xyzzy award winners
the annual interactive fiction awards. from newest (2022 as of this writing) to oldest
not on igdb:
Trapped in Time (Best Implementation, 2013 - physical/pdf CYOA story)
Best Technological Development (usually awarded to dev tools):
Inform 7 Build 10.1.0 (2022)
Gruescript (2021)
Adventuron (2020)
Dialog (2018)
Vorple for Glulx (2017)
Ink (2016)
Raconteur (2015)
Inform 7 6L02 (2014, tie)
Twine 2 (2014, tie)
Twine 1.4 (2013)
Vorple for Inform 7 (2012)
TADS 3.1 (2011)
Quixe (2010)
not on igdb:
Trapped in Time (Best Implementation, 2013 - physical/pdf CYOA story)
Best Technological Development (usually awarded to dev tools):
Inform 7 Build 10.1.0 (2022)
Gruescript (2021)
Adventuron (2020)
Dialog (2018)
Vorple for Glulx (2017)
Ink (2016)
Raconteur (2015)
Inform 7 6L02 (2014, tie)
Twine 2 (2014, tie)
Twine 1.4 (2013)
Vorple for Inform 7 (2012)
TADS 3.1 (2011)
Quixe (2010)
188 Games
2015
Best Setting
Best Setting
2018
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Multimedia
2014
Best Game
Best Story
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Game
Best Story
Best Use of Multimedia
2014
Best Individual PC (the PC)
Best Individual PC (the PC)
1999
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2020
Best Game
Best Game
2014
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (The Empress)
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (The Empress)
2000
Best Individual NPC (Galatea)
Best Individual NPC (Galatea)
1998
Best Writing
Best Story
Best Writing
Best Story
2012
Best Writing
Best Story
Best Writing
Best Story
2016
Best Individual PC (BEL/S)
Best Individual PC (BEL/S)
2016
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2014
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2012
Best Game
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best Individual PC (Alexandra)
Best Implementation
Best Game
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best Individual PC (Alexandra)
Best Implementation
2013
Best Supplemental Materials (Multimedia)
Best Supplemental Materials (Multimedia)
2015
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Story
Best NPCs
Best Individual NPC (Bell Park)
Best Individual PC (Bridget)
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Story
Best NPCs
Best Individual NPC (Bell Park)
Best Individual PC (Bridget)
1998
Best Setting
Best Setting
2019
Best Game (tie)
Best Story (tie)
Best Writing
Best Game (tie)
Best Story (tie)
Best Writing
2019
Best Use of Innovation
Best Technological Development
Best Use of Innovation
Best Technological Development
2019
Best Use of Multimedia (tie)
Best Use of Multimedia (tie)
2007
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (the gnome)
Best Individual PC (Grunk)
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (the gnome)
Best Individual PC (Grunk)
2000
Best Setting
Best Setting
2001
Best Individual Puzzle (deciphering the language)
Best Use of Medium
Best Individual Puzzle (deciphering the language)
Best Use of Medium
2008
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Individual Puzzle (Disconnecting the internet / Getting rid of the key)
Best Individual NPC (Violet)
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Individual Puzzle (Disconnecting the internet / Getting rid of the key)
Best Individual NPC (Violet)
1998
Best Game
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (Getting out of the chair)
Best Individual NPC (The interrogator)
Best Use of Medium
Best Game
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (Getting out of the chair)
Best Individual NPC (The interrogator)
Best Use of Medium
2012
Best Individual NPC (New Rat City)
Best Individual NPC (New Rat City)
2014
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best Implementation
Best Use of Innovation
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best Implementation
Best Use of Innovation
2022
Best Individual PC (Bell Park)
Best Individual PC (Bell Park)
2015
Best Implementation
Best Implementation
2009
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting (tie)
Best Use of Medium
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting (tie)
Best Use of Medium
2000
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2021
Best Game
Best Story
Best Game
Best Story
1997
Best Game
Best Individual PC (Tracy Valencia)
Best Game
Best Individual PC (Tracy Valencia)
2003
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
2004
Best Puzzles
Best Use of Medium
Best Puzzles
Best Use of Medium
2013
Best Writing
Best Writing
1999
Best Game
Best NPCs
Best Individual NPC (Miss Sierra)
Best Individual PC (Primo Varicella)
Best Game
Best NPCs
Best Individual NPC (Miss Sierra)
Best Individual PC (Primo Varicella)
2016
Best Setting
Best NPCs (tie)
Best Setting
Best NPCs (tie)
2022
Best Individual NPC (Computerfriend)
Best Individual NPC (Computerfriend)
