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Level Up Showcase features games created by post-secondary students from across Ontario.

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Thank you to our Title Sponsor, @zynga, for supporting Level Up Showcase 2026. Your support helps connect emerging developers with real opportunities in the industry.

#LUS26

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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)

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Announcing all #LUS26 winners! Congrats!

INNOVATING TECHNOLOGY – Presented by @AMD
1st: Aroma, Eyelipop (Sheridan College)
2nd: Leech, Affliction (Seneca Polytechnic)
3rd: Tonight’s Dozen, Obsidian Crown Interactive (Niagara College)

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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)

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Announcing all #LUS26 winners! Congrats!

ACHIEVEMENT IN ACCESSIBILITY - Presented by Sledgehammer Games (@SHGames)
1st: Touché Tempo, The Commuters (York University)
2nd: Crystal Core, Midnight Tomes (Conestoga College)
3rd: Brass Rebellion, Devil’s Dice (Niagara College)

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Announcing all #LUS26 winners! Congrats!

BEST OVERALL GAME - Presented by @zynga
1st: System Overload, Since 213 (Sheridan College)
2nd: Salt, Grooves, and Garlic, Salty Studios (U of T & Centennial College)
3rd: Aroma, Eyelipop (Sheridan College)

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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)

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BEST GAME TRAILER
Grey Wake
Second Fiddle Studio (University of Waterloo Game Development Club)
Presented by @BlueOcean_Games

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Level Up Showcase 2026 award winners are here.

An incredible group of student teams took the stage this year. See each category below.

Thank you to our #LUS26 award presenters: @zynga , @UbisoftToronto, the @cityoftoronto, @AMD, @SHGames, @Behaviour, and @BlueOcean_Games.

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ACHIEVEMENT IN AUDIO
Gimme A Hand
Octogroup (U of T & Sheridan College)
Presented by @Behaviour Interactive

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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

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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

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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.