MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SCREAM: A Horror Game Awards Showcase 2026
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!
Games shown at the MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SCREAM: A Horror Game Awards Showcase 2026
Name of the Will
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
You are informed to be a resident of Hope, a suspiciously harmonious community. Dodge the secretive governors, establish a rapport with your neighbors who monitor you, and solve puzzles to …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Protocol Non-Human
TBA
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No ratings
A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify Non-Human entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the Non-Humans in.
Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
Oct 28, 2025
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No ratings
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sucker for Love: Crush Landing
TBA
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No ratings
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' When a captivating comet named Hheily crashes into your apartment, you are drawn into an interplanetary conflict between light and dark. Feed Hheily's fire …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dark Fracture
TBA
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No ratings
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a …
Linux
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
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The Cave Diver
Dec 31, 2025
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No ratings
Crawl down a suffocating cave system using only your arms in this punishing physics-horror adventure. What morbid force is calling you deeper into the heart of the caves?
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Eternal Haunt
Oct 1, 2027
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No ratings
Eternal Haunt is a first-person atmospheric survival horror game. Explore the claustrophobic labyrinth of Yuki-Onna's home. Solve dynamic puzzles, scavenge for items, experience haunting scares that shift and evolve. Can …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Haunted Bloodlines
Dec 31, 2025
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No ratings
Haunted Bloodlines is a first person survival, psychological horror game. In the dark rooms of an expanding mansion, a terrifying story unfolds. As the mansion breathes, hidden secrets lay within …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Caravana 2000
TBA
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No ratings
Choose your almost-famous costume and face the dangers of Brazilian chaotic nights. In this action roguelike, survive hordes, farm aura, wield sinister gadgets, and create insane combinations while dancing in …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Silver Pines
Oct 8, 2026
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★ 4.0
Silver Pines is a Survival Horror set in small town America. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the mysteries that could …
Moonlight Motel
TBA
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No ratings
A distant motel. A string of murders. Use your wits to investigate a series of unexplained deaths in this murder mystery job simulator. Welcome to the Moonlight Motel.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
Jul 15, 2026
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No ratings
In up to four player co-op, form a group of explorers searching for treasure. In this cursed jungle, danger is everywhere and monstrous creatures alter reality. Stay clear-headed and tame …
Silvanis
TBA
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No ratings
A psychological thriller, story-driven experience. Venture into the mysterious forest to find your missing daughter; unsolved puzzles, a dark atmosphere filled with whispers, and unsettling sounds await you...
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dead Watch
Dec 31, 2027
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No ratings
You're stuck in a time loop. Whenever you find a dead body, you go back to the past. The only way to escape the loop is to cheat destiny & …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
BrokenLore: Follow
Jun 1, 2026
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No ratings
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 …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
Bad Cheese
Sep 1, 2025
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★ 2.7
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 …
Dreadline Express
TBA
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No ratings
Dreadline Express is a 1st-person, curiosity-driven horror game set aboard the last human train. Unravel mysteries of the enigmatic train, face strange passengers, and shape your path using a unique …
Last Chance Market
Feb 1, 2026
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No ratings
When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Sinking City 2
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
The Sinking City 2 is a terrifying Lovecraftian journey, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Experience a heart-pounding survival horror as you explore the flooded city of Arkham and fight eldritch …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
Don't! Fret
TBA
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No ratings
Don't! Fret is stylized first-person psychological mascot-horror game set in a musically themed world. Play as a guitar named Fret to solve puzzles, escape from foes, and uncover the mystery …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nightmare House
Mar 30, 2023
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No ratings
You are trapped in a nightmare. Observe the house and try to escape from this nightmare house.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nowhere
Sep 30, 2026
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No ratings
Nowhere is a Nordic inspired narrative mystery/horror game, revolving around Nordic mythology and what happened to these Gods after Ragnarök and how the rise of Christianity impacted them and their …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Confined: Leaving OKB-134
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
Confined: Leaving OKB-134 is a first-person horror game for PC and VR set in an abandoned soviet bunker. You got trapped! Seek safety by reactivating power, lights and machinery. Learn …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
SteamVR
Out Fishing
TBA
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No ratings
Out Fishing is a first-person horror fishing game set around a remote, decaying lake. Players take on the role of a lone angler trying to make a living while unsettling …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Cosmic Fear
Sep 9, 2026
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No ratings
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 …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game
TBA
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No ratings
A push-your-luck roguelike deckbuilder. Set in a corporate backrooms. Played against a creepy puppet.
