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)