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18 February 2023

The 2022 IFDB Awards are in!:

Overall Categories

Outstanding Game of the Year - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Game of the Year 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Debut of 2022 - Player’s Choice - an IFDB Poll

Outstanding Debut of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Game over 2 hours in 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding Short Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Short Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Underappreciated Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Tie:

Outstanding Underappreciated Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Most Sequel-worthy game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Most Sequel-worthy Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Feelies of 2022 - Player’s Choice
Tie:

Outstanding Feelies of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Trailblazer Award of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Trailblazer Award of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Worldbuilding of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding Use of Interactivity in 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Use of Interactivity in 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Retro Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Retro Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Language Based Polls

Outstanding German Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding Spanish Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding French Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding French Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Genre Polls

Outstanding Fantasy Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding Horror Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding Humor Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Humor Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice
Tie:

Outstanding Mystery Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Mystery Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice
Tie:

Outstanding Science Fiction Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding Slice of Life Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding Surreal Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Surreal Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

System-based polls

Outstanding Inform 7 Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Inform 7 Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Inform 6 Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Inform 6 Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice
Tie

Outstanding Adventuron Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding Twine Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Twine Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Choicescript Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice
TIe:

Outstanding Choicescript Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Adrift Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice
Tie:

Outstanding Adrift Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Game in a Custom System in 2022 - Player’s Choice and Author’s Choice

Outstanding Game in an Uncommon System in 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Game in an Uncommon System in 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding PunyInform Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding PunyInform Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice

Outstanding Ink Game of 2022 - Player’s Choice

Outstanding Ink Game of 2022 - Author’s Choice