Our 2020 End of Year Poll Results!

With thousands of votes cast, the results are in and we can confirm the winners of our End of Year polls. We had three categories this year:

1. Canadian Game of the Year;

2. Most Anticipated Canadian Game and;

3. Best Ongoing Canadian Game.

Listed below are the winners, and 4 runner ups (in order). Without further ado:

Most Anticipated Canadian Game

5. Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground by Gasket Games

4. Darkest Dungeon II by Red Hook Studios

3. Baldur’s Gate 3 by Larian Studios (office in Quebec)

2. Age of Empires IV by Relic Entertainment

1. Paralives by the Paralives team

Best Ongoing Canadian Game

5. Don’t Starve Together by Klei

4. Borderlands 3 by Gearbox Quebec

3. Dead by Daylight by Behavior Interactive

2. Apex Legends by Respawn (studio in Vancouver)

1. Warframe by Digital Extremes

Canadian Game of the Year

5. Dreamscaper by Afterburner Studios

4. Hardspace: Shipbreaker by Black Bird Interactive

3. Marvel’s Avengers partly by Eidos-Montréal

2. Star Wars Squadrons by EA Motive

1. Spiritfarer by Thunder Lotus

That’s everything! Thanks to everyone who voted and congratulations to the winners! If you’re a dev who see your game here we’ve reached out with a Steam Award badge for you to show off your achievement on your game’s storefront.

Happy 2021!

Most Anticipated Canadian Game Nominees

Age of Empires IV (by Relic Entertainment in Vancouver, BC)

Aethernaut (by Dragon Slumber in Québec)

Atrio: The Dark Wild (by Isto Inc. in Calgary, AB)

AWAY: The Survival Series (by Breaking Walls in Montréal, QC)

Backbone (by Eggnut in Vancouver, BC)

Baldur's Gate III (by Larian Studios with an office in Québec)

The Big Con (by Mighty Yell Studios in Toronto, ON)

Bootleg Systems (by Neonable in Montréal, QC)

Boyfriend Dungeon (by Kitfox Games in Montréal, QC)

Bravery Network Online (by GLOAM in Toronto, ON)

Calorie Defenders (with pixel art by Kerrie Lake in Hamilton, ON)

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (by Greg Lobanov in Vancouver, BC)

Chivalry 2 (by Torn Banner Studios in Toronto, ON)

Citywars Savage (by 01 Studio in Québec)

Claire de Lune (by Tactic Studios in London, ON)

Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag (by Hit Grab in Toronto, ON)

Clam Man 2: Headliner (by marafrass in Montréal, QC)

Cops Kissing Each Other (by Hello Vikram in Calgary, AB)

Crashers of Aetheria (by Alex Hicks in Toronto, ON)

The Crimson Diamond (by Julia Minamata in Canada)

Curved Space (by Only By Midnight in Edmonton, AB)

Cuphead The Delicious Last Course (by Studio MDHR in Oakville, ON & Elsewhere in Canada)

Darkest Dungeon II (by Red Hook Studios in Vancouver, BC)

Deadhaus Sonata (by Apocalypse Studios in St. Catharines, ON)

Deceive Inc. (by Sweet Bandits Studios in Québec)

Dirty Land (by Naturally Intelligent in Calgary, AB)

Dog-O (by Nooskewl in Canmore, AB)

Doomsday Room (by Doubletonstudio in Montréal, QC)

Dragon Age 4 (by Bioware in Edmonton, AB)

Dum Dum Dinos (by Studio Singing Crows in Montréal, QC)

Echo Generation (by Cococucumber Co in Toronto, ON)

Fire Tonight (by Reptoid Games in Toronto, ON)

Ember Knights (by Tiny Titan Studios in London, ON)

Flow Weaver (by Stitch Media in Toronto, ON & Silverstring Media in Montréal, QC)

Frogsong (by Brandon Braun in Canada)

Frequency Shift (by Virtex Edge Design in Toronto, ON)

Game Dev Masters (by Ryan Saunders in Canada)

Game Director Story (by Double Blit Games in Edmonton, AB)

Gataela (partly by Paige Marincak in Ottawa, ON)

GET IN THE CAR, LOSER! (by Christine Love in Toronto, ON)

Goodbye Volcano High (by KO_OP Mode in Montréal, QC)

Gotham Knights (by WB Games Montréal)

Guild Ascension (by WhileOne Productions in Montréal, QC)

Habroxia 2 (by Lillymo Games in Guelph, ON)

Hellbound: the Awakening (by North Wolf in Hamilton ON)

Hill Agency (by Achimostawinan Games in Ontario)

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (by Northway Games sometimes in Vancouver, BC)

Imposter Factory (by Freebird Games with Kan Gao in Canada)

INFINITE GUITARS (by Nikko Nikko in Vancouver, BC)

INSCRYPTION (by Daniel Mullins in Vancouver, BC)

Isoputt (by Night Owl Games in Saskatchewan)

