Event: The Horror Game Awards 2026
Date: Friday, November 20, 2026
Time: 11 AM PST · 2 PM EST · 7 PM GMT · 8 PM CET
Venue: London (sold out) · streaming worldwide
Watch: YouTube · Twitch · TikTok
Categories: 21 (5 new)
Nominees: 100+ horror games
🎃 The Horror Game Awards 2026 stream live next Friday, November 20, at 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST / 7 PM GMT. The fifth-anniversary show will take place in front of a sold-out audience in London and stream worldwide on the awards’ official YouTube, Twitch and TikTok channels, alongside hundreds of co-streamers.
🏆 Five Years of Celebrating Horror Games
The Horror Game Awards return for their fifth anniversary, with more than 100 nominated horror titles competing across 21 categories and over 20 trailers for upcoming horror games.
Co-creators Phil Dickens and Will Penkeyman are back to host, alongside co-producer Ash Millman.
21 categories. 100+ nominees. 20+ trailers. One night of horror.
The biggest night in horror gaming is almost here. The Horror Game Awards 2026 stream live from London on Friday, November 20, with developers, media and horror content creators handing out awards across 21 categories covering the past year in horror games. Tarsier Studios’ REANIMAL leads the nominations with 10, followed by Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem with nine. Between awards, the show will also feature more than 20 trailers, including ILL, Sally Face 2 and Sker: The Bleeding Veil.
This year’s show is sponsored by Dead by Daylight, Miss Behaviour and Creative Assembly. Catch up on the official nominations announcement below.
Five New Awards for 2026
🆕 New Categories This Year
The 21 categories include five brand-new awards: Best Cosy Horror Game, Scariest Horror Game of the Year, Best Ongoing Horror Game, The Critics’ Choice Award and Best Adaptation.
🎞️ Over 20 Trailers and Reveals
Between awards, the show will bring more than 20 trailers for upcoming horror games. Most are being kept under wraps until the night, but the organizers have confirmed that ILL, Sally Face 2 and Sker: The Bleeding Veil will appear.
Who’s Presenting
🎤 Industry Voices and Creators Take the StageIndustry: 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).
The Game of the Year Contenders
📊 The Nomination LeadersREANIMAL leads with 10 nominations, and Resident Evil Requiem is right behind with nine. Silent Hill: Townfall, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival and Silver Pines follow with eight each.
Sixteen games are competing for Game of the Year, presented by Creative Assembly:
Phil Dickens and Will Penkeyman, with co-producer Ash Millman
Sponsors
Dead by Daylight · Miss Behaviour · Creative Assembly
📅 Friday, November 20 · 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST / 7 PM GMT
Watch The Horror Game Awards 2026 live on YouTube, Twitch and TikTok, or apply to co-stream it at thehorrorgameawards.com.
Founded in 2022 by horror fans Phil Dickens and Will Penkeyman, The Horror Game Awards celebrate the horror video game industry and its community. Winners are decided by a mix of fan votes and specialist juries of developers, critics, accessibility advocates and industry voices. For more gaming news and reviews, check out our reviews section.
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