Wie auch in den vergangenen Jahren, wurden auch dieses Mal wieder die Gamescom Awards für die besten Spiele der Messe vergeben. Eine internationale Jury aus Experten krönte dabei die vorhandenen Titel. Den Titel "Best of Gamescom" konnte dabei The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild für Wii U und NX für sich beanspruchen. Die vollständige Liste könnt ihr euch hier ansehen.
- Best Add-on/DLC: Destiny: Rise of Iron (Activision Blizzard)
- Best Preview/Vision: Horizon: Zero Dawn (Sony)
- Best Booth: Mafia III (2K)
- Best PlayStation 4 Game: For Honor (Ubisoft)
- Best Xbox One Game: Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)
- Best Wii U Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
- Best PC Game: For Honor (Ubisoft)
- Best Mobile Game: Mario Party Star Rush (Nintendo)
- Best Role-Playing Game: Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix)
- Best Racing Game: Forza Horizon 3 (Microsoft)
- Best Action Game: Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts)
- Best Simulation Game: NBA 2K17 (2K)
- Best Sports Game: Steep (Ubisoft)
- Best Family Game: Skylanders Imaginators (Activision)
- Best Strategy Game: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (2K)
- Best Puzzle/Skill Game: Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
- Best Social/Online Game: Gwent: The Witcher Card Game (CD Projekt Red)
- Best Casual Game: Battlezone (Rebellion)
- Best Multiplayer Game: Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)
- Best Virtual Reality Game: Wilson’s Heart (Twisted Pixel)
- Best Hardware: PlayStation VR (Sony)
- Indie award: Little Nightmares (Bandai Namco)
- Consumer award: Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts)
- Best of Gamescom: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
- Best Preview/Vision: Horizon: Zero Dawn (Sony)
- Best Booth: Mafia III (2K)
- Best PlayStation 4 Game: For Honor (Ubisoft)
- Best Xbox One Game: Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)
- Best Wii U Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
- Best PC Game: For Honor (Ubisoft)
- Best Mobile Game: Mario Party Star Rush (Nintendo)
- Best Role-Playing Game: Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix)
- Best Racing Game: Forza Horizon 3 (Microsoft)
- Best Action Game: Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts)
- Best Simulation Game: NBA 2K17 (2K)
- Best Sports Game: Steep (Ubisoft)
- Best Family Game: Skylanders Imaginators (Activision)
- Best Strategy Game: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (2K)
- Best Puzzle/Skill Game: Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
- Best Social/Online Game: Gwent: The Witcher Card Game (CD Projekt Red)
- Best Casual Game: Battlezone (Rebellion)
- Best Multiplayer Game: Sea of Thieves (Microsoft)
- Best Virtual Reality Game: Wilson’s Heart (Twisted Pixel)
- Best Hardware: PlayStation VR (Sony)
- Indie award: Little Nightmares (Bandai Namco)
- Consumer award: Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts)
- Best of Gamescom: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
