GAMESCOM AWARDS 2026 — ALL WINNERS

The Games That Ruled Gamescom 2026

Cologne, Germany — August 28, 2026

Gamescom 2026 has officially crowned its winners.

The gamescom award 2026 recognised the games, announcements, presentations, booths and experiences that made the biggest impression during this year’s event.

Across 19 categories, the winners were selected through a combination of an expert international jury and community voting.

And while METRO 2039 entered the competition as the most-nominated game, the final results produced several different winners across the major categories. (gamescom⁠)

🏆 THE BIGGEST WINNERS

Three companies emerged as the biggest award winners of Gamescom 2026.

🥇 CD PROJEKT RED — 3 AWARDS

CD PROJEKT RED had one of the strongest Gamescom showings.

Its The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past presentation won:

• 🏆 Best Booth — Jury Award

• 🏆 Best Merch — Consumer Award

• 🏆 Best Trailer / Announcement — Consumer Award

The final category recognised the announcement of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered and the Songs of the Past DLC during Opening Night Live.

The Witcher therefore became one of the defining stories of Gamescom 2026. (gamescom⁠)

🥇 SEGA — 3 AWARDS

SEGA matched CD PROJEKT RED with three trophies.

The publisher won:

🏆 Best Audio

Alien: Isolation 2

🏆 Best PC Game

Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000

🏆 Best Lineup — Jury Award

SEGA

This is particularly notable because SEGA’s success came from several different games and genres rather than a single title. (gamescom⁠)

🥇 CAPCOM — 2 AWARDS

Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword became one of the biggest individual winners.

It won:

🏆 Best Gameplay

and

🏆 Best Sony PlayStation Game

The result makes Onimusha: Way of the Sword one of the clearest gameplay successes of Gamescom 2026. (gamescom⁠)

🥇 UBISOFT — 2 AWARDS

Ubisoft also took home two trophies.

🏆 Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game

Rayman Legends Retold

🏆 Best Business Booth — Jury Award

Ubisoft Business Lounge

This gave Ubisoft recognition both for a specific game and for its professional Gamescom presence. (gamescom⁠)

🎨 ARTS GROUP

🏆 Best Visuals

METRO 2039

4A Games / Deep Silver

METRO 2039 entered Gamescom Awards with five nominations — more than any other game.

It ultimately converted one of those nominations into a victory for Best Visuals. (gamescom⁠)

🔊 Best Audio

Alien: Isolation 2

Creative Assembly / SEGA

The sequel’s atmosphere and sound design earned it the award for Best Audio.

It was one of four nominations received by Alien: Isolation 2. (gamescom⁠)

🎮 Best Gameplay

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Capcom

Capcom’s samurai action game took the top prize for gameplay.

Combined with its PlayStation victory, Onimusha finished the awards as one of the event’s strongest individual performers. (gamescom⁠)

😂 Most Entertaining

Wanderburg

Randwerk / Sidekick Publishing

The award recognises the game that delivered one of the most entertaining experiences at Gamescom.

Wanderburg emerged ahead of a competitive field of titles including Denshattack! and There Are No Ghosts at the Grand. (gamescom⁠)

⚔️ Most Epic

Tides of Annihilation

Eclipse Glow Games

Tides of Annihilation won the award for Most Epic, adding another major Gamescom accolade to the ambitious action title.

It was competing against major titles including Crimson Desert and METRO 2039. (gamescom⁠)

💚 Most Wholesome

Finding Polka

lidlocks / Parco Games

Finding Polka took the prize for the game’s particularly positive and wholesome experience.

It represents one of the more unexpected winners of Gamescom 2026. (gamescom⁠)

🌍 Games for Impact

SOKO 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force

Paintbucket Games / Federal Agency for Civic Education

This category recognises games addressing meaningful social, cultural or societal themes.

SOKO 1977 received the Games for Impact award. (gamescom⁠)

🎮 PLATFORM GROUP

🟢 Best Microsoft Xbox Game

Forza Horizon 6

Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios

The next chapter of Microsoft’s racing franchise took the Xbox category.

It competed against titles including:

• Gears of War: E-Day

• Halo: Campaign Evolved

• METRO 2039

• STRANGER THAN HEAVEN (gamescom⁠)

🖥️ Best PC Game

Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000

Creative Assembly / SEGA

SEGA’s strategy title claimed the PC category.

This was one of the publisher’s three victories at the awards. (gamescom⁠)

🔵 Best Sony PlayStation Game

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Capcom

Capcom’s samurai adventure took another award, making it one of the night’s biggest individual winners. (gamescom⁠)

🔴 Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game

Rayman Legends Retold

Ubisoft

Ubisoft brought the classic platforming franchise back into the spotlight with Rayman Legends Retold, which won the Switch 2 category. (gamescom⁠)

📱 Best Mobile Game

Where Winds Meet

Everstone Studio / NetEase Games

Where Winds Meet won the mobile category, adding another major title to the Gamescom Awards winners list. (gamescom⁠)

🌐 GLOBAL GROUP

The Global categories focus on the wider Gamescom experience — not just the games themselves.

🏢 Best Lineup — Jury Award

SEGA

The jury recognised SEGA for the breadth and diversity of its Gamescom portfolio.

