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Canadian Game Awards

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Canadian Game Awards
Native nameFrench: Prix du Jeu Canadien
Awarded forAchievements in the Canadian video game industry
VenueVarious
CountryCanada
First awardSeptember 19, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-09-19)
Websitecanadiangameawards.ca
Livestream coverage
Produced byNorthern Arena Productions
Directed byCarl-Edwin Michel
Canadian Videogame Awards
Native nameFrench: Prix Canadiens du Jeu Video
Awarded forAchievements in the Canadian video game industry
VenueVarious
CountryCanada
First awardMay 5, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-05-05)
Final awardNovember 15, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-11-15)
WebsiteArchived from the original
Livestream coverage
Produced byCanadian League of Gamers
Directed by Victor Lucas

The Canadian Game Awards (French: Prix du Jeu Canadien) is an annual awards ceremony dedicated to achievements in the Canadian video game industry. It does not have a specific focus on games produced entirely in Canada, but also includes those with a significant amount of Canadian production staff. The show also highlights actors, esports athletes, and content creators who are from the country or contributed to local productions, even featuring them as presenters. As of 2023, the show is produced by Northern Arena Productions.[1]

It is not the first Canadian awards ceremony dedicated to video games, and is a successor to the Canadian Videogame Awards that ran in the 2010s until their cancellation in 2017. Carl-Edwin Michel, the creator and executive of the Canadian Game Awards, had also worked on the Canadian Videogame Awards in its final years. The Canadian Game Awards began as an online event in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and switched to an in-person format in 2023. The show took a year off in 2024 after the 2023 edition had experienced difficulties in its production.[2]

Starting in 2022, a sister show titled the Canadian Indie Game Awards was launched.[3] This event had a specific focus on indie games and studios. In 2025, it was merged into the main show.[4]

History

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Canadian Videogame Awards

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In 2010, the first Canadian Videogame Awards was held in Vancouver ahead of GDC Canada. The show was produced by the Canadian League of Gamers with support from DigiBC, Reboot Communications, and Greedy Productions. It had also received sponsorships from Xbox, PlayStation, The Georgia Straight, and G4. Dragon Age: Origins won Game of the Year. The other nominees were Assassin's Creed II, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, FIFA 10, and Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes.[5] Dragon Age: Origins was a multi-award winner, having won Best Writing as well. Assassin's Creed II won the most awards in total, taking Best Console Game, Best Visual Arts, Best Game Design, and Best Technology (which it shared with Prototype).[6]

The 2013 edition of the awards was held with Fan Expo Vancouver, and was aired on Citytv stations nationwide with several weekend repeats on G4 Canada.[7] Far Cry 3 won six awards in total, including the Game of the Year award and the Future Shop Fans' Choice Award. Mass Effect 3 was the runner-up with three wins, including Best Console Game.[8]

In 2014, the show moved to November rather than being held in the first half of the year. This left a big gap from the previous edition of the show, so games from 2013 were included alongside those released in 2014. Furthermore, the event was moved to The Carlu in Toronto.[9] Each year had its own set of winners for each award. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag was Game of the Year for 2013, and Watch Dogs was Game of the Year for 2014.[10]

Another move occurred for the 2015 edition of the show, which took place in the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Reboot Communications also announced an agreement with Swaf Media to co-produce future iterations of the Canadian Videogame Awards. This agreement also included a new initiative called the CVA FanFest, a fan convention to take place alongside the awards show. Reboot communications described this as being a long-term arrangement.[11] The convention featured game demos, Counter-Strike tournaments, and gaming merchandise. Assassin's Creed Syndicate secured the Game of the Year award.

Yet another change in venue happened in 2016, this time to the Palais des congrès de Montréal to coincide with the Montréal International Games Summit. This time, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was crowned as the Game of the Year winner.[12][13] This would be the final iteration of the Canadian Videogame Awards.

The 2017 edition was set to take place alongside many other cultural events for 150th anniversary of Canada in Ottawa.[14][15] It also was slated to include a gaming tournament called the Canadian Videogame Happening.[16] However, on 17 August 2017, it was announced that the Canadian League of Gamers would no longer be organizing the show on behalf of the video game industry in Canada and that the event was cancelled.[17]

Shows presented by the Canadian Videogame Awards

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Event Date Game of the Year Venue
2010 May 5 Dragon Age: Origins Vancouver Convention Centre[18]
2011 May 18 Mass Effect 2[19]
2012 April 21 FIFA 12[20]
2013 April 20 Far Cry 3[21]
2014 November 21 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) The Carlu (Toronto)
Watch Dogs (2014)
2015 December 6 Assassin's Creed Syndicate Mattamy Athletic Centre (Toronto)
2016 November 15 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Palais des congrès de Montréal

Canadian Game Awards

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According to the producer, Carl-Edwin Michel, a major motivator for the awards show is highlighting that many games are produced entirely or in part by Canadian staff. Examples cited by him include Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, EA Sports FC, Dead by Daylight, Warframe, Cuphead, and Celeste. Furthermore, with Canada having the third-largest games industry in the world but no equivalent to the British Academy Games Awards in the United Kingdom or The Game Awards in the United States, there was seemingly no celebration for Canadian creators.[22]

The 2026 Canadian Game Awards saw Jennifer Hale and Mark Meer invited to host the event, both known for voicing the female and male variants of Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series.[23] Patricia Summersett, the voice actor of Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, was also invited as a presenter.[24] Victor Lucas was awarded with an honorary award for his work on The Electric Playground. It was a television series that served as a stepping stone into the industry for numerous prolific individuals such as Geoff Keighley and Jade Raymond.[4]

Shows presented by the Canadian Game Awards

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Event Date Game of the Year Studio of the Year Venue
2020 September 19 Cadence of Hyrule Klei Entertainment Virtual event
2021 April 10 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Certain Affinity Toronto
2022 April 9 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Ubisoft Toronto
2023 April 21 Tunic TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games Daniels Spectrum (Toronto)
2025 February 26 Balatro LocalThunk TIFF Lightbox (Toronto)
2026 May 21 South of Midnight Compulsion Games John Bassett Theatre (Toronto)

