Gamescom is one of the most important gaming events of the gaming industry that takes place alongside such events as The Game Awards, E3, Tokyo Games Show, PAX and the like. Every year many games are revealed through trailers, announcements, gameplay reveals, or other confirmations of the kind related to games, and this year was no exception.
Notable is the fact that this was the first time the event has taken place in person since the COVID pandemic rocked the world, so the excitement level was quite high as fans from all over the world filled the halls. The event ended with an awards ceremony, like every year, which covered many categories and rewarded different games for their achievements.
This time, Gamescom announced the nominees in advance, and now the winners have also been announced. Below is a list of all categories, with the winning games in bold:
Best action adventure game
- Lies from P, Neowizo
- Outcast 2 – A New Beginning, THQ Nordic
- The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Rogue Games
Best action game
- Metal: Hellsinger, Funcom
- System shock, Plaion
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Fatshark
Best family game
- Fly to the finish, Daedalic Entertainment
- Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure, Snowcastle Games
- Paper Trail, New Fashioned Games
Best indie game
- Inkulinati, Daedalic Entertainment
- Paper Trail, New Fashioned Games
- Sunday Gold, Team17 Digital
Best multiplayer game
- Goat Simulator 3, Plaion
- The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Fatshark
Best running game
- Age of Empires IV, Microsoft
- Microsoft Flight Simulator, Microsoft
- Sea of Thieves, Microsoft
Best role play
- Dredge, Black Salt Games
- Lies from P, Neowizo
- Sunday Gold, Team17 Digital
Best sports/racing game
- AEW: Fight Forever, THQ Nordic
- GOAL! The club manager, Toplitz Productions
- Ultimechs, resolution games
Best strategy/simulation game
- Age Of Darkness, Team17 Digital
- Autopsy Simulator, Team17 Digital
- IXION, Kalypso Media
Most original game
- Inkulinati, Daedalic Entertainment
- Metal: Hellsinger, Funcom
- Pentiment, Microsoft
Most Wanted Microsoft Xbox Game
- The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Rogue Games
- Metal: Hellsinger, Funcom
Most Wanted Nintendo Switch Game
- Airhead, Handy Games
- Edge of Sanity, Vixa Games
- Tin Hearts, Wired Productions
Most Wanted PC Game
- Metal: Hellsinger, Funcom
- System shock, Plaion
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Fatshark
Most Wanted Sony PlayStation Game
- Lies from P, Neowizo
- One Piece Odyssey, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best trailer/announcement
Any games that showed a trailer/announcement are liable
- Hogwarts Legacy, Avalanche Software
Best position
Visitors vote for their favorite booth in the entertainment area of the convention
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best line up
In the Best Lineup category, the jury will choose a winner from ALL gamescom exhibitors
HEART OF GAMING Award
Every gamescom highlight is eligible for this extraordinary prize: not only games, add-ons and technologies, but also people, institutions, companies, concepts or terms
gamescom goes green award
- Indie Arena Stand
- Microsoft / Xbox
- Ukie
As can be seen, Lies of P took home the most awards by winning Best Role Playing Game, Most Wanted Sony PlayStation and Best Action Adventure Game. The game is slated to be released in 2023 with an undetermined exact release date. The game is a soul-like one that offers a new and darker take on the Pinocchio fable.
The other game that won big was Metal: Hellsinger, which took home the awards for Best Action Game and Most Wanted PC Game. The game is a rhythm FPS that will judge “your ability to shoot to the beat [to] improve your gameplay experience. The more in sync you are with the rhythm, the more intense the music will become and the more destruction you will cause.” The fact that the game has a soundtrack with contributions from industry names such as Serj Tankian from System of a Down and Alissa White-Glüz from Arch Enemy is sure to please music and gaming fans.
The game also featured a live concert at the venue, which was believed to be the largest live concert in the event’s history. The game will be released next month on September 15 on PS5, Xbox Series S|X and PC.
With this announcement of the winners of Gamescom’s awards, the event has finally come to an end and gamers can now look forward to the upcoming games in the future.
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