The full list of GamesCom 2021 Award nominees have been announced for your viewing pleasure. The results will be announced throughout the week, with the first batch due on August 25 during GamesCom 2021 Opening Night Live.
Check out the full list of GamesCom 2021 Award nominees below.
Best Microsoft Xbox Game
- Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Far Cry 6, Ubisoft
- Halo Infinite, Microsoft
Best Nintendo Switch Game
- Just Dance 2022, Ubisoft
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft
Best PC Game
- Age of Empires IV, Microsoft
- Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Syberia: The World Before, astragon Entertainment
Best Sony PlayStation Game
- Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Tales of Arise, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Action Adventure Game
- Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft
- Syberia: The World Before, astragon Entertainment
Best Action Game
- Far Cry 6, Ubisoft
- Halo Infinite, Microsoft
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, Ubisoft
Best Family Game
- Just Dance 2022, Ubisoft
- Run Prop, Run!, PlayTogether Studio
- Super Dungeon Maker, rokaplay
Best Indie Game
- Dorfromantik, Toukana Interactive
- Inua, Arte France
- Lost in Random, Electronic Arts
Best Role Playing Game
- Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Encased, Koch Media
- Tales of Arise, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Simulation Game
- Climber: Sky is the Limit, Art Games Studio
- Farming Simulator 22, astragon Entertainment
Best Sports Game
- Climber: Sky is the Limit, Art Games Studio
- FIFA 22, Electronic Arts
- Riders Republic, Ubisoft
Best Strategy Game
- Age of Empires IV, Microsoft
- Company of Heroes 3, SEGA
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft
Best Multiplayer Game
- Halo Infinite, Microsoft
- Riders Republic, Ubisoft
- The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends, Electronic Arts
- Black Desert Online, Pearl Abyss Corp.
- Endzone – A World Apart: Prosperity, Assemble Entertainment
Most Original Game
- Dice Legacy, Koch Media / DESTINYbit
- Riders Republic, Ubisoft
- tERRORbane, Whisper Interactive
Best Announcement
All as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live game announcements of our partners, premiers and reveals are rated by the jury.
Best Lineup
All to gamescom award submitted partners are eligible for jury votes.
Best of GamesCom
All category winners of genre- and platform categories are eligible for jury votes, for the award Best of Gamescom.
Best Trailer
All as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live trailers of our partners are eligible for jury votes.
Best Streamer
Fan voting, voted at: https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/gamescomawardpublikumspreis
GamesCom “Most Wanted” Consumer Award
– Fan voting, voted at: https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/gamescomawardpublikumspreis
HEART OF GAMING Award
Jury Decision. This includes Games, Expansions, Products, Technologies, but also Persons, Institutions, Companies, Concepts and Terminologies.