Jett The Far Shore (by Superbrothers in Québec)

Kaiju Wars (by Foolish Mortals in Saskatoon, SK)

The Last Taxi (by ZenFri Inc in Winnipeg, MB)

Lemon Cake (by Éloïse Laroche in Montréal, QC)

LEMNIS GATE (by Ratloop Canada in Montréal, QC)

Lorn's Lure (by Rubeki in Toronto, ON)

Lucas: Chapter One (by Itzy Interactive Inc. in Edmonton, AB)

Lunark (by Canari Games in Montréal, QC)

Mad Devils (by Itzy Interactive Inc. in Edmonton, AB)

Mayhem in Single Valley (by Fluxscopic Ltd. in Kitchener, ON)

Mondo Museum (by Viewport Games published by Kitfox Games in Montréal, QC)

Moonshell Island (by Cheekynauts in Canada)

NeoAntigen (by Canadapt Studio Inc. in Toronto, ON)

Neon Blight (by Bleeding Tapes in Montréal, QC)

Nuts (partly by Pol in Montréal, QC & publishing support by Noodle Cake in Saskatoon, SK)

Operation: Tango (by Clever Plays Montréal, QC)

Organism8 (by MFSDDuong in Calgary, AB)

The Outlast Trials (by Red Barrels in Montréal, QC)

Paralives (by Alex Massé in Montréal, QC)

Peglin (by Red Nexus Games in Victoria, BC)

Project Witchstone (by Spearhead Games in Montréal, QC)

The Protagonist: EX-1 (by 3Mind Games in Montréal, QC)

PUPPERAZZI (published by Kitfox Games in Montréal, QC)

Quartet (partly by Tyler Deren in Edmonton, AB)

Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance (by Rocket Adrift Games in Toronto, ON)

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (by ManaVoid Entertainment in Montréal, QC)

Rocket Rumble (by PixelNAUTS Games in St. Catharines, ON)

Season (by Scavengers Studio in Montréal, QC)

Sea of Stars (by Sabotage Studio in Québec)

Sentience (by Red Meat Games in Oshawa, ON & Halifax, NS)

Shishi: Ballad of the Oracle (by Shishi Studios in Montréal, QC)

Slumber Clause (by Copychaser Games in Calgary, AB)

Smash Ball (by Game Pill Inc. in Toronto, ON)

SMUSH.TV (by Cyberian Studios in Toronto, ON)

Snacko (by Bluecurse Studios in BC)

Solace State: Emotional Cyberpunk Stories (by Vivid Foundry in Toronto, ON)

Sons of the Forest (by Endnight Games in Vancouver, BC)

Spleen (by Pamplemousse Games in Montréal, QC)

Super Beersbee (by Good Agreement Games Vancouver, BC)

Tribes of Midgard (by Norsfell in Montréal, QC)

TUNIC (by dicey in Halifax, NS)

Vault: Tomb of the King (by Erich Preston in London/Toronto, ON)

Venba (by Visai Games in Toronto, ON)

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground (by Gasket Games in Vancouver, BC)

Watch This Space (by It's Anecdotal partly in Montréal, QC)

Wicca (by AutoExec Games in Varennes, QC)

Wytchwood (by Alientrap in Toronto, ON)

Zero-G Gunfight (by Devil's Cider Games in Ontario)

Zorya (by Madlife Divertissement in Montréal, QC)

Best Ongoing Canadian Game Nominees

Apex Legends (major development from Respawn Vancouver)

Borderlands 3 (major development from Gearbox Québec)

City Game Studio (by Binogure Studio in Montréal, QC)

Darwin Project (by Scavengers Studio in Montréal, QC)

Dauntless (by Phoenix Labs in Vancouver, BC)

Dead by Daylight (by Behaviour Interactive in Québec City, QC)

Don't Starve Together (by Klei in Vancouver, BC)

Foundation (by Polymorph Games in Québec)

Last Year (by Elastic Games in Montréal, QC)

The Long Dark (by Hinterland in Vancouver, BC)

MouseHunt (by HitGrab in Toronto, ON)

Neon Noodles - Cyberpunk Kitchen Automation (by Vivid Helix in Calgary, AB)

Odd Realm (by Unknown Origin Games Inc in Vancouver, BC)

Project Winter (by Other Ocean in Atlantic Canada)

Super Powered Battle Friends (by Cache Grab Studios in Winnipeg, MB)

Trailer Park Boys: Greasy Money (by East Side Games Studio in Vancouver, BC)

Warframe (by Digital Extremes in London, ON)

We Happy Few (by Compulsion Games in Montréal, QC)

Canadian Game of the Year Nominees

A Buttload of Free Games (by Sebastian Scaini in Québec & friends)

A Fold Apart (by Lightning Rod Games in Toronto, ON)

art of rally (by Funselektor Labs Inc. in Vancouver, BC)

Atomicrops (lead artist Toby Dixon in Toronto, ON)

