Outstanding Worldbuilding of 2025 - an IFDB Poll

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 game with the best worldbuilding of 2025. 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.

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	Pharos Fidelis, by DemonApologist 11 votes

	Saltwrack, by Henry Kay Cecchini 10 votes

	Cut the Sky, by SV Linwood 7 votes

	Warden: a (bug)folk horror, by Tabitha and baezil 5 votes

	The Wise-Woman's Dog, by Daniel M. Stelzer 5 votes

	Passerine Hills: Just a Bite, by Naarel 4 votes

	a diner for the end of the world, by KA Tan 3 votes

	The Little Match Girl Approaches the Golden Firmament, by Ryan Veeder 3 votes

	3XXX: NAKED HUMAN BOMBS, by Kastel 2 votes

	The Little Match Girl 6: Fulcrum of the Telkon Vortex, by Ryan Veeder 2 votes

	Ancient Treasure, Secret Spider, by C.E.J. Pacian 2 votes

	EYE, by Arthur DiBianca 2 votes

	Endymion, by Daniel M. Stelzer 1 vote

	The Path of Totality, by Lamp Post Projects 1 vote

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Poll created on February 1, 2026