At this year’s European event, it was clear which publisher and game stood out from the rest.

Gamescom has its own awards ceremony, voted on by an independent jury. The goal is to recognize outstanding games, accessories, exhibitors, booths, merchandise, announcements, and trailers according to the rules of the show. This year, the clear winner was Capcom and Resident Evil Requiem, which stood in the spotlight and was one of only three games to win multiple awards.

Resident Evil Requiem took home the awards for Best Visual Effects, Best Audio, Most Epic Game, and Best PlayStation Game. The indie title Hela won for Most Entertaining and Most Wholesome Game. Anno 117: Pax Romana won Best PC Game and Best Booth, although the latter technically belongs to Ubisoft. Another notable winner was Hollow Knight: Silksong, which received the Best Trailer award, one of the few voted for by the audience rather than the pre-selected jury.

Best Visuals:
• Borderlands 4
• Bye Sweet Carole
• Crimson Desert
• MIO: Memories in Orbit
• Resident Evil Requiem

Best Audio:
• Carin
• Little Nightmares III
• Phantom Blade Zero
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Rockbeasts

Best Gameplay:
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Hela
• Mario Kart World
• PVKK
• Resident Evil Requiem

Most Entertaining:
• Dispatch
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Grounded 2
• Hela
• Mario Kart World

Most Epic:
• Crimson Desert
• Dune: Awakening
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Super Meat Boy 3D
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Most Wholesome:
• Hela
• Is This Seat Taken?
• Star Birds
• Tiny Bookshop
• Winter Burrow

Games for Impact:
• Carin
• Forever Skies
• Hollow Home
• Monowave
• Tiny Bookshop

Best Xbox Game:
• Borderlands 4
• Crimson Desert
• Grounded 2
• Little Nightmares III
• Ninja Gaiden 4

Best PC Game:
• Anno 117: Pax Romana
• Borderlands 4
• PVKK
• Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree
• World of Warcraft

Best PlayStation Game:
• Borderlands 4
• Crimson Desert
• Cronos: The New Dawn
• Pragmata
• Resident Evil Requiem

Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game:
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Mario Kart World
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree
• Winter Burrow

Best Mobile Game:
• Arknights: Endfield
• Dungeon Clawler
• Genshin Impact
• Love and Deepspace
• Servant of the Lake

Best Lineup: Capcom
Best Booth: Anno 117: Pax Romana Hands-On Booth + Ubisoft Community Lounge
Best Business Booth: Ubisoft Business Lounge
Heart of Gaming Award: Gamescom Artist Area
Best Booth (Audience Voted): Pokemon Company
Best Merch (Audience Voted): Star Birds Gacha Machine
Best Trailer (Audience Voted): Hollow Knight Silksong

Source: WCCFTech, Gamescom PDF, Gamescom