Gamescom 2017 just wrapped up their yearly awards show. Over 100 great upcoming titles were vetted, but alas only a handful of those ultimately made it out on top as winners.
Listed below are the winners in each individual category of Gamescom 2017’s Award Show:
Best of Gamescom Award:
Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo — The big winner of the coveted Best of Gamescom award went to none other than Nintendo’s upcoming Super Mario Odyssey. The highly anticipated Switch title also won in the Best Action Game and Most Wanted Consumer Award category.
Best Add On/DLC Award:
Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar, Electronic Arts
Best Booth Award:
Electronic Arts Gamescom Booth 2017, Electronic Arts
Best Console Games Category:
Sony PlayStation 4:
Assassin’s Creed Origins, Ubisoft
Microsoft Xbox One:
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Warner Bros.
Nintendo Switch:
Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo
Best PC Game:
Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Koch Media
Best Mobile Game:
Metroid: Samus Returns, Nintendo
Best In Genre Awards:
Best Role Playing Game:
Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Bandai Namco
Best Racing Game:
Forza Motorsport 7, Microsoft
Best Action Game:
Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo
Best Simulation Game:
Project CARS 2, Bandai Namco
Best Sports Game:
PES 2018, Konami
Best Family Game:
Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo
Best Strategy Game:
Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Ubisoft
Best Puzzle / Skill Game:
God’s Trigger, Techland
Best Social / Online Game:
Destiny 2, Activision Blizzard
Best Casual Game:
Hidden Agenda, Sony
Best Multiplayer Game:
Destiny 2, Activision Blizzard
Best Virtual Reality Game:
Fallout 4 VR, ZeniMax
Best Hardware:
Xbox One X, Microsoft
Consumer Awards Category:
Gamescom Most Wanted Title:
Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo
Best Indie Award:
Double Kick Heroes, Headbang Club
Overall, the Gamescom 2017 Awards had some interesting and more importantly well deserved winners. Nintendo really took it home with the game of the show: Super Mario Odyssey. The beloved games company also won in multiple categories with Samus Returns and Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle (with the aide of Ubisoft).
