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# 2025 Canadian Game Awards Nominees Announced!
- URL: https://www.agamingnetwork.com/2025-canadian-game-awards-nominees-announced/
- Published: 2025-01-16T22:26:02.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-20T04:01:14.000Z
- Author: Marcel Dee
- Tags: Made In Canada, News

The **2025 Canadian Game Awards** nominees highlight the incredible talent and creativity of the Canadian gaming industry. The awards ceremony, produced by **Carl-Edwin Michel**, will take place on **February 15th at the TIFF Lightbox**. Here's the full breakdown of nominees across all categories:

### **Major Categories**

#### **Best Art Direction**

- **Dragon Age: The Veilguard** (BioWare Edmonton/EA) — Edmonton, Alberta
- **Été** (Impossible) — Montreal, Quebec
- **Lil’ Guardsman** (Hilltop Studios/Versus Evil/tinyBuild) — Toronto, Ontario
- **1000xResist** (Sunset Visitor/Fellow Traveller) — Vancouver, B.C.
- **Venture to the Vile** (Cut to Bits/Aniplex) — Montreal, Quebec

#### **Best Game Design**

- **Balatro** (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- **Beastieball** (Wishes Ultd/Klei Publishing) — Vancouver, B.C.
- **Dragon Age: The Veilguard** (BioWare Edmonton/EA)
- **Été** (Impossible)
- **The Outlast Trials** (Red Barrels — Montreal, Quebec)

#### **Best Score**

- **Dragon Age: The Veilguard** (Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe)
- **Été** (Impossible)
- **Lil’ Guardsman** (Hilltop Studios)
- **1000xResist** (Sunset Visitor)
- **Spirit City: Lofi Sessions** (Mooncube Games) — Montreal, Quebec

#### **Best Narrative**

- **Dragon Age: The Veilguard** (BioWare Edmonton)
- **Lil’ Guardsman** (Hilltop Studios)
- **1000xResist** (Sunset Visitor)
- **Times & Galaxy** (Copychaser Games/Fellow Traveller) — Edmonton, Alberta

#### **Best Performance**

- **Nhi Do** as Watcher, Blue (**1000xResist**) — Vancouver, B.C.
- **Humberly González** as Kay Vess (**Star Wars: Outlaws**) — Toronto, Ontario
- **Gordon Little** as the main character (**Moving Houses**) — St. John’s, Newfoundland
- **Matthew Mercer** as Manfred (**Dragon Age: The Veilguard**)

#### **Best Audio Design**

- **Balatro** (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- **Dragon Age: The Veilguard** (BioWare Edmonton/EA)
- **Été** (Impossible)
- **Lil’ Guardsman** (Hilltop Studios)
- **1000xResist** (Sunset Visitor)

#### **Best Technology/Innovation**

- **Balatro** (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- **Dragon Age: The Veilguard** (BioWare Edmonton/EA)
- **Homeworld 3** (Blackbird Interactive/Gearbox Publishing) — Vancouver, B.C.
- **Moving Houses** (Gordon Little) — St. John’s, Newfoundland
- **Times & Galaxy** (Copychaser Games/Fellow Traveller)

#### **Best Debut Indie Game**

- **Balatro** (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- **Été** (Impossible)
- **1000xResist** (Sunset Visitor/Fellow Traveller)
- **Nightingale** (Inflexion Games) — Edmonton, Alberta
- **Spiral** (Folklore Games/SpaceJazz) — Montreal, Quebec

### **Additional Categories**

#### **Best Debut Studio**

- **Folklore Games** (Spiral)
- **Impossible** (Été)
- **Inflexion Games** (Nightingale)
- **LocalThunk** (Balatro)
- **Sunset Visitor** (1000xResist)

#### **Best Studio**

- **BioWare** (Dragon Age: The Veilguard)
- **Folklore Games** (Spiral)
- **Lucid Dreams Studio** (Biomorph)
- **Red Barrels** (The Outlast Trials)

#### **Esports Player**

- **Arteezy** — Vancouver, B.C.
- **Sarah\_frags** — Ontario
- **Scarlett** — Kingston, Ontario
- **Twistzz** — Kelowna, B.C. (now in Malta)
- **TenZ** — Nanaimo, B.C. (now in Los Angeles)

#### **Esports Organization**

- **Lazarus Esports** — Kitchener, Ontario
- **Luminosity Gaming** — Toronto, Ontario
- **Shopify Rebellion** — Toronto, Ontario
- **Toronto Defiant** — Toronto, Ontario
- **Toronto Ultra** — Toronto, Ontario

#### **Esports Event**

- **Bell Esports Challenge**
- **Blast R6 Major Montreal 2024**
- **Battle of BC 6**
- **Electric Clash Tekken World Tour Challenger Event**
- **Toronto Ultra Major III Tournament 2024**

#### **Content Creator**

- **Aiekillu** — Montreal, Quebec
- **AshleyRoboto** — Southern Ontario
- **Ghost Cece** — Toronto, Ontario
- **NickEh30** — Halifax, Nova Scotia
- **Pokimane** — Raised in St. Catharines, Ontario (now in Los Angeles)

#### **Game of the Year**

- **Balatro** (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- **Biomorph** (Lucid Dreams Studio)
- **Dragon Age: The Veilguard** (BioWare Edmonton/EA)
- **Été** (Impossible)
- **Lil’ Guardsman** (Hilltop Studios)
- **1000xResist** (Sunset Visitor/Fellow Traveller)

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Stay tuned for more updates on the Canadian Game Awards, including ticket availability and further announcements!