The winners of the 2016 Gamescom Awards were announced and honored at a ceremony at the annual Cologne, Germany conference on Friday, August 19. The coveted Best of Gamescom Award went to Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
The awards were juried by a panel of international experts, with winners selected from 73 nominated products and games whittled down from over 200 entries.
The 2016 Gamescom Award winners are:
Global Awards
Best Add-On: Destiny: Rise of Iron (Activision Blizzard)
Best Preview: Horizon – Zero Dawn (Sony)
Best Booth: Mafia III (2K)
Platform
Best Console Game for PlayStation 4: For Honor (Ubisoft)
Xbox One: Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)
Nintendo Wii U: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
PC Game: For Honor (Ubisoft)
Mobile Game: Mario Party Star Rush (Nintendo)
Genre
Best Role Playing Game: Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix)
Racing Game: Forza Horizon 3 (Microsoft)
Action Game: Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts)
Simulation Game: NBA 2K17 (2K
Sports Game: Steep (Ubisoft)
Family Game: Skylanders Imaginators (Activision)
Strategy Game: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (2K)
Puzzle/Skill Game: Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
Social/Online Game: GWENT: The Witcher Card Game (CD Projekt Red)
Casual Game: Battlezone (Rebellion)
Multiplayer Game: Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)
Virtual Reality Game: Wilson’s Heart (Twisted Pixel)
Best Hardware: PlayStation VR (Sony)
Special Awards
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)
