Gen Con 2026: And the ENNIE Award Goes to…

During Gen Con, the winners of the 2026 Ennie Awards were announced. The awards highlights some of the best in tabletop gaming over the past year.

The winners are in bold below and denoted what received “Gold” and what received “Silver.” Congrats to all of the winners.

Judges’ Spotlight Winners

• William Beeson – Girl Frame, Anxious Mimic RPGs
  Author: Isabelle M. Ruebsaat
• Hans Cummings– Trash to Treasure, Bright Bard Games
  Authors: Jon Boyle and Bri De Danann
• Christopher Gath – RPG Zine Club: Year 2, Plus One Exp/Alchemical Ink
• Fiona Katherine Taylor Howat – Tacklebox, Possible Worlds Games
  Authors: J. Walton and James Tadd Adcox
• Tom King – Draconis: The Call of Adventure, Studio Agate
  Authors: Charlène ‘Chane’ Tabary and Yoan Rigot

Best Adventure – Long Form

• SILVER – Historica Arcanum: Serenade for the Damned, Metis Creative
  Authors: Metis Creative Studio
• Terra Antarctica, Edge Studio
  Authors: Leah Hawthorne, Keith Ryan Kappel, Brandon Perdue, Sam Stewart
• The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
  Author: Sean Branney
• Tomb of a Thousand Doors, ManaDawn Tabletop Games and Plus One Exp
  Authors: Matthew Morris, Lux Taggert, Sky Svard, Antonio Buch, FriggingFrogs, Derek Mayne, Yar0d, Pulpee, Phybe, Kelly Bean, Kapithan, William Lambert, Owen McGauley, and Isaac Williams, Ellohir, Hugh Lashbrooke, Lancraft, Liam McCrickard, TabletobRPG, BohemiaSpielkunst, Relic913, Flindermouse, Rat’s Nest Games, Lesueur Benoit, Xenio, tim zee, Tumultous Tabletop, and Marcos_BM
• GOLD – Vaesen – City of My Nightmares, Free League Publishing
  Author: Kiku Pukk Harenstam

Best Adventure – Short Form

• Camp Snallygaster, Pandion Games
• SILVER – The Bride of Pendle, Miskatonic Repository
  Author: Jayson Green
• The White Horse of Lowvale
  Author: Tania Herrero
• Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre
  Author: Munkao
• GOLD – Whispers of the Woods, Heltung Storytelling
  Author: Paweł Kicman

Best Aid/Accessory – Digital

• Castle of the Vampire Lord, Axolote Gaming
• SILVER – Pathfinder 2e and Starfinder 2e on Foundry VTT
• Pocket Bard 3.0 , Pocket Bard Inc.
• GOLD – The Crooked Moon Alchemy VTT, Avantris Entertainment
• WestMarches.games, Grimoire AB

Best Aid/Accessory – Non – Digital

• Game Master Screen, Peter Pauper Press
• SILVER – Handouts – Ryoko’s lost notes, Loot Tavern Publishing
• Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Gallery Books
• Author: Keith Ammann
• GOLD – The Crooked Moon Tarot Card Set, Avantris Entertainment
• The Field Guide To Floral Dragons: Dragon Miniature Sets – Botanist, Florist and Gardener , Hit Point Press

Best Art, Cover

• Book of Spirits, Beyond the Screen
  Artists: Aldo Domínguez, Fen Inkwright
• SILVER – Historica Arcanum: Echoes of Renaissance, Metis Creative
  Artists: Belgin Kaya, Yağmur Kıyak, Beliz Baytok, Usame Bakar, Alper Bıçaklar, Taha Hakan Arslan, İshak Can Altun, Celia Tang, İlker Serdar Yıldız, Ege Satırcı
• Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
  Artist: Joel Kilpatrick
• GOLD – The Crooked Moon Standard Edition Hardcover, Avantris Entertainment
  Artist: Xavier Collette
• Totem – The Spirits’ RPG, Officina Meningi
  Artists: Francesco Biagini & Voidface

Best Art, Interior

• Ecryme: Player’s Guide, Open Sesame Games, LLC
  Artists: Camille Durand-Kriegel, Émile Denis, Nicolas Fructus, Remton, Francois Schuiten, Sabrina Tobal
• Household Volume II, Two Little Mice
  Artists: Daniela Giubellini, Antonia De Luca, Federica Costantini, Alessandro Paviolo, Ivana Abbate, Alessandro Cancian, Andrea Tentori Montalto, Arrigo Verderosa
• GOLD – Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
  Artists: Alejandra Pinal, Mariusz Szulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey
• Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
  Artist: Joel Kilpatrick
• SILVER – The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press
  Artist: Kin Wald