Shows presented by the Canadian Indie Game Awards

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Event Date Game of the Year Venue
2022 April 8[25] Echo Generation Virtual event
2023 April 20[26] Tunic Artscape Daniels Launchpad (Toronto)

Eligibility

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As of 2023, the eligibility criteria to be a Canadian Game Awards nominee is as follows:

  • A nominee must have Canadian citizenship or permanent residency
  • One of the following must apply:
    • The developer is Canadian
    • Over 51% of the game is developed in Canada
    • A publisher or studio spearheading the project is Canadian
  • The game was released between January 1 and December 31 in the year before the show
  • Ports are not eligible unless it is a new version with extra content developed by a Canadian studio
  • Early access games are only eligible if the game is available to the public
  • Canadian actors, audio studios, composers, etc. may submit work done on a foreign-made game for consideration
  • Any additional content for a game is eligible as long as it was released in the year before the show[27]

Winners

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The following are the games, studios, individuals and organizations which have won awards.[28][29][30][31] In brackets are the studios and organizations that are associated with the winning games and individuals. For tables including all nominees, the winner is at the top of the list and marked in bold. The awards were given to the Canadian studios on each game, so their names are typically listed even if others were involved or leading the production.

Canadian Videogame Awards

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CVA 2010

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Award Winner[32]
Game of the Year
Best Console Game
Best Handheld Game
Best Downloadable Game
Best Audio
Best Game Design
  • Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (Relic Entertainment)
    • Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (Capybara Games)
    • NHL 10 (EA Canada)
    • Prototype (Radical Entertainment)
Best Technology
Best Visual Arts
Best Writing
  • Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
    • Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Prototype (Radical Entertainment)
    • WET (Artificial Mind & Movement)
Best In-Game Cinematic
Most Promising Game

CVA 2011

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Award Winner[33][34][35]
Game of the Year
Best Console Game
  • Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
    • Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Dead Rising 2 (Blue Castle Games)
    • FIFA 11 (EA Canada)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft Montréal)
Best Game on the Go
Best Downloadable Game
Best Audio
Best Social/Casual Game
  • Pocket God (Frima Studio)
    • Dex Hamilton's Bug Quest (March Entertainment)
    • GardenMind (Inspirado Games)
    • Mercenaries of War (Kaboom Games)
    • Pot Farm (Brain Warp Studio)
Best Game Design
  • Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
    • Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • DeathSpank (Hothead Games)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Trainyard (Matt Rix)
Best Technology
Best Visual Arts
  • Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
    • Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (Beenox)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • TRON: Evolution (Propaganda Games)
Best Writing
  • Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
    • Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising (Relic Entertainment)
    • Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft Montréal)
Best Student Game
  • WOMP! (XnEh?)
    • Codex (Good Guy Robots)
    • Ginkgo (Christopher Frankline, Jennifer Chu, Ryan Pelcz, Nick Younge and Lisa Trac)
    • Hootlin (Team Temps)
Innovation Award
  • ModNation Racers (United Front Games)
    • Kinect Joy Ride (BigPark)
    • Scrabble (EA Mobile Montréal)
    • Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (Beenox)
    • Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft Montréal)

CVA 2012

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Award Winner[36]
Game of the Year
Best Console Game
Best Game on the Go
Best Downloadable Game
Best Audio
Best Social/Casual Game
Best Game Design
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos-Montréal)
Best Technology
Best Visual Arts
  • Assassin's Creed Revelations (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Need for Speed: The Run (EA Black Box)
    • Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capybara Games)
    • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (Relic Entertainment)
Best Writing
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed Revelations (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capybara Games)
    • To the Moon (Freebird Games)
Best Indie Game
  • Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capybara Games)
    • Capsized (Alientrap)
    • DLC Quest (Going Loud Studios)
    • Super Stickman Golf (Noodlecake Studios)
    • Tales from Space: About a Blob (Drinkbox Studios)
Best New Character
  • Adam Jenson in Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Sissy in Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure (Untold Entertainment)
    • The Blob in Tales from Space: About a Blob (Drinkbox Studio)
    • Captain Titus in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (Relic Entertainment)
    • Yeti in Yeti (Metanet Software)
Best Original Music
  • Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capybara Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Revelations (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (Capybara Games)
    • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (Relic Entertainment)
Future Shop Gamers' Choice Award
  • NHL 12 (EA Canada)
    • Assassin's Creed Revelations (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos-Montréal)
    • FIFA 12 (EA Canada)
Innovation Award
  • Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capybara Games)
    • Battlefield 3 (EA Black Box / DICE)
    • Cows vs. Aliens (XMG Studio)
    • To the Moon (Freebird Games)
    • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (Relic Entertainment)

