The die is cast at Gamescom: as part of Gamescom Studios powered by IGN, the coveted Gamescom awards will be awarded on Friday, August 28, 2026, in 19 categories. The biggest winners of the night were CD Projekt Red and publisher SEGA, who each took home three awards. Capcom and Ubisoft also cheered, while the special jury award for emotion went to the Games Done Quick charity event.
The biggest winner, both for the audience and the expert jury, was the show line-up of Geralt the Witcher: CD Projekt Red took home three awards for its performance with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past. Fans voted the remastered and DLC trailer shown at Opening Night Live the best trailer of the show. A gift pack of pins and medals available at the booth also won the Consumer Award for Best Merchandise. The expert jury also awarded the award for the best stand at a Polish trade fair.
Japanese publisher SEGA also received three precious metals. Developers at Creative Assembly impressed the judges with Alien: Isolation 2 (Best Audio) and strategy game Total War: Warhammer 40,000, which won Best PC Game. This success was rounded off by the award for Best Overall Series (“Best Lineup”).
Capcom and Ubisoft each won two awards. Capcom scored with promising action game Onimusha: Kendo, which won both the Best Game category and Sony PlayStation’s Best Game award. Ubisoft won the Best Game on Nintendo Switch 2 award for Rayman Legends Revisited and the Jury’s Choice Award for “Best Business Booth” for Ubisoft Business Lounge.
This year, the Special Jury Award “Heart of Games Award” was awarded to Games Done Quick (GDQ). The renowned speedrunning event, which has raised more than $50 million for charity in the past, will celebrate its European premiere live at gamescom from 28 to 30 August 2026. This time, all donations and sponsorship proceeds will be donated to the “Game for Democracy” initiative, which aims to strengthen democratic values and social commitment in digital game culture.
List of winners:
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Best visual effects: METRO 2039 (4A Games/Deep Silver)
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Best News: Alien: Isolation 2 (Creative Assembly/SEGA)
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Best gameplay: Onimusha: Way of the Kennel (Capcom)
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Most interesting: Wanderburg (Randwerk/Sidekick Publishing)
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Most epic: Tide of Destruction (Eclipse Glow Games)
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Best for your health: Looking for Polka (lidlocks/Parco Games)
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Influence game: SOKO 1977: Anti-Terrorist Task Force (Paintbucket Games / Federal Office for Civic Education)
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Best Microsoft Xbox Games: Forza Horizon 6 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
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Best PC Games: Total War: Warhammer 40,000 (Creative Assembly/SEGA)
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Best Sony PlayStation Games: Onimusha: Way of the Kennel (Capcom)
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Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games: Rayman Legends Retold (Ubisoft)
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Best mobile games: Where the Winds Meet (Everstone Studio/NetEase Games)
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Best Lineup (Jury Award): SEGA
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Best Booth (Jury Award): “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs from the Past” (CD PROJEKT RED)
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Best Booth (Consumer Award): Arknights: Enfield (GRYPHLINE)
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Best Commercial Booth (Jury Award): Ubisoft Business Lounge
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Best Product (Consumer Award): “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs from the Past – Pin & Medallion” (CD PROJEKT RED)
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Best Trailer/Announcement (Consumer Award): “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” Remastered Edition and “Song of the Past” DLC (CD PROJEKT RED)
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HEART OF GAMING Award (Special Award): Game Quick Completion (GDQ)
