Hades 2 and Date Everything are at the forefront of the nominations for the 2026 Gayming Awards

The sixth annual Gayming Awards nominations are out, highlighting Hades 2 and Date Everything with three nods each across 14 distinct categories.

Among the contenders for Game of the Year are six noteworthy games: Supergiant Games' Hades 2, Ball x Pit, Blue Prince, Ghost of Yōtei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and South of Midnight.

Both Hades 2 and Silksong appear in the lineup for the Gayming Magazine Fan Favorite Award, alongside titles like Date Everything, Dead by Daylight: Steady Pulse, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

Date Everything is also recognized in the LGBTQ+ Indie Game category, competing with Monster Prom 4: Monster Con, Quantum Witch, Tales of Seikyu, The Beekeepers Picnic, and Spirit Swap.

This May, winners for categories such as the LGBTQ+ Streaming Rising Star Class of 2026, LGBTQ+ Content Creator Superstar Award, and the Gayming Icon Award will be unveiled.

New this year, the Gayming Awards Creator Honours have been introduced to honor LGBTQ+ gaming content creators at all levels.

The Gayming Awards 2026 will be streamed on June 8 on WOW Presents Plus, coinciding with the global celebrations on World of Wonder's platform.

The event will see Erika Ishii, the previous year's LGBTQ+ Voice Actor of the Year winner, co-hosting with drag performer Dawn.

Game of the Year

• Ball x Pit (Kenny Sun/Devolver Digital)
• Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury)
• Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Hades 2 (Supergiant Games)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
• South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios)

Gayming Magazine Fan Favorite Award

• Date Everything (Sassy Chap Games/Team17)
• Dead by Daylight: Steady Pulse (Behaviour Interactive)
• Hades 2 (Supergiant Games)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Don't Nod)

Best LGBTQ+ Character Award

• Sir Hans Capon – Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Eddie & Volt – Date Everything
• Kat Mikaelsen – Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
• Melinoë – Hades 2
• Orela Rose – Dead by Daylight
• Samar – Spirit Swap (Soft Not Weak)

Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game Award

• Date Everything (Sassy Chap Games/Team17)
• Monster Prom 4: Monster Con (Beautiful Glitch)
• Quantum Witch (NikkiJay)
• Spirit Swap
• Tales of Seikyu (Ace Entertainment/Fireshine Games)
• The Beekeepers Picnic (Wonder Room Games)

Industry Diversity Award

• Behaviour Interactive
• Don't Nod
• Out Making Games (OMG)
• Riot Games

Community Impact Award

• Boston Gaymers
• Gaymers iNC
• Gaymer Nights
• NYC Gaymers
• Qweerty Gamers
• SlayStation

Best LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports Award

• British Esports Federation
• Cora Kennedy
• Team Liquid
• Valorant Game Changers

LGBTQ+ Voice Actor of the Year Award

• Allegra Clark
• Jay Taylor
• Jennifer English
• Michael Lorz
• Robyn Holdaway
• Tobias Weatherburn

Queer Geek Entertainment of the Year Award

• Dimension 20: Dungeons & Drag Queens, Season 2 (Dropout)
• Harley Quinn: Season 5 (DC)
• Hazbin Hotel: Season 2 (Amazon)
• Stranger Things: Season 5 (Netflix)
• The Mighty Nein (Amazon MGM Studios, Critical Role & Titmouse)
• The Last of Us: Season 2 (HBO)

LGBTQ+ Content Creator of the Year Award

• ArtemirGaming
• Blizz
• BoyeFran
• GhCoffee
• Hyjules
• KoiJay
• Phaun
• Ravynia

LGBTQ+ Breakout Creator of the Year Award

• Devoglaer
• HaiMoonX
• KyaColosseum
• OllieDreamer
• PhilipCroft
• Retrowolve
• TheFunkoBeard
• WillJinkies