The ENNIE Awards took place at Gen Con 2026 this weekend, recognizing outstanding work in tabletop roleplaying games across 23 categories including the inaugural Best Solo Game award.
The ENNIE Awards give out Gold and Silver trophies for each category, recognizing two winners for each. Three titles led this year’s list of champions: Avantris Entertainment’s Crooked Moon took home five Gold trophies; Darrington Press’s Daggerheart took home three Gold and one Silver, with Darrington also earning a Gold trophy for its “Get Your Sheet Together” YouTube series; and Son of Oak Game Studio’s Legend in the Mist took home two Gold and four Silver wins.
The weekend’s winners join the previously-announced Judges’ Spotlight Winners, which were revealed in July with the 2026 nominees:
- William Beeson – Girl Frame, Anxious Mimic RPGs
Author: Isabelle M. Ruebsatt - 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: Justine Niogret and Alexandre Mula
Here are the 2026 ENNIE Awards winners.
Best Adventure – Long Form
Winners
Gold
Vaesen – City of My Nightmares, Free League Publishing
Author: Kiku Pukk Harenstam
Silver
Historica Arcanum: Serenade for the Damned, Metis Creative
Authors: Tyler Denison, Sarp Duyar, Doğa Can Sayılkan, Alp Arslan
Nominees
- 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
Best Adventure – Short Form
Winners
Gold
Whispers of the Woods, Heltung Storytelling
Author: Paweł Kicman
Silver
The Bride of Pendle, Miskatonic Repository
Author: Jayson Green
Nominees
- Camp Snallygaster, Pandion Games
- The White Horse of Lowvale
Author: Tania Herrero - Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre
Author: Munkao
Best Aid/Accessory – Digital
Winners
Gold
The Crooked Moon Alchemy VTT, Avantris Entertainment
Silver
Pathfinder 2e and Starfinder 2e on Foundry VTT
Nominees
- Castle of the Vampire Lord, Axolote Gaming
- Pocket Bard, Pocket Bard Inc.
- WestMarches.games, Grimoire AB
Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital
Winners
Gold
The Crooked Moon Tarot Card Set, Avantris Entertainment
Silver
Handouts – Ryoko’s lost notes, Loot Tavern Publishing
Nominees
- Game Master Screen, Peter Pauper Press
- Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Gallery Books
Author: Keith Ammann - The Field Guide To Floral Dragons: Dragon Miniature Sets – Botanist, Florist and Gardener, Hit Point Press
Best Art, Cover
Click here to see the nominees collage
Winners
Gold
The Crooked Moon Standard Edition Hardcover, Avantris Entertainment
Artist: Xavier Collette
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
Nominees
- Book of Spirits, Beyond the Screen
Artists: Aldo Domínguez, Fen Inkwright - Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
Artist: Joel Kilpatrick - Totem – The Spirits’ RPG, Officina Meningi
Artists: Francesco Biagini & Voidface
Best Art, Interior
Click here to see the nominees collage
Winners
Gold
Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
Artists: Alejan Drapinal, Marius Zszulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey
Silver
The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press
Artist: Kin Wald
Nominees
- 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 - Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
Artist: Joel Kilpatrick
Best Cartography
Winners
Gold
Dolmenwood Maps Book, Exalted Funeral Press
Jonathan Newell, Glynn Seal, Arlin Ortiz
Silver
Collection of Fantasy Maps II, Open Sesame Games
Guillaume Tavernier
Nominees
- 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
Winners
Silver
The Bride of Pendle, Miskatonic Repository
Author: Jayson Green
Nominees
- A Patch of Unfurled Green, West Coast Adventurers Guild
Author: Marc “DM Mythall” Kassouf - Sprigs & Kindling Volumes 4:1
Author: Amanda Mullins - The Severed Vault
Author: Jeremy Cheong
Best Family Game/Product
Winners
Gold
Dungeons & Kittens Starter Set, Edge Studio
Authors: Clement de Ruyter, Trickytophe, Francois Cedelle, and John Grumph
Silver
Dragon Town and the Darkness Below
Author: JP Coovert
Nominees
- Crescent 2e, Mythworks
Author: Ema Acosta - Mushie Missions, Bright Bard Games
Author: Jon Boyle - PiCO, Mythworks
Author: Felix Isaacs
Best Free Game/Product
Winners
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
Authors: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, and Kelly Black
Nominees
- SHIFT: Roleplaying Game Basic Rules (FREE RPG DAY), Hit Point Press
Authors: 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, 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, and 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
Winners
Gold
Daggerheart Core Set, 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
Artists: 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
Authors: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
Artists: Alejan Drapinal, Marius Zszulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey
Editing: Eran Aviram
Layout/Design: Manuel Serrasáez
Nominees
- Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing
Authors: Kosta Kostulas, Nils Karlén, Martin Grip, Svante Landgraf, Shawn Tomkin, Matt Click
Artist: Martin Grip
Editing: Tomas Harenstam, Mattiaas Johnsson Haake
Layout/Design: Christian Granath - Sickest Witch Core Rulebook, Severed Books
Author: Justin Sirois
Artist: Justin Sirois
Editing: Spencer Ellsworth, Michael Hughes
Layout/Design: Justin Sirois - Thieves of the Tome, First Pancake Studios
Author: George Philbrick
Artist: George Philbrick
Layout/Design: George Philbrick
Best Layout and Design
Winners
Gold
Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Player’s Guide, Cubicle 7 Entertainment
Silver
Berserkr, Slightly Reckless Games
Nominees
- Deadline: A Clockwork Press, The Wanderer’s Tome
- Midnight Muscadines, Pandion Games
- Voidheart Symphony (Revised Edition), Rowan Rook & Decard
Best Monster/Adversary
Winners
Gold
Monsters of Drakkenheim, Ghostfire Gaming
Authors: Monty Martin, Kelly McLaughlin
Artists: 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
Silver
Dolmenwood Monster Book, Exalted Funeral Press
Authors: Gavin Norman with Kyle Hettinger, Amelia Luke, James Spahn, Brian Yaksha
Artists: 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
Nominees
- Starfinder Alien Core, Paizo Inc.
