Canadians stole the show at Summer Game Fest 2026

After several long and busy days, Summer Game Fest 2026 has come to an end.

Not unlike its E3 predecessor, the several-day stretch featured all kinds of presentations and reveals from companies both big and small, from heavy hitters like the main SGF event and Xbox Games Showcase + Gears of War: E-Day Direct to indie-focused streams like Women-Led Games: Summer Game Fest Edition and Southeast Asian Games Showcase.

Honestly, it was a lot. But throughout all of that, Canadian developers consistently proved to be behind some of the biggest and most creative games, whether it was the return of fan-favourites like Gears of War and Cuphead or the introduction of all kinds of new and original properties. Read on for an extensive list of the Canadian games featured throughout Summer Game Fest.

Ambrosia Sky: Act Two

Developer/publisher: Soft Rains (Toronto, Ont.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: August 6, 2026
Featured in: Story-Rich Games Showcase

After last year’s acclaimed Act One, Soft Rains is concluding its atmospheric sci-fi cleaning immersive sim about a young woman who must put to rest her fallen colony while searching for her ex-girlfriend.

For more on Ambrosia Sky, check out our interview with the team.

Aikyam

Developer/publisher: Thousand Stars Studio (Toronto, Ont.)
Platforms: PlayStation, Xbox, PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: India Game Showcase

Aikyam is a visually stunning and novel spin on turn-based RPGs thanks to its focus on Bollywood-inspired dancing over violent combat.

For more on Aikyam, check out our interview with the team.

Barbie Rewind

Developer: Digital Eclipse (co-developed by Toronto’s Mighty Yell)
Publisher: Atari
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC
Release date: November 12, 2026

Mighty Yell (The Big Con) helped out with UI, narrative design, writing and more on this cozy game in which you play classic Barbie games and decorate your DreamHouse throughout the decades.

Capy Castaway

Developer: Kitten Cup Studio (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher: Big Blue Sky Games
Platforms: PC and Mac (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Wholesome Games Direct

This cozy exploration adventure draws inspiration from Spirited Away, Untitled Goose Game and Toronto’s infamous 2016 “Bonnie and Clyde” capybara escape. Fun fact: the CEO and creative director at Kitten Cup, Saffron Aurora, also designed the lovely key art for the Wholesome Direct.

For more on Capy Castaway, check out our interview with the team.

Curse of Resthaven

Developer: Hilltop Studios (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher: Digital Bandidos
Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA 2026
Featured in: The Mix Summer Games Showcase

From the award-winning studio behind Lil’ Guardsman comes this gothic horror narrative roguelite about a governor who must manage his cursed island while searching for his missing niece. A demo is also confirmed to be coming “soon.”

For more on Curse of Resthaven, check out our interview with the team.

Deadroot

Developer/publisher: Finish Line Games (Toronto, Ont.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Future Games Show Summer Showcase

Set in a bug-sized medieval world, this action-adventure game puts you in the shell of a lone snail warrior who must draw his sword against deadly creatures.

Dungeon Lurker

Developer/publisher: 13AM Games (Toronto, Ont.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: Q1 2027
Featured in: The Mix Summer Games Showcase

After releasing gems like Dawn of the Monsters and Missile Command Delta, 13AM Games is developing this gloriously retro-inspired 32-bit action roguelike about a knight who must uncover a dark secret about his past.

Gears of War: E-Day

Developer: The Coalition (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher: Xbox
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC
Release date: October 6, 2026
Featured in: Xbox Games Showcase + Gears of War: E-Day Direct

We finally got our first look at gameplay from the highly-anticipated third-person shooter, which follows fan favourites Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago during the events leading up to the original Gears of War trilogy. Check out our more detailed breakdown of The Coalition’s deep dive into the game.

Gemini X

Developer/publisher: Komi Games (Toronto, Ont.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA 2028
Featured in: Future Games Show Summer Showcase

This sci-fi platformer fuses Metroidvania design with Mega Man inspirations and a world that evolves depending on the order of bosses you tackle.

