CGA 2026
Award Nominees
Celebrating the best in Canadian game development, content creation, and esports.
Best of Awards
5 nominees
Best Art Direction
33 Immortals
Eternal Strands
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
5 nominees
Best Game Design
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Eternal Strands
Battlefield 6
South of Midnight
Hell is Us
5 nominees
Best Score/Soundtrack
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Assassin's Creed Shadows
South of Midnight
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Eternal Strands
5 nominees
Best Narrative
Hell is Us
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Wanderstop
South of Midnight
5 nominees
Best Performance, presented by ACTRA Toronto
Erica LuttrellBattlefield 6
Momona TamadaAssassin's Creed Shadows
Elias ToufexisHell is Us
Peter ShinkodaAssassin's Creed Shadows
Olivia LeporeLost Records: Bloom & Rage
5 nominees
Best Audio Design, presented by JBL Quantum
Eternal Strands
Hell is Us
South of Midnight
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Battlefield 6
5 nominees
Best PC Game
Aloft
Battlefield 6
Foundation
Eternal Strands
Ambrosia Sky: Act One
5 nominees
Best Console Game, presented by Best Buy Canada
Battlefield 6
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Hell is Us
South of Midnight
5 nominees
Best Indie Game, presented by Red Barrels
Ambrosia Sky: Act One
Ctrl Alt Deal
Wanderstop
Fresh Tracks
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
4 nominees
Best Mobile Game
Elsewhere Electric
LHEA and the Word Spirit
Rainbow Six Mobile
EA Sports FC 26
5 nominees
Best VR/AR Game
Verse VR
Elsewhere Electric
Fruit Golf
Chronostrike
Prison Boss Prohibition
5 nominees
Best in Accessibility
Wanderstop
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
South of Midnight
EA Sports FC 26
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Esports & Creators
5 nominees
Esports Player
Brandon "Dashy" Otell
Troy "Canadian" Jaroslawski
Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken
Adam "mada" Pampuch
Keith "NAF" Markovic
5 nominees
Esports Coach
Loic "Effys" Sauvageau
Antonin "AEC" Tran
Mervin-Angelo "Dayos" Lachica
Shaun Byrne
Kurtis "Aui_2000" Ling
4 nominees
Esports Organization
Shopify Rebellion
Toronto Ultra / KOI / OverActive Media
Vancouver Surge
Raptors GC
5 nominees
Esports Event
Bell Esports Challenge
Electric Clash 2025
Battle of BC 7
Call of Duty Champs
Raptors Uprising GC
5 nominees
Content Creator/Show, presented by VGLX
Stef Sanjati
Nicholas "Nickeh30" Amyoony
Alex "Vansilli" Nguyen
Victor Lucas / Electric Playground
Ashley Roboto
Of the Year Awards
5 nominees
Game of the Year
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Hell is Us
Wanderstop
South of Midnight
5 nominees
Studio of the Year
Digital Extremes
Compulsion Games
Rogue Factor
Tribute Games
Yellow Brick Games
10 nominees
Fan Choice of the Year, presented by ESAC
33 Immortals
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Battlefield 6
Eternal Strands
Foundation
Fresh Tracks
Hell is Us
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
South of Midnight
