This is for suggesting games released in 2016 which you think might be worth considering for Best Writing 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]
Worldsmith, by Ade McT 3 votes "Beautifully written" [+]"Beautifully written" ( ![]() | |
Mirror and Queen, by Chandler Groover 1 vote "The insinuating..." [+]"The insinuating and threatening voice of the mirror." ( ![]() | |
Get Lost!, by S. Woodson 1 vote "Makes you warm..." [+]"Makes you warm inside." ( ![]() | |
Take, by Katherine Morayati (as Amelia Pinnolla) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Dr. Sourpuss Is Not A Choice-Based Game, by P.B. Parjeter 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian 1 vote "Such vivid..." [+]"Such vivid pictures with so few words. (Personal favorite: "Feral mining crawlers churn through the landscape, clustering together for warmth.")" ( ![]() | |
Choices: And The Sun Went Out, by Tin Man Games: KG Tan, Alyce Potter, and Felicity Banks 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Felicity Banks... ![]() | |
500 Apocalypses, by Phantom Williams 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
The Twilight Zone - A Stop at Willoughby, by D.B.T 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Henri... ![]() | |
Three-Card Trick, by Chandler Groover 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Harmonic Time-Bind Ritual Symphony, by Ben Kidwell and Maevele Straw 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --TheAncientOne... ![]() | |
The Ice-Bound Concordance, by Aaron A. Reed and Jacob Garbe 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --TheAncientOne... ![]() | |
Darkiss! Wrath of the Vampire - Chapter 2: Journey to Hell, by Marco Vallarino 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Foo Foo, by Buster Hudson 1 vote "Sometimes funny,..." [+]"Sometimes funny, sometimes touching." ( ![]() | |
Black Rock City, by Jim Munroe 1 vote "Makes you feel..." [+]"Makes you feel being there." ( ![]() | |
Ash, by Lee Grey 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Tangaroa Deep, by Astrid Dalmady 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
The Periwink, by Jedediah Berry 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Howled House, by B Minus Seven 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
1181, by Grim and notgojira 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --verityvirtue... ![]() | |
An Evening at the Ransom Woodingdean Museum House, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() | |
Poll created on May 16, 2017