Grounded 2

Developer: Obsidian Entertainment (Irvine, California), Eidos Montreal (Montreal, Que.)
Publisher: Xbox
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC, PS5
Release date: Out now in early access (PS5 release on August 11)
Featured in: Xbox Games Showcase

After launching in early access last year, Xbox’s acclaimed Honey I Shrunk the Kids-inspired survival game got a new trailer that detailed the upcoming Into the Abyss update and PS5 port.

Happy Bastards

Developer/publisher: Clever Plays (Montreal, Que.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: PC Gaming Show

This tongue-in-cheek open-world fantasy strategy RPG has you commanding a band of unruly mercenary legends. A demo is now available on Steam.

Hope in the City

Developer/publisher: Lofty Sky Entertainment (Toronto, Ont.)
Platforms: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Women-Led Games: Summer Game Fest Edition

Multimedia entertainment company Lofty Sky (the award-winning documentary Eternal Spring) brings us this mystery game about a teenager in China who investigates the disappearance of her parents.

Lucid Falls

Developer/publisher: Eldamar Studio (Calgary, Alta.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: The Mix Summer Games Showcase

This survival horror game challenges you to confront your fears by manipulating gravity, space and time.

For more on Lucid Falls, check out our interview with the team.

Maximum Thunderness

Developer/publisher: Berzerk Studio (Quebec City, Que.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: Fall 2026
Featured in: The Mix Summer Games Showcase

The makers of the well-received Infernax are behind this shoot ’em up roguelike that can be played solo or with up to three players as you repel space alien criminals from Earth. A free demo is now available on Steam.

Mighty Cuphead Adventure + New Cuphead

Developer/publisher: Studio MDHR (Oakville, Ont.)
Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, Master System (Mighty Cuphead Adventure, no word yet on the sequel)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Summer Game Fest main showcase

Many years after Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, we learned that the beloved team behind Cuphead is working on both the side-scrolling platformer Mighty Cuphead Adventure and a hand-drawn sequel (which was curiously not referred to as “Cuphead 2”). Notably, the former was designed with old-school Master System technology, while the latter is in early development.

N Plus Infinity Times Two

Developer/publisher: Metanet Software (Toronto, Ont.)
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition

A new entry in Metanet’s popular ninja running platformer series was revealed, bringing with it various online and split-screen co-op modes as well as a classic single-player campaign.

Petal Runner

Developer: Nano Park Studios (a two-person team consisting of Calgary’s Brandon James Greer and Vancouver’s Danny Guo)
Publisher: iam8bit
Platforms: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Wholesome Direct

Help Cali and their foxy sidekick Kira make deliveries, meet new people, take on minigames and explore Sapphire Valley in this lovingly retro-inspired RPG.

For more on the game, check out our interview with Nano Park from last year’s SGF.

Prove You’re Human

Developer: Sunset Visitor (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher: Black Tabby Publishing (Toronto, Ont.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition, Southeast Asian Games Showcase

The sophomore title from the team behind the beloved 1000xResist follows the digital copy of a person that’s convinced it’s more human than the original. The Day of the Devs stream provided creative insight from narrative designer Pinki Li and artist Daniel Beaulieu, while the Southeast Asian Games Showcase featured actor and producer Nhi Do, Li and narrative designer and writer Natalie Tin Yin Gan as they talked about the influence of their Asian upbringings.

Rivage

Developer: Exnilo Studio (Montreal, Que.)
Publisher: Raw Fury
Platforms: PC (Steam)
Release date: August 13, 2026
Featured in: PC Gaming Show

Formerly known as Strand, this sci-fi time loop puzzle game got a release date trailer during SGF. A demo is also available on Steam.

Serious Sam: Shatterverse

Developer: Behaviour Interactive (Montreal, Que.)
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Release date: TBA 2026
Featured in: PC Gaming Show

In this co-op first-person shooter roguelite, up to five players can team up to play as alternate versions of Serious Sam who fight waves of enemies across procedurally-generated runs. You can request access to a playtest via Steam.

