adminThe German Computer Game Awards 2026 recognized games and studios across 15 categories, distributing €800,000 in prize money. The Darkest Files took home two awards, while Blue Prince won Best International Game. Here is a clear overview of the leading results, prize amounts and complete winners list.
Image credit: Dogubomb/Paintbucket Games
German Computer Game Awards 2026 highlights
Paintbucket Games’ The Darkest Files won Best German Game and Best Serious Game, receiving €140,000 in total prize money. Blue Prince, developed by Dogubomb and published by Raw Fury, received the Best International Game award, a category with no prize money.
Tiny Bookshop by Neoludic Games won Best Debut and was also nominated for Best German Game. Anno 117: Pax Romana, from Ubisoft Mainz, earned Best Innovation and Technology and appeared among the Best German Game nominees. The Berlin Apartment received awards for both Best Graphic Design and Best Story.
The awards are organized by the German Federal Government, represented by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, together with the German Games Industry Association (Game). Game managing director Felix Falk congratulated the winners and said the awarded games demonstrate the quality of German-made games. He also called for continued support to help local studios compete internationally.
Complete German Computer Game Awards 2026 winners list
The results below include the winner of each category and, where listed, other nominees and their prize amounts. This makes it easier to distinguish award winners from nominated titles that also received funding.
Best German Game — €100,000
- Winner: The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games)
The other nominees each receive €30,000:
- Anno 117: Pax Romana (Ubisoft Mainz/Ubisoft)
- Tiny Bookshop (Neoludic Games/Skystone Games)
Best International Game — no prize money
- Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury)
Studio of the Year — €50,000
- Weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung (Wiesbaden)
Newcomer Award: Best Debut — €60,000
- Tiny Bookshop
The other nominees each receive €25,000:
- Causal Loop (Mirebound/Headup)
- Constance (Blue Backpack/ByteRockers’ Games)
Newcomer Award: Best Prototype — €50,000
- Garden Ink (Arne Jürgens, Sven Mehlhorn)
The other nominees each receive €25,000:
- Burn With Me (Eva Manuilovich, Ivan Bushmin, Nikita Melnikov)
- Cards and Cannons (Anica Gritzki, Jennifer Seeber, Luca Schmidt, Lucas Thieme, Jan-Ivo Lattek, Julian Seidel/HTW Berlin/De:Hive)
- Heart Drive (Jonas Pfeiffer/HAW Hamburg)
- UnderPressure (Aaliyah Schäfer, Romy Scherwat, Lea Eschlberger, Tim Richter, Fabius Sachs, Felina Westrich, Malvina Arakelian, Rosalie Stallmann/Hochschule Darmstadt)
Best Family Game — €40,000
- Flick Shot Rogues (Butter By The Fish/Noodlecake Studios)
Best Innovation and Technology — €40,000
- Anno 117: Pax Romana
Best Audio Design — €40,000
- Everspace 2: Wrath of the Ancients (Rockfish Games)
Best Game Design — €40,000
- Super Meat Boy 3D (Sluggerfly/Headup)
Best Graphic Design — €40,000
- The Berlin Apartment (Blue Backpack/ByteRockers’ Games)
Best Mobile Game — €40,000
- MicroMacro: Downtown Detective (Soft Boiled Games)
Best Story — €40,000
- The Berlin Apartment (Blue Backpack/ByteRockers’ Games)
Best Serious Game — €40,000
- The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games)
Player of the Year — no prize money
- Dennsen86
Special Jury Award — €10,000
- Forschungsverbund RadiGaMe
What the results show
The German Computer Game Awards 2026 recognized achievements across game design, technology, storytelling, audio, mobile games and serious games, alongside awards for studios and newcomers. For a quick summary, The Darkest Files earned two awards, The Berlin Apartment also won twice, and Tiny Bookshop received the Best Debut award. The category-by-category list above provides the prize details and nominee information for readers comparing this year’s results.