CVA 2013

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Award Winner[37]
Game of the Year
  • Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • Mass Effect 3 (BioWare)
    • Papo & Yo (Minority Media)
Best Console Game
Best Downloadable Game
Best Game on the Go
Best Social/Casual Game
Best Animation
  • Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • Prototype 2 (Radical Entertainment)
    • Shank 2 (Klei Entertainment)
    • Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games)
Best Audio
  • Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Incredipede (Northway Games)
    • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • My Singing Monsters (Big Blue Bubble)
    • Sound Shapes (Queasy Games)
Best Game Design
  • Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • Mass Effect 3 (BioWare)
    • Sound Shapes (Queasy Games)
Best Game Innovation
  • Sound Shapes (Queasy Games)
    • Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
    • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • Papo & Yo (Minority Media)
    • Waveform (Eden Industries)
Best Indie Game
  • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • Papo & Yo (Minority Media)
    • Shank 2 (Klei Entertainment)
    • Sound Shapes (Queasy Games)
    • Waveform (Eden Industries)
Best New Character
  • Vaas in Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • The Nun Squad in Nun Attack (Frima Studio)
    • Quico in Papa & Yo (Minority Media)
    • James Heller in Prototype 2 (Radical Entertainment)
    • Wei Shen in Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games)
Best Original Music
  • Leaving Earth in Mass Effect 3 (BioWare)
    • Main Theme in Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Liberation in Papo & Yo (Minority Media)
    • Sleeping Dogs Original Score in Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games)
    • Cities in Sound Shapes (Queasy Games)
Best Technology
  • Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • MechWarrior Online (Piranha Games)
    • Prototype 2 (Radical Entertainment/Activision)
    • SSX (EA Canada)
Best Visual Arts
  • Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Incredipede (Northway Games)
    • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • Mass Effect 3 (BioWare)
Best Writing
  • Mass Effect 3 (BioWare)
    • Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games)
Future Shop Fans' Choice Award
  • Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition (WB Games Montréal)
    • Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)
    • Mass Effect 3 (BioWare)
    • Papo & Yo (Minority Media)
    • Prototype 2 (Radical Entertainment)
    • Sleeping Dogs (United Front Games)
    • Sound Shapes (Queasy Games)
    • Waveform (Eden Industries)

CVA 2014

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Award Winner[38][39] Year
Game of the Year 2013
2014
Best Console Game
  • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Batman: Arkham Origins (WB Games Montréal)
    • Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver)
    • Far Cry: 3 Blood Dragon (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist (Ubisoft Toronto)
2013
  • Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Chariot (Frima Studio)
2014
Best Downloadable Game
  • Guacamelee! (Drinkbox Studios)
    • Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment)
    • Outlast (Red Barrels)
    • Rogue Legacy (Cellar Door Games)
2013
2014
Best Game on the Go 2013
2014
Best iOS Game 2013
  • Hitman GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Bio Inc. (DryGin Studios)
    • Eets Munchies (Klei Entertainment)
    • Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past (GlitchSoft)
    • Warhammer 40,000: Carnage (Roadhouse Games)
2014
Best Social/Casual Game 2013
  • i saw her across the world (krangGAMES)
    • Blokus (Gameloft Montréal)
    • Dragons: Rise of Berk (Ludia)
    • Lego City My City (Hibernum Créations)
    • Shu’s Garden (Colin Sanders and Jay Bond)
2014
Best Animation
  • Batman: Arkham Origins (WB Games Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver)
    • Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment)
    • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft Toronto)
2013
  • Child of Light (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Chariot (Frima Studio)
    • Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies (Relic Entertainment)
    • Hitman GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montréal)
2014
Best Audio
  • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Batman: Arkham Origins (WB Games Montréal)
    • Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver)
    • Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Next Level Games)
2013
  • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Child of Light (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies (Relic Entertainment)
    • Skylanders: Trap Team (Beenox)
    • Warhammer 40,000: Carnage (Roadhouse Games)
2014
Best Game Design
  • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Batman: Arkham Origins (WB Games Montréal)
    • Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver)
    • Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment)
    • Guacamelee! (Drinkbox Studios)
2013
  • Hitman GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Chariot (Frima Studio)
    • Skylanders: Trap Team (Beenox)
    • The Long Dark (Hinterland)
    • Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montréal)
2014
Best Game Innovation
  • Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver)
    • Guacamelee! (Drinkbox Studios)
    • Infinite (Nexus Game Studio)
2013
  • Super Time Force (Capybara Games)
    • Hitman GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • i saw her across the world (krangGAMES)
    • The Long Dark (Hinterland)
    • Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montréal)
2014
Best Indie Game
  • Guacamelee! (Drinkbox Studios)
    • Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment)
    • Infinite (Nexus Game Studio)
    • MacGuffin Quest (Pixel Crucible)
    • Outlast (Red Barrels)
    • Pocket Mine (Roofdog Games)
    • Rogue Legacy (Cellar Door Games)
    • Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves (Artifice Studio)
    • Super Stickman Golf 2 (Noodlecake Games)
2013
  • Always Sometimes Monsters (Vagabond Dog)
    • Bio Inc. (DryGin Studios)
    • Glitchhikers (Silverstring Media)
    • i saw her across the world (krangGAMES)
    • Mercenary Kings (Tribute Games)
    • Super Time Force (Capybara Games)
    • The Fall (Over the Moon Games)
    • The Long Dark (Hinterland)
    • The Veil (Wayward)
    • Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past (GlitchSoft)
2014
Best New Character
  • Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Didi Malenkaya in Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Nick Ramos in Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver)
    • Wilson in Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment)
    • Juan Aguacate in Guacamelee! (Drinkbox Studios)
2013
  • Aurora in Child of Light (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Adewale in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • The Princess in Chariot (Frima Studio)
    • Lob-Star in Skylanders: Trap Team (Beenox)
    • Aiden Pearce in Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montréal)
2014
Best Original Music
  • Power Core by Power Glove in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Main Theme in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Arkham Origins Main Titles in Batman: Arkham Origins (WB Games Montréal)
    • House on Fire in Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Dark Moon in Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Next Level Games)
2013
  • Aurora's Theme in Child of Light (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Pet Rock Meets the Moon in Always Sometimes Monsters (Vagabond Dog)
    • The Fight for All in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Main Theme in Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies (Relic Entertainment)
    • The Mountain in i saw her across the world (krangGAMES)
2014
Best Technology
  • Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Bungee Pigs (InLight Entertainment)
    • Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Warframe (Digital Extremes)
2013
  • Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Bio Inc. (DryGin Studios)
    • Chariot (Frima Studio)
    • Company of Heroes 2: The Western From Armies (Relic Entertainment)
    • Super Time Force (Capybara Games)
2014
Best Visual Arts
  • Batman: Arkham Origins (WB Games Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment)
    • Guacamelee! (Drinkbox Studios)
2013
  • Child of Light (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Chariot (Frima Studio)
    • Hitman GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • The Long Dark (Hinterland)
    • Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montréal)
2014
Best Writing
  • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Batman: Arkham Origins (WB Games Montréal)
    • Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver)
    • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Ubisoft Montréal)
2013
  • Always Sometimes Monsters (Vagabond Dog)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Child of Light (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • i saw her across the world (krangGAMES)
2014
Fans' Choice Award
  • Outlast (Red Barrels)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Batman: Arkham Origins (WB Games Montréal)
    • Contrast (Compulsion Games)
    • Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver)
    • Don't Starve (Klei Entertainment)
    • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Guacamelee! (Drinkbox Studios)
    • Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Next Level Games)
    • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist (Ubisoft Toronto)
2013
  • Dragons: Rise of Berk (Ludia)
    • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Chariot (Frima Studio)
    • Child of Light (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Hitman GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Shattered Planet (Kitfox Games)
    • Super Time Force (Capybara Games)
    • Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past (GlitchSoft)
    • Warhammer 40,000: Carnage (Roadhouse Games)
    • Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montréal)
2014

