gamescom awards 2025: The Nominees
It's the same procedure as every year: the most outstanding games at gamescom are recognised with the gamescom awards. This year's favourites include titles from 2K Games, Bandai Namco, Nintendo and Capcom.
With five nominations across all categories, Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem is the game with the most nominations across all gamescom award 2025 categories. It has been nominated for Best Visuals, Best Audio, Best Gameplay, Most Epic and Best PlayStation Game. Borderlands 4 from 2K Games and Crimson Desert from Pearl Abyss have each received four nominations. Two Nintendo Switch 2 games, Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World, as well as the enchanting 3D adventure Hela from Windup and Knights Peak, have received three nominations each.