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Web Browser
Feed It
TBA
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No ratings
A first-person, PSX-style horror game about living with a monster. Do as you're told... or don't. Just be ready for the consequences.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Exorcist Hotline
Sep 30, 2026
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No ratings
The world is full of ghosts. So who you gonna call? The Exorcist Hotline! A multiplayer investigative survival horror puzzle game for up to 4 players. One operator. Three exorcists. …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mourning Tide
Oct 15, 2024
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No ratings
Mourning Tide is a first-person fishing horror game. A guilt-ridden fisherman ventures into unknown waters. Each catch reveals haunting reminders of his past sins. Unravel the mystery and seek redemption, …
Liminal Point
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
Classic Survival Horror. Drawn to Ashen Point by a cryptic voicemail, Lyra returns to the island where her band’s story ended in tragedy. Shrouded in fog and prowled by horrors, …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
Farsight
TBA
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No ratings
Something is very wrong with your eyes. A routine eye exam pulls you into the house inside the machine. Beware. The figures in the image are closer than they appear.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Funskin Project
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
A horrifying experience in a strange and timeless universe. Explore, solve puzzles, fight for your survival and try to escape this nightmare.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
It Reaches
May 18, 2026
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No ratings
It Reaches is a first person horror game, captured through the lens of a police officer’s body cam. Trapped inside the facilities of an abandoned hospital, find a way to …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
Gretel & Hansel
TBA
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No ratings
Gretel & Hansel is a delightfully twisted exploration-adventure crafted entirely by hand in watercolor. Abandoned in a cursed forest, you play as Gretel, guiding her brother home while outwitting deadly …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Abyss of Doom
TBA
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No ratings
Immerse yourself in a hybrid of psychological horror and immersive adventure, where you will be plunged into a nightmare that drags you into the depths of the abyss. Journey through …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
Apr 16, 2026
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★ 1.3
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
Parasomnia Verum 2
TBA
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No ratings
Parasomnia Verum 2 is a psychological horror game about Maddy's repeating nightmares crawling into reality.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Inherited Shadows
TBA
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No ratings
Inspired by the classics of the genre, Inherited Shadows weaves a gripping tale about Amanda, a young adult struggling to lead a normal life while haunted by the trauma of …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Ghost Sector
Mar 31, 2026
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No ratings
Ghost Sector is a survival horror game where you play as M-07, a prototype machine trapped in a cybernetic facility during lockdown. Outwit the automated defenses, search for answers to …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
God Help Us All
TBA
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No ratings
God Help Us All is a fixed-camera survival horror game that merges the suffocating dread of classic horror with the brutal grit of the Wild West.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Athanasia
Jun 30, 2026
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No ratings
Athanasia is an action survival horror immersive sim where you explore a mysterious facility and use everything you have to survive with an arsenal of equipment as well as your …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
The world knows the Divine Comedy as a poem. For your family, it is a prison. As Gabriele Alighieri, you inherit a duty: reseal the gates of Hell. Burdened by …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
The Hambagu Shop
TBA
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No ratings
The Hambagu Shop is a cozy horror narrative simulator where you work in a Japanese Hamburg Steak Shop. Cook Hamburg, serve customers, and upgrade your shop for more menu items.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Becrowned
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
Surreal survival horror in a world standing between reality and dreams. Unravel all the mysteries of the dark world, escape from your own fears, and explore the terrifying world where …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Project Songbird
Mar 26, 2026
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★ 1.0
Project Songbird is a cinematic first-person narrative horror game set in the Appalachian forest. Take on the role of Dakota, a musician who must record their new album in a …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
Where Dolls Hang
TBA
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No ratings
Where Dolls Hang is a survival psychological horror game where you investigate a place plagued by strange and unsettling events filled with hanging dolls. Explore dangerous locations, gather evidence, uncover …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Ultrasound
TBA
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No ratings
A sci-fi horror 3D point&click game. Use an ultrasound machine to diagnose and do surgery on a grotesque infection spreading aboard a space freighter. Craft meds, upgrade your machine, find …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Inferius
TBA
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No ratings
Descend into the underworld of "INFERIUS," a first-person, card-based game inspired by The Divine Comedy. Solve puzzles, battle creatures, and reclaim your soul in an ever-draining health race. Unleash strategic …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Escape Protocol : Online
TBA
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No ratings
In this co-op horror game, escape an unknown realm where reality is shattered and dimensions collide. Solve puzzles, avoid deadly entities, and uncover the hidden saboteur.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Skin Stapler
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
The Skin Stapler is a retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror adventure set in the rotting, crime-soaked sprawl of Carrion City. Players follow jaded detective Dick Slater and his eager rookie partner …
PC (Microsoft Windows)