Best Cartography

• SILVER – Collection of Fantasy Maps II, Open Sesame Games
  Guillaume Tavernier
• GOLD – Dolmenwood Maps Book, Exalted Funeral Press
  Jonathan Newell, Glynn Seal, Arlin Ortiz
• Pendragon Gamemaster Screen Pack, Chaosium Inc.
  Francesca Baerald
• Pilgrims of the Murk Dome, Hollow Press
  Plastiboo
• Tomb of a Thousand Doors, ManaDawn Tabletop Games and Plus One Exp
  Fernando Salvaterra, Felipe de Faria, Bruno Prosaiko, Alex Damaceno, Josiah Moore, QBR, Lux, and Sky Svard, Oddgob Games

Best Community Content

• A Patch of Unfurled Green, West Coast Adventurers Guild
  Author: Marc “DM Mythall” Kassouf
• Sprigs & Kindling Volumes 4:1
  Author: Amanda Mullins
• SILVER – The Bride of Pendle, Miskatonic Repository
  Author: Jayson Green
• The Severed Vault
  Author: Jeremy Cheong
• GOLD – Triangle Agency Fan Zine

Best Family Game / Product

• Crescent 2e, Mythworks
  Authors: Ema Acosta
• SILVER – Dragon Town and the Darkness Below
  Author: JP Coovert
• GOLD – Dungeons & Kittens Starter Set, Edge Studio
  Authors: Clement de Ruyter, Trickytophe, Francois Cedelle, and John Grumph
• Mushie Missions, Bright Bard Games
  Author: Jon Boyle
• PiCO, Mythworks
  Author: Felix Isaacs

Best Free Game / Product

• GOLD – Daggerheart Quickstart Adventure: The Sablewood Messengers, Darrington Press
  Authors: Spenser Starke, Rowan Hall and Mike Underwood
• SILVER – Legend In the Mist Learn-To-Play Comic Book Adventure, Son of Oak Game Studio LLC
  Author: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
• SHIFT: Roleplaying Game Basic Rules (FREE RPG DAY), Hit Point Press
  Author: Graeme Fotheringham, Jordan Richer, and Carlos Cisco
• Sprigs & Kindling Volumes 3-5
  Authors: Arrianna Abraham, Russell Anderson, Bjorn Ove Asprem (Boa), Hank Belanger, Irving Benitez, Justen Bennett, Ben Bisogno, Scott C. Bourgeois, Brendan (Khatyra), Devin R Bruce, J Carter, Tess Chappell, Alexander Thomas Guy Coursolle, Jim Crocker, Kirk Damato, Peter DeCraene, dión // isle in the heavens, Michael Dürr, Leigh Eldridge, Charlie Etheridge-Nunn, Pat Eyler, Mike Ferdinando, Rob Fletcher, Tess Fowler, Wes Franks, Jeremy Gaines, G F Greco, Cassidy Hadlock, Rebecca Hall, Jack Hargreaves, Sydney Hawkins, Lisa Imbryk, Chaotic Jamgochian, Rachael Jamison, Rhyme Jansen, Jazy, Igor Juraszewski, Andrea Klassen, Lukas Kristjanson, Bran Lavigne, MW Lindberg, Billy Lingar, Kevin Macku, Mags Maenad, Marc Majcher, Ben Mansky, Gabe McCormick, Brian Miranda, Amanda Mullins, Scout Munroe, Dori Murdock, Bartosz N (bartosso), J Evan Parks, Levi Phipps, Daniel Qualls, Mike Raichelson, Raymond Rich, Kim Riek, Gabriel Robinson, Nicolas Ronvel, Jesse Ross, Blake Ryan, Alex Rybitski, Brian Sago, salty, shaed, Aaron Sinner, James Smith, Clint Smith, Arkadiusz Stefański, Steph Infection, AJ Summers, Cameron L. Summers, Thwalee, Sean Tibbitts, Mads C Turley, Michael Van Vleet, Alton W, Arthur Wells, Nova Wurmson
• Triangle Agency Fan Zine
  Authors: Kodasea, Corinna “Jude” Maria Liptáková, MarimoSelkie, Haasio, Sporadic Dialogue, L.S. Moon, fizzyware, DelcanRiven (Onion), Nathan Joseph, Pan, Me_ikko, VoiceoftheOoze, natanco, Nitroserum, Ro_drawzzz, Ash Yggdrasill, MegasomaMars, Wyllora, Ghost of Inks, Doomslug, the_pencil_head, Sleipnir, mntacuyan, iris lemony, Rhodocros, Zoe Traub, Yiu113, AlchemicalClown, SylkWeaver, Pidgeothy, Jack?, Koopstrooper, MGM_101, Robobuilder, Simon da Silva, Copper_KaBell, Boc, iCodeghost, Carbsta, Cinnabar, Totodile, Jazz Fox-Canning

