The nominations for the sixth annual Gayming Awards have been announced, with Hades 2 and Date Everything each receiving three nominations across 14 categories.
Supergiant Games’ Hades 2 is among the six titles nominated for Game of the Year, alongside Ball x Pit, Blue Prince, Ghost of Yōtei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and South of Midnight.
Hades 2 and Silksong were also nominated for the Gayming Magazine Fan Favourite Award, along with Date Everything, Dead by Daylight: Steady Pulse, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.
Date Everything was featured in the LGBTQ+ Indie Game category, as well as Monster Prom 4: Monster Con, Quantum Witch, Takes of Seikyu, The Beekeepers Picnic, and Spirit Swap.
Winners of the LGBTQ+ Streaming Rising Star Class of 2026, LGBTQ+ Content Creator Superstar Award, and the Gayming Icon Award will be revealed in May 2026.
This year’s ceremony includes a new suite of accolades called the Gayming Awards Creator Honours, which “set out to celebrate and uplift LGBTQ+ gaming content creators of all levels.”
The Gayming Awards 2026 takes place on June 8 on World of Wonder’s streaming service, WOW Presents Plus.
The ceremony will be hosted by last year’s LGBTQ+ Voice Actor of the Year winner Erika Ishii and drag artist Dawn.
Here are the full list of nominations:
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
