All The Gamescom Awards 2024 Categories And Nominees

Gamescom 2024 begins this week in Cologne, Germany. One of the big parts of the event is the awards show, and now all of the categories and nominees have been announced for this year. Unlike year-end awards shows, the Gamescom Awards Show is focused on games that appear at the show–and this includes not-yet-released games like Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Monster Hunter: Wilds.

Some of the categories include Best Visuals, Best Gameplay, and Most Wholesome. There are platform-specific categories, too, covering Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. There is usually a Nintendo Switch category, but it was canceled this year because it received “too few submissions,” a spokesperson told TheGamer.

Some of the games up for awards this year include Crimson Desert (Best Visuals), Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Best Audio), Blue Prince (Best Gameplay), Palworld (Most Entertaining), and Star Wars: Outlaws (Most Epic).

A jury panel comprised of journalists and experts voted on the nominees and will also vote to determine the winners. The winners will be announced on Friday, August 23 during the Gamescom Awards Show. You can see the full submission and jury criteria on Gamescom’s website.

Publishers pay to have their games considered for nomination. The rate is €440 for consideration in one category, €800 for consideriation in up to three categories, and €200 per additional category. Those who have booth space in Gamescom’s indie area get a 50% fee reduction on these prices.

Gamescom 2024 kicks off with the Opening Night Live event on August 20. It promises game announcements, updates, new trailers, and more–keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest.

• Crimson Desert / Pearl Abyss
• Dune: Awakening / Funcom
• Empire of the Ants / Tower Five, Microids
• Little Nightmares 3 / Supermassive Games, Bandai Namco
• Star Wars Outlaws / Massive, Ubisoft

• Dune: Awakening / Funcom
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II / Warhorse Studios / PLAION
• Little Nightmares 3 / Supermassive Games / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
• Nine Sols / RED CANDLE GAMES
• Star Wars Outlaws / Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft

• Blue Prince / Dogubomb, Raw Fury
• Empire of the Ants / Tower Five, Microids
• Frostpunk 2 / 11 bit studios
• PVKK / Bippinbits
• The Alters / 11 bit studios

• inZOI / KRAFTON
• Monster Hunter Wilds / CAPCOM
• Palworld / Pocketpair
• PVKK / Bippinbits
• Star Wars Outlaws / Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft

• Crimson Desert / Pearl Abyss
• Dune: Awakening / Funcom
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II / Warhorse Studios, PLAION
• Monster Hunter Wilds / CAPCOM
• Star Wars Outlaws / Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft

• Creatures of Ava / Inverge Studios, 11 bit studios
• Tavern Talk / Gentle Troll Entertainment
• Tiny Bookshop / neoludic games
• Urban Jungle / Kylyk Games, Assemble Entertainment
• Woodo / DAEDALIC Entertainment

• Creatures of Ava / Inverge Studios, 11 bit studios
• GreenGuardiansVR / SWR Südwestrundfunk
• Out and About / Yaldi Games
• REKA / Emberstorm Entertainment, Fireshine Games
• Tiny Bookshop / neoludic games

• Age of Mythology: Retold / Xbox Game Studios
• Creatures of Ava / Inverge Studios, 11 bit studios
• Little Nightmares 3 / Supermassive Games, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
• Star Wars Outlaws / Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft
• The Alters / 11 bit studios

• Dune: Awakening / Funcom
• Empire of the Ants / Tower Five, Microids
• Frostpunk 2 / 11 bit studios
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II / Warhorse Studios, PLAION
• The Alters / 11 bit studios

• Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero / Spike Chunsoft, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
• Little Nightmares 3 / Supermassive Games, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
• Monster Hunter Wilds / CAPCOM
• The First Berserker: Khazan / Neople, NEXON
• Unknown 9: Awakening / Reflector Entertainment, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment

• Digital Animals Gam / souls.club
• Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 – The Dead King’s Secret / Christoph Minnameier
• Genshin Impact / HoYoverse
• Monster Hunter Now / CAPCOM, Niantic
• Zenless Zone Zero / HoYoverse