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
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)
2009
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting (tie)
Best Use of Medium
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting (tie)
Best Use of Medium
2009
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Snow White)
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Snow White)
2009
Best Setting (tie)
Best Setting (tie)
2009
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2009
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Lottie Plum)
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Lottie Plum)
2009
Best Individual Puzzle (Finding out how the goggles work)
Best Individual Puzzle (Finding out how the goggles work)
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)
2008
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Story
Best Setting
2008
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2008
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2008
Best Individual PC (Hardy the Bulldog)
Best Individual PC (Hardy the Bulldog)
2008
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
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)
2007
Best Story
Best Story
2007
Best Setting
Best Setting
2007
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2008
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2007
Best Individual Puzzle (Identifying the killer)
Best Individual Puzzle (Identifying the killer)
2007
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2006
Best Game
Best Individual NPC (Leela)
Best Game
Best Individual NPC (Leela)
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)
2006
Best Story
Best Story
2006
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Setting
Best NPCs
2006
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2005
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Setting
Best NPCs
2005
Best Story
Best Individual Puzzle (Following the murderer)
Best Story
Best Individual Puzzle (Following the murderer)
2005
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2005
Best Individual NPC (the storyteller)
Best Individual NPC (the storyteller)
2005
Best Individual PC (Wendy Little)
Best Individual PC (Wendy Little)
2005
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2004
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Story
Best Game
Best Writing
Best Story
2003
Best Setting
Best Setting
2004
Best Puzzles
Best Use of Medium
Best Puzzles
Best Use of Medium
2004
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
Best NPCs
Best Individual PC (Julia)
2004
Best Individual Puzzle (the time puzzle)
Best Individual Puzzle (the time puzzle)
2004
Best Individual NPC (Audrey)
Best Individual NPC (Audrey)
2003
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Individual NPC (Triage)
2003
Best Writing
Best Writing
2003
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2003
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2003
Best Individual Puzzle (The Purple Room)
Best Individual Puzzle (The Purple Room)
2003
Best Individual PC (The PC)
Best Individual PC (The PC)
2003
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2002
Best Game
Best Story
Best Puzzles
Best Individual PC (Pierre)
Best Game
Best Story
Best Puzzles
Best Individual PC (Pierre)
2002
Best Writing
Best Writing
2002
Best Setting
Best Setting
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)
2002
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
2001
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
Best Game
Best Story
Best Setting
2001
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Yahoweh Porn)
Best Writing
Best Individual NPC (Yahoweh Porn)
2001
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2001
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
2001
Best Individual Puzzle (deciphering the language)
Best Use of Medium
Best Individual Puzzle (deciphering the language)
Best Use of Medium
2001
Best Individual PC (The Kissing Bandit)
Best Individual PC (The Kissing Bandit)
2000
Best Game
Best NPCs
Best Game
Best NPCs
2000
Best Writing
Best Writing
2000
Best Story
Best Story
2000
Best Setting
Best Setting
2000
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
2000
Best Individual Puzzle (the whole game)
Best Individual Puzzle (the whole game)
2000
Best Individual NPC (Galatea)
Best Individual NPC (Galatea)
2000
Best Individual PC (Rameses)
Best Individual PC (Rameses)
2000
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
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)
1999
Best Writing
Best Writing
1999
Best Story
Best Story
1999
Best Setting
Best Individual Puzzle (The Maze)
Best Setting
Best Individual Puzzle (The Maze)
1999
Best Puzzles
Best Puzzles
1999
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
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
1998
Best Writing
Best Story
Best Writing
Best Story
1998
Best Setting
Best Setting
1998
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
1998
Best Individual PC
Best Individual PC
1997
Best Game
Best Individual PC (Tracy Valencia)
Best Game
Best Individual PC (Tracy Valencia)
1997
Best Writing
Best Writing
1997
Best Story
Best Story
1997
Best Setting
Best Setting
1997
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (The language puzzle)
Best Puzzles
Best Individual Puzzle (The language puzzle)
1997
Best Individual NPC (Bob)
Best Individual NPC (Bob)
1997
Best Use of Medium
Best Use of Medium
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)
1996
Best Story
Best Story
1996
Best Setting
Best Setting
1996
Best NPCs
Best NPCs
1996
Best Individual NPC (the burin)
Best Individual NPC (the burin)
2 Comments
2022 results added
jakobvongunten
1 year ago