The following are the winners of the 26th annual ENNIE Awards, held in 2026. Overview In 2026, the ENNIES introduced the "Best Solo Game" category.
The Crooked Moon and its publisher Avantris Entertainment won six awards in total, including "Product of the Year". The publisher Son of Oak and its Legend in the Mist game line won six awards across various categories. The publisher Darrington Press won five awards, with its Daggerheart role-playing game winning both "Best Game" and "Best Rules". Timothy Linward of Wargamer highlighted that "one in three of this year's gold prizes were awarded to two folk horror game lines, the [Dungeons & Dragons] supplement The Crooked Moon and the standalone Dolmenwood"; additional games in this genre winning resulted in the ENNIES having "a folk horror saturation level of 38%". Lin Codega of Rascal commented that "beyond the fantasy heartbreakers, a lot of smaller games and independent publishers made waves with the ENNIE voters".
Spotlight awards 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 Fan Award for Best Publisher: Avantris Entertainment List of gold and silver winners +CategoryGold WinnerSilver WinnerGameCreatorsGameCreatorsBest Adventure - Long FormVaesen – City of My NightmaresFree League Publishing; Kiku Pukk Harenstam (author) Historica Arcanum: Serenade for the DamnedMetis Creative StudioBest Adventure - Short FormWhispers of the WoodsHeltung Storytelling; Paweł Kicman (author)The Bride of PendleMiskatonic Repository; Jayson Green (author)Best Aid/Accessory – DigitalThe Crooked Moon Alchemy VTTAvantris Entertainment, WestMarches.games, and Grimoire ABPathfinder 2e and Starfinder 2e on Foundry VTTPocket Bard 3.0 , Pocket Bard Inc.Best Aid/Accessory – Non–DigitalThe Crooked Moon Tarot Card SetAvantris EntertainmentHandouts – Ryoko's lost notesLoot Tavern PublishingBest Art, CoverThe Crooked Moon Standard Edition HardcoverAvantris Entertainment; Xavier Collette (artist)Historica Arcanum: Echoes of RenaissanceMetis Creative; Belgin Kaya, Yağmur Kıyak, Beliz Baytok, Usame Bakar, Alper Bıçaklar, Taha Hakan Arslan, İshak Can Altun, Celia Tang, İlker Serdar Yıldız, Ege Satırcı (artists)Best Art, InteriorLegend In The Mist – Core BookSon of Oak Game Studio; Alejandra Pinal, Mariusz Szulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey (artists)The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box SetHit Point Press; Kin Wald (artist)Best CartographyDolmenwood Maps BookExalted Funeral Press; Jonathan Newell, Glynn Seal, Arlin OrtizCollection of Fantasy Maps IIOpen Sesame Games; Guillaume TavernierBest Community ContentTriangle Agency Fan ZineThe Bride of PendleMiskatonic Repository; Jayson Green (author)Best Family Game / ProductDungeons & Kittens Starter SetEdge Studio; Clement de Ruyter, Trickytophe, Francois Cedelle, and John Grumph (authors)Dragon Town and the Darkness BelowJP Coovert (author)Best Free Game / ProductDaggerheart Quickstart Adventure: The Sablewood MessengersDarrington Press; Spenser Starke, Rowan Hall and Mike Underwood (authors)Legend In the Mist Learn-To-Play Comic Book AdventureSon of Oak Game Studio LLC; Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black (authors)Best GameDaggerheart Core SetDarrington Press; 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 (authors)Legend In The Mist – Core BookSon of Oak Game Studio; Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black (authors)Best Layout and DesignWarhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Player’s GuideCubicle 7 EntertainmentBerserkrSlightly Reckless GamesBest Monster/AdversaryMonsters of DrakkenheimGhostfire Gaming; Monty Martin, Kelly McLaughlin (authors)Dolmenwood Monster BookExalted Funeral Press; Gavin Norman with Kyle Hettinger, Amelia Luke, James Spahn, Brian Yaksha (authors)Best Online ContentDesigning Dungeons Course: Or, How to Kill a Party in 30 Rooms or LessJoshua McCrowell & Warren DSolo RPG ListBest Production ValuesThe Crooked Moon Ultimate EditionAvantris EntertainmentLegend In the Mist – Ravenhome SlipcaseSon of Oak Game Studio LLCBest RPG Related ProductBeyond the Witching Ring: Dolmenwood Soundtrack Album — 12" Vinyl LPExalted Funeral Press; Tales Under The Oak (music)Menagerie of Unbearable ThingsTania HerreroBest RulesDaggerheartDarrington Press; 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 (authors)Legend In The Mist – Core BookSon of Oak Game Studio; Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black (authors)Best SettingDolmenwood Campaign BookExalted Funeral Press; 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 (authors)Ryokos Guide to the Yokai RealmsLoot Tavern Publishing; Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle (authors)Best Solo GameSPINE: A Dark Solo TTRPG About Losing Yourself in a BookBackwards Tabletop; Asa Donald, Furt the Goblin, Nala J. Wu, Holly Freiberg (contributors)The Bonsai DiarySticky Doodler; Gene Koo (author)Best Streaming ContentGet Your Sheet TogetherDarrington PressCozy RPG ReviewsBest SupplementLegend In The Mist – Action GrimoireSon of Oak Game Studio; Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black (authors)The Painted Wastelands Player's GuideAgamemnon Press; Tim Molloy, Christopher Willett (authors)Best WritingMaking Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying GamesGallery Books; Keith Ammann (author)RapscallionMagpie Games; Whistler, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, Brendan G. Conway, Mark Diaz Truman (authors)Product of the YearThe Crooked Moon Ultimate EditionAvantris EntertainmentDaggerheartDarrington Press
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