Gamescom 2026 Awards Winners — Onimusha, Metro 2039, Alien: Isolation 2 & The Witcher 3 Win Big

Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword was one of the standout winners at Gamescom 2026, taking home both Best Gameplay and Best Sony PlayStation Game.

The double win gives the upcoming action title one of the strongest award performances among individual games at this year’s event.

4A Games and Deep Silver’s Metro 2039 won the Best Visuals award after entering Gamescom 2026 as one of the event’s most nominated titles.

The award recognizes the game’s presentation and visual direction among a field that also included Alien: Isolation 2, Forza Horizon 6 and other major releases.

Creative Assembly and SEGA’s Alien: Isolation 2 secured the Best Audio award.

The win contributed to a strong Gamescom for SEGA, which also collected Best PC Game for Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 and the jury-selected Best Lineup award.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also had a major Gamescom presence, with CD PROJEKT RED collecting three awards connected to the game.

Fans selected The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered and the Songs of the Past DLC as Best Trailer / Announcement, while the Songs of the Past pin and medallion won Best Merch. The game’s show presence also earned the Jury Award for Best Booth.

SEGA and CD PROJEKT RED were the most successful companies in the final tally, with three awards each.

SEGA’s wins came through Alien: Isolation 2, Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 and its overall Gamescom lineup, while CD PROJEKT RED’s three trophies were tied to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Other notable winners included Tides of Annihilation for Most Epic, Forza Horizon 6 for Best Microsoft Xbox Game, Rayman Legends Retold for Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game and Where Winds Meet for Best Mobile Game.

Games Done Quick received the HEART OF GAMING Award, recognizing the charity speedrunning event’s contribution to gaming culture and fundraising.

Gamescom 2026 closed with 368,000 visitors from 131 countries, more than 36,000 trade visitors and 1,743 exhibitors from 66 countries across approximately 233,000 square meters of exhibition space.

Organizers also reported more than 624 million digital views across the overall show program by Saturday evening, including more than 78 million views for Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Gamescom 2027 is scheduled for August 23 through August 29, with Gamescom dev opening the week on August 23 and 24.

Gamescom Opening Night Live is set for the evening of August 24, followed by Business and Media Day on August 25 and the public opening beginning August 26.