The winners in the Gamescom Awards 2018 are already announced because show opened in Cologne, Germany today. Eleven genre and five platform honorees were selected with the Digital Game Culture Foundation away from over 100 submissions.
Activision Blizzard takes home by far the most awards with honors in three categories: best action game, best add-on/DLC, as well as social/online game. Microsoft's Moon Studios was awarded both best puzzle/skill game as well as FIFA 19 Coins and Xbox game for Ori as well as the Will with the Wisps. Nintendo and Koch Media also won two awards each.
The awards are going to be presented this Saturday alongside other honors for example best booth, best hardware, best of Gamescom, along with the Gamescom indie award.
Awards for the very best in genre:
Best Action Game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Best Add-on/DLC: Destiny 2: Forsaken
Best Casual Game: Team Sonic Racing
Best Family Game: Super Mario Party
Best Puzzle/Skill Game: Ori plus the Will with the Wisps
Best Racing Game: Forza Horizon 4
Best Role Playing Game: Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Best Simulation Game: Landwirtschafts-Simulator 19
Best Social/Online Game: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Best Sports Game: FIFA 19
Best Strategy Game: Total War: Three Kingdoms
Awards for optimum on platform:
Best PS4 game: Spider-Man
Best Xbox One game: Ori along with the Will from the Cheap FUT 19 Coins
Best Nintendo game: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Best PC Game: Anno 1800
Best Mobile Game: Shadowgun War Games