A comprehensive list of winners from the 6th annual Canadian Game Awards, including Best Art Direction, Best Game Design, Best Score/Soundtrack, Best Narrative, Best Performance, Best Audio Design, Best Console Game, Best VR/AR Game, Best in Accessibility, Esports Player, Esports Coach, Content Creator/Show, Game of the Year, and Studio of the Year.
The 2026 Canadian Game Awards brought together developers, creators, esports talent, and fans in Toronto to celebrate another standout year for the country’s gaming industry.
Held at the John W. H. Bassett Theatre on May 21, the sixth annual event showcased some of the top Canadian talent across AAA blockbusters, indie hits, esports, accessibility, and content creation. I've been a judge and consultant for the Canadian Game Awards for a few years, and the prior to it, the Canadian Videogame Awards , and it's important for me to help support the Canadian dev scene so this year we again partnered with the CGAs and its founder, Carl-Edwin Michel, to promote and co-stream the event across our main YouTube channel and our brand-new Twitch channel.
Leading the nominees heading into the night were Ubisoft Quebec’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight, both of which earned recognition in major categories including Game of the Year, Best Narrative, and Best Game Design. Other heavily nominated titles included Hell Is Us, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, and Marvel Cosmic Invasion, reflecting a strong year for Canadian studios across a wide range of genres and platforms but it was Compulsion Games which came home with the big prizes...
Below is the complete list of winners from the 2026 Canadian Game Awards. Complete 2026 Canadian Game Awards Winners List Best Art Direction Winner: South of Midnight from developer Compulsion Games and publisher Xbox Game Studios Best Game Design Winner: Hell Is Us from developer Rogue Factor and publisher Nacon Best Score/Soundtrack Winner: South of Midnight by composer Olivier Deriviere Related South of Midnight Composer Explains Creating A Tim Burton-Esque Musical Odyssey ScreenRant interviews South of Midnight composer Olivier Deriviere about his work on Compulsion Games’ ambitious, musically-minded new game.
Posts 1 By Owen Danoff Best Narrative Winner: South of Midnight from developer Compulsion Games and publisher Xbox Game Studios Best Performance Winner: Elias Toufexis in Hell is Us Best Audio Design Winner: South of Midnight from developer Compulsion Games and publisher Xbox Game Studios Best PC Game Winner: Battlefield 6 from developer Battlefield Studios and publisher Electronic Arts Best Console Game Winner: South of Midnight from developer Compulsion Games and publisher Xbox Game Studios Best Indie Game Winner: Wanderstop from developer Ivy Road and publisher Annapurna Interactive Best Mobile Game Winner: Rainbow Six Mobile from developer Ubisoft Nova and publisher Ubisoft Best VR/AR Game Winner: Elsewhere Electric from developer Games by Stitch Best in Accessibility Winner: Assassin’s Creed Shadows from developer and publisher Ubisoft Esports Player Winner: Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken from FaZe Clan Esports Coach Winner: Loic “Eefys” Sauvageau from Shopify Rebellion Esports Org Winner: Shopify Rebellion Esports Event Winner: Raptors GC Tournament from the Toronto Raptors Content Creator / Show Winner: Victor Lucas from Electric Playground Game of the Year Winner: South of Midnight from developer Compulsion Games and publisher Xbox Game Studios Studio of the Year Winner: Compulsion Games, based in Westmount, QC, makers of South of Midnight
Canadian Game Awards Winners List Assassin's Creed Shadows South Of Midnight Compulsion Games Ubisoft Quebec Hell Is Us Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Marvel Cosmic Invasion Best Art Direction Best Game Design Best Score/Soundtrack Best Narrative Best Performance Best Audio Design Best PC Game Best Console Game Best Indie Game Best Mobile Game Best VR/AR Game Best In Accessibility Esports Player Esports Coach Content Creator/Show Game Of The Year Studio Of The Year
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