Crimson Desert nominated for two awards at gamescom 2026

| NBNTV = Jeong Dong-jin | Pearl Abyss's Crimson Desert has been named a nominee in major categories at the gamescom awards 2026, the official ceremony of gamescom 2026.

According to Koelnmesse and the German Games Industry Association on the 25th, Crimson Desert has been selected as a nominee in two categories: Most Epic, which evaluates direction and scale, and Best PC Game, a major platform competition.

In the Most Epic category, Crimson Desert will compete for the win alongside highly anticipated global titles such as Metro: 2039 and Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000.

The title with the most nominations this year is 4A Games' Metro: 2039, which is listed in five categories. Alien: Isolation 2 and DenshaTek! were each nominated in four categories, while SEGA led publishers with a total of 8 nominees.

Additionally, Age Twisters by Piccolo Studio, distributed by Krafton, was included as a nominee in the Most Wholesome category.

Voting by visitors and global fans will take place from August 26 until 2:00 PM on August 27. Fans can vote via the official gamescom website or on-site QR codes, and the final winners will be determined by combining these results with the jury's evaluation.