Gamescom Award 2021 Nominees List Announced; Elden Ring With Most Nominations

The organizers of Gamescom 2021 announced in these recent hours all the nominees for the different categories of the Gamescom Award 2021.

The most nominated game is Bandai Namco and FromSoftware’s title Elden Ring, nominated for best game for Xbox, PC, PlayStation, Action-Adventure, and RPG. Below you can take a look at all the nominations, with far fewer titles than usual due to the pandemic.

Gamescom Award 2021 Nominees List

Best Xbox Game

• Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Far Cry 6, Ubisoft
• Halo Infinite, Microsoft

Best Nintendo Switch Game

• Just Dance 2022, Ubisoft
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft

Best PC game

• Age of Empires IV, Microsoft
• Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Syberia: The World Before, astragon Entertainment

Best PlayStation game

• Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Tales of Arise, Bandai Namco Entertainment
• The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best Action-Adventure Game

• Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft
• Syberia: The World Before, astragon Entertainment

Best Action Game

• Far Cry 6, Ubisoft
• Halo Infinite, Microsoft
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, Ubisoft

Best Family Game

• Just Dance 2022, Ubisoft
• Run Prop, Run !, PlayTogether Studio
• Super Dungeon Maker, rokaplay

Best Indie Game

• Dorfromantik, Toukana Interactive
• Inua, Arte France
• Lost in Random, Electronic Arts

Best RPG game

• Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Encased, Koch Media
• Tales of Arise, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best simulation game

• Climber: Sky is the Limit, Art Games Studio
• Farming Simulator 22, astragon Entertainment

Best Sports Game

• Climber: Sky is the Limit, Art Games Studio
• FIFA 22, Electronic Arts
• Riders Republic, Ubisoft

Best Strategic Game

• Age of Empires IV, Microsoft
• Company of Heroes 3, SEGA
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft

Best multiplayer game

• Halo Infinite, Microsoft
• Riders Republic, Ubisoft
• The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best GaaS Game

• Apex Legends, Electronic Arts
• Black Desert Online, Pearl Abyss Corp.
• Endzone – A World Apart: Prosperity, Assemble Entertainment

Most original game

• Says Legacy, Koch Media / DESTINYbit
• Riders Republic, Ubisoft
• tERRORbane, Whisper Interactive

Remember that Gamescom 2021 will be held from 26 to 27 August.