With Gamescom 2025 coming to a close, it was time to celebrate everyone and everything that appeared at the annual event with the Gamescom Awards. This year saw 19 awards up for grab, including those for best audio, best visuals, most entertaining, and much more.
The Gamescom 2025 Awards began at 9am ET with winners being updated throughout.
You can check out the full list of Gamescom 2025 award winners below along with the other nominees (if applicable). All of the winners will be bolded.
Gamescom 2025 Award Winners
Best Visuals
- Borderlands 4 – Gearbox Software/2KÂ
- Bye Sweet Carole – Little Sewing Machine/Maximum EntertainmentÂ
- Crimson Desert – Pearl AbyssÂ
- MIO: Memories In Orbit – Douze Dixièmes/Focus EntertainmentÂ
- WINNER: Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom EntertainmentÂ
Best Audio
- Cairn – The Game BakersÂ
- Little Nightmares 3 – Supermassive Games/Bandai Namco EntertainmentÂ
- Phantom Blade Zero – S-GameÂ
- WINNER: Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom EntertainmentÂ
- Rockbeasts – Lichthund/Team17Â
Best Gameplay
- WINNER: Donkey Kong Bananza – NintendoÂ
- Hela – Windup/Knights PeakÂ
- Mario Kart World – NintendoÂ
- PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant – Bippinbits/Kepler InteractiveÂ
- Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom EntertainmentÂ
Most Epic
- Crimson Desert – Pearl Abyss
- Dune: Awakening – Funcom
- WINNER: Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom Entertainment
- Super Meat Boy 3D – Sluggerfly, Team Meat/Headup Games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment
Most Entertaining
- Dispatch – AdHoc StudioÂ
- Donkey Kong Bananza – NintendoÂ
- Grounded 2 – Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game StudiosÂ
- WINNER: Hela – Windup/Knights PeakÂ
- Mario Kart World – NintendoÂ
Most Wholesome
- WINNER: Hela – Windup/Knights PeakÂ
- Is This Seat Taken? – Poti Poti Studio/Wholesome Games PresentsÂ
- Star Birds – Toukana InteractiveÂ
- Tiny Bookshop – neoludic games/Skystone Games, 2P GamesÂ
- Winter Burrow – Pine Creek Games/NoodlecakeÂ
Games for Impact
- Cairn – The Game BakersÂ
- Forever Skies – Far From HomeÂ
- Hollow Home – Twigames/GalaktusÂ
- Monowave – Studio BBBÂ
- WINNER: Tiny Bookshop – neoludic games/Skystone Games, 2P GamesÂ
Best Mobile Game
- Arknights: Endfield – Hypergryph/Gryphline
- Dungeon Clawler – Stray Fawn/Stray Fawn Publishing, Playworks
- Genshin Impact – HoYoverse
- WINNER: Love and Deepspace – Papergames/Infold GamesÂ
- Servant of the Lake – Rusty Lake
Best Microsoft Xbox Game
- Borderlands 4 – Gearbox Software/2KÂ
- Crimson Desert – Pearl AbyssÂ
- WINNER: Grounded 2 – Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game StudiosÂ
- Little Nightmares 3 – Supermassive Games/Bandai Namco EntertainmentÂ
- Ninja Gaiden 4 – PlatinumGames, Team Ninja/Xbox Game StudiosÂ
Best Sony PlayStation Game
- Borderlands 4 – Gearbox Software/2K
- Crimson Desert – Pearl Abyss
- Cronos: The New Dawn – Bloober Team
- Pragmata – Capcom Entertainment
- WINNER: Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom EntertainmentÂ
Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza – Nintendo
- WINNER: Mario Kart World – NintendoÂ
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo
- Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree – Brownies Inc. /Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Winter Burrow – Pine Creek Games/Noodlecake
Best PC Game
- WINNER: Anno 117: Pax Romana – Ubisoft Mainz/UbisoftÂ
- Borderlands 4 – Gearbox Software/2KÂ
- PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant – Bippinbits/Kepler InteractiveÂ
- Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree – Brownies Inc. /Bandai Namco EntertainmentÂ
- World of Warcraft – Blizzard Entertainment/Activision BlizzardÂ
HEART OF GAMING Award
The special jury award is open to all Gamescom highlights, including games, expansions, technologies, individuals, organizations, companies, concepts and ideas.Â
WINNER: Artist Alleys
Best Lineup
The award for Best Lineup goes to the exhibitor with the most compelling overall portfolio of titles as determined by the jury.
WINNER: Capcom
Best Trailer/Announcement
The Gamescom community votes for the coolest game trailer or the best new game announcement presented at Gamescom.
WINNER: Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Booth
This category recognizes the booth that demonstrates outstanding originality, innovation and attention to detail, with the winner standing out for its exceptional interplay of concept, design and creative execution.Â
WINNER: Ubisoft
Best Booth (Fan selected)
The community selects the most striking booth at Gamescom for this award.
WINNER: Pokemon
Best Merch
In this category, products are celebrated for their creative design, originality and clear connection to the game or franchise.
WINNER: Star Birds Gacha Machine
Let us know what you think of the 2025 Gamescom Award winners, and if you think anyone else should’ve won down in the comments below!
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