CVA 2015

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Award Winner[40]
Game of the Year
Fans' Choice: Best Canadian-Made Game
  • N++ (Metanet Software)
    • Apotheon (Alientrap)
    • Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Assassin's Creed Unity (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Don't Starve: Giant Edition (Klei Entertainment)
    • Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare)
    • Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Hitman: Sniper (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Lara Croft GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Last Voyage (Semidome)
Fans' Choice: Best International Game
Best Console Game
Best Downloadable Game
  • Invisible, Inc. (Klei Entertainment)
    • Apotheon (Alientrap)
    • N++ (Metanet Software)
    • Runbow (13AM Games)
    • The Castle Game (Neptune Interactive)
Best Game on the Go
Best iOS Game
Best Social/Casual Game
  • I Love Potatoes (Vali Fugulin / Ruben Farrus / Minority)
    • Bean Boy (Tyson Ibele)
    • Crusaders of the Lost Idols (Codename Entertainment)
    • Cupkins (Joydrop)
    • Waldo & Friends (Ludia)
Best Animation
  • Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Apotheon (Alientrap)
    • Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare)
    • Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Lara Croft GO (Square Enix Montréal)
Best Audio
  • Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Apotheon (Alientrap)
    • Assassin's Creed Unity (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Lara Croft GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare)
Best Game Design
  • Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft Montréal)
Best Game Innovation
  • Pulse (Pixel Pi Games)
    • Clandestine: Anomaly (ZenFri)
    • Don't Starve: Giant Edition (Klei Entertainment)
    • Lamper VR: Firefly Rescue (Archiact Interactive)
    • Last Voyage (Semidome)
Best Indie Game
  • Invisible, Inc. (Klei Entertainment)
    • Alpha Quest (Rikkir)
    • Alto’s Adventure (Team Alto)
    • Apotheon (Alientrap)
    • Don't Starve: Giant Edition (Klei Entertainment)
    • Last Voyage (Semidome)
    • Lastronaut (Darrin Henein & Stephan Leroux)
    • LOST ORBIT (PixelNAUTS Games)
    • Planet of the Eyes (Cococucumber)
    • ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS (Radial Games)
Best New Character
  • Jacob and Evie Frye in Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Armillo in Armillo (Fuzzy Wuzzy Games)
    • Arno Dorian in Assassin's Creed Unity (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Pagan Min in Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Olivia "Central" Gladstone in Invisible, Inc. (Klei Entertainment)
Best Original Music
  • D.R Style (Vinyl) in Don't Starve: Pocket Edition (Klei Entertainment)
    • King of the Gods in Apotheon (Alientrap)
    • Rose's Theme in Forgotten Memories: Alternate Realities (Psychose Interactive)
    • Defender of Kothal in Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions (Gigataur)
    • The Castle Game Theme in The Castle Game (Neptune Interactive)
Best Technology
  • Hitman: Sniper (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Apotheon (Alientrap)
    • Clandestine: Anomaly (ZenFri)
    • Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 (Hibernum Créations)
    • Lamper VR: Firefly Rescue (Archiact Interactive)
Best Visual Arts
  • Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare)
    • Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Lara Croft GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Last Voyage (Semidome)
Best Writing
  • Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare)
    • Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Assassin's Creed Unity (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Invisible, Inc. (Klei Entertainment)

CVA 2016

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Award Winner[41]
Game of the Year
Fans' Choice: Best International Game
Fans' Choice: Best Canadian-Made Game
  • Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Digital)
    • Alone With You (Benjamin Rivers)
    • Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montréal)
    • FIFA 17 (EA Canada)
    • Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
    • NHL 17 (EA Canada)
    • Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
    • Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games)
    • The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Best Console Game
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
    • NHL 17 (EA Canada)
    • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montréal)
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
Best PC Game
Best Virtual Reality Game
Best Animation
Best Art Direction
  • Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
    • Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
    • Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Best Audio
  • NHL 17 (EA Canada)
    • Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Best Debut Game
  • Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
    • Friday Night Bullet Arena (Red Nexus Games)
    • Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
    • Leap of Fate (Clever Plays)
    • Oz: Broken Kingdom (This Game Studio)
    • The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Best Educational Game
  • Modbox (Alientrap)
Best Game Design
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • NHL 17 (EA Canada)
    • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Ultimate Chicken Horse (Clever Endeavour Games)
Best Game Innovation
  • The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
    • Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Modbox (Alientrap)
    • Ultimate Chicken Horse (Clever Endeavour Games)
Best Indie Game
  • Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games)
    • Alone With You (Benjamin Rivers)
    • Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
    • Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
    • The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Best Musical Score
  • Take My Hand by YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN & Pantayo in Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
    • Alone With You (Benjamin Rivers)
    • Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Digital)
    • Deus Ex GO (Square Enix Montréal)
    • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montréal)
Best Narrative
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Alone With You (Benjamin Rivers)
    • FIFA 17 (EA Canada)
    • Moon Hunters (Kitfox Games)
    • Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Best New Character
  • The Trapper in Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Digital)
    • Thora in Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games)
    • Mukai in Leap of Fate (Clever Plays)
    • Sasha in Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
    • Reynardo in Stories: The Path of Destinies (Spearhead Games)
Best Performance
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montréal)
    • OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo (Double Stallion Games)
    • Porta-Pilots: Plunging Through Time (Hibernum Créations)
    • Tappy Toes (Rikkir)
    • The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
Best Technology
  • The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (Cloudhead Games)
    • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Eagle Flight (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Modbox (Alientrap)
    • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montréal)

