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)

188 Games

Birdland

Birdland
2015
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Story
Best NPCs
Best Individual NPC (Bell Park)
Best Individual PC (Bridget)
Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory

Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory
2015
Best Use of Innovation
Doppeljobs

Doppeljobs
2020
Best Individual PC (the doppelganger)
Rat Chaos

Rat Chaos
2012
Best Individual NPC (New Rat City)
Sunless Sea

Sunless Sea
2015
Best Setting
The Uncle Who Works for Nintendo

The Uncle Who Works for Nintendo
2014
Best Individual PC (the PC)
Everybody Dies

Everybody Dies
2008
Best NPCs
Secret Agent Cinder

Secret Agent Cinder
2015
Best Use of Multimedia
Violet

Violet
2008
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Individual Puzzle (Disconnecting the internet / Getting rid of the key)
Best Individual NPC (Violet)
16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds

16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds

Unrated

2016
Best Puzzles
1893: A World's Fair Mystery

1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Unrated

2002
Best Setting
18 Cadence

18 Cadence

Unrated

2013
Best Use of Innovation
80 Days

80 Days

Unrated

2014
Best Game
Best Story
Best Use of Multimedia
Aisle

Aisle

Unrated

1999
Best Use of Medium
Babel

Babel

Unrated

1997
Best Story
Cactus Blue Motel

Cactus Blue Motel

Unrated

2016
Best Setting
Best NPCs (tie)
Coloratura

Coloratura

Unrated

2013
Best Game
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (creating the meat monster)
Best Individual PC (The Aqueosity)
Computerfriend

Computerfriend

Unrated

2022
Best Individual NPC (Computerfriend)
Counterfeit Monkey

Counterfeit Monkey

Unrated

2012
Best Game
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best Individual PC (Alexandra)
Best Implementation
Creatures Such as We

Creatures Such as We

Unrated

2014
Best NPCs
De Baron

De Baron

Unrated

2006
Best Use of Medium
Dominique Pamplemousse

Dominique Pamplemousse

Unrated

2013
Best Supplemental Materials (Multimedia)
Eat Me

Eat Me

Unrated

2017
Best Writing
Best Implementation
Erstwhile

Erstwhile

Unrated

2018
Best Individual Puzzle (solving your murder)
Excalibur

Excalibur

Unrated

2021
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
Galatea

Galatea

Unrated

2000
Best Individual NPC (Galatea)
Guilded Youth

Guilded Youth

Unrated

2012
Best NPCs
Gun Mute

Gun Mute

Unrated

2008
Best Puzzles
Harmonia

Harmonia

Unrated

2017
Best Use of Innovation
Best Use of Multimedia
Heretic's Hope

Heretic's Hope

Unrated

2019
Best Setting
Best Use of Multimedia (tie)
Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home

Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home

Unrated

2010
Best Writing
Midnight. Swordfight.

Midnight. Swordfight.

Unrated

2015
Best Implementation
Open Sorcery

Open Sorcery

Unrated

2016
Best Individual PC (BEL/S)
Photopia

Photopia

Unrated

1998
Best Writing
Best Story
Rameses

Rameses

Unrated

2000
Best Individual PC (Rameses)
Robin & Orchid

Robin & Orchid

Unrated

2013
Best Setting
Shade

Shade

Unrated

2000
Best Setting
Solarium

Solarium

Unrated

2013
Best Story
Spider and Web

Spider and Web

Unrated

1998
Best Game
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (Getting out of the chair)
Best Individual NPC (The interrogator)
Best Use of Medium
Sting

Sting

Unrated

2021
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Liz)
Sunset Over Savannah

Sunset Over Savannah

Unrated

1997
Best Writing
Suveh Nux

Suveh Nux

Unrated

2007
Best Puzzles
Take

Take

Unrated

2016
Best Writing
The Absence of Miriam Lane

The Absence of Miriam Lane

Unrated

2022
Best Writing
The Dreamhold

The Dreamhold

Unrated

2004
Best Puzzles
Best Use of Medium
The Fire Tower

The Fire Tower

Unrated

2003
Best Setting
The Moonlit Tower

The Moonlit Tower

Unrated

2002
Best Writing
The Play

The Play

Unrated

2011
Best Story
Tough Beans

Tough Beans

Unrated

2005
Best Individual PC (Wendy Little)
Vespers

Vespers

Unrated

2005
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
1958: Dancing with Fear

