Best of Gamescom 2016 Winners Selected by Gamescom Committee

gamescomEvery year, Germany’s Digital Gaming Culture Foundation (Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur) supervises the Gamescom Committee, a small group of journalists who choose the best games that were present at the Gamescom expo. The Gamescom expo is held in the Summer, and serves as the European equivalent to the Los Angeles-based E3 Expo.

While most of these titles are still in development, you should keep them in mind when you add games to your collection this Fall and into 2017.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was named “Best of Gamescom,” and the full list of winners and nominees can be found below.

Best of Gamescom

  • WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best PlayStation 4 Game

  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
  • FIFA 17
  • Final Fantasy XV
  • WINNER: For Honor
  • Gran Turismo Sport

Best Xbox One Game

  • For Honor
  • Forza Horizon 3
  • Gears of War 4
  • ReCore
  • WINNER: Sea of Thieves

Best Wii U Game

  • Skylanders Imaginators
  • WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best PC Game

  • Battlefield 1
  • Civilization VI
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
  • WINNER: For Honor
  • NBA 2K17

Best Mobile Game

  • Airline Tycoon: Free Flight
  • WINNER: Mario Party: Star Rush
  • Metroid Prime: Federation Force

Best Role Playing Game

  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
  • Dragon Quest Builders
  • WINNER: Final Fantasy XV

Best Racing Game

  • WINNER: Forza Horizon 3
  • Gran Turismo Sport

Best Action Game

  • WINNER: Battlefield 1
  • For Honor
  • Gears of War 4
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • Titanfall 2

Best Simulation Game

  • Batman Arkham VR
  • WINNER: NBA 2K17
  • Urban Empire

Best Sports Game

  • Pro Evolution Soccer 2017
  • NBA 2K17
  • WINNER: Steep

Best Family Game

  • Dragon Quest Builders
  • Lego Worlds
  • WINNER: Skylanders Imaginators

Best Strategy Game

  • WINNER: Civilization VI
  • Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
  • Halo Wars 2

Best Puzzle/Skill Game

  • WINNER: Dragon Quest Builders
  • Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

Best Social/Online Game

  • WINNER: Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
  • Lego Worlds
  • Sea of Thieves

Best Casual Game

  • WINNER: Battlezone
  • Lego Worlds
  • The Elder Scrolls: Legends

Best Multiplayer Game

  • Battlefield 1
  • For Honor
  • Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
  • WINNER: Sea of Thieves
  • Titanfall 2

Best Virtual Reality Game

  • Batman Arkham VR
  • Robinson: The Journey
  • Star Trek: Bridge Crew
  • The Unspoken
  • WINNER: Wilson’s Heart

Best Add-On/DLC

  • WINNER: Destiny: Rise of Iron
  • Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prolouge
  • Lego Dimensions

Best Hardware

  • ICAROS Flight App
  • WINNER: Playstation VR

Indie Award

  • Black The Fall
  • Code 7: Episode 0
  • FAR
  • WINNER: Little Nightmares
  • The Metronomicon

Best Preview/Vision

  • Dishonored 2
  • WINNER: Horizon: Zero Dawn
  • Watch Dogs 2

Best Booth

  • WINNER: Mafia III

Most Wanted Consumer Award (Audience Voted)

  • WINNER: Battlefield 1