Outstanding Debut of 2022 - Player's Choice - an IFDB Poll
by MathBrush
RSS FeedThis 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.
| 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?" (   ) --Jaded Pangolin... | |
| The Passenger, by Jime Rolón 5 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 5 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) ( | |
| The Thick Table Tavern, by manonamora 5 votes "Bartending on a magical level" [+]"Bartending on a magical level" ( - Full review) --reyryan... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Charlotte... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( | |
| Arborea, by Richard Develyn 4 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --kaemi... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Vivienne Dunstan... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( | |
| 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 Trials and Tribulation of Edward Harcourt, by MelS and manonamora 4 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... | |
| Trenchline, by JJ McC 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --inventor200... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Pinkunz... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Dee Cooke... | |
| The Night Market, by Zinnia Demitasse 3 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) ( | |
| Sweetpea, by Sophia de Augustine 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --ChrisM... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( | |
| A Matter of Heist Urgency, by FLACRabbit 1 vote "The author's first IF game released to the public." [+]"The author's first IF game released to the public." ( | |
| Radio Tower, by brojman 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( | |
| 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... | |
Poll created on January 30, 2023
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