By Resident Evil Requiem and Borderlands 4 Lead The Gamescom Awards
Resident Evil Requiem leads with five nominations
Borderlands 4 and Crimson Desert each secure four nominations
Three nominations go to Donkey Kong Bananza, Hela and Mario Kart World
The nominees for the gamescom award 2025 have been announced! An international jury of top games journalists and content creators has selected the most promising and creative titles of the year from a large number of submissions.
Resident Evil Requiem from Capcom Entertainment is the standout in the ARTS category group, earning nominations across multiple categories, including Best Visuals, Best Audio, Best Gameplay and Most Epic.
In the PLATFORM category group, Borderlands 4 by Gearbox Software/2K, Crimson Desert by Pearl Abyss, and Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree by Brownies Inc. /Bandai Namco Entertainment are among the titles vying for the trophies.
The GLOBAL categories have been expanded for 2025. In addition to the HEART OF GAMING Award, they now include new jury categories such as Best Lineup, Best Booth (Jury Award) and Best Business Booth. In the consumer categories Best Trailer/Announcement and the new Best Merch and Best Booth (Consumer Award), winners are decided exclusively by the community
From Wednesday, August 20 to Thursday, August 21, at 2:00 PM (CEST), gamescom fans and visitors can vote for their favorites in the ARTS and PLATFORM categories, along with Best Booth (Consumer Award), Best Merch and Best Trailer/Announcement. Votes can be submitted online at www.gamescom.global and on-site via QR code.
These are the nominees for the gamescom awards 2025:
Borderlands 4 – Gearbox Software / 2K
Bye Sweet Carole – Little Sewing Machine / Maximum Entertainment
Crimson Desert – Pearl Abyss
MIO: Memories In Orbit – Douze Dixièmes / Focus Entertainment
Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom Entertainment
Cairn – The Game Bakers
Little Nightmares 3 – Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Phantom Blade Zero – S-Game
Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom Entertainment
Rockbeasts – Lichthund / Team17
Donkey Kong Bananza – Nintendo
Hela – Windup / Knights Peak
Mario Kart World – Nintendo
PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant – Bippinbits / Kepler Interactive
Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom Entertainment
Dispatch – AdHoc Studio
Donkey Kong Bananza – Nintendo
Grounded 2 – Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios
Hela – Windup / Knights Peak
Mario Kart World – Nintendo
Crimson Desert – Pearl Abyss
Dune: Awakening – Funcom
Resident Evil Requiem – Capcom Entertainment
Super Meat Boy 3D – Sluggerfly, Team Meat / Headup
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment
Hela – Windup / Knights Peak
Is This Seat Taken? – Poti Poti Studio / Wholesome Games Presents
Star Birds – Toukana Interactive
Tiny Bookshop – neoludic games / Skystone Games, 2P Games
Winter Burrow – Pine Creek Games / Noodlecake
Cairn – The Game Bakers
Forever Skies – Far From Home
Hollow Home – Twigames / Galaktus
Monowave – Studio BBB
Tiny Bookshop – neoludic games / Skystone Games, 2P Games
Arknights: Endfield – Hypergryph / Gryphline
Dungeon Clawler – Stray Fawn / Stray Fawn Publishing, Playworks
Genshin Impact – HoYoverse
Love and Deepspace – Papergames / Infold Games
Servant of the Lake – Rusty Lake
<Best Lineup (Jury Award)
The award for Best Lineup goes to the exhibitor with the most compelling overall portfolio of titles as determined by the jury.Best Booth (Jury Award)
This category recognizes the booth that demonstrates outstanding originality, innovation and attention to detail, with the winner standing out for its exceptional interplay of concept, design and creative execution.
from Wednesday, August 20 to Thursday, August 21 at 2:00 PM (CEST)
Best Merch (Consumer Award)
In this category, products are celebrated for their creative design, originality and clear connection to the game or franchise. Award-worthy items include exclusive gamescom merchandise or innovative products that visitors love to use and present. You can cast your vote here from Wednesday, August 20 to Thursday, August 21 at 2:00 PM (CEST)
Best Trailer / Announcement (Consumer Award)
The gamescom community votes for the coolest game trailer or the best new game announcement presented at gamescom. All trailers and announcements featured during gamescom Opening Night Live may be voted on. You can cast your vote here from Wednesday, August 20 to Thursday, August 21 at 2:00 PM (CEST)
