Gamescom Reveals Their 2026 Winners

The winners have been revealed.

The winners of the 2026 gamescom awards have been announced: on Friday 28 August, the coveted trophies were presented across a total of 19 categories at the gamescom studio powered by IGN.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt made a strong impression with its gamescom presence and picked up three awards. Fans voted the trailer for the remaster and the ‘Songs of the Past’ DLC as the Best Trailer / Announcement at gamescom Opening Night Live, as well as the pin and medallion – available at the DLC booth – as the Best Merch. The jury was also impressed by the Witcher’s show presence and honored it with the Jury Award for Best Booth.

SEGA also took home three trophies. The publisher’s titles won in the categories Best Audio – Alien: Isolation 2 – and Best PC Game – Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000. Furthermore, SEGA’s diverse range of titles was recognized as the Best Lineup of gamescom.

Two of the coveted prizes each went to Capcom for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, which won the Best Gameplay and Best Sony PlayStation Game categories, and to Ubisoft, which can celebrate winning the Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game award for Rayman Legends Retold and the Jury Award for Best Business Booth.

This year’s HEART OF GAMING Award, the Special Jury Award, goes to Games Done Quick (GDQ). The charity speedrun event has already raised over 50 million dollars for good causes in the past. Games Done Quick will take place in Europe for the first time as part of gamescom as gamescom GDQ from 28 to 30 August 2026. This time all proceeds from donations and sponsorship will go to Gaming for Democracy, an initiative that promotes democratic values and social engagement through gaming culture.

Overview of the 2026 gamescom award winners:

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)

The gamescom award recognizes the best playable games, trailers and presentations at gamescom. For more information on the gamescom award, visit www.gamescom.de/en/gamescom/gamescom-award