Gamescom Award Show 2023: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the top honoree

By: Anton Kratiuk | 26.08.2023, 14:06

The Gamescom Award Show 2023 awards ceremony took place.

Both professional jury and gamers took part in determining the best games.

Here's What We Know

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon from FromSoftware studio received the largest number of nominations, but the Japanese project failed to win a single award!

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won in the sound, gameplay, epicness and best Nintendo game categories.

The best PC game was Payday 3, the best PlayStation game was Tekken 8, the best Xbox game was Mortal Kombat 1 and the best mobile game was Sky: Children of the Light, which was also named the most positive and fun game.

Little Nightmares 3 was named Best Announcement, while Bandai Namco was recognised for the best booth at Gamescom 2023.

The full list of gamescom Awards 2023 winners:

Best Graphics

  • Black Myth: Wukong - Winner;
  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon;
  • Reka;
  • Sand Land;
  • The Many Pieces of Mr Coo.

Best Sound

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Winner;
  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon;
  • Headbangers: Rhythm Royale;
  • Reka;
  • Savant - Ascent Remix.

Best Gameplay

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Winner;
  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon;
  • Paper Trail;
  • Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew;
  • The Wandering Village.

Best Entertainment

  • Payday 3 - Winner;
  • AK-xolotl;
  • Core Keeper;
  • Headbangers: Rhythm Royale;
  • Pizza Possum.

Most Epic Project

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Winner;
  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon;
  • Black Myth: Wukong;
  • Dwarf Fortress;
  • Sand Land.

Most Positive Project

  • Pikmin 4 - Winner;
  • Pioneers of Pagonia;
  • Smushi Come Home;
  • The Wandering Village;
  • Tiny Booskhop.

Impact Games

  • Sky: Children of the Light - Winner;
  • A Space for the Unbound;
  • Belonging;
  • Dead Pets Unleashed;
  • Fall of Porcupine.

Best Xbox Game

  • Mortal Kombat 1 is the winner;
  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon;
  • Enotria: The Last Song;
  • The Wandering Village;
  • Towerborne.

Best Game for Nintendo Switch

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Winner;
  • Fall of Porcupine;
  • Figment 2: Creed Valley;
  • Paper Trail;
  • The Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone.

Best PC Game

  • Payday 3 - Winner;
  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon;
  • Dwarf Fortress;
  • Reka;
  • Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew.

Best PlayStation Game

  • Tekken 8 is the winner;
  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon;
  • Enotria: The Last Song;
  • Mortal Kombat 1;
  • Sand Land.

Best Mobile Game

  • Sky: Children of the Light - Winner;
  • Genshin Impact;
  • Marvel Snap;
  • Monster Hunter Now;
  • Paper Trail.