1958: Dancing with Fear

Unrated

2017
Best Setting
4x4 Archipelago

4x4 Archipelago

Unrated

2021
Best Use of Innovation (tie)
A Bear's Night Out

A Bear's Night Out

Unrated

1997
Best Setting
According to Cain

According to Cain

Unrated

2022
Best Game
Best Implementation
Ad Verbum

Ad Verbum

Unrated

2000
Best Puzzles
A Fine Day for Reaping

A Fine Day for Reaping

Unrated

2007
Best Story
AI Dungeon

AI Dungeon

Unrated

2019
Best Use of Innovation
Best Technological Development
Alabaster

Alabaster

Unrated

2009
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Snow White)
Alias 'The Magpie'

Alias 'The Magpie'

Unrated

2018
Best Individual PC
All Roads

All Roads

Unrated

2001
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
All Things Devours

All Things Devours

Unrated

2004
Best Individual Puzzle (the time puzzle)
An Act of Murder

An Act of Murder

Unrated

2007
Best Individual Puzzle (Identifying the killer)
Anchorhead

Anchorhead

Unrated

1998
Best Setting
Animalia

Animalia

Unrated

2018
Best Writing (tie)
Best NPCs
Aotearoa

Aotearoa

Unrated

2010
Best Game
Best Setting
Best Puzzles
Best NPCs
Best Individual Puzzle (crossing the river)
Best Implementation
Best Use of Innovation
A Rope of Chalk

A Rope of Chalk

Unrated

2020
Best Story
ASCII and the Argonauts

ASCII and the Argonauts

Unrated

2003
Best Use of Medium
Being Andrew Plotkin

Being Andrew Plotkin

Unrated

2000
Best Game
Best NPCs
Beyond

Beyond

Unrated

2005
Best Story
Best Individual Puzzle (Following the murderer)
Bigger Than You Think

Bigger Than You Think

Unrated

2012
Best Individual Puzzle
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Unrated

2018
Best Use of Multimedia
Blue Chairs

Blue Chairs

Unrated

2004
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Story
Blue Lacuna

Blue Lacuna

Unrated

2009
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting (tie)
Best Use of Medium
Bogeyman

Bogeyman

Unrated

2018
Best Game
Best Writing (tie)
Best Story
Best Individual NPC (the Bogeyman)
Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!

Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!

Unrated

2015
Best Individual Puzzle (Understanding how the RPS cannon works)
Broken Legs

Broken Legs

Unrated

2009
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Lottie Plum)
Byzantine Perspective

Byzantine Perspective

Unrated

2009
Best Individual Puzzle (Finding out how the goggles work)
Cannery Vale

Cannery Vale

Unrated

2018
Best Setting
Captain Verdeterre's Plunder

Captain Verdeterre's Plunder

Unrated

2013
Best Individual NPC (Captain Verdeterre)
Child's Play

Child's Play

Unrated

2008
Best NPCs
City of Secrets

City of Secrets

Unrated

2003
Best NPCs
Cold Iron

Cold Iron

Unrated

2011
Best Individual Puzzle (The hat mystery; 'meta-puzzle' with Doctor M, Last Day of Summer, and Playing Games)
Cragne Manor

Cragne Manor

Unrated

2018
Best Implementation
Creme de la Creme

Creme de la Creme

Unrated

2019
Best Game (tie)
Best Story (tie)
Best Writing
Cryptozookeeper

Cryptozookeeper

Unrated

2011
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Individual NPC (Grimloft)
Deadline Enchanter

Deadline Enchanter

Unrated

2007
Best Use of Medium
Death off the Cuff

Death off the Cuff

Unrated

2010
Best Individual PC (Anthony Saint Germain)
Delightful Wallpaper

Delightful Wallpaper

Unrated

2006
Best Writing
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (Navigating the mansion)
Best Individual PC (the PC)
Distress

Distress

Unrated

2005
Best Puzzles
Dull Grey

Dull Grey

Unrated

2019
Best Use of Multimedia (tie)
Earl Grey

Earl Grey

Unrated

2009
Best Puzzles
Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky

Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky

Unrated

2002
Best Use of Medium
Episode in the Life of an Artist

Episode in the Life of an Artist

Unrated

2003
Best Individual PC (The PC)
Fairest

Fairest

Unrated

2022
Best Story
Fallacy of Dawn

Fallacy of Dawn

Unrated

2001
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Yahoweh Porn)
Fifteen Minutes

Fifteen Minutes

Unrated

2014
Best Individual Puzzle (Sequence of time-travel)
First Draft of the Revolution

First Draft of the Revolution

Unrated

2012
Best Use of Innovation
First Things First

First Things First

Unrated

2001
Best Puzzles
Fish & Dagger

Fish & Dagger

Unrated

2021
Best Use of Multimedia
Floatpoint

Floatpoint

Unrated

2006
Best Setting
Best NPCs

2 Comments

jakobvongunten

1 year ago

updated with 2021 results

jakobvongunten

1 month ago

2022 results added
jakobvongunten

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