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
2014
Best Game
Best Story
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Game
Best Story
Best Use of Multimedia
2016
Best Individual PC (BEL/S)
Best Individual PC (BEL/S)
2018
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Multimedia
2020
Best Game
Best Game
2021
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
1998
Best Setting
Best Setting
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)
2018
Best Individual PC
Best Individual PC
2008
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2022
Best Individual NPC (Computerfriend)
Best Individual NPC (Computerfriend)
1998
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2014
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (The Empress)
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (The Empress)
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)
2008
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Story
Best Setting
2010
Best Game
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best NPCs
Best Individual Puzzle (crossing the river)
Best Implementation
Best Use of Innovation
Best Game
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best NPCs
Best Individual Puzzle (crossing the river)
Best Implementation
Best Use of Innovation
2003
Best Setting
Best Setting
1997
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (The language puzzle)
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (The language puzzle)
2019
Best Story (tie)
Best Individual NPC (Turandot)
Best Story (tie)
Best Individual NPC (Turandot)
2011
Best Use of Innovation
Best Supplemental Materials (PDFs and screencast tutorials)
Best Use of Innovation
Best Supplemental Materials (PDFs and screencast tutorials)
2022
Best Writing
Best Writing
2012
Best Individual Puzzle
Best Individual Puzzle
1999
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
1996
Best Setting
Best Setting
2018
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
2001
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2009
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Snow White)
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Snow White)
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)
1996
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2010
Best Individual NPC (Dr Sliss)
Best Individual NPC (Dr Sliss)
2004
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
2016
Best Setting
Best NPCs (tie)
Best Setting
Best NPCs (tie)
2012
Best Writing
Best Story
Best Writing
Best Story
2020
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
1998
Best Individual PC
Best Individual PC
2015
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Innovation
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)
2001
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2005
Best Individual PC (Wendy Little)
Best Individual PC (Wendy Little)
2007
Best Story
Best Story
2007
Best Individual Puzzle (Identifying the killer)
Best Individual Puzzle (Identifying the killer)
2013
Best Individual NPC (Captain Verdeterre)
Best Individual NPC (Captain Verdeterre)
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)
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
2013
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Innovation
2014
Best Individual Puzzle (Sequence of time-travel)
Best Individual Puzzle (Sequence of time-travel)
2003
Best Individual Puzzle (The Purple Room)
Best Individual Puzzle (The Purple Room)
1997
Best Story
Best Story
2017
Best Individual PC (Fred Strickland)
Best Individual PC (Fred Strickland)
2015
Best Implementation
Best Implementation
2005
Best Story
Best Individual Puzzle (Following the murderer)
Best Story
Best Individual Puzzle (Following the murderer)
2008
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2006
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)
2019
Best Implementation
Best Implementation
2009
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Lottie Plum)
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Lottie Plum)
2010
Best Writing
Best Writing
2009
Best Setting (tie)
Best Setting (tie)
2020
Best Story
Best Story
2017
Best Setting
Best Setting
2003
Best Individual PC (The PC)
Best Individual PC (The PC)
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)
2003
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2004
Best Individual Puzzle (the time puzzle)
Best Individual Puzzle (the time puzzle)
2006
Best Game
Best Individual NPC (Leela)
Best Game
Best Individual NPC (Leela)
1999
Best Story
Best Story
1996
Best Individual NPC (the burin)
Best Individual NPC (the burin)
2000
Best Setting
Best Setting
2014
Best Individual PC (the PC)
Best Individual PC (the PC)
2008
Best Individual PC (Hardy the Bulldog)
Best Individual PC (Hardy the Bulldog)
2005
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
1996
Best Story
Best Story
2015
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2021
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
2003
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
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))
2000
Best Individual PC (Rameses)
Best Individual PC (Rameses)
2021
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2017
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
2000
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2016
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
2005
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
2015
Best Individual Puzzle (Understanding how the RPS cannon works)
Best Individual Puzzle (Understanding how the RPS cannon works)
2018
Best Individual Puzzle (solving your murder)
Best Individual Puzzle (solving your murder)
2005
Best Individual NPC (the storyteller)
Best Individual NPC (the storyteller)
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 Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2012
Best Individual NPC (New Rat City)
Best Individual NPC (New Rat City)
2015
Best Use of Multimedia
Best Use of Multimedia
2000
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2021
Best Individual Puzzle (the hair swap)
Best Implementation (tie)
Best Individual Puzzle (the hair swap)
Best Implementation (tie)
2014
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best Implementation
Best Use of Innovation
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best Implementation
Best Use of Innovation
2007
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2019
Best Use of Innovation
Best Technological Development
Best Use of Innovation
Best Technological Development
2010
Best Individual PC (Anthony Saint Germain)
Best Individual PC (Anthony Saint Germain)
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2022 results added
jakobvongunten
1 year ago