Best Game

• Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing
  Author: Kosta Kostulas, Nils Karlén, Martin Grip, Svante Landgraf, Shawn Tomkin, Matt Click
  Art: Martin Grip
  Editing: Tomas Harenstam, Mattiaas Johnsson Haake
  Layout/Design: Christian Granath
• GOLD – Daggerheart Core Set, Darrington Press
  Author: Spenser Starke, Carlos Cisco, Rowan Hall, John Harper, Matthew Mercer, Alex Uboldi, Mike Underwood, Layla Adelman, Meguey Baker, Banana Chan, Chris Davidson, Rue Dickey, Felix Isaacs, Erin Roberts, Deven Rue, Rogan Shannon, Mark Thompson, Eugenio Vargas, Chris Willett
  Art: Nick Acuna, Juan Salvador Almencion, Mauro Alocci, Ana Amaral, Anthony Avon, Mike Azevedo, Zoe Badini, Diana Bakieva, Adam Barker, Eliot Baum, Paul Scott Canavan, Carlos Cardona, Edgar Cardona, Kristina Carroll, Stephanie Cost, Luísa Costa, Katya Cyan, Cybercatbug, Daarken, Nikki Dawes, Carlos C. Díaz, Benjamin Ee, Geoffrey Ernault, Letícia Freitas, Bear Frymire, Gaboleps, Laura Galli, Kristina Gehrmann, James Green, Grant Griffin, Arturo Gutiérrez González, Juan Gutierrez, Leesha Hannigan, Rick Hefner, Suzanne Helmigh, Hendry Iwanaga, Jessketchin, Anthony Jones, Jack Jones, KarrahE, Sam Key, Ivan Koltovich, Alex Konstad, Samantha Kung, Linda Lithén, Samantha B. Lucas, Danil Luzin, Dominik Mayer, Julia Metzger, Maxime Minard, Andrea Tentori Montalto, José Muñoz, Reiko Murakami, Laura Marie Neal, Irina Nordsol, Tamara Osborn, Mike Pape, Jen Estirdalin Pattison, Mila Pesic, Henry Peters, Rafater, Andreas Rocha, Ryan Christian Rodero, Joshua Rodriguez, Henrik Rosenborg, Ilya Royz, Allan Santos, Stanislav Sherbakov, Ernanda Souza, Fernanda Suarez, Jenny Tan, Mat Wilma, Maciej Wojtala
  Editing: Laura Hirsbrunner, Amber Litke, Sadie Lowry, Ashley Michaela “Navigator” Lawson, Scott Gray, Sebastian Yūe
  Layout/Design: Matt Paquette & Co., John Harper, Vee Hendro
• SILVER – Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
  Author: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
  Art: Alejandra Pinal, Marius Zszulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey
  Editing: Eran Aviram
  Layout/Design: Manuel Serrasáez
• Sickest Witch Core Rulebook, Severed Books
  Author: Justin Sirois
  Art: Justin Sirois
  Editing: Spencer Ellsworth, Michael Hughes
  Layout/Design: Justin Sirois
• Thieves of the Tome, First Pancake Studios
  Author: George Philbrick
  Art : Tom Lowell
  Layout/Design: George Philbrick

Best Layout and Design

• SILVER – Berserkr, Slightly Reckless Games
• Deadline: A Clockwork Press, The Wanderer’s Tome
• Midnight Muscadines, Pandion Games
• Voidheart Symphony (Revised Edition), Rowan Rook & Decard
• GOLD – Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Player’s Guide, Cubicle 7 Entertainment

