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MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SCREAM: A Horror Game Awards Showcase 2026

Recording
Aired
Jun 1, 2026
Games we track
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Discover some of the best games coming out in 2026 and beyond! Your hosts Phil Dickens, Ash Millman and Will Penkeyman are ready to take you on another dark, scare-filled journey through deep caves filled with new titles, exclusive trailers and thrilling gameplay reveals. 100+ games will be covered, with 50+ world premiere trailers in over two hours of upcoming horrors, so there’s plenty to keep you busy and set your wishlists overflowing!

Demand rose after the show

Not measured: none of the 69 games had a reading from before the show.

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  1. Silver Pines October 8, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS5 +2 60

Also shown 68

  1. Dreadline Express October 16, 2026 · PC 48
  2. Wilderdark November 3, 2026 · PC 43
  3. Nowhere October 14, 2026 · PC 43
  4. Sucker for Love: Crush Landing August 31, 2026 · PC 43
  5. The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline September 10, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series 42
  6. Becrowned Q1 2027 · Mac, Switch 2, PC +2 42
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  1. Psycho Dead Q4 2026 · PC, PS5 41
  2. Where Dolls Hang 2026 · PC 40
  3. Rain98 2027 · PC 39
  4. Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game Q1 2027 · Mac, Switch 2, PC +3 39
  5. Baptiste October 31, 2026 · Switch 2, PC, PS5 +1 38
  6. Farsight TBA · PC 37
  7. Liminal Point 2027 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series 35
  8. Blighten 2026 · PC 34
  9. Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy October 27, 2026 · Switch 2, PC, PS5 +1 34
  10. Deperson Q2 2027 · Mac, PC 33
  11. Perceptum Q1 2027 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series 33
  12. Out Fishing 2027 · PC 32
  13. The Cave Diver August 12, 2026 · PC 30
  14. Confined: Leaving OKB-134 2026 · PC, SteamVR 30
  15. Encryptid February 9, 2027 · PC 30
  16. Dead Watch 2027 · Linux, Mac, PC 30
  17. The Sinking City 2 August 18, 2026 · Switch 2, PC, PS5 +1 30
  18. Inferius 2027 · PC 29
  19. Name of the Will January 2027 · Linux, Mac, PC 29
  20. Oniria 2026 · PC 29
  21. The Twilight Project TBA · PC 28
  22. Eternal Haunt October 2027 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series 28
  23. Don't Fret October 1, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series 28
  24. Dark Fracture TBA · Linux, Mac, Switch +5 28
  25. In Hope Voiden TBA · PC 28
  26. Lurks Within Walls TBA · PC 28
  27. Echograph TBA · PC 27
  28. Lucid Falls TBA · PC 27
  29. The Funskin Project 2026 · PC 27
  30. Athanasia TBA · PC 27
  31. Forest Escape: Last Train TBA · PC, PS5 27
  32. HR: Human Remains September 28, 2026 · PC 26
  33. Lurking Q1 2027 · PC 26
  34. Donut Panic 2027 · PC 26
  35. Fright Train September 15, 2026 · PC 25
  36. Dark Lessons 2027 · Linux, Mac, PC 25
  37. Cosmic Fear September 9, 2026 · PC 25
  38. Vampire Huntress: Lament of the Sun 2027 · PC 25
  39. Cordura TBA · PC, PS5 25
  40. Remnants of R'lyeh TBA · PC 24
  41. Follow Us TBA · PC 24
  42. Graft TBA · PC 23
  43. Exorcist Hotline Q3 2026 · PC 23
  44. Ghost Sector 2026 · PC 23
  45. Tic-Tac: Twelve O’Clock August 19, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS4 +3 23
  46. The Well Is Not Empty September 7, 2026 · PC 22
  47. Feed It August 17, 2026 · Mac, PC 21
  48. Deadly Rehearsal Q1 2027 · PC 19
  49. Silvanis TBA · PC 19
  50. House 2 August 28, 2026 · PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series 18
  51. House of Saturn TBA · PC 18
  52. BrokenLore: Follow June 1, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series —
  53. Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss April 16, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series —
  54. Dive or Die: Children of Rain July 21, 2026 · PC —
  55. Don't Let It Starve June 12, 2026 · Linux, PC —
  56. It Reaches May 18, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series —
  57. Mourning Tide October 15, 2024 · Switch, PC, PS5 +1 —
  58. Project Songbird March 26, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series —
  59. The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu July 15, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series —
  60. The Skin Stapler August 6, 2026 · PC —
  61. The Victor Initiative June 1, 2026 · PC —
  62. Verho: Curse of Faces November 10, 2025 · Switch, PC, PS5 +1 —

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