We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Canadian Game Awards. Our Selection Committee assembled the nominations earlier this year. The winners in each category were decided by our Judging Committee, which was made up of diverse professionals of the game industry.
The Canadian Game Awards were live-streamed on Twitch - covering 18 categories ranging from ‘Best Performance’ to ‘Studio of the Year.’ The 2023 Canadian Game Awards were able to spotlight the wonderful games developed in Canada, as well as the individuals that give the industry its heart and soul.
Without further ado, here are your winners of this year’s Canadian Game Awards.
Best Art Direction
WINNER: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Also nominated: Nobody Saves the World, Gotham Knights, Mario Strikers: Battle League, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Best Game Design
WINNER: Tunic
Also nominated: Nobody Saves the World, The Last Hero of Nostalgaia, Rogue Legacy 2
Best Score/Soundtrack
WINNER: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Also nominated: The Last Hero of Nostalgaia, Tunic, FIFA 23, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Best Performance
WINNER: Kari Wahlgren as Harley Quinn, Gotham Knights
Also nominated: Ensemble - The Chant, Ensemble - Sunday Gold, Jacob Burgess “Voice of the Highway”, Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between
Best Narrative
WINNER: I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Also nominated: Gotham Knights, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between, The Chant
Best Audio Design
WINNER: Tunic
Also nominated: Session: Skate Sim, Rainbow Six Extraction, FIFA 23, Gotham Knights
Best Content Creator/Show
WINNER: Linus Tech Tips
Also nominated: Hacksmith, Kristen Michaela, Autumn Rhodes, Ryan Letourneau
Best PC Game
WINNER: Tunic
Also nominated: Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, Nobody Saves the World, Roller Champions, Rainbox Six Extraction
Best Console Game
WINNER: Tunic
Also nominated: Disney Dreamlight Valley, Rainbow Six Extraction, Nobody Saves the World, Rogue Legacy 2
Best Mobile Game
WINNER: Disney Mirrorverse
Also nominated: Knotwords, INKS, Lingo Legend Language Learning, Yeager: Hunter Legend
Best VR/AR Game
WINNER: Broken Edge
Also nominated: Swordsman VR, Transformers Beyond Reality, Nerf Ultimate Championship, Terrorarium AR
Studio of the Year
WINNER: TUNIC Team
Also nominated: Complex Games, Drinkbox Studios, Behaviour Interactive
Best Streamer
WINNER: Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey
Also nominated: Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, Octavian “Kripparrian” Morosan, Imane “Pokimane” Anys
Best Gaming Talent
WINNER: Camille “Camco” Salazar-Hadaway
Also nominated: Alex “Vansilli” Nguyen, Jennifer “LemonKiwi” Pichette, Isaac “Azazel” Cummings Bentley, Parker “Interro” Mackay
Best Esports Player
WINNER: JKnaps - Rocket League
Also nominated: Athxna - VALORANT, Jazzyk1ns - VALORANT, Scarlett - Starcraft 2, TenZ - VALORANT
Best Esports Coach
WINNER: Rob “rob-wiz” Kennedy - VALORANT
Also nominated: Damian “daps” Steele - CS:GO, Dylan “Dylan Falco” Falco - LoL, Braxton “Allushin” Lagarec - Rocket League, Gabriel “Invert” Zoltan-Johan - LoL
Best Esports Event
WINNER: Overwatch League Summer Showdown 2022
Also nominated: Get On My Level 2022, Bell Esports Challenge, Red Bull Campus Clutch - Canadian National Final, Vancouver Battle Royale
Game of the Year
WINNER: Tunic
Also nominated: Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Nobody Saves the World, Rogue Legacy 2
We’d like to congratulate all of this year’s award winners. It’s an honour to be able to recognise the creatives and voices who make the Canadian sector stand out on the global stage once more.
Be sure to follow the Canadian Game Awards on social media for all future updates, We look forward to seeing you next year!