The first ever Horror Game Awards has officially concluded, honoring the greatest games in the genre from the past year. From highly touted remakes to indie gems, the new horror-themed awards debut ceremony showcased an eclectic lineup of the best scary games on the market. Here are the “Golden Bat” Winners of the 2023 Horror Game Awards, hopefully the first of many ceremonies to come.
The Horror Game Awards 2023 Nominees and Winners
Horror Game of the Year
- Resident Evil 4 Remake – Winner
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- The Callisto Protocol
- Dead Space Remake
- DREDGE
- Faith: The Unholy Trinity
- Immortality
- SIGNALIS
- System Shock
Best Character
- Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 4 Remake – Winner
- Elster in SIGNALIS
- Isaac Clarke in Dead Space Remake
- Jacob Lee in The Callisto Protocol
- Olle in Bramble: The Mountain King
Best Narrative
- SIGNALIS – Winner
- Burnhouse Lane
- Decarnation
- Immortality
- SCP: Secret Files
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Best Game Design
- Resident Evil 4 Remake – Winner
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- DREDGE
- Faith: The Unholy Trinity
- SIGNALIS
Best Art Direction
- Scorn – Winner
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- DREDGE
- Layers of Fear
- Saturnalia
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Resident Evil 4 Remake – Winner
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- Bramble: The Mountain King
- The Callisto Protocol
- SIGNALIS
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Best Audio Design
- Dead Space Remake – Winner
- Amnesia: The Bunker
- The Callisto Protocol
- Scorn
- System Shock
Best Performance
- Nick Apostolides in Resident Evil 4 Remake – Winner
- Manon Gage in Immortality
- Nola Klop in Bramble: The Mountain King
- Charlotta Mohlin in Immortality
- Gunner Wright in Dead Space Remake
Best Indie Horror
- SIGNALIS – Winner
- Decarnation
- DREDGE
- Faith: The Unholy Trinity
- SCP: Secret Files
Best Horror Trailer
- Silent Hill 2 – Winner
- The Callisto Protocol
- Scorn
- SCP: The Secret Files
- Silent Hill f
Best VR/AR
- Resident Evil Village VR – Winner
- Afterlife VR
- The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR
- Propagation: Paradise Hotel
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution
Best Horror Multiplayer
- The Outlast Trials – Winner
- Dead Island 2
- Demonologist
- Evil Dead: The Game
- Sons of the Forest
Best Horror Content Creator
- The Sphere Hunter – Winner
- Gab Smolders
- Pastra
- Ragnarrox
- Sagan Hawkes
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Mikael Hedberg
Thanks to Resident Evil’s rabid fanbase, the first-ever Horror Game Awards ceremony was a banner night for the franchise, as Capcom picked up six Golden Bats in total, including best VR/AR Game for Resident Evil Village and five honors for the Resident Evil 4 Remake, including the inaugural “Game of the Year Award.” Signalis was a distant second with two awards for “Best Indie Horror” and “Best Narrative.”
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