Canadian Game Awards

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CGA 2020

[edit]
Award Winner[42]
Game of the Year
  • Cadence of Hyrule (Brace Yourself Games)
    • Far Cry New Dawn (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Pistol Whip (Cloudhead Games)
    • Gears 5 (The Coalition)
    • Luigi's Mansion 3 (Next Level Games)
Studio of the Year
  • Klei Entertainment
    • Digital Extremes
    • The Coalition
    • Behaviour Interactive
Best Art Direction
Best Narrative
Best Game Design
Best Performance
Best Score/Soundtrack
  • Outward (Nine Dots Studio)
    • Cadence of Hyrule (Brace Yourself Games)
    • Luigi's Mansion 3 (Next Level Games)
    • Gears 5 (The Coalition)
    • Grindstone (Capybara Games)
Best Audio Design
  • Far Cry New Dawn (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Candence of Hyrule (Brace Yourself Games)
    • Pistol Whip (Cloudhead Games)
    • Luigi's Mansion 3 (Next Level Games)
    • Gears 5 (The Coalition)
Best Indie Game
  • Cadence of Hyrule (Brace Yourself Games)
    • Spek (RAC7 Games)
    • Grindstone (Capybara Games)
    • Oxygen Not Included (Klei Entertainment)
    • Pistol Whip (Cloudhead Games)
Best PC Game
Best Console Game
Best Mobile Game
Best Esports Player
Best Esports Host
  • Marissa "MRob" Roberto (TSN)
    • Brody "Liefx" Moore
    • Isaac "Azael" Cummings-Bentley
    • Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett
    • Parker "Interro" Mackay
Best Esports Organization
Best Esports Event
Best Content Creator / Show
Best Streamer
Best Personality

CGA 2021

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Award Winner[43][44]
Game of the Year
Studio of the Year
Fans' Choice Award
Best Art Direction
  • Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus)
    • A Fold Apart (Lightning Rod Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Boreal Tenebrae (Snot Bubbles Productions)
    • Spinch (Queen Bee Games)
Best Narrative
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montréal)
Best Game Design
  • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • Gears Tactics (The Coalition / Splash Damage)
    • Lucifer Within Us (Kitfox Games)
    • Star Wars: Squadrons (Motive Studio)
    • Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto)
Best Performance
  • Cecilie Stenspil as Eivor in Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Guillaume Lambert as the Announcer in Journey to the Savage Planet (Typhoon Studios)
    • Pascal Langdale as Bagley in Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto)
    • Katherine Levac as E.K.O. in Journey to the Savage Planet (Typhoon Studios)
    • Elana Dunkelman as Fenyx in Immortals Fenyx Rising (Ubisoft Québec)
Best Score/Soundtrack
  • Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus)
    • A Fold Apart (Lightning Rod Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • Immortals Fenyx Rising (Ubisoft Québec)
Best Audio Design
Best Indie Game
  • Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus)
    • A Fold Apart (Lightning Rod Games)
    • Bloodroots (Paper Cult)
    • Journey to the Savage Planet (Typhoon Studios)
    • Star Renegades (Massive Damage)
Best Debut Indie Game
Best VR/AR Game
  • Star Wars: Squadrons (Motive Studio)
    • Groove Gunner (BitCutter Studios)
    • Slugterra VR (Dark Slope Studios)
    • Transformers: VR Battle Arena (Meta4 Interactive)
    • Vetrix (Pixel Racers)
Best PC Game
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • Industries of Titan (Brace Yourself Games)
    • Star Wars: Squadrons (Motive Studio)
    • Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto)
Best Console Game
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • A Short Hike (Adam Robinson-Yu)
    • Immortals Fenyx Rising (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus)
    • Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto)
Best Mobile Game
  • A Fold Apart (Lightning Rod Games)
Best Esports Player
Best Esports Host
  • Camille "Camco" Salazar-Hadaway
    • Alexander “The Shyway” Hope
    • Alex “Vansilli” Nguyen
    • Brody “Liefx” Moore
    • Jennifer “LemonKiwi” Pichette
Best Esports Organization
Best Esports Event
Best Esports Coach
  • Joshua "Jatt" Leesman
    • Aaron “Clairvoyance” Kim
    • Dylan “Didz” Didiano
    • Dylan Falco
    • Raymond “Rambo” Lussier
Best Content Creator / Show
Best Streamer
Best Personality

