Gamescom 2024 flew by too quickly, but now that it has ended, the official awards for the titles that made their way onto the stage have been announced and the results are quite interesting.
We did make some great memories at Gamescom 2024, not to mention all the announcements and updates we received around existing titles. Regarding the awards given out to celebrate the announcements, it looks like Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds managed to win most of the awards, including Most Entertaining and Most Epic, with Bandai Namco's Little Nightmares 3 getting the award for Best Microsoft Xbox Game. Here's an overview of all the awards at Gamescom 2024:
Category Group ARTS:
Best Visuals
- Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Audio
- Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Gameplay
- Frostpunk 2, 11bit studios
Most Entertaining
- Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
Most Epic
- Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
Most Wholesome
- Tavern Talk, Gentle Troll Entertainment
Games for Impact
- Creatures of Ava, Inverge Studios / 11bit studios
Category Group PLATFORM:
Best Microsoft Xbox Game
- Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best PC Game
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios / Plaion
Best Sony PlayStation Game
- Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
Best Mobile Game
- Genshin Impact, HoYoverse
Category Group Global:
Best Trailer / Announcement
- Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
Best of Show Floor
- Microsoft Xbox / Bethesda / Blizzard
HEART OF GAMING Award
- Games protect democracy
gamescom sustainability award
- Tencent Games
In other news, the organization also announced the figures registered this year. Over 335K visitors from 120 different countries attended the German convention, of which 32K were trade visitors. Online viewership for the Gamescom programme also increased with 310 million video views, 40 million of which were registered during Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live show.
Gamescom 2025 will kick off on August 19, 2025, with Opening Night Live, while the show will run from August 20 to 24. Meanwhile, make sure to check out our Gamescom 2024 coverage here in order to get the idea of what you may have missed out.
News Source: Gamescom
