At the Gamescom exhibition, not only various projects were demonstrated, but the winners of the special "Gamescom Award" in different categories were also announced.
The upcoming Onimusha: Way of the Sword from Capcom managed to win in several categories, while CD Projekt RED received non-gaming awards: for the best booth, merchandise, and the trailer for the remaster of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the story expansion (or "Ballad of the Past" in the Russian localization).
The best PC game was the galactic strategy Total War: Warhammer 40,000, with a demo of which some have already had the opportunity to familiarize themselves.
List of Gamescom Award 2026 winners:
- Best PC Game — Total War: Warhammer 40,000
- Best Xbox Game — Forza Horizon 6
- Best PlayStation Game — Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Best Audio — Alien: Isolation 2
- Best Gameplay — Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Most Engaging Game — Wanderburg
- Most Epic Game — Tides of Annihilation
- Most Heartfelt Game — Finding Polka
- Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game — Rayman Legends Retold
- Best Mobile Game — Where Winds Meet
- Best Trailer (Audience Choice) — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered & Songs of the Past DLC