Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem took home the most accolades during this year’s Gamescom Awards, including Best Sony PlayStation Game.
The upcoming title, which launches in February 2026, won Best Visuals, Best Audio, and Most Epic.
Capcom debuted a new trailer for the game during the ceremony and there was a playable demo on the main showfloor.
Two other Capcom titles received nominations – Pragmata and Onimusha: Way of the Sword – which led to the developer winning the award for Best Lineup, selected by the jury.
Ubisoft also picked up three awards – Ubisoft Mainz upcoming city-building real-time strategy title Anno 117: Pax Romana won Best PC Game, while the developer received two awards for its booths on the showfloor.
Nintendo was back for the platform-specific categories this year, after missing out in 2024 due to a lack of submissions.
Mario Kart World received the award for Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game, while Donkey Kong Bananza won Best Gameplay.
Elsewhere, Windup Games’ co-op adventure Hela won two awards in the Most Wholesome and Most Entertaining categories.
Neoludic Games’ Tiny Bookshop received the Games for Impact award for its “positive message about building and nurturing a community of reading enthusiasts.”
Hollow Knight: Silksong received the consumer award for Best Trailer, which also revealed the game’s release date after a seven-year wait.
Below is the full list of this year’s Gamescom Awards winners:
- Best Visuals: Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)
- Best Audio: Resident Evil Requiem
- Best Gameplay: Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo)
- Most Entertaining: Hela (Windup Games/Knights Peak)
- Most Epic: Resident Evil: Requiem
- Most Wholesome: Hela
- Games for Impact: Tiny Bookshop (Neoludic Games/Skystone Games, 2P Games)
- Best Microsoft Xbox Game: Grounded 2 (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
- Best PC Game: Anno 117: Pax Romana (Ubisoft Mainz/Ubisoft)
- Best Sony PlayStation Game: Resident Evil Requiem
- Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game: Mario Kart World (Nintendo)
- Best Mobile Game: Love and Deepspace (Papergames/Infold Games)
Jury awards
- Best Lineup: Capcom
- Best Booth: Anno 117: Pax Romana Hands-On Booth & Ubisoft’s Community Lounge
- Best Business Booth: Ubisoft’s Business Lounge
- Heart of Gaming Award: Gamescom artist area
Consumer awards
- Best Trailer: Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
- Best Booth: The Pokémon Company
- Best Merch: Star Birds Gacha Machine
