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Dreadline Express Earns Two Horror Game Awards 2026 Nominations for Best Narrative and Best Soundtrack

Published

2 days ago

November 13, 2026

Dreadline Express first-person gameplay inside the train

A horror game set aboard the last train carrying what is left of humanity has been recognised for the two things it leans on hardest: its story and its music.

David Konečný’s psychological horror adventure acclaimed for its storytelling and original soundtrack

November 13, 2026 – Dreadline Express, the first-person psychological horror adventure developed by David Konečný and published by Shoreline Games, has received two nominations at The Horror Game Awards 2026, recognising the game’s distinctive approach to storytelling and atmosphere.

The game has been nominated in the following categories:

Best Narrative – recognising the game’s storytelling, written by developer David Konečný

Best Soundtrack – recognising the game’s original music, composed by Karel Vaněk

Set aboard the last train carrying the remnants of humanity, Dreadline Express combines psychological horror, exploration, and intricate environmental puzzles in a haunting journey where nothing is quite as it seems.

With its interconnected mysteries and unconventional approach to progression, the game challenges players to piece together the truth behind the train and its passengers. Every carriage holds another fragment of the mystery. Every character has a history, an agenda, and perhaps something hidden deep in their psyche that they would prefer you never discover. Finding a way to open a door is one thing. Deciding whether it should stay closed is another.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to see Dreadline Express recognised in not one, but two categories at The Horror Game Awards,” says Keith Kawamura, CEO of Shoreline Games. “From the very beginning, we knew there was something special about the world the team was creating, and seeing both its storytelling and soundtrack celebrated like this is incredibly rewarding.

“David has poured so much creativity and passion into making Dreadline Express a genuinely memorable horror experience, and we couldn’t be prouder of what he’s achieved.”

Since launching on Steam in October, Dreadline Express has invited horror fans to uncover its secrets, with its narrative and atmospheric soundscape now earning recognition at one of the genre’s dedicated awards ceremonies.

Winners of The Horror Game Awards 2026 are set to be announced on 20 November 2026.

Dreadline Express features:

Unravel the mysteries of the last human train – Explore the final moving relic of a devastated civilisation, where every carriage hides new secrets, and every passenger has their own story to tell.

Choose your own way forward – Explore freely, decide who becomes an ally or enemy, and overcome obstacles through force, tactics, or careful deduction. There is never only one solution.

Piece together a fragmented story – Pay attention, gather clues, and connect the pieces of a larger narrative puzzle before everything that remains is lost forever.

Master a unique card-based narrative system – Turn discoveries and achievements into cards, then use your growing collection to uncover connections, plan your next move, and open new possibilities.

Complete the album, understand the truth – Every new card brings you closer to understanding the melancholy story behind the last human train and the fate of those aboard it.

Remember: you are being watched – Your choices, relationships, and discoveries all shape how your journey through the train unfolds.

Dreadline Express is available on Steam.

About David Konecny

Dreadline Express is a first-person psychological horror metroidbrainia developed by David Konecny and published by Shoreline Games.

Aboard the last human train, players must explore the remnants of a fallen civilisation, investigate its increasingly strange passengers, and piece together a mystery before everything that remains disappears forever.

About Shoreline Games

Shoreline Games is an independent publisher, focusing on unique, eye-catching narrative-driven games developed by talented studios worldwide. Their catalog of indie titles ranges from the academia-inspired Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator, early 2000s-inspired action-adventure Onirism, and most recently, Cyberpunk-Noir Narrative RPG Celestial Return. For more information, please visit www.shorelinegames.com

Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars Is Out Now on Quest, PICO and Android XR

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43 minutes ago

November 15, 2026

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Rocky, a rocky alien crewmate, reaches out with a stone fist inside the Hail Mary spaceship in Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars.

Rocky, the rocky alien crewmate, inside the Hail Mary in Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars. Photo by Maze Theory

Humanity’s last hope is now a mission you can step inside. Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars is out now, a mixed-reality adventure that tells a previously untold chapter of Andy Weir’s bestselling sci-fi universe.

The immersive mixed reality experience launched on PICO, Android XR and Meta Quest 3/3S. It comes from Maze Theory, the award-winning London-based immersive entertainment studio behind Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom and Doctor Who: The Edge of Time.

Players step into the role of Ryland Grace. Ryland Grace and his friend and crewmate Rocky must work together in the face of disaster to keep the Hail Mary intact and bring their world-saving cargo to Eridani — Rocky’s home planet, and Grace’s new home.

It is a story of trust and communication between species. As this mixed-reality experience blends your physical environment with the Hail Mary itself, players diagnose problems, improvise solutions and push the limits of science and engineering to keep the mission alive.

Along the way, players work alongside Rocky to keep the mission alive, diagnose failing systems and improvise scientific solutions, and manage their ship and its precious cargo as they travel through the stars — experiencing humanity’s last hope firsthand.

Watch the launch trailer below.