2014 XYZZY Awards

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Series: XYZZY Awards

Official Web site: http://xyzzyawards.org/

Award date: April 26, 2015

Qualification opening date: January 1, 2014

Qualification closing date: December 31, 2014

Games and Awards

Best Game

Winner: 80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth
Nominee: Choice of Robots, by Kevin Gold
Nominee: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: Hunger Daemon, by Sean M. Shore
Nominee: With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie

Best Writing

Winner: With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie
Nominee: Eidolon, by A.D. Jansen

Best Story

Winner: 80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth
Nominee: Eidolon, by A.D. Jansen
Nominee: the uncle who works for nintendo, by michael lutz
Nominee: Venus Meets Venus, by kaleidofish
Nominee: With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie

Best Setting

Winner: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: 80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth
Nominee: Invisible Parties, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (as Psychopup)
Nominee: With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie

Best Puzzles

Winner: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: Jacqueline, Jungle Queen!, by Steph Cherrywell

Best NPCs

Winner: Creatures Such As We, by Lynnea Glasser
Nominee: 80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth
Nominee: Blood & Laurels, by Emily Short
Nominee: Choice of Robots, by Kevin Gold
Nominee: Weird City Interloper, by C.E.J. Pacian

Best Individual Puzzle

Winner: Fifteen Minutes, by Ade McT
Nominee: More, by Jason Dyer (as Erin Canterbury)

Best Individual NPC

Winner: With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie
Nominee: Choice of Robots, by Kevin Gold
Nominee: Monkey and Bear, by Carolyn VanEseltine (as the opposite of sublimation)
Nominee: Venus Meets Venus, by kaleidofish

Best Individual PC

Winner: the uncle who works for nintendo, by michael lutz
Nominee: Blood & Laurels, by Emily Short
Nominee: Creatures Such As We, by Lynnea Glasser
Nominee: Venus Meets Venus, by kaleidofish

Best Implementation

Winner: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: Hunger Daemon, by Sean M. Shore
Nominee: With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie

Best Use of Innovation

Winner: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: AlethiCorp, by Simon Christiansen
Nominee: An Earth Turning Slowly, by Mæja Stefánsson
Nominee: With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie

Best Use of Multimedia

Winner: 80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth
Nominee: Coming Out Simulator 2014, by Nicky Case
Nominee: Krypteia, by Kateri
Nominee: the uncle who works for nintendo, by michael lutz
Nominee: With Those We Love Alive, by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie

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