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
1996
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2022
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2021
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2015
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Innovation
2011
Best Individual Puzzle (The hat mystery; 'meta-puzzle' with Cold Iron, Doctor M, and Playing Games)
Best Individual Puzzle (The hat mystery; 'meta-puzzle' with Cold Iron, Doctor M, and Playing Games)
2021
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
2021
Best Individual Puzzle (the hair swap)
Best Implementation (tie)
Best Individual Puzzle (the hair swap)
Best Implementation (tie)
2011
Best Individual Puzzle (The hat mystery; 'meta-puzzle' with Cold Iron, Last Day of Summer, and Playing Games)
Best Individual Puzzle (The hat mystery; 'meta-puzzle' with Cold Iron, Last Day of Summer, and Playing Games)
1998
Best Individual PC
Best Individual PC
2022
Best Individual Puzzle (escape room)
Best Individual Puzzle (escape room)
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)
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)
2020
Best Individual NPC (the parrot) (tie)
Best Individual NPC (the parrot) (tie)
2016
Best Individual Puzzle (customizing the robot)
Best Individual NPC (The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow (aka The Jenny of Tomorrow, aka the robot))
Best Individual Puzzle (customizing the robot)
Best Individual NPC (The Pine Nut Queen of Tomorrow (aka The Jenny of Tomorrow, aka the robot))
2011
Best Individual PC (Mentula Macanus)
Best Individual PC (Mentula Macanus)
2000
Best Writing
Best Writing
2015
Best Implementation
Best Implementation
2002
Best Writing
Best Writing
2008
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2012
Best Supplemental Materials (Feelies)
Best Supplemental Materials (Feelies)
1999
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2000
Best Story
Best Story
2005
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2003
Best Writing
Best Writing
2004
Best Individual NPC (Audrey)
Best Individual NPC (Audrey)
2008
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Story
Best Setting
2013
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
1998
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2016
Best Individual PC (BEL/S)
Best Individual PC (BEL/S)
1998
Best Writing
Best Story
Best Writing
Best Story
2011
Best Individual Puzzle (The hat mystery; 'meta-puzzle' with Cold Iron, Doctor M, and Last Day of Summer)
Best Individual Puzzle (The hat mystery; 'meta-puzzle' with Cold Iron, Doctor M, and Last Day of Summer)
2011
Best Story
Best Story
2022
Best Setting
Best Setting
2001
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2000
Best Individual PC (Rameses)
Best Individual PC (Rameses)
2012
Best Individual NPC (New Rat City)
Best Individual NPC (New Rat City)
2003
Best Individual Puzzle (The Purple Room)
Best Individual Puzzle (The Purple Room)
2000
Best Individual Puzzle (the whole game)
Best Individual Puzzle (the whole game)
2013
Best Setting
Best Setting
2010
Best Individual NPC (Dr Sliss)
Best Individual NPC (Dr Sliss)
2020
Best Story
Best Story
2019
Best Implementation
Best Implementation
2010
Best Supplemental Materials (Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7, for which Sand-dancer is a supplement & example)
Best Supplemental Materials (Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7, for which Sand-dancer is a supplement & example)
2002
Best Game
Best Story
Best Puzzles
Best Individual PC (Pierre)
Best Game
Best Story
Best Puzzles
Best Individual PC (Pierre)
2015
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Multimedia
2000
Best Setting
Best Setting
1997
Best Individual NPC (Bob)
Best Individual NPC (Bob)
2000
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2011
Best Implementation
Best Implementation
2003
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
1996
Best Setting
Best Setting
2008
Best Individual PC (Hardy the Bulldog)
Best Individual PC (Hardy the Bulldog)
1996
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (Opening the gate)
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (Opening the gate)
2013
Best Story
Best Story
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
2021
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Liz)
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Liz)
2004
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
2015
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2015
Best Setting
Best Setting
1997
Best Writing
Best Writing
2016
Best Game
Best Implementation
Best Game
Best Implementation
2007
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2016
Best Writing
Best Writing
2001
Best Individual PC (The Kissing Bandit)
Best Individual PC (The Kissing Bandit)
2006
Best Story
Best Story
1996
Best Story
Best Story
1997
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2013
Best Writing
Best Writing
2005
Best Individual PC (Wendy Little)
Best Individual PC (Wendy Little)
2019
Best Story (tie)
Best Individual NPC (Turandot)
Best Story (tie)
Best Individual NPC (Turandot)
2014
Best Individual PC (the PC)
Best Individual PC (the PC)
2020
Best Individual NPC (Kingfisher) (tie)
Best Individual NPC (Kingfisher) (tie)
2020
Best Game
Best Game
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)
2007
Best Setting
Best Setting
2005
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
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)
2017
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2010
Best Story
Best Story
2021
Best Setting
Best Individual PC (Marid)
Best Implementation (tie)
Best Setting
Best Individual PC (Marid)
Best Implementation (tie)
2021
Best Game
Best Story
Best Game
Best Story
2005
Best Individual NPC (the storyteller)
Best Individual NPC (the storyteller)
2017
Best Individual PC (Fred Strickland)
Best Individual PC (Fred Strickland)
2014
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (The Empress)
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (The Empress)
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
2019
Best Game (tie)
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (inspiring the artist)
Best Individual PC (Hazel Greene)
Best Game (tie)
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (inspiring the artist)
Best Individual PC (Hazel Greene)
2 Comments
2022 results added
jakobvongunten
1 year ago