The winners of the Gamescom Dev Awards 2026 have been announced\u2014and there are some familiar names among the newly victorious.<\/p>\n
Wartime horror title Mutter took home the prize for Vocal Excellence, while acclaimed puzzler Blue Prince was honored with the Game Design Excellence Award. Turn-based deck-builder Cards & Cannons was named Most Promising Game on the night, although there’s still no word on when the project from Flamehead Games will debut.<\/p>\n
The Ambassador Award, handed out to a person chosen by the Gamescom Dev speaker community, was presented to Tencent Games business development director Amir Satvat in recognition of his efforts to support workers across the industry during a period of ongoing instability.<\/p>\n
You can find the full list of winners below.<\/p>\n
Gamescom dev awards 2026 \u2013 Winners<\/p>\n
Visual Excellence Award \/\/ MUTTER (DeadlyCrow Games)<\/p>\n
Most Innovative Game \u2013 powered by Epic Games \/\/ PRAVDA(concept25) (Floating Stone Studio)<\/p>\n
Most Promising Game \/\/ Cards & Cannons (Flamehead Games)<\/p>\n
Best Sound Design \/\/ INVASIA (Rocat Games)<\/p>\n
Game Design Excellence Award \u2013 Speakers\u2019 Choice \/\/ Blue Prince (Dogubomb \/ Raw Fury)<\/p>\n
Ambassador Award \u2013 Speakers\u2019 Choice \/\/ Amir Satvat (Business Development Director at Tencent Games and founder of ASGC)<\/p>\n