These are the nominees of the gamescom award 2023
08/21/2023 - The nominees for the gamescom awards 2023 have been determined: The jury of German and international games journalists and creators has selected the most promising titles from a large number of submissions. The big favorite is Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon by Bandai Namco Entertainment with a total of seven nominations.
Another hot award candidate is Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with four nominations, followed by REKA (Emberstorm Entertainment / Fireshine Games) and The Wandering Village (Stray Fawn Studio) with three nominations each.
This year, the gamescom award will be presented in a total of 16 categories. Fans and visitors of the gamescom will decide together with the jury of experts who will receive the coveted trophies. Voting will begin at gamescom: Opening Night Live on Tuesday, August 22. Until Thursday, August 24 at 2:00 p.m. (CEST), fans and gamescom visitors can vote for their favorites in the Arts and Platform categories as well as the Best of Show Floor and Best Trailer/Announcement categories on the official Gamescom website or on-site using the QR code.
The winner of the gamescom Green Studio of the Year category will already be announced during gamescom: Opening Night Live. All other winners will be honored during the gamescom award show on Friday, August 25 from 14:00 - 16:00 (CEST) in the gamescom studio hosted by IGN (Hall 8).
These are the nominees of the gamescom awards 2023
Category group Arts:
Best Visuals
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Black Myth: Wukong, Game Science Interactive Technology
REKA, Emberstorm Entertainment / Fireshine Games
Sand Land, ILCA, Inc. / Bandai Namco Entertainment
The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo, Gammera Nest / Meridiem Games
Best Audio
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Headbangers: Rhythm Royale, Glee-Cheese / Team17 Digital
REKA, Emberstorm Entertainment / Fireshine Games
Savant - Ascent Remix, D-Pad Studio
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
Best Gameplay
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Paper Trail, Newfangled Games
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, Mimimi Games
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
The Wandering Village, Stray Fawn Studio
Most Entertaining
AK-xolotl, 2Awesome Studio / Playstack
Core Keeper, Pugstorm / Fireshine Games
Headbangers: Rhythm Royale, Glee-Cheese / Team17 Digital
PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze Studios / Plaion
Pizza Possum, Cosy Computer / Raw Fury
Most Epic
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Black Myth: Wukong, Game Science Interactive Technology
Dwarf Fortress, Bay 12 Games / Kitfox Games
Sand Land, ILCA / Bandai Namco Entertainment
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
Most Wholesome
Pikmin 4, Nintendo
Pioneers of Pagonia, Envision Entertainment
Smushi Come Home, Mooneye Publishing
The Wandering Village, Stray Fawn Studio
Tiny Booskhop, neoludic games
Games for Impact
A Space for the Unbound, Mojiken / Toge Productions
Belonging, Farbspiel Interactive
Dead Pets Unleashed, Triple Topping Games
Fall of Porcupine, Critical Rabbit / Assemble Entertainment
Sky: Children of the Light, thatgamecompany
Category Group Platform
Best Microsoft Xbox Game
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Enotria: The Last Song, Jyamma Games
Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Entertainment
The Wandering Village, Stray Fawn Studio
Towerborne, Stoic / Xbox Game Studios
Best Nintendo Switch Game
Fall of Porcupine, Critical Rabbit / Assemble Entertainment
Figment 2: Creed Valley, Bedtime Digital Games
Paper Trail, Newfangled Games
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
The Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone, Osome Studio / Microids
Best PC Game
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Dwarf Fortress, Bay 12 Games / Kitfox Games
PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze Studios / Plaion
REKA, Emberstorm Entertainment / Fireshine Games
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, Mimimi Games
Best Sony PlayStation Game
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Enotria: The Last Song, Jyamma Games
Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Entertainment
Sand Land, ILCA / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Tekken 8, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Mobile Game
Genshin Impact, HoYoverse
Marvel Snap, Second Dinner Studios / Nuverse
Monster Hunter Now, Niantic / Capcom
Paper Trail, Newfangled Games
Sky: Children of the Light, thatgamecompany
Category Group Global
Best Trailer / Announcement
Fans and visitors of gamescom and the jury vote on the coolest game trailer or the best new announcement of a game during gamescom. All trailers and announcements shown during the Opening Night Live are eligible for voting.
Best of Show Floor
This category honors the most convincing trade fair presentation in the entertainment area.
HEART OF GAMING Award
All gamescom highlights are eligible for this special jury award: in addition to games, expansions and technologies, also persons, institutions, companies, concepts or terms.
gamescom Green Studio of the Year
Frontier Developments
Ubisoft
Xbox
Source: Press release
- gamescom.de