The Gamescom Awards 2021 crowned FromSoftware’s RPG, which also won the People’s Choice Award.

Elden Ring is Gamescom 2021‘s big winner – twice over. Firstly, Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware‘s ambitious open-world RPG was voted the best game of the show by the judges. On the other hand, Elden Ring also won the award for the game most wanted by fans. Its popularity was unquestionable, but its success with critics and players was no less impressive.

We finally have the complete list of winners for the Gamescom Awards 2021, announced one by one between Wednesday 25 and Sunday 29 August. The first awards were announced during Gamescom 2021 Opening Night Live, focusing on platforms. The following two days saw the winners announced by genre and category before the audience vote awards were handed out on Sunday.

Elden Ring triumphed, with Bandai Namco taking the award for Best Catalogue. Alongside Bandai, the other big winner at Gamescom was the new Saints Row, which won the award for best advert for the show and the best trailer for the opening gala. But it had to compete with wonders such as a DokeV trailer that also impressed everyone.

But enough praise, without further ado, here are all the winners of the Gamescom Awards 2021:

Category: Awards by platform

Best Xbox Game: Halo Infinite, Microsoft

Best Nintendo Switch game: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft

Best PC game: Syberia: The World Before, astragon Entertainment

Best PlayStation game: Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

Category: genre awards

Best Action-Adventure Game: Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

Best Action Game: Far Cry 6, Ubisoft

Best Family Game: Super Dungeon Maker, rokaplay

Best indie game: Lost in Random, Zoink Studios / EA Originals

Best RPG game: Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

Best Simulation Game: Park Beyond, Limbic Entertainment / Bandai Namco Europe

Best Sports Game: Riders Republic, Ubisoft

Best Strategy Game: Age of Empires IV, Microsoft

Best Multiplayer Game: Halo Infinite, Microsoft

Best Active Game: Apex Legends, Electronic Arts

Most Legendary Game: Dice Legacy, DESTINYbit / Ravenscourt

Category: people’s choice awards

Best Streamer: Fextralife

Most Anticipated: Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

Category: Gamescom Global Awards

Best Ad: Saints Row, Volition / Deep Silver

Best Game Catalogue: Bandai Namco Europe

Best of Gamescom: Elden Ring, FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Europe

Best trailer: Saints Row, Volition / Deep Silver

Heart of Gaming Award: charity game Let’s Play 4

Source: CNET