Pégases 2026: here are the winners of this 7th annual "Video Game Oscars" ceremony

After the César awards and the world of cinema, it's now the gaming community's turn to host its own award ceremony! The Pégases 2026 took place on Thursday evening, March 5, at the Cigale. This seventh edition celebrates and honors the best French and international video game releases of 2025.

Hosted by the Academy of Arts and Techniques of Video Games, the awards ceremony celebrates the top achievements in the gaming industry across 15 different categories.

Alongside these awards, the Pegasus is also an opportunity to discover previously unpublished announcements about upcoming video games, images and exclusives about current productions.

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So, who stole the show at the Cigale on March 5, 2026? Which games will make the top list of 2025? Before revealing this year's winners, let’s take a quick look back at last year's victors. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown led the awards with multiple wins, while Caravan SandWitch made a notable splash in two categories.

And for the 2026 edition? The big winner of this year's Pégases awards is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which took home four trophies. The games Absolum and Wednesdays also stood out across multiple categories. Check out the full list of winners for the Pégases 2026 awards.

Best video game

• Absolum
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - WINNER
• The Rogue Prince of Persia

Best independent video game

• Wednesdays
• Sol Cesto
• Rematch
• Absolum – WINNER

Visual excellence

• Absolum
• The Rogue Prince of Persia
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - WINNER

Narrative excellence

• L'Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy
• Crown Gambit
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - WINNER
• Wednesdays

Best first video game

• The Rogue Prince of Persia – WINNER
• Drop Duchy
• Carimara - Beneath the Forlorn Limbs

Best game design

• Drop Duchy
• Absolum - Winner
• Sol Cesto

Best technological innovation

• Plan B: Terraform
• Sheepherders
• Rematch - WINNER

Best sound universe

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Winner
• The Rogue Prince of Persia
• Absolum

Best mobile video game

• Moland Match'n Munch
• The Sun's Whispers - WINNER
• SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit 2

Best foreign mobile video game

• The Storyteller - WINNER
• Subnautica
• Planet of Lana

Best foreign independent video game

• Hollow Knight: Silksong - WINNER
• Next Up
• Hades II

Best foreign video game

• Hades II – WINNER
• Dispatch
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Better accessibility

• Wednesdays – Winner
• Sheepherds
• The Murmurs of the Sun

Best operating service

• Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
• Ravenswatch - WINNER

Beyond video games

• Fireside Feelings
• Wednesdays - WINNERS
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