Authors: 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
Artists: 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
Authors: Verity Lane, Chris Pinch, Jordan Richer, Sebastian Yue
Artist: Kin Wald - Wrath of the Kaiju, Loot Tavern Publishing
Authors: Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle
Artists: 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
Winners
Gold
Designing Dungeons Course: Or, How to Kill a Party in 30 Rooms or Less, Joshua McCrowell & Warren D
Silver
Solo RPG List
Nominees
- Explorers Design
- Golarion Mapping Project, Tabletop RPG Historical Society
- Molten Sulfur Blog, Molten Sulfur Press
Best Production Values
Gold
The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
Silver
Legend In the Mist – Ravenhome Slipcase, Son of Oak Game Studio LLC
Nominees
- Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
- Terra Antarctica, Edge Studio
- The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
Best RPG Related Product
Winners
Gold
Beyond the Witching Ring: Dolmenwood Soundtrack Album — 12″” Vinyl LP, Exalted Funeral Press
Music: Tales Under The Oak
Silver
Menagerie of Unbearable Things, Tania Herrero
Nominees
- Advent-ure Calendar 20: The Lost Labyrinth, Only Games, Black Oak Workshop
- Dolmenwood Noble House Enamel Pins Set, Exalted Funeral Press
- Sickest Witch Belt Buckle, Severed Books
Best Rules
Winners
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
Nominees
- A Land Once Magic, moreblueberries
Author: Viditya Voleti - Sickest Witch Core Rulebook, Severed Books
Author: Justin Sirois - Thieves of the Tome, First Pancake Studios
Author: George Philbrick
Best Setting
Winners
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
Silver
Ryokos Guide to the Yokai Realms, Loot Tavern Publishing
Authors: Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle
Nominees
- 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
Best Solo Game
Winners
Gold
SPINE: A Dark Solo TTRPG About Losing Yourself in a Book, Backwards Tabletop
Author: Asa Donald
Silver
The Bonsai Diary, Gene Koo
Author: Sticky Doodler
Nominees
- Odyssey of the Giant, Heltung Storytelling
- Pirouette, InnocentGoblin TTRPGs
Author: Michael Sweeney - Song of the Scryptwyrm
Author: Dan Bronson-Lowe
Best Streaming Content
Winners
Gold
Get Your Sheet Together, Darrington Press
Silver
Cozy RPG Reviews
Nominees
- 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
Winners
Gold
Legend In The Mist – Action Grimoire, Son of Oak Game Studio
Authors: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
Silver
The Painted Wastelands Player’s Guide, Agamemnon Press
Authors: Tim Molloy and Christopher Willet
Nominees
- Mystified!, The Wanderer’s Tome
Authors: Chelsea Sciortino and Fleur Sciortino - No Place Like Homebrew, Roll & Play Press
Authors: Sam Barlett and Beth Davies - The Creative Game Master’s Guide to Extraordinary Locations (& How To Design Them), Bluestone Books
Author: Duncan Rhodes
Best Writing
Winners
Gold
Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Gallery Books
Author: Keith Ammann
Silver
Rapscallion, Magpie Games
Authors: Whistler, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, Brendan G. Conway, Mark Diaz Truman
Nominees
- Piaga 1348, NEED GAMES!
Author: Helios Pu - Pirouette, InnocentGoblin TTRPGs
Author: Michael Sweeney - StoryBake, Tiny Ghost Chef Games
Author: Dan Walter
Product of the Year
Winners
Gold
The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
Silver
Daggerheart, Darrington Press
Nominees
- Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing
- 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
- 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
