Winners of our 2023 Community Awards Poll

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, 2023, 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:

The Long Dark (@IntoTheLongDark) by Hinterland Games (@HinterlandGames) on our West coast in Vancouver, BC. Entered Early Access Sep. 22, 2014. Available on Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac & Windows.

Runners up: Dead by Daylight | Warframe | Age of Empires IV | Grindstone | Chivalry II

Most Anticipated Canadian Game

This game HASN'T been fully released before January 1, 2024, and has you us awaiting a chance to play it (may include games in Early Access/betas/etc).

And the winner is:

Earthblade (@earthblade_games) by Extremely OK Games (@exok_games) in Vancouver, BC- for the 2nd year in a row! Still set to release sometime in 2024. Wishlist on Steam!

Runners up: Spirit City: Lofi Sessions | Rift of the Necrodancer | Faraway Fairway | World of Anterra | Soulframe

Canadian Game of the Year 2023

This is it- our favourite Canadian game of the past year, released between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023 (may include a game leaving Early Access during that time).

And the winner is:

Darkest Dungeon II (@DarkestDungeon) by @RedHookStudios in Vancouver, BC. Left Early Access on May 8, 2023. Available on Windows.

Runners up: Sea of Stars | Dead Space (2023) | Venba | Sons of the Forest | Return to Grace