This poll is part of the 2025 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here.
This award is for the an outstanding game of 2025 that felt truly interactive. Voting is open to all IFDB members.
Suggested games include those in the following search:
https://ifdb.org/search?searchbar=published%3A2025
If a game published in 2025 does not appear in this search, you may edit the game page to include the correct publication year.
| Violent Delight, by Coral Nulla 8 votes | |
| Portrait with Wolf, by Drew Cook 8 votes | |
| Slop, by Milo van Mesdag 5 votes | |
| The Little Match Girl Approaches the Golden Firmament, by Ryan Veeder 5 votes | |
| Two Hours to Midnight, by Jacqueline Ashwell 3 votes | |
| Echoes, by Ben Jackson 2 votes | |
| Type Help, by William Rous 2 votes | |
| Saltwrack, by Henry Kay Cecchini 1 vote | |
| EYE, by Arthur DiBianca 1 vote | |
Poll created on February 1, 2026