The nominees for the gamescom awards 2024 have been announced. The upcoming survival game Dune: Awakening is represented in many categories, but has strong competitors
Every year in August, gamescom takes place in Cologne This year’s trade fair starts today, on 20.08.2024, with the big Opening Night Live, where numerous new announcements and highly anticipated news about upcoming releases will be presented
However, you can already get a first impression of which game at gamescom could amaze a particularly large number of players. Because the nominees for this year’s gamescom awards 2024 have been announced.We’ll tell you who has a chance of winning the coveted prize
The spice must flow
A hot contender for one of the gamescom awards this year is the survival gameDune: Awakeningwith a whopping four nominations.
Awakening tells the story of what would have happened if Paul Atreides had never existed Originally, the Bene Gesserit prophecy foretold that Paul’s mother would have a daughter. In the game you will now find out how Duneactually
should have turned out.
We’ve already had a first look at the gameplay of the desert excursion, but many questions about Dune: Awakening are still unanswered.The release is currently planned for this year, but there is no concrete date yet.
Nominations. But the competition is not sleeping, as Ubisoft is hot on the heels of the two games with Star Wars: Outlaws with three nominations.
The gamescom award will be presented in a total of 15 categories this year Fans and visitors to gamescom will decide together with the jury who will receive the trophies. You can find out how to vote below
All nominees for the gamescom awards 2024
Category group Arts
- Best Visuals
- Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss
- Dune: Awakening, Funcom
- Empire of the Ants, Tower Five / Microids
- Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Star Wars Outlaws, Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft
- Best Audio
- Dune: Awakening, Funcom
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios / Plaion
- Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Nine Sols, Red Candle Games
- Star Wars Outlaws, Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft
- Best Gameplay
- Blue Prince, Dogubomb / Raw Fury
- Empire of the Ants, Tower Five / Microids
- Frostpunk 2, 11bit studios
- PVKK: Planet Defense Cannon Commander, Bippinbits
- Most Entertaining
- inZOI, Krafton
- Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
- Palworld, Pocketpair
- PVKK: Planetary Defense
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- Star Wars Outlaws, Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft
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- Most Epic
- Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss
- Dune: Awakening, Funcom
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios / Plaion
- Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
- Star Wars Outlaws, Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft
- Most Wholesome
- Creatures of Ava, Inverge Studios / 11bit studios
- Tavern Talk, Gentle Troll Entertainment
- Tiny Bookshop, neoludic games
- Urban Jungle, Kylyk Games / Assemble Entertainment
- Woodo, Daedalic Entertainment
- Games for Impact
- Creatures of Ava, Inverge Studios / 11bit studios
- GreenGuardiansVR, SWR Südwestrundfunk
- Out and About, Yaldi Games
- REKA, Emberstorm Entertainment / Fireshine Games
- Tiny Bookshop, neoludic games
Category group Platform
- Best Microsoft Xbox Game
- Age of Mythology: Retold, Xbox Game Studios
- Creatures of Ava, Inverge Studios / 11bit studios
- Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Star Wars Outlaws, Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft
- The Alters, 11bit studios
- Best PC Game
- Dune: Awakening, Funcom
- Empire of the Ants, Tower Five / Microids
- Frostpunk 2, 11bit studios
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios / Plaion
- The Alters, 11bit studios
- Best Sony PlayStation Game
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
- The First Berserker: Khazan, Neople / Nexon
- Unknown 9: Awakening, Reflector Entertainment / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Best Mobile Game
- Digital Animals Game, souls.club
- Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 – The Dead King’s Secret, Christoph Minnameier
- Genshin Impact, HoYoverse
- Monster Hunter Now, Capcom / Niantic
- Zenless Zone Zero, HoYoverse
Global category group
- Best Trailer / Announcement
- Fans and visitors of gamescom and the jury vote for the most spectacular game trailer or the best new game announcement at gamescom. All trailers and announcements shown during the gamescom Opening Night Live are eligible for voting.
- Best of Show Floor
- In this category, the most convincing trade fair presentation at gamescom is honored. The award committee nominates a selection of promising stands in the entertainment area.
- HEART OF GAMING Award
- All highlights of gamescom are eligible for this special jury award: in addition to games, expansions and technologies, people, institutions, companies, concepts or terms are also eligible.
- gamescom sustainability award
- This award recognizes an organization in the games industry with a special commitment to climate and environmental protection – regardless of whether it is a development team, publisher or other type of company. All exhibitors can apply for this category free of charge.
How to vote
The voting starts on Wednesday, August 21. UntilThursday, August 22 at 2:00 p.m.fans and visitors of gamescomcan vote for their favorites in the categories Arts and Platform as well asBest of Show Floor
andBest Trailer/Announcement
on a dedicated website.
The winner of the sustainability award category will be announced during tonight’s Opening Night Live. All other winners will be honored at the gamescom award show on Friday, August 23 from 2 p.m.
Which of the nominated games will you be voting for? Let us know in the comments below
