The 2025Canadian Game Awardswill celebrate Canadian game creators and other members of the gaming community and industry. The awards ceremony will be hosted by Naomi Kyle andheld on February 15 at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Timeat the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto, the new home for the CGAs as part of multi-year agreement announced this week. The collaboration with ScreenRant is a way to grow the awards and bring them to a more global scale. The media company’s “support underscores the growing global recognition of Canada’s gaming industry,” saidCarl-Edwin Michel, creator of the Canadian Game Awards, “and together, we’ll make this year’s event a true celebration of our country’s creative talent.”
Canadian Game Awards Nominees Feature A Mixed Bag Of Talented Canadian Creators
Awards Will Be Given Out Across 16 Categories
The Canadian Game Awards will include several well-known titles and studios that are based in Canada, includingDragon Age: the Veilguard, Balatro,and1000x Resist,which were also featured in other award shows this past year,including The Game Awards. It alsohighlights several new names not featured elsewhere, like the unique MetroidvaniaBiomorphby Lucid Dreams Studio and the beautiful art-basedÉtéby Impossible.
“We are proud to support the Canadian Game Awards and celebrate the incredible achievements of Canada’s gaming community,”said ScreenRant’s very ownRob Keyes, Editorial, PR, and Branding director, who also serves as a judge for the annual awards showcase. “Through ScreenRant, we’re committed to amplifying the stories and accomplishments of these talented creators and helping to bring their work to a global audience.”
All 2025 Canadian Game Awards Categories & Nominees
The 2025 Canadian Game Awards will be happening next month to celebrate the previous year’s worth of gaming achievements. Here are the games honored.
Award winners will be chosen across 16 categories, including the usual, like Best Narrative, Best Score/Soundtrack, Best Art Direction, and some more underrepresented selections. Among the more unusual categories are several Esports selections — best Esports player, organization, and event — and Content Creator/Show of the Year. All the categories will give the Canadian Game Awards achance to spotlight local creators and members of the gaming and game creator communityin a way that celebrates creativity and innovation.
ScreenRant’s Partnership With The Canadian Game Awards Brings The Show To A Global Audience
The Gaming World Can See Games They Might Otherwise Not Know About
The newly announced partnership between ScreenRant and the Canadian Game Awards is a chance for Canadian creators to be seen by a much larger audience.This year’s nominees include many names that have been overlooked by more global award showsand deserve to be in the spotlight just as much. This includes smaller studios, giving them a leg up and helping them reach a wider audience.
The Canadian show’s emphasis on community and local creators extends to non-developer industry members. Besides Esports players and content creators, the Awards show also gives musicians and artists a chance to shine. The 2025 edition of theCanadian Game Awardswill be hosted on February 15.
