEGA
- Best Booth (Jury Award): The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past – CD PROJEKT RED
- Best Booth (Consumer Award): Arknights: Endfield – GRYPHLINE
- Best Business Booth (Jury Award): Ubisoft Business Lounge
- Best Merch (Consumer Award): The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past – Pin & Medallion – CD PROJEKT RED
- Best Trailer / Announcement (Consumer Award): The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered & Songs of the Past DLC – CD PROJEKT RED
- HEART OF GAMING Award (Special Jury Award): Games Done Quick (GDQ)