Celebrating Excellence in Gaming: Tranquil Hill 2 Remake and Other Horror Titles Take Center Stage
Tranquil Hill 2 Remake, Mouthwashing, and Unruffled Wakes the Deep emerged victorious at the Horror Game Awards.
Konami’s horror title also secured Best Survival Horror, Best Soundtrack, and recognized James Sunderland motion capture and voice actor, Luke Roberts, for Best Performance during the third annual horror game showcase, although it did miss out on several other categories due to the abundance of outstanding independent horror games released this year.
Best Indie Developer was awarded to Chilla’s Art, while Best Multiplayer went to the vibrant Lethal Company, and The Chinese Room’s
Pyramid Head creator Masahiro Ito also received a special lifetime achievement award.
Below is the complete list of nominations and winners:
Best Performance
- Alec Newman/Caz – Caz in Unruffled Wakes the Deep
- Luke Roberts/James Sunderland – Tranquil Hill 2 (WINNER)
- Vito Z. Holmes/Rambley the Raccoon – Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Most Accessible Horror Game
- Dead By Daylight – Behaviour Interactive
- Mouthwashing – Unpleasant Organ
- Raze the Princess – The Pristine Cut – Dark Tabby Games (WINNER)
Best Narrative
- Tranquil Hill 2 – Bloober Team
- Mouthwashing — Unpleasant Organ (WINNER)
- Raze the Princess – The Pristine Cut — Dark Tabby Games
Best Soundtrack
- Indigo Park: Chapter 1 – UniqueGeese
- Psychopomp GOLD – Fading Membership
- Tranquil Hill 2 – Bloober Team SA (WINNER)
Players’ Choice
- Mouthwashing – Unpleasant Organ (WINNER)
- Tranquil Hill 2 – Bloober Team SA
- Buckshot Roulette – Mike Klubnika
Best Survival Horror
- Crow Country – SFB Games
- Tranquil Hill 2 – Bloober Team (WINNER)
- Until Dawn – Ballistic Moon
Best Indie Developer
- Chilla’s Art (WINNER)
- Puppet Combo
- Unpleasant Organ
Best Indie Horror Game
- Buckshot Roulette – Mike Klubnika
- Mouthwashing – Unpleasant Organ
- Unruffled Wakes the Deep – The Chinese Room (WINNER)
Best Multiplayer Horror Game
- Dead By Daylight – Behaviour Interactive Inc.
- Lethal Company – Zeekerss (WINNER)
- Phasmophobia – Kinetic Games
Best VR Horror
- 5 Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 – Metal Wool Studios
- Phasmophobia – Kinetic Games
- Resident Evil 4 VR – Capcom & Armature Studio (WINNER)
Best Developer
- Capcom (WINNER)
- Unpleasant Organ
- Puppet Combo
Horror Content Creator of the Year
- IGP
- ManlyBadassHero
- Markiplier (WINNER)
Technical Achievement
- Mouthwashing – Unpleasant Organ
- Unruffled Wakes the Deep – The Chinese Room (WINNER)
- Tranquil Hill 2 – Bloober Team SA
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Masahiro Ito (WINNER)
- Scott Cawthon
- Sam Lake
Most Anticipated Horror Game
- Alien: Isolation Sequel – Creative Assembly (WINNER)
- Little Nightmares III – Supermassive Games
- Resident Evil 9 – Capcom
Horror Game of the Year
- Tranquil Hill 2 – Bloober Team SA (WINNER)
- Mouthwashing – Unpleasant Organ
- Unruffled Wakes the Deep – The Chinese Room
The awards also featured several global first premieres of upcoming indie horror titles, including Shiver, Cold Abyss: Director’s Cut, Deadcam, Feed the Pit, Bye Sweet Carole, and Animal Activity Protocol.
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