1 February 2026
List of Categories in the 2025 IFDB Awards: Overall Categories
Outstanding Game of the Year 2025
Author’s Choice for Best Game of 2025
Outstanding Game over 2 hours in 2025
Outstanding Short Game of 2025
Outstanding Underappreciated Game of 2025
Most Sequel-worthy game of 2025
Outstanding Worldbuilding of 2025
Outstanding Use of Interactivity in 2025
Outstanding Retro Game of 2025
Outstanding Game for Beginners of 2025
Outstanding Multimedia Experience of 2025
Outstanding technical implementation of 2025
Outstanding NPC design of 2025
Outstanding Puzzle design of 2025
Language Categories
Outstanding German Game of 2025
Outstanding Spanish Game of 2025
Outstanding French Game of 2025
Genre Categories
Outstanding Fantasy Game of 2025
Outstanding Espionage Game of 2025
Outstanding Historical Game of 2025
Outstanding Horror Game of 2025
Outstanding Humor Game of 2025
Outstanding Mystery Game of 2025
Outstanding Romance Game of 2025
Outstanding Science Fiction Game of 2025
Outstanding Slice of Life Game of 2025
Outstanding Superhero Game of 2025
Outstanding Surreal Game of 2025
System Categories
Outstanding Inform 7 Game of 2025
Outstanding Twine Game of 2025
Outstanding Choicescript Game of 2025
Outstanding Inform 6 Game of 2025
Outstanding PunyInform Game of 2025
Outstanding Game in a Custom System of 2025
Outstanding Godot Game of 2025
Outstanding Ren’py Game of 2025
Outstanding Adventuron Game of 2025
Outstanding Unity Game of 2025
Outstanding Bitsy Game of 2025
Outstanding Decker Game of 2025
Outstanding Dialog Game of 2025
Outstanding Videotome Game of 2025