CGA 2022

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Award Winner[45]
Game of the Year
Studio of the Year
Best Art Direction
Best Narrative
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
    • Echo Generation (Cococucumber)
    • Moonglow Bay (Bunnyhug)
    • Wytchwood (Alientrap)
Best Game Design
Best Performance
Best Score/Soundtrack
Best Audio Design
Best Indie Game
Best VR/AR Game
  • Pistol Whip: Smoke & Thunder (Cloudhead Games)
    • Arcadia.tv (Arcadia Game Works)
    • Dark Threads (Be Curious Productions / Cream Digital)
    • Doom 3: VR Edition (Archiact Interactive)
    • Winds & Leaves (TREBUCHET Studios)
Best PC Game
  • Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment)
    • Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Discovery Tour – Viking Age (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games)
    • Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Mass Effect Legendary Edition (BioWare)
Best Console Game
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal)
    • Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Discovery Tour – Viking Age (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Echo Generation (Cococucumber)
    • Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft Toronto)
    • FIFA 22 (EA Vancouver)
Best Mobile Game
Best Esports Player
  • Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken (FaZe Clan)
    • Alex “scuwry” Scala (Kungarna NA)
    • Jasmine “Jazzyk1ns” Manankil (MAJKL)
    • Mirna “athxna” Noureldin (TSM X)
    • Tyson “TenZ” Ngo (Sentinels)
Best Esports Host
  • Parker "Interro" Mackay
    • Alex “Vansilli” Nguyen
    • Brody “Liefx” Moore
    • Camille “Camco” Salazar-Hadaway
    • Conner “Scrawny” Girvan
Best Esports Organization
  • Luminosity Gaming
    • Lazarus Esports
    • Mirage Esports
    • OverActive Media
    • Parabellum Esports
Best Esports Event
  • Red Bull Campus Clutch 2021 – Canadian National Final (Red Bull)
    • Bell Esports Challenge 2021
    • Get On My Line 2021
    • Toronto Ultra 100K Canada Cup
    • Pinnacle 2021
Best Esports Coach
  • Raymond "Rambo" Lussier
    • Gabriel “Invert” Zoltan-Johan
    • Joshua “Jatt” Leesman
    • Kyle “OCEAN” O’Brien
    • Thomas “Trippy” Schappy
Best Content Creator / Show
Best Streamer
  • Imane "Pokimane" Anys
    • Danny “Shiphtur” Le
    • Félix “xQc” Lengyel
    • Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang
    • Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek
Best Personality
  • Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey
    • Autumn Rhodes
    • Camille “Camco” Salazar-Hadaway
    • Imane “Pokimane” Anys
    • Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang

CGA 2023

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Nomination Category Award Winner[1]
Year Accolade Game of the Year
Studio of the Year
  • TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games
Best Console Game
  • Tunic (TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games)
    • Disney Dreamlight Valley (Gameloft Montréal)
    • Rainbow Six Extraction (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Nobody Saves the World (Drinkbox Studios)
    • Rogue Legacy 2 (Cellar Door Games)
Best Mobile Game
  • Disney Mirrorverse (Kabam)
    • Knotwords (Noodlecake Studios)
    • INKS (Noodlecake Studios)
    • Lingo Legend Language Learning (Hyperthought Games)
    • Yeager: Hunter Legend (IGG)
Best PC Game
  • Tunic (TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games)
    • Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters (Complex Games)
    • Nobody Saves the World (Drinkbox Studios)
    • Roller Champions (Ubisoft Montréal)
    • Rainbow Six Extraction (Ubisoft Montréal)
Best VR/AR Game
  • Broken Edge (Trebuchet)
    • Swordsman VR (Sinn Studio)
    • Transformers Beyond Reality (Meta4 Interactive)
    • Nerf Ultimate Championship (Secret Location)
    • Terrorarium (Games by Stitch)
Community Awards Kurston Timothy (MYNNO)
Developers Best Art Direction
Best Narrative
Best Game Design
Best Performance
Best Score/Soundtrack
  • Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (Studio MDHR)
    • Tunic (TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games)
    • FIFA 23 (EA Canada)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters (Complex Games)
Best Audio Design
  • Tunic (TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games)
    • FIFA 23 (EA Canada)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters (Complex Games)
Best Technology/Innovation Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
Content Creators Best Content Creator / Show
Best Streamer
Esports Best Esports Coach
Best Esports Event
  • Overwatch League 2022 – Summer Showdown (Blizzard Entertainment)
    • Get On My Level 2022 (Even Matchup Gaming)
    • Bell Esports Challenge 2022 (Bell Canada)
    • Red Bull Campus Clutch 2022 – Canadian National Final (Red Bull)
    • Vancouver Battle Royale: Resurrection (Vancouver Street Battle)
Best Esports Player
  • Jacob "JKnaps" Knapman in Rocket League
    • Mirna "athxna" Noureldin in Valorant
    • Jasmine "Jazzyk1ns" Manankil in Valorant
    • Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn in Starcraft II
    • Tyson "TenZ" Ngo in Valorant
Best Gaming Talent
  • Camille “Camco” Salazar-Hadaway
    • Alex “Vansilli” Nguyen
    • Jennifer “LemonKiwi” Pichette
    • Isaac "Azael" Cummings-Bentley
    • Parker "Interro" Mackay

CGA 2025

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Award Winner[46]
Game of the Year
  • Balatro (LocalThunk)
    • BIOMORPH (Lucid Dreams Studios)
    • Lil' Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
    • Été (Impossible)
    • Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
    • 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor)
Studio of the Year
Best Art Direction
  • 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor)
    • Lil' Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
    • Été (Impossible)
    • Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
    • Venture to the Vile (Cut to Bits)
Best Narrative
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
    • Lil Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
    • Times & Galaxy (Copychaser Games)
    • 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor)
    • Venture to the Vile (Cut to Bits)
Best Game Design
Best Performance
Best Score/Soundtrack
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
    • Lil Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
    • Été (Impossible)
    • 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor)
    • Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (Homework Radio)
Best Audio Design
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
    • Balatro (LocalThunk)
    • Été (Impossible)
    • Lil' Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
    • 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor)
Best Technology/Innovation
Best Debut Indie Game
  • Balatro (LocalThunk)
    • Spiral (Folklore Games)
    • Été (Impossible)
    • 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor)
    • Nightingale (Inflexion Games)
Best Debut Studio
  • LocalThunk
    • Folklore Games
    • Impossible
    • Sunset Visitor
    • Inflexion Games
Most Innovative Studio
  • BioWare
    • Folklore Games
    • Lucid Dreams Studio
    • Red Barrels
Best Esports Player
  • Sarah "sarah_frags" Simpson (Shopify Rebellion Gold)
    • Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken (Team Liquid)
    • Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn (Shopify Rebellion)
    • Tyson "TenZ" Ngo (Sentinels)
    • Artour "Arteezy" Babaev (Shopify Rebellion)
Best Esports Organization
Best Esports Event
  • Call of Duty League 2024: Stage 3 Major (Activision)
    • Electric Clash 2024
    • Toronto Ultra Major III 2024 (Toronto Ultra)
    • Bell Esports Challenge 2024 (Bell Canada)
    • BLAST R6 Major Montreal 2024 (BLAST)
Best Content Creator / Show
  • Pokimane
    • Cece
    • Nicholas “Nick Eh 30” Amyoony
    • Nabil "Aiekillu" Lahrech
    • Ashley Roboto
    • Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek

