When it comes to award shows, horror always seems to get the short end of the stick. Far too often, the genre’s films, television shows, and (most importantly) videogames have been frequently snubbed by mainstream critics, missing out on well-deserved accolades. However, one upcoming event is set to buck this trend, as The Horror Game Awards will honor the greatest spooky videogames of the past year on September 7, 2023. Here are the nominees of the first annual Horror Game Awards, along with related links to Prima Games’ reviews, analysis, and features on the scary contenders.
Horror Game Awards Complete List of Nominees
Horror Game of the Year
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- The Callisto Protocol
- Dead Space
- DREDGE
- Faith: The Unholy Trinity
- Immortality
- Resident Evil 4
- SIGNALIS
- System Shock
Best Character
- Elster – SIGNALIS
- Isaac Clarke – Dead Space
- Jacob Lee – The Callisto Protocol
- Leon Kennedy – Resident Evil 4
- Olle – Bramble: The Mountain King
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Best Narrative
- Burnhouse Lane
- Decarnation
- Immortality
- SCP: Secret Files
- SIGNALIS
Best Game Design
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- DREDGE
- Faith: The Unholy Trinity
- Resident Evil 4
- SIGNALIS
Best Art Direction
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- DREDGE
- Layers of Fear
- Saturnalia
- Scorn
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- The Callisto Protocol
- Resident Evil 4
- SIGNALIS
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Best Audio Design
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- The Callisto Protocol
- Dead Space
- Scorn
- System Shock
Best Performance
- Nick Apostolides – Resident Evil 4
- Manon Gage – Immortality
- Nola Klop – Bramble: The Mountain King
- Charlotta Mohlin – Immortality
- Gunner Wright – Dead Space
Best Indie Horror
- Decarnation
- DREDGE
- Faith: The Unholy Trinity
- SCP: Secret Files
- SIGNALIS
Best Horror Trailer
- The Callisto Protocol
- Scorn
- SCP: The Secret Files
- Silent Hill 2
- Silent Hill f
Best VR/AR
- Afterlife VR
- The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR
- Propagation: Paradise Hotel
- Resident Evil Village VR
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution
Best Horror Multiplayer
- Dead Island 2
- Demonologist
- Evil Dead: The Game
- The Outlast Trials
- Sons of the Forest
Best Horror Content Creator
- Gab Smolders
- Pastra
- Ragnarrox
- Sagan Hawkes
- The Sphere Hunter
Lifetime Achievement Award
- TBD
In total, there are fourteen categories featured in the exciting new horror-themed award show, which can be voted on at the official Horror Game Awards website. SIGNALIS leads the pack with six nominations, followed closely behind by Bramble: The Mountain King, The Callisto Protocol, and Resident Evil 4, each tied with five, respectively.
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