The Horror Game Awards: Summer Showcase 2025

After Lights Out is a first person psychological horror game. Players will explore a terrifying house that keeps changing in the dark. Use the lights to solve the puzzles and uncover the hidden truth in the room.

Dive into Ayasa, a dark and mysterious platformer where light and shadow hold the key to survival. Journey through six haunting lands, solve challenging puzzles and restore balance to a world on the brink of collapse.

Enter the disturbing world of Backrooms Level X, a first-person narrative survival horror game that immerses you in an endless labyrinth of desolate and liminal spaces. 13 levels and giant enemies await you in this unique experience.

Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.

Submerge yourself in a first-hand experience that will make you feel each chill as if it were real. The line between the game and reality blurs further with each step you take. Explore a mansion where horror awaits in every shadow. The masterful dubbing and sound track will drag you to the depths of a nightmare. Darkness will become your most feared enemy, putting your bravery to the test in each corner. Play as Tom, a young man still suffering from the tragedy. After the loss of his father, he accompanies his mother Sara on what ought to be a new beginning. However, the ghosts of the past threaten to consume him. Can you keep control against the siege of his inner demons? Disentangle the gruesome secrets that impregnate each floorboard and each crack on the walls. Each discovery will reveal a story of pain and horror that beggars belief. Submerge yourself into a world where beauty and terror coexist in a macabre dance. The visual design will transport you to a kingdom where the grotesque is fascinating. Each objective, each note and each whisper contribute towards weaving the plot. Your perseverance in the face of fear will be rewarded with chilling revelations that will keep you on edge until the very end.

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Detective Jodie follows the trail of Madeline to the enigmatic Ravenwood Hotel, a place full of secrets. Solve puzzles, manage a classic inventory, and face deadly enemies and bosses. Explore side missions to gain combat advantages. Every corner brings you closer to the truth.

This is the future, Meat is currency. Nobody is giving you time to think about it. QUICK, CONSUME, MAKE CONNECTIONS AND SHOOT MONSTERS.

The most-aesthetically charged action horror first-person platformer. You play as the last priest who goes unarmed into the devil's abode to save the world.

BrokenLore: Follow is a captivating psychological first-person horror game that immerses players in the haunting narrative of Anne, as she grapples with issues of self-acceptance, bullying, and worthlessness while encountering metaphorical surreal creatures that heighten the terror of her journey.

BrokenLore: Unfollow is a surreal horror game where you play as a victim of bullying, fighting terrifying monsters as you uncover a dark mystery in a thrilling journey of terror. It pushes you to the edge of your seat as you explore the dark impact of social media on mental health.

Bye Sweet Carole is a horrific thriller game inspired by the greatest animation movies and created by Chris Darril. (Remothered series) Be ready to jump into the world of Corolla and meet the rabbits that has infested it.

Caput Mortum is a short first-person horror experience inspired by retro 3D dungeon crawlers and survival horror games. It focuses on exploration and atmosphere while providing puzzles, simple combat, and light resource management.

You are the Carimara, and your mission is to conjure a ghost by answering their questions using your cards. A short and creepy fairytale, full of surprises and mysteries.

Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park.

CONTAMINANT is a third-person action horror set in an alternate post-Soviet reality. As Maria, trapped in her grandfather’s grim factory, you’ll uncover secrets of your family through brutal combat, twisted puzzles, and surreal realms of abominations.

Since the dawn of mankind, mysterious phenomena beyond human comprehension have occurred. Your studies suggest that everything is part of one big picture. What lies hidden in the depths of the cosmos? Explore, solve puzzles and survive in this disturbing Lovecraftian horror adventure.

What would you do if your blood were your only weapon? How much would you sacrifice your life? Experience the unholy island of Tormentosa in this twisted first-person adventure full of horror and action where only your blood can be used to defeat the impious creatures that roam therein.

Cult of Blood is a survival horror adventure that combines cinematic storytelling with modernized classic gameplay. Fixed camera angles, dramatic cutscenes and refined tank-style controls create a tense, atmospheric experience where survival hinges on every decision. Fans of classic survival horror will feel right at home.

Damned 2 is a asymmetrical multiplayer (4vs1) horror game where a group of survivors must come together to solve puzzles and escape an immersive environment while another player takes the role of a unbeatable monster ready to slay all trespassers.