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

This poll is part of the 2022 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 best game of 2022 by a new author. Voting is open to all IFDB members.

Eligible games include only those in the following search:
https://ifdb.org/search?searchbar=published%3A2022

Votes for games that are not by first-time authors will be discarded.

If a game published in 2022 does not appear in this search, please edit the game page to include the correct publication year.

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	The Thick Table Tavern, by manonamora 8 votes "Bartending on a magical level" [+]"Bartending on a magical level" ( - Full review) --Heli N.... "Cute colleagues, strange costumers, working in a tavern. Best experience ever!" [+]"Cute colleagues, strange costumers, working in a tavern. Best experience ever!" ( - Full review) --reyryan... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Charlotte... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Jaded Pangolin... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DBD...

	The Passenger, by Jime Rolón 7 votes "Horror and wholesome moments in equal measure" [+]"Horror and wholesome moments in equal measure" () --Heli N.... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Charlotte... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --pidge... (No comment) [+](No comment) --reyryan... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DBD...

	The Fernweh Saga: Book One, by Aelsa Trevelyan 7 votes "Love going on a never leave trip to Fernweh" [+]"Love going on a never leave trip to Fernweh" --reyryan... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Heli N.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Charlotte... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DBD... (No comment) [+](No comment) --gonic...

	The Trials and Tribulation of Edward Harcourt, by MelS and manonamora 6 votes "Edward my beloved" [+]"Edward my beloved" --reyryan... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Heli N.... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Charlotte... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DBD...

	A Long Way to the Nearest Star, by SV Linwood 5 votes "Loved this one" [+]"Loved this one: Great AI character, fun puzzles, complex implementation, what's not to like?" ( - Full review) --Cerfeuil... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Bell Cyborg... (No comment) [+](No comment) --AnnaSumner... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Hobbsicle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Jaded Pangolin...

	Arborea, by richard develyn 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --kaemi... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Vivienne Dunstan... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Jade68...

	Cannelé & Nomnom - Defective Agency, by Younès R. & Yazaleea 4 votes "Hard to believe it's the authors first interactive fiction game" [+]"Hard to believe it's the authors first interactive fiction game" () --fuyuhiko... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Charlotte... (No comment) [+](No comment) --reyryan... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DBD...

	The Night Market, by Zinnia Demitasse 4 votes "Fantastical tale and hot romance" [+]"Fantastical tale and hot romance" ( - Full review) --Heli N.... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Kris Mage... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Jaded Pangolin...

	Trenchline, by JJ McC 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --inventor200... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Pinkunz... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Dee Cooke...

	A Matter of Heist Urgency, by FLACRabbit 3 votes "The author's first IF game released to the public." [+]"The author's first IF game released to the public." ( - Full review) --OtisTDog...

	Sweetpea, by Sophia de Augustine 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --ChrisM... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --manonamora...

	Radio Tower, by brojman 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk...

	Ataraxia, by Lauren O'Donoghue 1 vote "A village simulator about making a home in somewhere new. Lighthearted with a touch of fantasy. This was the first game I saw made by the author." [+]"A village simulator about making a home in somewhere new. Lighthearted with a touch of fantasy. This was the first game I saw made by the author." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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