SILENT HILL f Wins Grand Prize at Japan Horror Game Awards 2026
The awards, decided by public, creator, and media votes across separate genre categories, place SILENT HILL f at the top of a field that spans remake, indie, and SCP-based horror, with the winners spread across distinct categories rather than one title sweeping them.
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The Tokyo Horror Special Zone!! 2026 Executive Committee announced the winners of the Japan Horror Game Awards 2026, produced by the horror information brand Hyakumuro, on September 11, 2026. SILENT HILL f took the Grand Prize and the Psychological Horror Award. Excellence Awards went to REANIMAL, Fatal Frame: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE, Visitor, No, I'm not a Human, Resident Evil Requiem, MIMESIS, Go Home, Annie: SCP Game, and Paranormasight FILE38 Ise Mermaid Story, alongside four Special Awards.
The Japan Horror Game Awards 2026, produced by the horror information brand Hyakumuro, announced its winners on September 11, 2026 as the main program of Tokyo Horror Special Zone!! 2026. The awards use multiple excellence categories, with winners chosen by votes from the general public, creators, media, and others.
SILENT HILL f took the Grand Prize and the Psychological Horror Award. It is a psychological horror game released in September 2025 in which players control protagonist Hinako Shimizu through the transforming Showa-era rural town of Ebisugaoka, and its worldwide cumulative shipments have passed 2 million copies. The remaining categories went to a mix of remake, indie, and multiplayer horror titles.
- SILENT HILL f: Grand Prize
- REANIMAL: Horror Narrative/Direction Award
- Fatal Frame: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE: Horror Art/Visual Expression Award
- Visitor: Best Horror Creature Award
- No, I'm not a Human: Best Horror Creature Award
- SILENT HILL f: Psychological Horror Award
- Resident Evil Requiem: Survival Horror Award
- MIMESIS: Multiplayer Horror Award
- Go Home, Annie: SCP Game: Myth/Legend & Cosmic Horror Award
- Paranormasight FILE38 Ise Mermaid Story: Between Reality and Unreality Award
- Cronos: The New Dawn: Special Award THE HORROR GAME AWARDS Award
- Dread Flats: Special Award Gatchman Award
- Accident Property Appraiser Exam: Special Award Hyakumuro Award
- Dyping Escape: Special Award Famitsu Bunko Award
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