Here are the winners of our 2022 Community Awards Poll, comprised of nominees put forward by our community. See the full list of nominees here.

Best Ongoing Canadian Game

This game was released before January 1, 2022, and has been an ongoing development project for the studio since its release with updates, new content and new players joining the community. And the winner is:

Orna: The GPS RPG (@OrnaRpg) by Northern Forge (@nfstudiosinc) in our nation’s capital, Ottawa, ON. Released December 2, 2017. Available on Google Play & App Store.

Runners up: Dead by Daylight | The Long Dark | Warframe | Age of Empires IV | Grindstone | Foundation

Most Anticipated Canadian Game

This game HASN'T been fully released before January 1, 2023, and has you eagerly awaiting a chance to play it. (This may include games in Early Access/betas/etc). And the winner is:

Earthblade (@earthblade_games) by Extremely OK Games (@exok_games) in Vancouver, BC. Releasing 2024. Wishlist on Steam!

Runners up: World of Anterra | Foundation | Nightingale | Sky Haven | Hockey Heroes | Space Boat

Canadian Game of the Year 2022

This is it- your favourite Canadian game of the past year, released between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. (This may include a game leaving Early Access during that time). And the winner is:

TUNIC (@tunicgame) by @dicey in Halifax, NS, published by @FinjiCo. Released March 16, 2022. Available on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch & PC.

Runners up: TMNT: Shredder's Revenge | Nobody Saves the World | Hero of Aethric: An Orna RPG | Ship of Fools | Infernax