Another year has rolled around and with it, an award ceremony that is near and dear to CGMagazine’s heart. Celebrating excellence in the Canadian video game industry, the 2026 Canadian Game Awards shines a light on the many games and studios that came from the Great White North.
While this list contains the nominees that were announced ahead of the event, there were some special winners during the night. Creator and Co-Host of the iconic Canadian TV Show Electric Playground Victor Lucas won the esteemed, Game Changer Award, and Femme Gaming won the Community Award—presented by CGM’s very own Kurston Timmothy!
Here’s the list of all the nominees and Winners from the 2026 Canadian Game Awards!
Game of the Year
- Lost Recordings: Bloom & Rage
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Hell Is Us
- Wanderstop
- South of Midnight [WINNER]
Studio of the Year
- Digital Extremes
- Compulsion Games [WINNER]
- Rogue Factor
- Tribute Games
- Yellow Brick Games
Best Art Direction
- South of Midnight [WINNER]
- 33 Immortals
- Eternal Strands
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Best Game Design
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Eternal Strands
- Battlefield 6
- South of Midnight
- Hell is Us [WINNER]
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- South of Midnight [WINNER]
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- Eternal Strands
Best Narrative
- Hell is Us
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Wanderstop
- South of Midnight [WINNER]
Best Performance
- Erica Luttrell (Battlefield 6)
- Momona Tamada (Assassin’s Creed Shadows)
- Elias Toufexis (Hell is Us) [WINNER]
- Peter Shinkoda (Assassin’s Creed Shadows)
- Olivia Lepore (Lost Records: Bloom & Rage)
Best Audio Design
- Eternal Strands
- Hell is Us
- South of Midnight [WINNER]
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Battlefield 6
Best PC Game
- Aloft
- Battlefield 6 [WINNER]
- Foundation
- Eternal Strands
- Ambrosia Sky: Act One
Best Console Game
- Battlefield 6
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- Hell is Us
- South of Midnight [WINNER]
Best Indie Game
- Ambrosia Sky: Act One
- Ctrl Alt Deal
- Wanderstop [WINNER]
- Fresh Tracks
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Best Mobile Game
- Elsewhere Electric
- LHEA and the World Spirit
- Rainbow Six Mobile [WINNER]
- EA Sports FC 26
Best VR/AR Game
- Verse VR
- Elsewhere Electric [WINNER]
- Fruit Golf
- Chronostrike
- Prison Boss Prohibition
Best In Accessibility
- Wanderstop
- Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
- South of Midnight
- EA Sports FC 26
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows [WINNER]
Best eSports Player
- Brandon “Dashy” Otell
- Troy “Canadian” Jaroslawski
- Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken [WINNER]
- Adam “mada” Pampuch
- Keith “NAF” Markovic
Best eSports Coach
- Loic “Effys” Sauvageau [WINNER]
- Antonin “AEC” Tran
- Mervin-Angelo “Dayos” Lachica
- Shaun Byrne
- Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling
Best eSports Organization
- Shopify Rebellion [WINNER]
- Toronto Ultra / KOI / OverActive Media
- Vancouver Surge
- Raptors GC
Best eSports Event
- Bell Esports Challenge
- Electric Clash 2025
- Battle of BC 7
- Call of Duty Champs
- Raptors GC Tournament [WINNER]
Best Content Creator/Show
- Stef Sanjati
- Nicholas “Nickeh30” Amyoony
- Alex “Vansilli” Nguyen
- Victor Lucas / Electric Playground [WINNER]
- Ashley Roboto
Fan Choice of the Year
- 33 Imortals
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Battlefield 6
- Eternal Strands
- Foundation
- Fresh Tracks
- Hell is Us
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage [WINNER]
- South of Midnight
- Warframe: The Old Peace