This was SEGA’s third award of the evening. (gamescom⁠)

🏰 Best Booth — Jury Award

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past

CD PROJEKT RED

CD PROJEKT RED’s Witcher presentation received the jury award for Best Booth.

The award reflects the overall show-floor experience rather than simply the game itself. (gamescom⁠)

👥 Best Booth — Consumer Award

Arknights: Endfield

GRYPHLINE

This award was determined by the public rather than the jury.

Visitors selected the Arknights: Endfield booth as their favourite. (gamescom⁠)

💼 Best Business Booth — Jury Award

Ubisoft Business Lounge

Ubisoft also received recognition for its professional business presence at Gamescom.

That gave the company its second trophy. (gamescom⁠)

🛍️ Best Merch — Consumer Award

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past

Pin & Medallion — CD PROJEKT RED

The Witcher’s Gamescom merchandise was voted the best of the show.

The winning items were the Songs of the Past pin and medallion. (gamescom⁠)

🎬 Best Trailer / Announcement — Consumer Award

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered & Songs of the Past DLC

CD PROJEKT RED

This was one of the most significant consumer-voted awards.

The public selected CD PROJEKT RED’s Gamescom Opening Night Live announcement as the Best Trailer / Announcement.

The presentation included:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered

and

The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past DLC. (gamescom⁠)

❤️ HEART OF GAMING AWARD

🏆 Games Done Quick — Special Jury Award

The final award was presented to:

GAMES DONE QUICK

Games Done Quick received the HEART OF GAMING Award for its contribution to the gaming community and charitable fundraising.

The Gamescom edition of GDQ was particularly significant because it marked the event’s first European appearance, taking place at Gamescom from August 28–30.

Games Done Quick has raised more than $50 million for charitable causes over its history.

At Gamescom 2026, donations and sponsorship proceeds support Gaming for Democracy, an initiative promoting democratic values and civic engagement through gaming culture. (gamescom⁠)

📊 COMPLETE GAMESCOM AWARDS 2026 — WINNERS

Category

Winner

🎨 Best Visuals

METRO 2039

🔊 Best Audio

Alien: Isolation 2

🎮 Best Gameplay

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

😂 Most Entertaining

Wanderburg

⚔️ Most Epic

Tides of Annihilation

💚 Most Wholesome

Finding Polka

🌍 Games for Impact

SOKO 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force

🟢 Best Xbox Game

Forza Horizon 6

🖥️ Best PC Game

Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000

🔵 Best PlayStation Game

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

🔴 Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game

Rayman Legends Retold

📱 Best Mobile Game

Where Winds Meet

🏢 Best Lineup

SEGA

🏰 Best Booth — Jury

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past

👥 Best Booth — Consumer

Arknights: Endfield

💼 Best Business Booth

Ubisoft Business Lounge

🛍️ Best Merch

The Witcher 3 — Songs of the Past Pin & Medallion

🎬 Best Trailer / Announcement

The Witcher 3 Remastered & Songs of the Past

❤️ HEART OF GAMING

Games Done Quick

The official Gamescom results confirm all 19 winners. (gamescom⁠)

🔥 THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS

1. THE WITCHER OWNED THE SHOW

CD PROJEKT RED’s Gamescom strategy proved extremely successful.

The Witcher received three trophies:

Best Booth

Best Merch

Best Trailer / Announcement

This makes the Witcher one of the clearest overall winners of Gamescom 2026. (gamescom⁠)

2. SEGA HAD THE STRONGEST PUBLISHER PORTFOLIO

SEGA also finished with three awards.

But unlike CD PROJEKT RED, its trophies were distributed across several areas:

Alien: Isolation 2 → Best Audio

Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 → Best PC Game

SEGA → Best Lineup

This is a particularly strong result for a publisher with such a diverse Gamescom presence. (gamescom⁠)

3. METRO 2039 WAS THE BIG NOMINATION LEADER

Before the ceremony, METRO 2039 had five nominations, the most of any game.

It ultimately won:

🏆 Best Visuals

The game therefore leaves Gamescom with one major trophy despite being nominated across several categories. (gamescom⁠)

4. ONIMUSHA WAS THE GAMEPLAY CHAMPION

With victories in:

Best Gameplay

Best PlayStation Game

Onimusha: Way of the Sword was arguably the strongest game in terms of direct hands-on recognition.

⭐ OUR GAMESCOM 2026 AWARDS TAKE

The official awards tell a fascinating story.

The biggest marketing moment belonged to:

THE WITCHER

The biggest publisher lineup belonged to:

SEGA

The biggest visual achievement went to:

METRO 2039

The gameplay crown went to:

ONIMUSHA

The most epic experience was:

TIDES OF ANNIHILATION

And the community-focused special recognition went to:

GAMES DONE QUICK

🎮 WHAT THIS MEANS FOR NEW FORMAT

The Gamescom Awards give us another useful way to organise our Gamescom coverage.

Instead of simply asking:

“What games were shown?”

we can now ask:

“Which games actually won?”

That gives readers an easy way to discover the titles that impressed the Gamescom jury and visitors.

And importantly, several winners already have dedicated coverage on New Format, while others can become new articles.

GAMESCOM 2026 HAS ITS WINNERS.

Now the question is:

WHICH OF THESE WINNERS WILL STILL BE TALKED ABOUT WHEN THE GAMES ACTUALLY RELEASE?