Marking its fifth anniversary from London, the sold-out ceremony features over 20 game trailers alongside more than 100 nominated horror titles across 21 categories
November 13, 2026 | The Horror Game Awards 2026 return for their 5th anniversary! This year’s awards will take place in front of a sold-out audience in London on Friday, November 20 at 7:00 PM GMT (11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM CET). The event will be live-streamed worldwide across The Horror Game Awards’ official YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok channels, alongside hundreds of co-streamers.
Co-creators Phil Dickens and Will Penkeyman are back to host the night alongside co-producer Ash Millman. Together with developers, media, and horror content creators, they will hand out awards across 21 categories covering the past year in all things horror gaming. This includes five new awards: Best Cosy Horror Game, Scariest Horror Game of the Year, Best Ongoing Horror Game, The Critics' Choice Award, and Best Adaptation.
The Horror Game Awards 2026 is sponsored by Dead by Daylight, Miss Behaviour and Creative Assembly.
You can watch the Official 2026 Nominations announcement below:
Over 20 Trailers and Reveals
Between awards, The Horror Game Awards 2026 will also be bringing you over 20 trailers for upcoming horror games. While most remain under wraps until the event, we can reveal ILL, Sally Face 2, and Sker: The Bleeding Veil will be making an appearance.
Industry Voices and Creators Take the Stage
A huge lineup of developers, gaming hosts, and horror content creators will present the awards including:
Industry: Grzegorz Like (Lead Writer for Cronos: The New Dawn, Bloober Team), Tara Bunker (Supermassive Games), Ana Sopikova (Creative Assembly), Mazza Romero (Romero Games), Connor Rush (Project Songbird), Kirsten Riaa (Voice Actress, Hollowbody), and Li Usagi (Accessibility Developer).
Media: Mel Ramsey (BBC), Rosie Caddick (formerly PlayStation Access), and Harrison Abbott (Bloody Disgusting).
Content Creators: SuperHorrorBro, Ryan Hollinger, Spherehunter, Emortalmarcus, Luigikid, Tangomushi, GhostArcade, and Myles Dyer (Flat2VR Studios).
2026 Nominations & Game of the Year Contenders
Tarsier Studios’ REANIMAL leads the pack with 10 nominations this year, with Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem right behind it at nine. Silent Hill: Townfall, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, and Silver Pines all follow close behind with eight nominations each.
Here are the 16 games competing for Game of the Year (brought to you by Creative Assembly):
The Blood of Dawnwalker (Rebel Wolves)
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival (Saber Interactive)
Directive 8020 (Supermassive Games)
Endacopia (Andyland)
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake (Team Ninja)
Heaven Does Not Respond (Rise Studios)
No Means Nothing (Bober Bros)
Offering App (Kesha White)
Project Songbird (FYRE Games)
REANIMAL (Tarsier Studios)
Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)
ROUTINE (Lunar Software)
Silent Hill: Townfall (Screen Burn)
Silver Pines (Wych Elm)
The Skin Stapler (Tainted Pact)
Tenebris Somnia (Saibot Studios)
How to Watch & Co-Stream
Date: Friday, November 20, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM GMT / 11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM CET
Official Streams: YouTube | Twitch | TikTok
Full Nominees: thehorrorgameawards.com
Co-Streamer Applications: complete this form
Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1gnNRhb9n_1zB9JD0T3219FYERjKCamV0
About The Horror Game Awards
Founded in 2022 by horror fans Phil Dickens and Will Penkeyman, The Horror Game Awards is an annual event built to celebrate the horror video game industry and its community. Winners are decided by a mix of fan votes and specialist juries made up of developers, critics, accessibility advocates, and industry voices, spotlighting everything from major studio releases to independent horror creators worldwide.