În urma încheierii ediţiei din acest an a Gamescom, la iniţiativa organizatorilor, o serie de jurnalişti din Germania, precum şi din presa internaţională, alături de o selecţie de YouTuberi, au decis, în mod oficial, care au fost cele mai bune jocuri prezentate în cadrul Gamescom 2018.
Anumite categorii dintre cele listate în continuare au beneficiat de mai multe titluri nominalizate, câştigătorii fiind marcaţi cu bold:
Cel mai bun joc de la Gamescom 2018
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Activision)
Premiul publicului
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo)
Cel mai apreciat streamer/YouTuber
• Maximilian HandOfBlood Knabe
Cel mai bun studio dezvoltator de la Gamescom 2018
• Ubisoft
Cel mai bun publisher de la Gamescom 2018
• Activision Blizzard
Cel mai bun stand de la Gamescom 2018
• Fortnite
Best Hardware
• HTC Vive Wireless Adapter (HTC)
Best Multi-Player Game
• Battlefield V (Electronic Arts)
Best Virtual Reality Game
• Blood & Truth (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Cel mai apreciat joc indie de la Gamescom 2018
• Lost Ember (Mooneye Studios)
Best Action Game
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Metro Exodus (Deep Silver)
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Activision Blizzard)
Best Add-on/DLC
• Destiny 2: Forsaken (Activision Blizzard)
• State of Decay 2 Daybreak (Microsoft)
Best Casual Game
• Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)
• Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)
• Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)
Best Family Game
• LEGO DC Super-Villains (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
• Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)
• Super Mario Party (Nintendo)
Best Puzzle/Skill Game
• Astro Bot Rescue Mission (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Microsoft)
• Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)
Best Racing Game
• F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)
• Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft)
• Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)
Best Role Playing Game
• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)
• Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix)
Best Simulation Game
• Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
• F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)
• Farming Simulator 19 (astragon Entertainment)
Best Social/Online Game
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Activision Blizzard)
• Dying Light Bad Blood (Techland)
• Rend (Frostkeep Studios)
Best Sports Game
• F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)
• FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts)
• PES 2019 (Konami)
Best Strategy Game
• Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
• Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Total War: Three Kingdoms (Koch Media)
Best Console Game Sony PlayStation 4
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)
• Project Mephisto (working title)
Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox One
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Microsoft)
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
• Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft)
Best Console Game Nintendo Switch
• LEGO DC Super-Villains (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
• Starlink – Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo)
Best PC Game
• Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
• Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
Best Mobile Game
• Hyperdrome (Travian Games)
• Shadowgun War Games (MADFINGER Games)