CGA 2026

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Award Winner[47]
Game of the Year
  • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Hell is Us (Rogue Factor)
    • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (DON'T NOD Montréal)
    • Wanderstop (Ivy Road)
Studio of the Year
Fan Choice of the Year[N 1]
  • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (DON'T NOD Montréal)[48]
    • 33 Immortals (Thunder Lotus Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Battlefield 6 (Motive Studio)
    • Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Games)
    • Foundation (Polymorph Games)
    • Fresh Tracks (Buffalo Buffalo)
    • Hell is Us (Rogue Factor)
    • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)
    • Warframe:The Old Peace (Digital Extremes)
Best Art Direction
Best Narrative
  • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Hell is Us (Rogue Factor)
    • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Don’t Nod Montréal)
    • Wanderstop (Ivy Road)
Best Game Design
  • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Battlefield 6 (Motive Studio)
    • Hell is Us (Rogue Factor)
    • Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Games)
Best Performance[N 2]
Best Score/Soundtrack
  • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Games)
    • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (DON'T NOD Montréal)
    • Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Tribute Games)
Best Audio Design[N 3]
  • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Battlefield 6 (Motive Studio)
    • Hell is Us (Rogue Factor)
    • Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Games)
Best Indie Game[N 4]
  • Wanderstop (Ivy Road)
    • Ambrosia Sky: Act One (Soft Rains)
    • Ctrl Alt Deal (Only By Midnight)
    • Fresh Tracks (Buffalo Buffalo)
    • Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Tribute Games)
Best VR/AR Game
  • Elsewhere Electric (Games by Stitch)
    • Chronostrike (Pentachromatic Games)
    • Fruit Golf (Coal Car Studio)
    • Prison Boss Prohibition (TREBUCHET)
    • Verse VR (Lofty Sky Entertainment)
Best PC Game
Best Console Game[N 5]
  • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)
    • Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Québec)
    • Battlefield 6 (Motive Studio)
    • Hell is Us (Rogue Factor)
    • Marvel Cosmic Invasion (Tribute Games)
Best Mobile Game
Innovation in Accessibility
Best Esports Player
Best Esports and Gaming Organization
Best Esports Event
Best Esports Coach
  • Loic "Effys" Savageau
    • Antonin “AEC” Tran
    • Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling
    • Mervin-Angelo “Dayos” Lachica
    • Shaun Byrne
Best Content Creator / Show[N 6]
Game Changer Victor Lucas

The Canadian Indie Game Awards

[edit]

CIGA 2022

[edit]
Award Winner[49]
Indie Game of the Year
Best Narrative
  • Echo Generation (Cococucumber)
    • Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
    • Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Wishes Unlimited)
    • Impostor Factory (Freebird Games)
    • Moonglow Bay (Bunnyhug)
Best Game Design
  • Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games)
    • Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Wishes Unlimited)
    • Echo Generation (Cococucumber)
    • Moonglow Bay (Bunnyhug)
    • The Vale: Shadow of the Crown (Falling Squirrel)
Best Art Direction
  • Wytchwood (Alientrap)
    • Backbone (Eggnut)
    • Echo Generation (Cococucumber)
    • Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games)
    • Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance (Rocket Adrift)
Best Animation
  • Wytchwood (Alientrap)
    • Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Wishes Unlimited)
    • Moonglow Bay (Bunnyhug)
    • Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance (Rocket Adrift)
    • Winds & Leaves (TREBUCHET Studios)
Best Score/Soundtrack
  • Echo Generation (Cococucumber)
    • Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Wishes Unlimited)
    • Moonglow Bay (Bunnyhug)
    • The Big Con (Mighty Yell Studios)
    • Wytchwood (Alientrap)
Best Audio Design
  • The Vale: Shadow of the Crown (Falling Squirrel)
    • Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Wishes Unlimited)
    • Chivalry 2 (Torn Banner Studios)
    • Goose Goose Duck (Gaggle Studios)
    • Winds & Leaves (TREBUCHET Studios)
Best Technology/Innovation
  • The Vale: Shadow of the Crown (Falling Squirrel)
    • Chivalry 2 (Torn Banner Studios)
    • Moonglow Bay (Bunnyhug)
    • Winds & Leaves (TREBUCHET)
    • Wytchwood (Alientrap)
Best Debut Indie Game
  • Moonglow Bay (Bunnyhug)
    • Circuit Superstars (Original Fire Games)
    • Derelict Void (Stirling Games)
    • Goose Goose Duck (Gaggle Studios)
    • The Big Con (Mighty Yell Studios)
Best PC Game
  • Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games)
Best Console Game
  • Chivalry 2 (Torn Banner Studios)
    • Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
    • Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Wishes Unlimited)
    • Echo Generation (Cococucumber)
    • Moonglow Bay (Bunnyhug)
Best Mobile Game
  • Grindstone (Capybara Games)
    • Big NEON Tower VS Tiny Square (Evil Objective)
    • Goose Goose Duck (Gaggle Studios)
    • Hotel Hermes (Adjective Noun Studios)
    • Kairos: Heroes of Time (Neuro Solutions Group)
    • NUTS (Joon, Pol, Muutsch, Char & Torfi)
Best Social/Casual Game
  • NUTS (Joon, Pol, Muutsch, Char & Torfi)

