Gamescom 2025 still runs through the weekend, but the winners of the Gamescom Award 2025 have been announced, with Resident Evil Requiem taking several categories. The awards are organized by the Digital Gaming Culture Foundation and honor outstanding games, expansions, exhibitors, announcements, and trailers presented at Gamescom. As a result, the nominees and winners can seem a bit strange, since there’s a mix of released and unreleased games.
Last month, developers and publishers were allowed to submit their games for the categories of the Gamescom Award, and a jury picked the five favorites for each category based on a points system. The winners were chosen through a combined vote from the jury, fans, and Gamescom visitors, who were allowed to vote on-site and remotely. As for the jury, it comprises representatives from German and international media, social media companies, industry groups, gaming communities, testers from the German Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body, and journalists.
Resident Evil Requiem was the big winner at this year’s awards, taking home four trophies, while Hela grabbed two. You can see the full list of winners below.
Best Visuals
- Winner – Resident Evil Requiem
- Borderlands 4
- Bye Sweet Carole
- Crimson Desert
- MIO: Memories in Orbit
Best Audio
- Winner – Resident Evil Requiem
- Cairn
- Little Nightmares 3
- Phantom Blade Zero
- Rockbeasts
Best Gameplay
- Winner – Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hela
- Mario Kart Works
- PVKK
- Resident Evil Requiem
Most Entertaining
- Winner – Hela
- Dispatch
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Grounded 2
- Mario Kart World
Most Epic
- Winner – Resident Evil Requiem
- Crimson Desert
- Dune: Awakening
- Super Meat Boy 3D
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Most Wholesome
- Winner – Hela
- Is This Seat Taken?
- Star Birds
- Tiny Bookshop
- Winter Burrow
Games for Impact
- Winner – Tiny Bookshop
- Cairn
- Forever Skies
- Hollow Home
- Monowave
Best Microsoft Xbox Game
- Winner – Grounded 2
- Borderlands 4
- Crimson Desert
- Little Nightmares 3
- Ninja Gaiden 4
Best PC Game
- Winner – Anno 117: Pax Romana
- Borderlands 4
- PVKK
- Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree
- World of Warcraft
Best Sony PlayStation Game
- Winner – Resident Evil Requiem
- Borderlands 4
- Crimson Desert
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Pragmata
Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game
- Winner – Mario Kart World
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree
- Winter Burrow
Best Mobile Game
- Winner – Love and Deepspace
- Arknights: Endfield
- Dungeon Clawler
- Genshin Impact
- Servant of the Lake
Best Lineup (Jury Award)
- Winner – Capcom Entertainment
Best Booth (Jury Award)
- Winner – Anno 117: Pax Romana Hands-on Booth + Ubisoft’s Community Lounge
Best Business Booth (Jury Award)
- Winner – Ubisoft’s Business Lounge
Heart of Gaming Award (Special Jury Award)
- Winner – Gamescom Artist Area
Best Booth (Consumer Award)
- Winner – Pokémon Company
Best Merch (Consumer Award)
- Winner – Star Birds Gacha Machine
Best Trailer (Consumer Award)
- Winner – Hollow Knight: Silksong