Best Monster/Adversary

• SILVER – Dolmenwood Monster Book, Exalted Funeral Press
  Authors: Gavin Norman with Kyle Hettinger, Amelia Luke, James Spahn, Brian Yaksha
  Art: Bianca Canoza, Pauliina Hannuniemi, Jana Heidersdorf, Aaron Howdle, Chris Huth, Tom Kilian, Jethro Lentle, Ellie Livingston, Kyle Patterson, Mish Scott, Ulla Thynell, Andrew Walter, Letty Wilson
• GOLD – Monsters of Drakkenheim Ghostfire Gaming
  Authors: Monty Martin, Kelly McLaughlin
  Art: Maria Arteta, Mauro Alocci, Andreea Barbu, Clément Blum, Cristina Birtea, Isabell Bartnicki, Marius Bota, Augusto Costa, Alberto dal Lago, Andrei Dragoș Poițelea, Giuseppe De iure, Rafael Dantanna, Sorina Dana Ştefan, Anastassia Grigorieva, Andre Garcia, Isabela Homitchi, Suzanne Helmigh, Will Hallett, Andrei Iacob, Kurt Jakobi, Ona Kristensen, Cristiana Leone, Danil Luzin, Alina Magherusan, Derek Murphy, Fajri Muhammad, Giovana Marion, Guilherme Motta, Laura Marie Neal, Renan Maurilio, Toni Munteanu, Marzena Nereida Piwowar, Olha Nykytiuk, Elizabeth Peiró, Felipe Pérez, Vincenzo Pratticò, Mihai Radu, Oana Roxana Birtea, Renan Ribeiro, George Stratulat, Stephen Sykes, Gaga Turmanishvili, Andreia Ugrai, Rebeca Ungurean, Bianca Vrinceanu, Karin Wittig
• Starfinder Alien Core, Paizo Inc.
  Author: Kate Baker, Lau Bannenberg, Rigby Bendele,Vishesh Bhartiya, Joseph Blomquist, Jeremy
  Blum, Tineke Bolleman, Brent Bowser, Michael Bramnik, Patrick Brennan, Charlie Brooks, Jessica Catalan, Brite Cheney, Jeremy Corff, Caryn
  DiMarco, Anthony Dollinger, Steve Fidler, Kim Frandsen, Andrew D. Geels, Basheer Ghouse, Sen H.H.S., Katrina Hennessy, Thurston Hillman,
  Joan Hong, Jenny Jarzabski, Sara Jeffers, Mikko Kallio, Lysle Kapp, Mike Kimmel, Dustin Knight, Cole Kronewitter, Mahpiya, Letterio Mammoliti,
  Randal Meyer, Jacob W. Michaels, Matt Morris, Dennis Muldoon, Quinn Murphy, Elizabeth V Nold, Chesley Oxendine, Emily Parks, Glen Parnell,
  Randy Price, Kyle T. Raes, Jessica Redekop, Erin Roberts, James Rodehaver, David N. Ross, Pidj Sorensen, Joel Southall, Kendra Leigh Speedling,
  Drew Taylor, Sam W Tennyson, Jalen Todd, Ruvaid Virk, Viditya Voleti, Christopher Wasko, Nicholas Wasko, Jackson Wery, Shan Wolf, and Basil
  Wright
  Art: János Brumár, Sol Devia, Daniele DiParma, Anna Duma-Baranowska, Miguel Regodón Harkness,
  Ivan Koritarev, Renan Maurilio, Sophie Medvedeva, Guilherme Motta, Guilherme Olivieri, Nikolai Ostertag, Pixoloid Studios (Mark Molnar, Gaspar
  Gombos, Zsolt “Mike” Szabados, Janos Gardos, Peter Lerner, and Almos Balogh), Jino Rufino, Alberto Saraiva, Arthur Enrique Olivera Silva,
  Melissa Spandri, and Veto Zomer
• The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press
  Author: Verity Lane, Chris Pinch, Jordan Richer, Sebastian Yue
  Art: Kin Wald
• Wrath of the Kaiju, Loot Tavern Publishing
  Authors: Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle
  Art: Mohammed Bellafquih, Kwanpo “Ari” Cheng, Phan Tuan Dat, Aleksa Drageljevic, Tyler Grayson, Martin Kirby-Jackson, Roman Kuzmin, Rastislav Le, Michelle Mueller, Richard Nguyen, Mukhlis “Sinlaire” Nur, Ognjen Sporin, Rajaa Al-Subairi, Chaouki “Ciao” Titouhi, Souhaib Zekri

Best Online Content

• GOLD – Designing Dungeons Course: Or, How to Kill a Party in 30 Rooms or Less, Joshua McCrowell & Warren D
• Explorers Design
• Golarion Mapping Project, Tabletop RPG Historical Society
• Molten Sulfur Blog, Molten Sulfur Press
• SILVER – Solo RPG List

Best Production Values

• SILVER – Legend In the Mist – Ravenhome Slipcase, Son of Oak Game Studio LLC
• Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
• Terra Antarctica, Edge Studio
• GOLD – The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
• The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society

Best RPG Related Product

• Advent-ure Calendar 20: The Lost Labyrinth, Only Games, Black Oak Workshop
• GOLD – Beyond the Witching Ring: Dolmenwood Soundtrack Album — 12″” Vinyl LP, Exalted Funeral Press
  Music: Tales Under The Oak
• Dolmenwood Noble House Enamel Pins Set, Exalted Funeral Press
• SILVER – Menagerie of Unbearable Things, Tania Herrero
• Sickest Witch Belt Buckle, Severed Books

