This is for suggesting games released in 2016 which you think might be worth considering for Best Use of Innovation in the XYZZY awards.
This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will remain eligible. This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest games that others might want to check out, partly as your own reminder for when XYZZY season comes around.
This isn't intended as a straw poll; please don't upvote games already on the list.
[Description adapted from verityvirtue's adaptation of Sam Kabo Ashwell's 2013/2014 polls]
Dietro l'Angolo, by Paolo Lucchesi 1 vote "A very interisting expansion to Inform" [+]"A very interisting expansion to Inform: Inform with a touch interface." () --TheAncientOne... Vote for this game | |
Mirror and Queen, by Chandler Groover 1 vote "The game form is..." [+]"The game form is original and innovative." () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
The Mary Jane of Tomorrow, by Emily Short 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |
Take, by Katherine Morayati (as Amelia Pinnolla) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Robin Johnson... Vote for this game | |
The Queen's Menagerie, by Chandler Groover 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |
Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game | |
Wisher, Theurgist, Fatalist, by Xavid 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Xavid... Vote for this game | |
The Ice-Bound Concordance, by Aaron A. Reed and Jacob Garbe 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --TheAncientOne... Vote for this game | |
Epitaph, by Max Kreminski 1 vote "Procedurally..." [+]"Procedurally generated civilisations which have a life of their own" --verityvirtue... Vote for this game | |
All Your Time-Tossed Selves, by Porpentine 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --CMG... Vote for this game | |
Detectiveland, by Robin Johnson 1 vote "Best parser front-end ever!" [+]"Best parser front-end ever!" --sallychamp2... Vote for this game | |
Inside the Facility, by Arthur DiBianca 1 vote "Introduces an..." [+]"Introduces an unusual movement-only interaction model, with a lot of creative and interesting ideas that make it work." () --prevtenet... Vote for this game | |
Draculaland, by Robin Johnson 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |