The 2025 Canadian Game Awards have announced the nominees released in 2024, and the celebration will commence within a month.
The last bit of information fans have received regarding the 2025 Canadian Game Awards is that the celebration will be returning to Toronto, Canada for 2025, and we now have the nominees and venue for the entire show. The show will be held on February 15th, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT in downtown Toronto at the TIFF Lightbox.
The 2025 Canadian Game Awards are a celebration of Canada’s gaming industry, and shine a light on Canadian-based developers and releases for the 2024 year. The CGAs were created in 2020 by Carl-Edwin Michel, and was initially an industry-focused event, but it was then opened up to the public as a celebration for both fans and developers. The CGAs take a “by the industry, for the industry” approach, and this will be the show’s fifth instalment. With that being said, here are the nominees.
2025 Canadian Game Awards Categories and Nominees
Best Art Direction
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
- Été (Impossible)
- Lil’ Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
- 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor)
- Venture to the Vile (Cut to Bits)
Best Game Design
- Balatro (LocalThunk)
- Beastieball (Wishes Ultd)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
- Été (Impossible)
- The Outlast Trials (Red Barrels)
Best Score
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe)
- Été (Impossible)
- Lil’ Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
- 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor)
- Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (Mooncube Games)
Best Narrative
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
- Lil’ Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
- 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor)
- Times & Galaxy (Copychaser Games)
Best Performance
- Nhi Do as Watcher (1000xResist)
- Humberly González (Star Wars: Outlaws)
- Ben Burnes (Moving Houses)
- Matthew Mercer (Dragon Age: The Veilguard)
Best Audio Design
- Balatro (LocalThunk)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
- Été (Impossible)
- Lil’ Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
- 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor)
Best Technology/Innovation
- Balatro (LocalThunk)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
- Homeworld 3 (Blackbird Interactive)
- Moving Houses (Gordon Little)
- Times & Galaxy (Copychaser Games)
Best Debut Indie Game
- Balatro (Localthunk/Playstack)
- Été (Impossible)
- 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor)
- Nightingale (Inflexion Games)
- Spiral (Folklore Games/SpaceJazz)
Best Debut Studio
- Folklore Games
- Impossible
- Inflexion Games
- LocalThunk
- Sunset Visitor
Best Studio
- BioWare
- Folklore Games
- Lucid Dreams Studio
- Red Barrels
Esports Player
- Arteezy
- Sarah_frags
- Scarlett
- Twistzz
- TenZ
Esports Organization
- Lazarus Esports
- Luminosity Gaming
- Shopify Rebellion
- Toronto Defiant
- Toronto Ultra
Esports Event
- Bell Esports Challenge
- Blast R6 Major Montreal 2024
- Call of Duty League: Stage 3 Major
- Electric Clash Tekken World Tour Challenger Event
- Toronto Ultra Major III Tournament 2024
Content Creator
- Aiekillu
- AshleyRoboto
- Ghost Cece
- NickEh30
- Pokimane
Studio of the Year
- Behaviour Interactive
- BioWare
- Hilltop Studio
- Inflexion
- LocalThunk
Game of the Year
- Balatro (LocalThunk)
- Biomorph (Lucid Dreams Studio)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
- Été (Impossible)
- Lil’ Guardsman (Hilltop Studios)
- 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor)
It’s worth mentioning the 2025 Canadian Game Awards will have general admission ticketing for fans, but information regarding ticketing will be provided at a later date. Fans can check out more information about the CGAs on the official website in the meantime.
