The organisers of Gamescom 2016 have released a comprehensive list of best of show winners.
Without further adieu, here are this year’s recipients:
All of the winners of Gamescom awards 2016 at a glance:
- Gamescom award for Best Add-on/DLC: Destiny‘s “Rise of Iron” (Activision Blizzard)
- Gamescom award for Best Preview/Vision: Horizon: Zero Dawn (Sony)
- Gamescom award for Best Booth: Mafia III (2K)
- Best Console Game, Sony PlayStation 4: For Honor (Ubisoft)
- Best Console Game, Microsoft Xbox One: Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)
- Best Console Game, Nintendo Wii U: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
- Best PC Game: For Honor (Ubisoft)
- Best Mobile Game: Mario Party Star Rush (Nintendo)
- Best Role Playing Game: Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix)
- Best Racing Game: Forza Horizon 3 (Microsoft)
- Best Action Game: Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts)
- Best Simulation Game: NBA 2K17 (2K)
- Best Sports Game: Steep (Ubisoft)
- Best Family Game: Skylanders Imaginators (Activision)
- Best Strategy Game: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (2K)
- Best Puzzle / Skill Game: Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
- Best Social / Online Game: GWENT: The Witcher Card Game (CD Projekt Red)
- Best Casual Game: Battlezone (Rebellion)
- Best Multiplayer Game: Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)
- Best Virtual Reality Game: Wilson’s Heart (Twisted Pixel)
- Best Hardware: PlayStation VR (Sony)
- Gamescom Indie award: Little Nightmares (Bandai Namco)
- Consumer award: Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts)
- Best of Gamescom: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
What do you make of the list above?
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