Ahead of Gen Con 2026 (July 30-August 2), the ENNIE Awards team has announced the list of 2026 nominees recognizing outstanding work in tabletop roleplaying games. This year introduces the category for Best Solo Game, which highlights titles intended for individual exploration and play.
Legend in the Mist leads this year’s nominees with seven, followed by The Crooked Moon with five and Darrington Press’s Daggerheart with four.
The ENNIES also announced this year’s Judges’ Spotlight Winners, with awards going to the following:
- 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 Award nominees.
Best Adventure – Long Form
- Historica Arcanum: Serenade for the Damned, Metis Creative
Authors: Tyler Denison, Sarp Duyar, Doğa Can Sayılkan, Alp Arslan - 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 - Vaesen – City of My Nightmares, Free League Publishing
Author: Kiku Pukk Harenstam
Best Adventure – Short Form
Best Aid/Accessory – Digital
Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital
Best Art, Cover
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- Book of Spirits, Beyond the Screen
Artists: Aldo Domínguez, Fen Inkwright - 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 - The Crooked Moon Standard Edition Hardcover, Avantris Entertainment
Artist: Xavier Collette - Totem – The Spirits’ RPG, Officina Meningi
Artists: Francesco Biagini & Voidface
Best Art, Interior
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- 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 - Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
Artists: Alejan Drapinal, Marius Zszulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey - Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
Artist: Joel Kilpatrick - The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press
Artist: Kin Wald
Best Cartography
- Collection of Fantasy Maps II, Open Sesame Games
Guillaume Tavernier - 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
Best Family Game/Product
Best Free Game/Product
- Daggerheart Quickstart Adventure: The Sablewood Messengers, Darrington Press
Authors: Spenser Starke, Rowan Hall, and Mike Underwood - 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 - 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
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
Best Monster/Adversary
- 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 - 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 - 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
Best Production Values
Best RPG Related Product
Best Rules
- A Land Once Magic, moreblueberries
Author: Viditya Voleti - 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 - 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
- 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 - Ryokos Guide to the Yokai Realms, Loot Tavern Publishing
Authors: Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle
Best Solo Game
Best Streaming Content
Best Supplement
Best Writing
Product of the Year
- Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing
- 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
- 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
