Alongside its exhibitions, Gamescom presents annual juried accolades recognizing innovation across multiple categories, including titles, expansions, presentations, and marketing. As outlined in the official guidelines, these honors spotlight standout achievements in gaming. This year, Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem emerged as a dominant force, securing four trophies among three multi-award-winning titles.
The survival horror sequel claimed victories for Best Visuals, Best Audio, Most Epic Game, and Best PlayStation Title. Other repeat honorees included indie darling Hela (Most Entertaining, Most Wholesome) and Ubisoft’s Anno 117: Pax Romana, which earned Best PC Game alongside recognition for its exhibit design.
A notable fan-driven choice saw Hollow Knight Silksong triumph in Best Trailer – the sole category decided through public voting rather than industry judges.
Explore the complete list of Gamescom 2025 Award recipients below:
Best Visuals
- Borderlands 4
- Bye Sweet Carole
- Crimson Desert
- MIO: Memories in Orbit
- Resident Evil Requiem – Winner
Best Audio
- Carin
- Little Nightmares III
- Phantom Blade Zero
- Resident Evil Requiem – Winner
- Rockbeasts
Best Gameplay
- Donkey Kong Bananza – Winner
- Hela
- Mario Kart World
- PVKK
- Resident Evil Requiem
Most Entertaining
- Dispatch
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Grounded 2
- Hela – Winner
- Mario Kart World
Most Epic
- Crimson Desert
- Dune: Awakening
- Resident Evil Requiem – Winner
- Super Meat Boy 3D
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Most Wholesome
- Hela – Winner
- Is This Seat Taken?
- Star Birds
- Tiny Bookshop
- Winter Burrow
Games for Impact
- Carin
- Forever Skies
- Hollow Home
- Monowave
- Tiny Bookshop – Winner
Best Microsoft Xbox Game
- Borderlands 4
- Crimson Desert
- Grounded 2 – Winner
- Little Nightmares III
- Ninja Gaiden 4
Best PC Game
- Anno 117: Pax Romana – Winner
- Borderlands 4
- PVKK
- Towa and the Gaurdians of the Sacred Tree
- World of Warcraft
Best Sony PlayStation Game
- Borderlands 4
- Crimson Desert
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Pragmata
- Resident Evil Requiem – Winner
Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Mario Kart World – Winner
- 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 – Winner
- Servant of the Lake
Best Lineup
Best Booth
- Anno 117: Pax Romana Hands-On Booth+Ubisoft Community Lounge – Winner
Best Business Booth
- Ubisoft Business Lounge – Winner
Heart of Gaming Award
- Gamescom Artist Area – Winner
Best Booth (Consumer Voted)
Best Merch (Consumer Voted)
- Star Birds Gacha Machine – Winner
Best Trailer (Consumer Voted)
- Hollow Knight Silksong – Winner