Auch in diesem Jahr werden im Rahmen der Gamescom wieder die besten Spiele mit einem Gamescom Award geehrt. Nun hat man die Nominierten bekannt gegeben.

Gamescom Goes Green Award

• Indie Arena Booth
• Microsoft Xbox
• UKIE (britischer Industrieverband)

Most Wanted Microsoft Xbox Game

• The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox (Rogue Games)
• Metal: Hellsinger (Funcom / Level Infinite)

Most Wanted Nintendo Switch Game

• Airhead (HandyGames)
• Edge of Sanity (Vixa Games)
• Tin Hearts (Wired Productions)

Most Wanted PC Game

• Metal: Hellsinger (Funcom / Level Infinite)
• System Shock (Plaion)
• Warhammer 40.000: Darktide (Fatshark)

Most Wanted Sony PlayStation Game

• Lies of P (Neowiz)
• One Piece Odyssey (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me (Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Best Action Adventure Game

• Lies of P (Neowiz)
• Outcast 2 – A New Beginning (THQ Nordic)
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox (Rogue Games)

Best Action Game

• Metal: Hellsinger (Funcom / Level Infinite)
• System Shock (Plaion)
• Warhammer 40.000: Darktide (Fatshark)

Best Family Game

• Fling to the Finish (Daedalic Entertainment)
• Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure (Snowcastle Games)
• Paper Trail (Newfangled Games)

Best Indie Game

• Inkulinati (Daedalic Entertainment)
• Paper Trail (Newfangled Games)
• Sunday Gold (Team17 Digital)

Best Multiplayer Game

• Goat Simulator 3 (Plaion)
• The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Warhammer 40.000: Darktide (Fatshark)

Best Ongoing Game

• Age of Empires 4 (Microsoft)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Microsoft)
• Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)

Best Role Playing Game

• Dredge (Black Salt Games)
• Lies of P (Neowiz)
• Sunday Gold (Team17 Digital)

Best Sports/Racing Game

• AEW: Fight Forever (THQ Nordic)
• GOAL! The Club Manager (Toplitz Productions)
• Ultimechs (Resolution Games)

Best Strategy/Simulation Game

• Age Of Darkness (Team17 Digital)
• Autopsy Simulator (Team17 Digital)
• IXION (Kalypso Media)

Most Original Game

• Inkulinati (Daedalic Entertainment)
• Metal: Hellsinger (Funcom / Level Infinite)
• Pentiment (Microsoft)