Best Rules

• A Land Once Magic, moreblueberries
  Author: Viditya Voleti
• GOLD – Daggerheart, Darrington Press
  Authors: Spenser Starke, Carlos Cisco, Rowan Hall, John Harper, Matthew Mercer, Alex Uboldi, Mike Underwood, Layla Adelman, Meguey Baker, Banana Chan, Chris Davidson, Rue Dickey, Felix Isaacs, Erin Roberts, Deven Rue, Rogan Shannon, Mark Thompson, Eugenio Vargas, Chris Willett
• SILVER – Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
  Authors: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
• Sickest Witch Core Rulebook, Severed Books
  Author: Justin Sirois
• Thieves of the Tome, First Pancake Studios
  Author: George Philbrick

Best Setting

• GOLD – Dolmenwood Campaign Book, Exalted Funeral Press
  Authors: Gavin Norman, Chance Dudinack, Luke Gearing, Yves Geens, Noah Green, Greg Gorgonmilk, Kyle Hettinger, Clint Krause, Amelia Luke, Scott Malthouse, Jonathan Newell, Frances Northcutt Green, Amanda P., Doyle Wayne Ramos-Tavener, Glynn Seal, James Spahn, Andrew Walter, Brian Yaksha.
• Ecryme: Player’s Guide, Open Sesame Games, LLC
  Authors: Alexandre Clavvel, Mathieu Gaborit, Samuel Metzener
• Grim Hollow: Campaign Guide, Ghostfire Gaming
  Authors: Ben Byrne, Shawn Merwin, Jenn E. Adams, Andrew Bishkinskyi, Jacob Davis, Jackson DiCarlo, Benjamin Evans, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Benjamin Huffman, Chris Lindsay, Ginny Loveday, Pan Lyons, Greg Marks, Elliott Randall, Joe Raso, Kienna Shaw, Anne Smith, Marcello De Velazquez, Christopher Walz, Graham Ward, Ethan Yen
• Household Volume II, Two Little Mice
  Authors: Ricardo “Rico” Sirignano and Simone Formicola
• SILVER – Ryokos Guide to the Yokai Realms, Loot Tavern Publishing
  Authors: Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle

Best Solo Game

• Odyssey of the Giant, Heltung Storytelling
• Pirouette, InnocentGoblin TTRPGs
  Author: Michael Sweeney
• Song of the Scryptwyrm, Almost Bedtime Theater
  Author: Dan Bronson-Lowe
• GOLD – SPINE: A Dark Solo TTRPG About Losing Yourself in a Book, Backwards Tabletop
  Contributors: Asa Donald, Furt the Goblin, Nala J. Wu, Holly Freiberg
• SILVER – The Bonsai Diary, Sticky Doodler
  Author: Gene Koo

Best Streaming Content

• SILVER – Cozy RPG Reviews
• GOLD – Get Your Sheet Together, Darrington Press
• How’s My Driving?, The Panic Table & DNGN CLUB GAMES
• One Shot: Last Train to Bremen, One Shot
• The Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast, Blasphemous Tomes

Best Supplement

• GOLD – Legend In The Mist – Action Grimoire, Son of Oak Game Studio
  Authors: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
• Mystified!, The Wanderer’s Tome
  Authors: Chelsea Sciortino and Fleur Sciortino
• No Place Like Homebrew, Roll & Play Press
  Authors: Sam Barlett, Beth Davies
• The Creative Game Master’s Guide to Extraordinary Locations (& How To Design Them), Bluestone Books
  Author: Duncan Rhodes
• SILVER – The Painted Wastelands Player’s Guide, Agamemnon Press
  Authors: Tim Molloy, Christopher Willett

Best Writing

• GOLD – Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Gallery Books
  Author: Keith Ammann
• Piaga 1348, NEED GAMES!
  Author: Helios Pu
• Pirouette, InnocentGoblin TTRPGs
  Author: Michael Sweeney
• SILVER – Rapscallion, Magpie Games
  Author: Whistler, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, Brendan G. Conway, Mark Diaz Truman
• StoryBake, Tiny Ghost Chef Games
  Author: Dan Walter

Product of the Year

• Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing
• SILVER – Daggerheart, Darrington Press
• Dolmenwood Campaign Book, Exalted Funeral Press
• Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
• Menagerie of Unbearable Things Tania Herrero
• The Bonsai Diary, Gene Koo
• GOLD – The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
• The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press
• The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
• The White Horse of Lowvale, Tania Herrero