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 2020.
Dreams was named “Best of Gamescom,” and the full list of winners and nominees can be found below.
Best of Gamescom
- WINNER: Dreams (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best PS4 Game
- Concrete Genie (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Winner: Dreams (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
Best Xbox One Game
- Bleeding Edge (Microsoft)
- Borderlands 3 (2K Games)
- Winner: Gears 5 (Microsoft)
Best Nintendo Switch Game
- Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo)
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo)
- Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield (Nintendo)
Best PC Game
- Borderlands 3 (2K Games)
- Doom Eternal (Bethesda)
- Winner: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint (Ubisoft)
Best Mobile Game
- Winner: Battle Chasers: Nightwar (HandyGames)
- Hot Wheels Infinite Loop (Mattel)
- Lock’s Quest (HandyGames)
Most Original Game
- Concrete Genie (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Winner: Dreams (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Felix The Reaper (Daedalic Entertainment)
Best Role Playing Game
- Winner: Wasteland 3 (Koch Media)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
- Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield (Nintendo)
Best Racing Game
- Winner: Grid (Koch Media)
- Hot Wheels Infinite Loop (Mattel)
- Need For Speed Heat (Electronic Arts)
Best Action / Adventure Game
- WINNER: Blacksad: Under the Skin (Astragon)
- Concrete Genie (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo)
Best Action Game
- Borderlands 3 (2K Games)
- Winner: Doom Eternal (Bethesda)
- Marvel’s Avengers (Square Enix)
Best Simulation Game
- Barotrauma (Daedalic Entertainment)
- NBA 2K20 (2K Games)
- Winner: Planet Zoo (Frontier Developments)
Best Sports Game
- FIFA 20 (Electronic Arts)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (Konami)
- Winner: Roller Champions (Ubisoft)
Best Family Game
- Winner: Concrete Genie (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Dreams (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo)
Best Strategy Game
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Microsoft)
- Winner: Desperados III (THQ Nordic)
- Foundation (Polymorph Games)
Best Multiplayer Game
- Winner: Borderlands 3 (2K Games)
- Gears 5 (Microsoft)
- Hunt: Showdown (Ubisoft)
Best Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality Game
- Journey For Elysium (Cronos Interactive)
- Winner: Marvel’s Iron Man VR (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends: Season 2 (Electronic Arts)
- Winner: Monster Hunter: World – Iceborne (Capcom)
- Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)
Best Hardware
- Red Magic 3
- Sega Mega Drive Mini
- Winner: Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2
Indie Award
- Winner: El Hijo (HandyGames)
- Genesis Noir (Feral Cat Den)
- Minute of Islands (Studio Fizbin)
- Mosaic (Krillbite)
- Unheard (NEXT Studios)
Most Wanted Consumer Award (Audience Voted)
- Winner: Borderlands 3 (2K Games)