For Your Consideration: Games from 2012 that should be nominated for the XYZZY Awards - an IFDB Poll

There were a lot of great games released in the past year, and now that the XYZZYs are coming up, it seems like a very good idea to take a poll of all the games from last year people would like to see nominated.

The management has asked that we follow two rules: try to vote for a wide number of games (even/especially the games you aren't personally nominating), and don't vote for a game once it's already on the poll. Have fun!

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	Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 2 votes "If we can count..." [+]"If we can count this as a 2012 game (released Dec 31, iirc), then it deserves to take the crown. Sublime combination of wordplay, story and puzzles." () --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Sam Jackson... Vote for this game

	A Killer Headache, by Mike Ciul 1 vote "Effective dark..." [+]"Effective dark comedy, and puzzle design that brings home the PC's physical limits" () --Edward Lacey... Vote for this game

	Home Sweetie-Bot Home, by Jacques Frechet 1 vote "Innovative use of..." [+]"Innovative use of voice commands." ( - Full review) --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe 1 vote "Nifty, innovative..." [+]"Nifty, innovative Vorple UI." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Changes, by David Given 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... Vote for this game

	Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre 1 vote "Fun puzzles." [+]"Fun puzzles." () --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	rat chaos, by Winter Lake 1 vote "Smart and witty..." [+]"Smart and witty writing; the New Rat City character is a particular highlight." () --Molly... Vote for this game

	Bee, by Emily Short 1 vote "Sensitive,..." [+]"Sensitive, memorable portrayal of the PC and her community" () --Edward Lacey... Vote for this game

	CYBERQUEEN, by Porpentine 1 vote "Brrrrr. Genuinely (and deliberately) disturbing." [+]"Brrrrr. Genuinely (and deliberately) disturbing." --matt w (Matt Weiner)... Vote for this game

	Úrquel, the black dragon, by David T. Marchand 1 vote "Funny subversion of second-person perspective, some neat puzzles and mechanics hidden in there." [+]"Funny subversion of second-person perspective, some neat puzzles and mechanics hidden in there.: Funny subversion of second-person perspective, some neat puzzles and mechanics hidden in there. (Note: due to some funkiness with the accented Ú, this game is listed before "Rubicon Street" in the list of games.)" --matt w (Matt Weiner)... Vote for this game

	Dinner Bell, by Jenni Polodna 1 vote "Hilarious..." [+]"Hilarious writing." ( - Full review) --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	My Evil Twin, by Carl Muckenhoupt 1 vote "Cool, weird..." [+]"Cool, weird setting, plus the getting-into-your-evil-twin's-lair puzzle was stellar." ( - Full review) --Molly... Vote for this game

	Zero Summer, by Gordon Levine, Tucker Nelson, Becca Noe 1 vote "Memorable..." [+]"Memorable characters and setting." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Shuffling Around, by Andrew Schultz (as Ned Yompus) 1 vote "Mindbending but fair (IMO) wordplay puzzles." [+]"Mindbending but fair (IMO) wordplay puzzles." --matt w (Matt Weiner)... Vote for this game

	The Statue Got Me High, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "Memorably..." [+]"Memorably horrible and horrifying characters, and uses apocalyptic imagery to good effect in the ending." () --Molly... Vote for this game

	Living Will, by Mark Marino 1 vote "Innovative format..." [+]"Innovative format concept, interesting subject matter." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Eurydice, by Anonymous 1 vote "Touching story." [+]"Touching story." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	A Colder Light, by Jon Ingold 1 vote "Neat puzzles,..." [+]"Neat puzzles, innovative UI system." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	CYPHER: Cyberpunk Text Adventure, by Carlos Cabrera and Javier Cabrera 1 vote "Excellent website and feelies" [+]"Excellent website and feelies" --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game

	Bigger Than You Think, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote "Evocative..." [+]"Evocative writing, some cool puzzles including the falling puzzle." () --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Andromeda Dreaming, by Joey Jones 1 vote "The characters..." [+]"The characters are convincing and thoroughly integrated with the well-developed setting. Also handles a story decision that the player makes in a fascinating way." --strivenword... Vote for this game

	Fingertips: I'm Having a Heart Attack, by Andrew Schultz 1 vote "Well written..." [+]"Well written send-up of all those awful movies they made you watch in health class. (Watch what happens when you type 'QUIT'!)" () --Molly... Vote for this game

	howling dogs, by Porpentine 1 vote "Some genuinely..." [+]"Some genuinely stellar prose and memorable passages that stuck with me for weeks." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Almost Goodbye, by Aaron A Reed 1 vote "Intense story..." [+]"Intense story about conflicted relationships, seamlessly introducing procedurally-generated text; the author's technical paper is also worth reading" () --Edward Lacey... Vote for this game

	Muggle Studies, by M. Flourish Klink 1 vote "Excellent and..." [+]"Excellent and detailed feelies." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Andromeda Apocalypse — Extended Edition, by Marco Innocenti 1 vote "The IFComp winner is strong in many areas." [+]"The IFComp winner is strong in many areas." --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game

	Nautilisia, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "A polished little..." [+]"A polished little game with fun writing." --Emily Boegheim... Vote for this game

	Olivia's Orphanorium, by Sam Kabo Ashwell 1 vote "Fun writing and..." [+]"Fun writing and setting, novel mechanics." ( - Full review) --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	First Draft of the Revolution, by Emily Short, Liza Daly and inkle 1 vote "Innovatively..." [+]"Innovatively tells an epistolary story that weaves together many intriguing characters." --Molly... Vote for this game

	Sunday Afternoon, by Christopher Huang (as Virgil Hilts) 1 vote "Interesting PC..." [+]"Interesting PC (especially given a certain context-breaking cutscene), good writing." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

Is there another game that you think should be on this list? Just fill in the title of a game you'd like to vote for.

Poll created on April 4, 2013