Ayre (by Gordon Little in Newfoundland)

Beat Blast (by Woolly Walrus Games in Toronto, ON)

Bloodroots (by Paper Cult in Montréal, QC)

Boreal Tenebrae Act I: “I Stand Before You, A Form Undone” (by Snot Bubbles Productions in Vancouver, BC & Music by Guidewire in the Middle of Canada)

Cepheus Protocol (by Halcyon Winds, with a Canadian dev)

Crew 167: The Grand Block Odyssey (by oddbreeze in Montréal, QC)

Chessers (by Dakota St. Laurent in Kitchener, ON)

Dépanneur Nocturne (by G.P. Lackey & KO_OP Mode in Montréal, QC)

Doug Floutie's Maximum Football 2020 (by Canuck Play in Peterborough, ON)

Dreamscaper (by Afterburner Studios in Kingston, ON)

The Dungeon Beneath (by Puzzle Box Games in Montréal, QC)

Dwarrows (by Lithic Entertainment Inc. in Toronto, ON)

Fault (by Strange Matter Studios in Montréal, QC)

Foregone (by Big Blue Bubble in London, ON)

Groove Gunner (by Bitcutter Studios in Regina, SK)

Griftlands (by Klei in Vancouver, BC)

GolfTopia (by MinMax Games Ltd. in British Columbia)

Hardspace: Shipbreaker (by Blackbird Interactive in Vancouver, BC)

Home: Postmortem Edition on Nintendo Switch (by Benjamin Rivers Inc. in Toronto, ON)

Ikenfell (by Happy Ray Games in Vancouver, BC)

Hellpoint (by Cradle Games in Québec)

Industries of Titan (by Brace Yourself Games in Vancouver, BC)

Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl (by Spoony Bard Productions in Truro, NS)

Later Daters (by Bloom Digital in Toronto, ON)

Legends of Ethernal (by Lucid Dreams Studio in Montréal, QC)

LOVE - A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories (by Rocketship Park in St. Catharines, ON)

Lucifer Within Us (by Kitfox Games in Montréal, QC)

Lumote (by Luminawesome Games in Vancouver, BC)

Marvel’s Avengers (partly by Eidos Montréal)

Mason: Building Bricks (by Telegmatic in Canada)

Mighty Fight Federation (by Komi Games in Toronto, ON)

Monster Crown (by Studio Aurum in Newfoundland & Labrador)

NHL 21 (by EA in Vancouver, BC)

No Seq (by Adil S in Toronto, ON)

Outward - The Soroboreans (by Nine Dots Studio in Québec)

P.A.M.E.L.A. (by NVYVE Studios in Mississauga, ON)

Panzer Paladin (by Tribute Games in Montréal, QC)

Phantom Brigade (by Brace Yourself Games in Vancouver, BC)

Project AETHER: First Contact (by Sleepy Spider Studios in Toronto, ON)

Radio General (by Foolish Mortals in Saskatoon, SK)

Raiders! Forsaken Earth (by Creative Storm Entertainment in Calgary, AB)

Rogue Legacy 2 (by Cellar Door Games in Toronto, ON)

Run For Your Life (by Puke&Guts in Canada)

SantaCraft (by Milkbag Games in Guelph, ON)

Shadowy Contracts (by ExiledThunder Productions in Ottawa, ON)

Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom (by SRM Games in Toronto, ON)

Skully (by Finish Line Games in Toronto, ON)

Slash Quest! (published by Noodlecake in Saskatoon, SK)

Sometimes Always Monsters (by Vagabond Dog in Toronto, ON)

Spinch (by Queen Bee Games in Prince Edward Island)

Spiritfarer (by Thunder Lotus Games in Montréal, QC)

Squad (by OWI in Vancouver, BC)

Star Renegades (by Massive Damage in Toronto, ON)

Stacksquatch (by JScott in the Canadian Northwest)

Star Wars Squadrons (by EA Motive in Montréal, QC)

StretchBot (by M5 Games in Toronto, ON)

Streets of Rage 4 (partly by Guard Crush Games in Montréal, QC)

Super Bit Blaster XL (by Nickervision Studios in Vancouver, BC)

Super Crush KO (by Vertex Pop in Toronto, ON)

Super Rocket Ride (by Cosmocat in Nova Scotia)

That Tiny Spaceship (by We Make Small Games in Calgary, AB)

Terrorarium (by Stitch Media in Toronto, ON)

Tidal Shock (by Moonray Studios in Hamilton, ON)

TOXICANT (by Cosmocat in Nova Scotia)

Unto the End (by 2Ton Studios, a Canadian couple in LA)

Vetrix (by Pixel Racers in Lac-Supérieur, QC)

Wheel of Fate (by UDX Interactive in Vaughn, ON & Game Pill Inc in Canada)

Winding Worlds (by KO_OP Mode in Montréal, QC)

Xero Hour (by Bitwad Entertainment in Saskatchewan)