You can now vote for your favorite horror game of the year. Ahead of Fear Fest in September, Feardemic has kicked off voting for the Horror Game Awards. Polls will close on August 3d, determining the scariest game to rule them all (of this year, that is).
Though actually, “horror game of the year” just describes one of a fitting thirteen categories. Each winner will receive a Golden Bat Award, so you can have a hand in deciding who gets this ghoulish prize. The games have a good variety of everything from AAA to indie horror games. Check out all the categories below. When you’re ready, you may vote here. If you dare.
Horror Game of The Year
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- Dead Space Remake
- DREDGE
- IMMORTALITY
- FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- SIGNALIS
- System Shock
- The Callisto Protocol
Best Character of the Year
- Elster (SIGNALIS)
- Olle (Bramble: The Mountain King)
- Leon Kennedy (Resident Evil 4 Remake)
- Jacob Lee (The Callisto Protocol)
- Isaac Clarke (Dead Space Remake)
Best Narrative of the Year
- Burnhouse Lane
- Decarnation
- IMMORTALITY
- SCP: Secret Files
- SIGNALIS
Best Game Design
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- DREDGE
- FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- SIGNALIS
Best Art Direction
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- DREDGE
- Layers of Fear
- Saturnalia
- Scorn
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- SIGNALIS
- The Callisto Protocol
Best Audio Design
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- Dead Space Remake
- Scorn
- System Shock
- The Callisto Protocol
Best Performance
- Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 4 Remake)
- Manon Gage (IMMORTALITY)
- Charlotta Mohlin (IMMORTALITY)
- Nola Klop (Bramble: The Mountain King)
- Gunner Wright (Dead Space Remake)
Best Indie Horror
- Decarnation
- DREDGE
- FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
- SCP: Secret Files
- SIGNALIS
Best VR/AR Horror
- Afterlife VR
- Propagation: Paradise Hotel
- Resident Evil Village VR
- The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR
- The Walking Dead Saints and Sinners (Chapter 2)
Best Horror Multiplayer
- Evil Dead: The Game
- Dead Island 2
- Demonologist
- Sons Of The Forest
- The Outlast Trials
Best Horror Content Creator of the Year
- Pastra
- RagnarRox
- Sagan Hawkes
- Gab Smolders
- The Sphere Hunter
Best Horror Trailer
- SCP: Secret Files
- Silent Hill 2
- The Callisto Protocol
- Silent Hill F
- Scorn
Whew. And there you have it. All thirteen categories eligible for voting. What did you think of the list? Perhaps you’ve played most of the games here (if so, you’re a better horror fan than me right now). Or maybe your favorites got snubbed (Ashley Graham for best character or Paranormasight for best narrative, anyone?).
Either way, you can vote here and then learn the results on September 7th. Fear Fest will officially kick off on September 6th, with the Horror Game Awards coming on the following day. You can tune in then on IGN’s Youtube or Twitch to watch the horror unfold live at 11am pacific time/2pm eastern time/7pm UK time.
Until then, if you’re thinking of checking out more of these great titles, we have reviews below of several of them:
- Resident Evil 4 Remake Review
- DREDGE Review
- Dead Space Remake Review
- Layers of Fear Review
- Evil Dead: The Game Review
- Dead Island 2 Review
Because who says you have to wait for fall to play horror games?