2007
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2005
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
2008
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2018
Best Implementation
Best Implementation
2017
Best Writing
Best Implementation
Best Writing
Best Implementation
2020
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
2022
Best Writing
Best Writing
2013
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Innovation
2000
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2018
Best Individual PC
Best Individual PC
2015
Best Individual Puzzle (Understanding how the RPS cannon works)
Best Individual Puzzle (Understanding how the RPS cannon works)
2003
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2013
Best Game
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (creating the meat monster)
Best Individual PC (The Aqueosity)
Best Game
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (creating the meat monster)
Best Individual PC (The Aqueosity)
2006
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2018
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2000
Best Writing
Best Writing
2000
Best Individual Puzzle (the whole game)
Best Individual Puzzle (the whole game)
2017
Best Game
Best Story
Best NPCs
Best Individual Puzzle (getting past the dragon)
Best Individual NPC (Squire Tuck)
Best Game
Best Story
Best NPCs
Best Individual Puzzle (getting past the dragon)
Best Individual NPC (Squire Tuck)
1999
Best Story
Best Story
2009
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Snow White)
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Snow White)
2018
Best Game
Best Writing (tie)
Best Story
Best Individual NPC (the Bogeyman)
Best Game
Best Writing (tie)
Best Story
Best Individual NPC (the Bogeyman)
2013
Best Individual NPC (Captain Verdeterre)
Best Individual NPC (Captain Verdeterre)
2010
Best Individual PC (Anthony Saint Germain)
Best Individual PC (Anthony Saint Germain)
2018
Best Individual Puzzle (solving your murder)
Best Individual Puzzle (solving your murder)
2012
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Innovation
2008
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2017
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
1996
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2015
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Innovation
2002
Best NPCs
Best Individual Puzzle (setting the traps)
Best Individual NPC (Boldo)
Best NPCs
Best Individual Puzzle (setting the traps)
Best Individual NPC (Boldo)
2015
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Multimedia
2004
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
2015
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2016
Best Game
Best Implementation
Best Game
Best Implementation
2017
Best Individual PC (Fred Strickland)
Best Individual PC (Fred Strickland)
2002
Best Setting
Best Setting
2021
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
2022
Best Game
Best Implementation
Best Game
Best Implementation
2001
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
2004
Best Individual Puzzle (the time puzzle)
Best Individual Puzzle (the time puzzle)
2007
Best Individual Puzzle (Identifying the killer)
Best Individual Puzzle (Identifying the killer)
2020
Best Story
Best Story
1997
Best Story
Best Story
2000
Best Game
Best NPCs
Best Game
Best NPCs
2004
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Story
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Story
2008
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2006
Best Writing
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (Navigating the mansion)
Best Individual PC (the PC)
Best Writing
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (Navigating the mansion)
Best Individual PC (the PC)
2020
Best Individual PC (the doppelganger)
Best Individual PC (the doppelganger)
2009
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2014
Best Individual Puzzle (Sequence of time-travel)
Best Individual Puzzle (Sequence of time-travel)
2006
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Setting
Best NPCs
2016
Best Story
Best NPCs (tie)
Best Story
Best NPCs (tie)
1996
Best Individual NPC (the burin)
Best Individual NPC (the burin)
2021
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2012
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2019
Best Setting
Best Use of Multimedia (tie)
Best Setting
Best Use of Multimedia (tie)
2010
Best Writing
Best Writing
1999
Best Setting
Best Individual Puzzle (The Maze)
Best Setting
Best Individual Puzzle (The Maze)
2011
Best Use of Innovation
Best Supplemental Materials (PDFs and screencast tutorials)
Best Use of Innovation
Best Supplemental Materials (PDFs and screencast tutorials)
1998
Best Individual PC
Best Individual PC
2003
Best Writing
Best Writing
2 Comments
2022 results added
jakobvongunten
1 year ago