Every year, Germany’s Digital Gaming Culture Foundation (Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur) supervises the Gamescom Committee, a small group of journalists who choose the best games that were present at the Gamescom expo. The Gamescom expo is held in the Summer, and serves as the European equivalent to the Los Angeles-based E3 Expo.
While most of these titles are still in development, you should keep them in mind when you add games to your collection this Fall and into 2017.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was named “Best of Gamescom,” and the full list of winners and nominees can be found below.
Best of Gamescom
- WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best PlayStation 4 Game
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- FIFA 17
- Final Fantasy XV
- WINNER: For Honor
- Gran Turismo Sport
Best Xbox One Game
- For Honor
- Forza Horizon 3
- Gears of War 4
- ReCore
- WINNER: Sea of Thieves
Best Wii U Game
- Skylanders Imaginators
- WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best PC Game
- Battlefield 1
- Civilization VI
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- WINNER: For Honor
- NBA 2K17
Best Mobile Game
- Airline Tycoon: Free Flight
- WINNER: Mario Party: Star Rush
- Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Best Role Playing Game
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- Dragon Quest Builders
- WINNER: Final Fantasy XV
Best Racing Game
- WINNER: Forza Horizon 3
- Gran Turismo Sport
Best Action Game
- WINNER: Battlefield 1
- For Honor
- Gears of War 4
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Titanfall 2
Best Simulation Game
- Batman Arkham VR
- WINNER: NBA 2K17
- Urban Empire
Best Sports Game
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2017
- NBA 2K17
- WINNER: Steep
Best Family Game
- Dragon Quest Builders
- Lego Worlds
- WINNER: Skylanders Imaginators
Best Strategy Game
- WINNER: Civilization VI
- Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
- Halo Wars 2
Best Puzzle/Skill Game
- WINNER: Dragon Quest Builders
- Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
Best Social/Online Game
- WINNER: Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
- Lego Worlds
- Sea of Thieves
Best Casual Game
- WINNER: Battlezone
- Lego Worlds
- The Elder Scrolls: Legends
Best Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield 1
- For Honor
- Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
- WINNER: Sea of Thieves
- Titanfall 2
Best Virtual Reality Game
- Batman Arkham VR
- Robinson: The Journey
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew
- The Unspoken
- WINNER: Wilson’s Heart
Best Add-On/DLC
- WINNER: Destiny: Rise of Iron
- Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prolouge
- Lego Dimensions
Best Hardware
- ICAROS Flight App
- WINNER: Playstation VR
Indie Award
- Black The Fall
- Code 7: Episode 0
- FAR
- WINNER: Little Nightmares
- The Metronomicon
Best Preview/Vision
- Dishonored 2
- WINNER: Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Watch Dogs 2
Best Booth
- WINNER: Mafia III
Most Wanted Consumer Award (Audience Voted)
- WINNER: Battlefield 1