CIGA 2023

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Nomination Category Award Winner[50]
Year Accolade Indie Game of the Year
Studio of the Year
  • TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games
    • DrinkBox Studios
    • Silverstring Media
    • Cellar Door Games
    • Blackbird Interactive
Best Console Game
Best Debut Indie Game
  • Tunic (TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games)
    • A Little to the Left (Max Inferno)
    • The Chant (Brass Token)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between (Silverstring Media)
Best Mobile/Casual Game
  • Pupperazzi (Sundae Month)
    • Knotwords (Zach Gage and Jack Schlesinger)
    • INKS (State of Play)
    • Melatonin (Half Asleep Games)
    • A Little to the Left (Max Inferno)
Best PC Game
  • Tunic (TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games)
    • Nobody Saves the World (DrinkBox Studios)
    • Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between (Silverstring Media)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • Rogue Legacy 2 (Cellar Door Games)
Developers Best Animation
Best Art Direction
Best Audio Design
  • Tunic (TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • Session: Skate Sim (Crea-ture Studios)
    • Melatonin
    • Paradise Marsh
Best Game Design
  • Tunic (TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games)
Best Narrative
  • I was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between (Silverstring Media)
    • The Chant (Brass Token)
    • The Last Hero of Nostalgia (Over the Moon)
Best Score/Soundtrack
  • Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (Studio MDHR)
    • The Last Hero of Nostalgia (Over the Moon)
    • Tunic (TUNIC Team / ISOMETRICORP Games)
    • Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between (Silverstring Media)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
Best Technology
  • Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (Studio MDHR)
    • Session: Skate Sim (Crea-ture Studios)
    • Nerf Ultimate Championship (Secret Location)
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive)
    • The Chant (Brass Token)

Records

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Canadian Videogame Awards

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Franchises

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Franchise Publisher Awards Nominations
Assassin's Creed Ubisoft 20 64
Deus Ex Square Enix 10 28
Far Cry Ubisoft 10 26
Mass Effect Electronic Arts 7 14
Child of Light Ubisoft 5 9
Sword & Sworcery Capybara Games 5 9
Dragon Age Electronic Arts 4 11
Hitman Square Enix 3 10
The Gallery Cloudhead Games 3 9
Watch Dogs Ubisoft 3 9
Batman: Arkham Warner Bros. Games 2 11
Mark of the Ninja Klei Entertainment 2 11
NHL Electronic Arts 2 9
Guacamelee! Drinkbox Studios 2 8
Sound Shapes Queasy Games 2 7
Dead by Daylight Behaviour Interactive 2 5
Skylanders Activision 2 5
Stories Spearhead Games 2 5
ModNation Racers Sony Interactive Entertainment 2 2

Developers

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Developer Headquarters Awards Nominations
Ubisoft Montréal Montréal 33 118
BioWare Edmonton 11 25
Eidos-Montréal Montréal 10 20
Capybara Games Toronto 8 21
Ubisoft Québec Québec 6 12
Klei Entertainment Vancouver 4 36
Square Enix Montréal Montréal 4 25
Drinkbox Studios Toronto 4 19
EA Canada Vancouver 3 32
Cloudhead Games Qualicum Beach 3 9
WB Games Montréal Montréal 2 10
Beenox Québec 2 8
Thunder Lotus Games Montréal 2 8
United Front Games Vancouver 2 8
Queasy Games Toronto 2 7
Behaviour Interactive Montréal 2 5
Spearhead Games Montréal 2 5

Canadian Game Awards

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Franchises

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Franchise Publisher Awards Nominations
South of Midnight Xbox Game Studios 7 9
Assassin's Creed Ubisoft 6 21
Tunic Finji 5 6
Far Cry Ubisoft 4 13
The Legend of Zelda Nintendo 4 5
Hardspace Blackbird Interactive 3 10
Dragon Age Electronic Arts 3 8
Guardians of the Galaxy Square Enix 3 8
Spiritfarer Thunder Lotus 3 6
Balatro LocalThunk 3 5
Star Wars: Squadrons Electronic Arts 2 5
Age of Empires Xbox Game Studios 2 4
Cuphead Studio MDHR 2 2

Developers

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Developer Headquarters Awards Nominations
Compulsion Games Montréal 8 10
ISOMETRICORP Games Halifax 6 7
LocalThunk Regina 5 7
Ubisoft Montréal Montréal 4 25
BioWare Edmonton 4 11
Blackbird Interactive Vancouver 4 11
Brace Yourself Games Vancouver 4 6
Motive Studio Montréal 3 13
Ubisoft Toronto Toronto 3 13
Thunder Lotus Montréal 3 9
Eidos-Montréal Montréal 3 8
Relic Entertainment Vancouver 2 5
Studio MDHR Toronto 2 2

Canadian Indie Game Awards

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Franchises

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Franchise Publisher Awards Nominations
Tunic Finji 6 8
Cuphead Studio MDHR 4 4
Echo Generation Cococucumber 3 6
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown Falling Squirrel 2 4
Wytchwood Whitethorn Games 2 4
Inscryption Devolver Digital 2 3

Developers

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Developer Headquarters Awards Nominations
ISOMETRICORP Games Halifax 7 9
Studio MDHR Toronto 4 4
Cococucumber Toronto 3 6
Alientrap Toronto 2 4
Falling Squirrel St. Catharines 2 4
Daniel Mullins Games Vancouver 2 3

Reception

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Canadian content

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Following the 2026 edition of the awards, the CBC highlighted that none of the Game of the Year nominees were games that were set in Canada. This was noted as being a result of games being an international industry that can apply itself to any locale. However, it was also found to be due to Canada itself not being seen as very marketable. Developers of indie games set in Canada, such as The Long Dark, have said that investors shy away from Canadian settings. Another indie developer, who had set their game in Toronto, reported that they had to redo their entire funding plan because investors preferred if they would instead place it in New York City. The success found by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in embracing the culture of France was raised as a promising point for a Canadian game to emulate.[52]

Notes

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  1. Presented by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada
  2. Presented by ACTRA Toronto
  3. Presented by JBL Quantum
  4. Presented by Red Barrels
  5. Presented by Best Buy Canada
  6. Presented by VGLX

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