After a successful launch, the Gayming Awards are coming back for a second year. The LGBTQ+-focused awards show for games will be returning in 2022 to highlight the best games with LGBTQ-friendly themes.
This year's show will feature an expanded set of award categories, which are set to be revealed in October. Xbox, EA, Green Man Gaming, and Hangar 13/2K will be among the returning sponsors for the event.
The Gayming Awards is an event put on by Gayming Magazine, a publication dedicated to covering video games through the lens of the LGBTQ+ community. The inaugural edition of the awards featured Hades, Tell Me Why, and If Found, with the LGBTQ Streamer of the Year and the Readers' Award decided by public vote.
A likely candidate for this year's awards is Life is Strange: True Colors, which stars Alex Chen as she uses her psychic power of Empathy to solve the mystery of her brother's death. Other inclusive games include Boyfriend Dungeon and Lake.
The Gayming Awards will be held at an in-person event live in London in April 2022, with Twitch as the exclusive broadcaster. Nominations open later this year.
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN.