The winners of the Gamescom Award 2026 were officially announced on August 28, 2026, during a ceremony at the gamescom studio powered by IGN. CD PROJEKT RED and SEGA led the victors with three trophies each, while Capcom and Ubisoft secured two accolades apiece across 19 distinct categories evaluated by an expert jury and public voters.
CD PROJEKT RED and SEGA Dominate the 2026 Trophy Count
CD PROJEKT RED made a massive impression on the exhibition floor with its presence centered around The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past. Fans voting during gamescom Opening Night Live selected the trailer for the remaster and its accompanying DLC as the Best Trailer / Announcement. Furthermore, the pin and medallion available at the DLC booth captured the Best Merch title, while the jury awarded CD PROJEKT RED Best Booth for its overall showcase.
SEGA matched that three-trophy haul through a diverse portfolio of titles and presentations. Creative Assembly’s sound design on Alien: Isolation 2 earned the Best Audio accolade, and Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 claimed Best PC Game. Recognizing the publisher’s broad catalog on the showroom floor, the jury also presented SEGA with the Best Lineup award.
Platform Standouts and Critical Category Wins
Capcom and Ubisoft claimed two awards each, reflecting strong platform-specific showings. Capcom’s action combat title Onimusha: Way of the Sword secured both Best Gameplay and Best Sony PlayStation Game. Over at Ubisoft, Rayman Legends Retold won Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game, while the Ubisoft Business Lounge was honored with the Best Business Booth award.
Additional platform winners highlighted the breadth of hardware represented at the convention. Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios took home Best Microsoft Xbox Game for Forza Horizon 6. Meanwhile, the mobile category saw Everstone Studio and NetEase Games claim Best Mobile Game with Where Winds Meet.
In the ARTS group, 4A Games and Deep Silver’s METRO 2039 earned Best Visuals, standing out as a heavily nominated title across multiple genres. Other category victors included Randwerk and Sidekick Publishing’s Wanderburg for Most Entertaining, Eclipse Glow Games’ Tides of Annihilation for Most Epic, and lidlocks and Parco Games’ Finding Polka for Most Wholesome.
Philanthropy and Social Impact Recognized at Gamescom
The convention balanced commercial heavyweight titles with social impact and community initiatives. Paintbucket Games and the Federal Agency for Civic Education received the Games for Impact award for SOKO 1977: Anti-Terror Task Force.
The prestigious HEART OF GAMING Award, serving as the event’s Special Jury Award, went to Games Done Quick (GDQ). Having previously raised over $50 million for good causes through charity speedrun events, GDQ made its first European appearance as gamescom GDQ from August 28 to August 30, 2026. All proceeds from donations and event sponsorships are directed entirely to Gaming for Democracy, an initiative promoting democratic values and social engagement through gaming culture.
Complete Overview of the 2026 Winners
According to the official award organizers managed by the Foundation for Digital Games Culture, the full list of victors across all groups demonstrates a diverse balance of jury expertise and consumer voting:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Consumer Choice for Top Collectible: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past Pin & Medallion – CD PROJEKT RED
- Public Favorite Clip or Reveal: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered & Songs of the Past DLC – CD PROJEKT RED
- HEART OF GAMING Award: Games Done Quick (GDQ)
