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
2014
Best Game
Best Story
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Game
Best Story
Best Use of Multimedia
2015
Best Setting
Best Setting
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)
2005
Best Individual PC (Wendy Little)
Best Individual PC (Wendy Little)
2021
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
2019
Best Story (tie)
Best Individual NPC (Turandot)
Best Story (tie)
Best Individual NPC (Turandot)
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)
1998
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2015
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2018
Best Individual PC
Best Individual PC
2008
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Story
Best Setting
2022
Best Writing
Best Writing
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
1997
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (The language puzzle)
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (The language puzzle)
2010
Best Individual NPC (Dr Sliss)
Best Individual NPC (Dr Sliss)
2020
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
2015
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Innovation
2000
Best Setting
Best Setting
1996
Best Setting
Best Setting
2004
Best Puzzles
Best Use of Medium
Best Puzzles
Best Use of Medium
2007
Best Individual Puzzle (Identifying the killer)
Best Individual Puzzle (Identifying the killer)
2001
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
1996
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2009
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Snow White)
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Snow White)
2018
Best Setting
Best Setting
2022
Best Individual PC (Bell Park)
Best Individual PC (Bell Park)
2016
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2019
Best Use of Innovation
Best Technological Development
Best Use of Innovation
Best Technological Development
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)
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)
2000
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2003
Best Writing
Best Writing
2004
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
2013
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Innovation
2016
Best Setting
Best NPCs (tie)
Best Setting
Best NPCs (tie)
2014
Best Individual PC (the PC)
Best Individual PC (the PC)
2007
Best Story
Best Story
2011
Best Individual Puzzle (The hat mystery; 'meta-puzzle' with Doctor M, Last Day of Summer, and Playing Games)
Best Individual Puzzle (The hat mystery; 'meta-puzzle' with Doctor M, Last Day of Summer, and Playing Games)
1998
Best Individual PC
Best Individual PC
2015
Best Implementation
Best Implementation
2001
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
1998
Best Writing
Best Story
Best Writing
Best Story
1997
Best Story
Best Story
2010
Best Writing
Best Writing
2014
Best Individual Puzzle (Sequence of time-travel)
Best Individual Puzzle (Sequence of time-travel)
2013
Best Individual NPC (Captain Verdeterre)
Best Individual NPC (Captain Verdeterre)
2020
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (leaving the house)
Best Implementation
Best Use of Innovation
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (leaving the house)
Best Implementation
Best Use of Innovation
2006
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2003
Best Individual Puzzle (The Purple Room)
Best Individual Puzzle (The Purple Room)
2019
Best Implementation
Best Implementation
2017
Best Individual PC (Fred Strickland)
Best Individual PC (Fred Strickland)
2005
Best Story
Best Individual Puzzle (Following the murderer)
Best Story
Best Individual Puzzle (Following the murderer)
2009
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Lottie Plum)
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Lottie Plum)
2014
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2020
Best Story
Best Story
2008
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
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)
2012
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2004
Best Individual NPC (Audrey)
Best Individual NPC (Audrey)
2005
Best Individual NPC (the storyteller)
Best Individual NPC (the storyteller)
2017
Best Setting
Best Setting
2017
Best Writing
Best Implementation
Best Writing
Best Implementation
2003
Best Individual PC (The PC)
Best Individual PC (The PC)
1999
Best Story
Best Story
2008
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2009
Best Setting (tie)
Best Setting (tie)
2003
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
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)
2021
Best Game
Best Story
Best Game
Best Story
2003
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
1996
Best Individual NPC (the burin)
Best Individual NPC (the burin)
2012
Best Individual NPC (New Rat City)
Best Individual NPC (New Rat City)
2005
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
2004
Best Individual Puzzle (the time puzzle)
Best Individual Puzzle (the time puzzle)
2008
Best Individual PC (Hardy the Bulldog)
Best Individual PC (Hardy the Bulldog)
2006
Best Game
Best Individual NPC (Leela)
Best Game
Best Individual NPC (Leela)
2012
Best Writing
Best Story
Best Writing
Best Story
2005
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
1996
Best Story
Best Story
2018
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Multimedia
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))
2016
Best Game
Best Implementation
Best Game
Best Implementation
2021
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
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)
2017
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
2003
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2013
Best Writing
Best Writing
2015
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Multimedia
2000
Best Individual PC (Rameses)
Best Individual PC (Rameses)
2021
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2015
Best Individual Puzzle (Understanding how the RPS cannon works)
Best Individual Puzzle (Understanding how the RPS cannon works)
2021
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2016
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
2020
Best Game
Best Game
2018
Best Individual Puzzle (solving your murder)
Best Individual Puzzle (solving your murder)
2021
Best Individual Puzzle (the hair swap)
Best Implementation (tie)
Best Individual Puzzle (the hair swap)
Best Implementation (tie)
1999
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2000
Best Game
Best NPCs
Best Game
Best NPCs
2 Comments
2022 results added
jakobvongunten
1 year ago