Gamescom 2024 Awards: Monster Hunter Wilds, Little Nightmares 3 Dominate

After a spectacular showcase in Cologne, Germany, Gamescom 2024 is now nearing its conclusion. As the event wraps up, it’s the perfect time to highlight the standout games that captured the attention of both fans and critics.

This year’s awards covered a wide range of categories, from Best Visuals and Audio to platform-specific recognitions like Best Xbox Game, Best PlayStation Game, Best PC Game, and Best Mobile Game.

One of the most celebrated titles at Gamescom 2024 was Capcom’s highly anticipated RPG, Monster Hunter Wilds. Scheduled for release in 2025 on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S, this game dominated the awards, taking home four prestigious honors, including “Most Entertaining” and “Most Epic.” The game’s impressive performance hints at its potential to become a major hit upon release, with fans eagerly awaiting its debut.

Another standout from this year’s event was Little Nightmares 3, an upcoming puzzle-platform horror adventure from Supermassive Games and Bandai Namco. Also slated for a 2025 release on PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PS4, this title earned significant recognition, securing three out of the four awards it was nominated for, including “Best Visuals” and “Best Audio.”

Here’s a complete rundown of the Gamescom 2024 award winners:

Gamescom Awards 2024 Winners:

• Best Trailer:
  Monster Hunter Wilds – Winner
• Best of Show Floor:
  Microsoft / Xbox / Bethesda / Blizzard – Winner
• Best Visuals:
  Little Nightmares 3 – Winner
  Crimson Desert
  Dune: Awakening
  Empire of the Ants
  Star Wars Outlaws
• Best Audio:
  Little Nightmares 3 – Winner
  Dune: Awakening
  Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
  Nine Sols
  Star Wars Outlaws
• Best Gameplay:
  Frostpunk 2 – Winner
  Blue Prince
  Empire of the Ants
  PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant
  The Alters
• Most Entertaining:
  Monster Hunter Wilds – Winner
  inZoi
  Palworld
  PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant
  Star Wars Outlaws
• Most Epic:
  Monster Hunter Wilds – Winner
  Crimson Desert
  Dune: Awakening
  Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
  Star Wars Outlaws
• Most Wholesome:
  Tavern Talk – Winner
  Creatures of Ava
  Tiny Bookshop
  Urban Jungle
  Woodo
• Games for Impact:
  Creatures of Ava – Winner
  GreenGuardiansVR
  Out & About
  REKA
  Tiny Bookshop
• Best Xbox Game:
  Little Nightmares 3 – Winner
  Age of Mythology: Retold
  Creatures of Ava
  Star Wars Outlaws
  The Alters
• Best PC Game:
  Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – Winner
  Dune Awakening
  Empire of the Ants
  Frostpunk 2
  The Alters
• Best PlayStation Game:
  Monster Hunter Wilds – Winner
  Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
  Little Nightmares 3
  The First Berserker: Khazan
  Unknown 9: Awakening
• Best Mobile Game:
  Genshin Impact – Winner
  Digital Animals Game
  Dungeons of Dreadlock 2 – The Dead King’s Secret
  Monster Hunter Now
  Zenless Zone Zero

Watch the trailer of Little Nightmares 3:

The trailer for ‘LITTLE NIGHTMARES 3’ has been released.

Releasing next year on consoles and PC. pic.twitter.com/NIqpwL0eEa

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 20, 2024

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