The Horror Game Awards returns on Friday 20 November at 7pm UK time, combining its fifth-anniversary ceremony with more than 20 trailers for upcoming horror games. That should provide plenty of opportunities to discover something new to be deeply uncomfortable about.
The show will be broadcast from a sold-out London event and streamed worldwide through the organisers’ official YouTube, Twitch and TikTok channels. Phil Dickens and Will Penkeyman return to host alongside co-producer Ash Millman, with developers and creators also presenting awards throughout the evening.
Among the games confirmed to appear in the trailer programme are ILL, Sally Face 2 and Sker: The Bleeding Veil. Most of the remaining selection is being kept for the event, so there’s no confirmed full running order to pick apart just yet.
There are 21 award categories this year, including new prizes for Best Cosy Horror Game, Scariest Horror Game of the Year and Best Ongoing Horror Game. The Critics’ Choice Award and Best Adaptation also join the line-up, widening the conversation beyond which monster made everyone jump hardest.
REANIMAL leads the nominations with ten, followed by Resident Evil Requiem on nine. Silent Hill: Townfall, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival and Silver Pines each have eight, while the Game of the Year field contains 16 titles. It’s a crowded evening even before the new trailers start arriving.
For UK viewers, the date to remember is Friday 20 November at 7pm GMT. The organisers’ official announcement confirms the schedule, and the broadcast will be available through YouTube, Twitch and TikTok. If your watchlist is already looking a little alarming, this probably won’t help.