This year marks the second annual Canadian Indie Game Awards – celebrating the amazing indie games and creators of the Canadian gaming industry. Without further ado, here are the winners of the inaugural Canadian Indie Game Awards!
Best Art Direction
Winner: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Also nominated: Nobody Saves the World, Mythforce, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between
Best Game Design
Winner: Tunic
Also nominated: Nobody Saves the World, The Last Hero of Nostalgaia, Rogue Legacy 2
Best Animation
Winner: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Also nominated: Tunic, Nobody Saves the World, Rogue Legacy 2, Ember Knights
Best Score/Soundtrack
Winner: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Also nominated: The Last Hero of Nostalgaia, Tunic, Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between, Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Best Narrative
Winner: I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Also nominated: The Last Hero of Nostalgaia, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between, The Chant
Best Audio Design
Winner: Tunic
Also nominated: Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Session: Skate Sim, Melatonin, Paradise Marsh
Best Technology
Winner: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Also nominated: Session: Skate Sim, Nerf Ultimate Championship, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, The Chant
Best PC Game
Winner: Tunic
Also nominated: Nobody Save the World, Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between, Hardspace; Shipbreaker, Rogue Legacy 2
Best Console Game
Winner: Tunic
Also nominated: TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, Nobody Saves the World, Rogue Legacy 2, Infernax
Best Debut Indie Game
Winner: Tunic
Also nominated: A Little to the Left, The Chant, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Glitchhikers: The Spaces between
Best Mobile Game/Casual Game
Winner: Pupperazzi
Also nominated: Knotwords, INKS, Melatonin, A Little to the Left
Studio of the Year
Winner: TUNIC Team
Also nominated: Drinkbox Studios, Silverstring Media, Cellar Door Games, Blackbird Interactive
Indie Game of the Year
Winner: Tunic
Also nominated: Nobody Saves the World, A Little to the Left, Rogue Legacy 2, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Congratulations to this year’s award winners! We are pleased to be able to highlight Canada’s incredible and skilled indie developers.
Follow the Canadian Game Awards and the Canadian Indie Game Awards on social media for additional information. We hope to see you all again next year!