#Gamescom Award

The gamescom award 2026 crowned Onimusha: Way of the Sword as the top PlayStation title, handed Forza Horizon 6 the Best Xbox Game trophy and named Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 the Best PC Game during Friday's ceremony at the gamescom studio powered by IGN. CD Projekt RED and SEGA each took home three awards, while Games Done Quick received the special Heart of Gaming prize.

The Gamescom Award 2026 nominations have been revealed a day before Opening Night Live. 4A Games' Metro: 2039 leads with five nominations, followed by Denshattack! and Alien: Isolation 2 on four each. SEGA accumulated eight nominations across its slate, with Korean publishers Pearl Abyss, KRAFTON and Hypergryph all landing spots.