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 written in a system used by less than 5 games in 2022, and excluding custom systems. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB members who have authored a game and linked it to their profile. Votes by non-authors will be periodically removed.
Eligible games include only those in the following search:
https://ifdb.org/search?searchfor=published%3A2022+-system%3Ainform+7+-system%3A+inform+6+-system%3A+adrift+-system%3Aink+-system%3Aadventuron+-system%3Atwine+-system%3Achoicescript+-system%3Acustom+-author%3Amathbrush&searchgo=Search+Games
If a game published in 2022 does not appear in this search, please edit the game page to include the correct publication year and remove any inaccurate systems in the system section.
| The Archivist and the Revolution, by Autumn Chen 8 votes | |
| According to Cain, by Jim Nelson 5 votes | |
| The Impossible Stairs, by Mathbrush 2 votes | |
| The Mystery of Markham Manor, by Edward P. Toovey 2 votes | |
| The Only Possible Prom Dress, by Jim Aikin 2 votes | |
| Past Present, by Jim Nelson 2 votes | |
| New Year's Eve, 2019, by Autumn Chen 1 vote | |
| The Wolf and Wheel, by Milo van Mesdag 1 vote | |
Poll created on January 30, 2023