With the reveal of numerous games this year, gamescom 2025 held their gamescom Award Showcase to crown the best upcoming and released games, studios, booths, and trailers.
As the exciting expo enters its third day, gamescom 2025 has revealed the winners of this year’s gamescom Award Showcase, powered by IGN and organized by the Digital Gaming Culture Foundation. Held on August 22nd at 9 AM EST, games and studios were celebrated across 19 categories, crowning the best of the best during this year’s showcase.
From Resident Evil Requiem dominating various categories to Hollow Knight: Silksong, after its long absence, receiving a trophy for the best trailer, here are the winners of this year’s gamescom Award 2025.
Gamescom Award 2025 Winners
- Best Visuals – Resident Evil Requiem | Capcom Entertainment
- Best Audio – Resident Evil Requiem | Capcom Entertainment
- Best Gameplay – Donkey Kong Bananza – Nintendo
- Most Entertaining – Hela | Windup and Knights Peak
- Most Epic – Resident Evil Requiem | Capcom Entertainment
- Most Wholesome – Hela | Windup and Knights Peak
- Games for Impact – Tiny Bookshop | neoludic games, Skystone Games, 2P Games
- Best Microsoft Xbox Game – Grounded 2 | Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios
- Best PC Game – Anno 117: Pax Romana | Ubisoft Mainz and Ubisoft
- Best Sony PlayStation Game – Resident Evil Requiem | Capcom Entertainment
- Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game – Mario Kart World | Nintendo
- Best Mobile Game – Love and Deepspace | Papergames and Infold Games
- Best Lineup (Jury Award) – Capcom Entertainment
- Best Booth (Jury Award) – Anno 117: Pax Romana Hands-On Booth + Ubisoft’s Community Lounge
- Best Business Booth (Jury Award) – Ubisoft’s Business Lounge
- HEART OF GAMING Award (Special Jury Prize) – Artist Alleys
- Best Booth (Consumer Award) – Pokémon
- Best Merch (Consumer Award) – Star Birds Gacha Machine
- Best Trailer (Consumer Award) – Hollow Knight: Silksong
That’s about every winner from this year’s gamescom Award Showcase. To learn more about the gamescom Award nominees and the event, visit the gamescom website.
