And for the finale no one sawing coming: a three-way tie for 3rd!
3rd: DisGo, The DisGo Team (Brock University & Niagara College)
3rd: Riding Shotgun, Dust Devils (Sheridan College)
3rd: Free Fall, Free Fall (Humber Polytechnic)
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Announcing all #LUS26 winners! Congrats!
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Presented by @UbisoftToronto
1st: Maid Mayhem, Patch’d Up Games (Brock University & Niagara College)
2nd: Beats & Brains, Metropolitan Game Studios (TMU: Metropolitan Game Studios)
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Announcing all #LUS26 winners! Congrats!
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT – Presented by the @cityoftoronto
1st: Omnicide, Chainsaw (Seneca Polytechnic)
2nd: System Overload, Since 213 (Sheridan College)
3rd: Whisper, Team Birb (OCADU & UofT)
🤖 Made with AI
Announcing all #LUS26 winners! Congrats!
ACHIEVEMENT IN AUDIO - Presented by @Behaviour Interactive
1st: Gimme A Hand, Octogroup (U of T & Sheridan College)
2nd: Maid Mayhem, Patch’d Up Games (Brock University & Niagara College)
3rd: Dust Bunny, Dust Bunnies (OCADU & UofT)
🤖 Made with AI
Announcing all #LUS26 winners! Congrats!
BEST GAME TRAILER - Presented by @BlueOcean_Games
1st: Grey Wake, Second Fiddle Studio (University of Waterloo Game Development Club)
2nd: Beam it up, Blorp!, Gnarpies (OCAD University)
3rd: Whisper, Team Birb (OCADU & UofT)
🤖 Made with AI
LevelUpTO retweeted
Interactive Ontario was proud to partner with Level Up Showcase.
None of this would have been possible without the outstanding sponsors, staff, and volunteers.
Congratulations to every student. You are the future of Ontario's interactive entertainment industry.
#LUS26
Level Up Showcase 2026 was supported by Interactive Ontario (@IOnews), Video Game Live Expo (@vglx_official ), and Hand Eye Society (@HandEyeSociety).
We’re grateful for their support in helping bring this year’s showcase to life. #LUS26
We’re proud to have Ontario Creates as a Platinum Partner of Level Up Showcase 2026.
Their continued support helps strengthen the Ontario gaming ecosystem and contributed to the success of #LUS26.
Thank you to our Bronze Partner, Haven Studios (@HavenStudiosInc)
Their support helped make Level Up Showcase 2026 possible and gave student developers a platform to share their work and connect with the industry.
#LUS26
LevelUpTO retweeted
Great to be at the Level Up Showcase supporting Ontario-made content & meeting the rising talent shaping our video game and interactive media sector.
Their creativity drives Ontario’s global leadership in arts & culture — an industry contributing $28B & nearly 270,000 jobs.
Level Up Showcase 2026 wrapped last night in a tornado of beautiful, creative energy, joyful tears, cheers, and remarkable games!
Years of work led to this moment. Thank you to everyone who helped these students make it their own and brought #LUS26 to life!
See you next year!
Level Up Showcase is happening thanks to support from our Bronze Partner, Uken Games (@ukengames)
Their involvement helps highlight new talent and support the next generation of game developers.
#LUS26
Thank you to our Bronze Partner, Puzzle Cats (@TopMobileGamers).
Their support helps create opportunities for student developers to share their work and connect with the industry.
#LUS26
Level Up Showcase is supported by our Bronze Partner, @EpicGames.
Their commitment helps empower emerging developers and strengthen the future of game creation.
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