gamescom Award Winners Announced, Little Nightmares 3 Takes Top Award

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Every year at gamescom, awards are given out in a variety of categories including the award for best trailer and announcement, which this year belongs to Supermassive Games and Bandai Namco’s Little Nightmares 3.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom also took home a handful of awards, while Mortal Kombat 1, Sky: Children of the Light, and Black Myth: Wukong also performed.

If you want to know more about what was announced at gamescom so far or what was revealed at Opening Night Live, check out our roundups.

The full list of winners for the gamescom 2023 awards are as follows:

Best Trailer/Announcement

Little Nightmares 3 – WINNER

Best Show Floor

Bandai Namco Entertainment – WINNER

Best Microsoft Xbox Game

Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconEnotria: The Last SongMortal Kombat 1 – WINNERThe Wandering VillageTowerborne

Best Nintendo Switch Game

Fall of PorcupineFigment 2: Creed ValleyPaper TrailThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – WINNERThe Smurfs 2 – The Prisoner of the Green Stone

Best PC Game

Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconDwarf FortressPAYDAY 3 – WINNERREKAShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Best Sony PlayStation Game

Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconEnotria: The Last SongMortal Kombat 1Sand LandTekken 8 – WINNER

Best Mobile Game

Genshin ImpactMarvel SnapMonster Hunter NowPaper TrailSky: Children of the Light – WINNER

Best Visuals

Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconBlack Myth: Wukong – WINNERREKASand LandThe Many Pieces of Mr. Coo

Best Audio

Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconHeadbangers: Rhythm RoyaleREKASavant – Ascent RemixThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – WINNER

Best Gameplay

Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconPaper TrailShadow Gambit: The Cursed CrewThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – WINNERThe Wandering Village

Most Entertaining

AK-xolotl – WINNERCore KeeperHeadbangers: Rhythm RoyalePAYDAY 3Pizza Possum

Most Epic

Armored Core VI: Fires of RubiconBlack Myth: WukongDwarf FortressSand LandThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – WINNER

Most Wholesome

Pikmin 4 – WINNERPioneers of PagoniaSmushi Come HomeThe Wandering VillageTiny Booskhop

Games for Impact

A Space for the UnboundBelongingDead Pets UnleashedFall of PorcupineSky: Children of the Light – WINNER

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