SHE: Seraphim Helix Experiment

Developer/publisher: Rocket Adrift Games (Toronto, Ont.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Story-Rich Games Showcase

Inspired by Akira and Metal Gear Solid 2, this promising retro survival horror game follows Robin as she fights to survive a mutant-infested Alaskan facility.

1666: Amsterdam

Developer/publisher: Panache Digital Games (Montreal, Que.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Summer Game Fest main showcase

This long-gestating new IP from Canadian Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets is a dark third-person action-adventure game focused on using witchcraft to uncover hidden demons. A free Prologue demo is now available on Steam.

Soulframe

Developer/publisher: Digital Extremes (London, Ont.)
Platforms: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Summer Game Fest main showcase

The Canadian Warframe maker offered a new look at its upcoming fantasy RPG featuring voiceover from BAFTA winner Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33). Soulframe is currently in Preludes pre-alpha testing, but you can sign up to potentially be invited to take part.

It’s also worth noting that Canadians Rebecca Ford (Warframe creative director) and Megan Everett (community director on Warframe and Soulframe) were two of the co-hosts of the Women-Led Games showcase.

33 Immortals

Developer/publisher: Thunder Lotus (Montreal, Que.)
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC (Epic Games Store)
Release date: June 10, 2026 (full game launch)
Featured in: Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition

After launching in early access last year, this Divine Comedy-inspired co-op action roguelike got a release date for its official 1.0 version.

Threads of Time

Developer: Riyo Games (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher: Balor Games
Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in:Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition

Inspired by the likes of Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger, this 2.5D pixel art RPG follows a party of adventurers as they fight to prevent a world-ending plot across the past, present and future.

Truth Scrapper

Developer/publisher: insertdisc5 (Greater Toronto Area, Ont.)
Platform: PC (Steam)
Release date: TBA
Featured in: Story Rich Games Showcase

After releasing the acclaimed In Stars and Time, insertdisc5 is making this visual novel mystery about a woman who has to investigate what happened to her fellow guildfolk while struggling to hold onto her fading memories. A demo is also now available on Steam.

Honourable mentions

Given the nature of co-development and remote work, there are many projects that involve Canadians in varying capacities. Therefore, we still want to give a shoutout to some of them, including:

• Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition — a remaster of Vancouver-based Relic’s 2006 classic RTS
• Crossfire — Canadian Mitch Dyer (Star Wars: Battlefront II, Gotham Knights) is one of the writers of this tactical action adventure game from That’s No Moon (a studio formed by alums from studios like Naughty Dog and Infinity Ward)
• Exodus — A Mass Effect-esque original sci-fi action-RPG from Archetype Entertainment, a Texas team featuring BioWare alums like narrative director Drew Karpyshyn (Mass Effect, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic) and former studio head James Ohlen (lead designer on Knights of the Old Republic and Dragon Age: Origins)
• Fable — Eidos Montreal (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy) is assisting lead developer Playground on this reboot of Xbox’s fan-favourite fantasy RPG series
• Orna: The GPS RPG — While not SGF-related, Ottawa’s Northern Forge Studios has an adjacent “Terra’s Legacy: Rainsong” event to raise money for the environmental non-profit Rainforest Alliance
• Thief: The Dark Project Remastered — Eidos Montreal is one of the developers alongside Nightdive Studios that’s working on this remake of the 1998 eponymous classic stealth game
• Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists — This tactical narrative game from developer A Sharp is published by Montreal’s Kitfox (Boyfriend Dungeon) and features music and sound design from Quebec City-based Neha Patel (Venba)

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Given that there’s more or less 5,000 showcases during Summer Game Fest, we may have missed some Canadian games. (Sorry, if so!) But overall, we think this is a pretty comprehensive list that shows the creativity and versatility of Canadian game devs.

What were your favourite Canadian games from SGF? Let us know in the comments.

Image credit: Xbox/Studio MDHR/Sunset Visitor