Finally, an awards show gives Silent Hill 2 Remake and other horror games the love they deserveSilent Hill 2 Remake, Mouthwashing, and Still Wakes the Deep clean up at the Horror Game Awards.Image credit: Bloober Team News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on Dec. 15, 2024 Silent Hill 2 Remake may have been robbed of the awards it was nominated for at The Game Awards, but it took home the top Game of the Year prize at the 2024 Horror Game Awards last night.Konami's horror game also won Best Survival Horror, Best Soundtrack, and awarded James Sunderland mocap and voice actor, Luke Roberts, Best Performance in the third annual horror game showcase, but did lose out in several other categories it was nominated for given the glut of brilliant horror games we've seen this year.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. What Was Life Like in Silent Hill 2 Before Its Downfall?Watch on YouTubeBest Indie Developer went to Chilla's Art, Best Multiplayer went to the brilliant Lethal Company, and the Chinese Room's Still Wakes the Deep took home Best Indie Horror, as well as Best Technical Achievement. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Pyramid Head designer Masahiro Ito also secured an individual lifetime achievement award.Here's the full list of nominations and winners:Best PerformanceAlec Newman/Caz - Caz in Still Wakes the DeepLuke Roberts/James Sunderland - Silent Hill 2 (WINNER)Vito Z. Holmes/Rambley the Raccoon - Indigo Park: Chapter 1Most Accessible Horror GameDead By Daylight - Behaviour InteractiveMouthwashing - Wrong OrganSlay the Princess The Pristine Cut - Black Tabby Games (WINNER)Best NarrativeSilent Hill 2 - Bloober TeamMouthwashing -- Wrong Organ (WINNER)Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut -- Black Tabby GamesBest SoundtrackIndigo Park: Chapter 1 - UniqueGeesePsychopomp GOLD - Fading ClubSilent Hill 2 - Bloober Team SA (WINNER)Players ChoiceMouthwashing - Wrong Organ (WINNER)Silent Hill 2 - Bloober Team SABuckshot Roulette - Mike KlubnikaBest Survival HorrorCrow Country - SFB GamesSilent Hill 2 - Bloober Team (WINNER)Until Dawn - Ballistic MoonBest Indie DeveloperChillas Art (WINNER)Puppet ComboWrong OrganBest Indie Horror GameBuckshot Roulette - Mike KlubnikaMouthwashing - Wrong OrganStill Wakes the Deep - The Chinese Room (WINNER)Best Multiplayer Horror GameDead By Daylight - Behaviour Interactive Inc.Lethal Company - Zeekerss (WINNER)Phasmophobia - Kinetic GamesBest VR HorrorFive Nights at Freddys: Help Wanted 2 - Steel Wool StudiosPhasmophobia - Kinetic GamesResident Evil 4 VR - Capcom & Armature Studio (WINNER)Best DeveloperCapcom (WINNER)Wrong OrganPuppet ComboHorror Content Creator of the YearIGPManlyBadassHeroMarkiplier (WINNER)Technical AchievementMouthwashing - Wrong OrganStill Wakes the Deep - The Chinese Room (WINNER)Silent Hill 2 - Bloober Team SALifetime Achievement AwardMasahiro Ito (WINNER)Scott CawthonSam LakeMost Anticipated Horror GameAlien: Isolation Sequel - Creative Assembly (WINNER)Little Nightmares III - Supermassive GamesResident Evil 9 - CapcomHorror Game of the YearSilent Hill 2 - Bloober Team SA (WINNER)Mouthwashing - Wrong OrganStill Wakes the Deep - The Chinese RoomThe awards also showcased several world first premieres of upcoming indie horror games, including Shiver, Cold Abyss: Directors Cut, Deadcam, Feed the Pit, Bye Sweet Carole, and Animal Use Protocol."Against the odds, Bloober Team has delivered a remake that both expands Silent Hill 2 in just the right places, and gives careful attention to what it preserves," I wrote in Eurogamer Silent Hill 2 Remake review, awarding the game an impressive five out of five stars.In related news, Silent Hill 2 Remake players are still waiting for a fix for the game's poor performance on PS5 Pro.Although Bloober Team deployed an update to address graphical glitches affecting the horror game on PS5 Pro after Silent Hill 2 Remake players called on Konami to address the technical issues still plaguing the game on PS5 Pro weeks on from the Pro's release, all the patch has done is remove PSSR and fails to address any of the underlying issues.