South of Midnight Wins Game of the Year at Canadian Game Awards 2

Last night, the 2026 Canadian Game Awards were held live in Toronto and streamed live worldwide. Here, Montreal-based studio Compulsion Games won ‘Game of the Year’ for 2025’s South of Midnight.

Throughout the evening, developers, creators, media, and general attendees gathered at the John Bassett Theatre to celebrate Canadian-made games. Throughout the evening, many awards were presented across a range of categories. Hosted by famed Canadian voice actors Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale, the evening was a special celebration.

A highlight of the evening included Victor Lucas, creator of the Canadian TV show Electric Playground, winning the Game Changer Award.

Below is the VOD of the pre-show and the two-hour award show, which you can check out if you missed the show live.

Here’s the list of all 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

• Compulsion Games (Winner)
• Digital Extremes
• Rogue Factor
• Tribute Games
• Yellow Brick Games

Best Art Direction

• 33 Immortals
• Eternal Strands
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion
• South of Midnight (Winner)

Best Audio Design

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Battlefield 6
• Eternal Strands
• Hell is Us
• South of Midnight (Winner)

Best Console Game

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Battlefield 6
• Hell is Us
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion
• South of Midnight (Winner)

Best Content Creator/Show

• Alex “Vansilli” Nguyen
• Ashley Roboto
• Nicholas “Nickeh30” Amyoony
• Stef Sanjati
• Victor Lucas / Electric Playground (Winner)

Best eSports Coach

• Antonin “AEC” Tran
• Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling
• Loic “Effys” Sauvageau (Winner)
• Mervin-Angelo “Dayos” Lachica
• Shaun Byrne

Best eSports Event

• Battle of BC 7
• Bell Esports Challenge
• Call of Duty Champs
• Electric Clash 2025
• Raptors GC Tournament (Winner)

Best eSports Organization

• Raptors GC
• Shopify Rebellion (Winner)
• Toronto Ultra / KOI / OverActive Media
• Vancouver Surge

Best eSports Player

• Adam “mada” Pampuch
• Brandon “Dashy” Otell
• Keith “NAF” Markovic
• Troy “Canadian” Jaroslawski
• Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken (Winner)

Best Game Design

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Battlefield 6
• Eternal Strands
• Hell is Us (Winner)
• South of Midnight

Best In Accessibility

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Winner)
• EA Sports FC 26
• South of Midnight
• Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
• Wanderstop

Best Indie Game

• Ambrosia Sky: Act One
• Ctrl Alt Deal
• Fresh Tracks
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion
• Wanderstop (Winner)

Best Mobile Game

• EA Sports FC 26
• Elsewhere Electric
• LHEA and the World Spirit
• Rainbow Six Mobile (Winner)

Best Narrative

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Hell is Us
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
• South of Midnight (Winner)
• Wanderstop

Best PC Game

• Aloft
• Ambrosia Sky: Act One
• Battlefield 6 (Winner)
• Eternal Strands
• Foundation

Best Performance

• Elias Toufexis (Hell is Us) (Winner)
• Erica Luttrell (Battlefield 6)
• Momona Tamada (Assassin’s Creed Shadows)
• Olivia Lepore (Lost Records: Bloom & Rage)
• Peter Shinkoda (Assassin’s Creed Shadows)

Best Score/Soundtrack

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Eternal Strands
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion
• South of Midnight (Winner)

Best VR/AR Game

• Chronostrike
• Elsewhere Electric (Winner)
• Fruit Golf
• Prison Boss Prohibition
• Verse VR

Fan Choice of the Year

• 33 Immortals
• 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

Note: iPhone in Canada’s Steve Vegvari is an organizer for the Canadian Game Awards’ nomination and judging committee. His role did not impact the selection of the nominees or the production of the live show.