Resident Evil Reqiuem Came In On Top at the Gamescom Awards

It was the most decorated game at the show.

Gamescom 2025 felt extra busy with a bevy of announcements and reveals that were impessive, engaging, and in many cases left the audience desperate for more. As is typically the case, the Gamescom Award was handed out for a number of different categories, and this year Capcom's Resident Evil: Requiem took home four. First, here's the list of winners:

• Best Visuals: Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)

• Best Audio: Resident Evil Requiem

• Best Gameplay: Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo)

• Most Entertaining: Hela (Windup Games/Knights Peak)

• Most Epic: Resident Evil: Requiem

• Most Wholesome: Hela

• Games for Impact: Tiny Bookshop (Neoludic Games/Skystone Games, 2P Games)

• Best Microsoft Xbox Game: Grounded 2 (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)

• Best PC Game: Anno 117: Pax Romana (Ubisoft Mainz/Ubisoft)

• Best Sony PlayStation Game: Resident Evil Requiem

• Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game: Mario Kart World (Nintendo)

• Best Mobile Game: Love and Deepspace (Papergames/Infold Games)

Jury Awards

• Best Lineup: Capcom

• Best Booth: Anno 117: Pax Romana Hands-On Booth & Ubisoft's Community Lounge

• Best Business Booth: Ubisoft's Business Lounge

• Heart of Gaming Award: Gamescom artist area

Consumer Awards

Best Trailer: Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Best Booth: The Pokémon Company

Best Merch: Star Birds Gacha Machine

Not only did Capcom bag four awards for Requiem, the company got a fifth for having the most anticipated software lineup at the show. 2026 is shaping up to be an interesting year. Congrats to Capcom and the winners at this year's Gamescom.

Source: Gamescom Website