XYZZY Awards Historical Results
The following are the finalists for the 2015 XYZZY Awards. For more historical data, you can
return to the historical results page.Best Game
- Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy)
- Brain Guzzlers from Beyond! (Steph Cherrywell)
- Hollywood Visionary (Aaron A. Reed)
- Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover)
- SPY INTRIGUE (furkle)
Best Writing
- Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy)
- Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory (Katherine Morayati)
- Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover)
- SPY INTRIGUE (furkle)
Best Story
- Arcane Intern (Unpaid) (Astrid Dalmady)
- Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy)
- Cape (Bruno Dias)
- Map (Ade McT)
Best Setting
- Beautiful Dreamer (S. Woodson)
- Chlorophyll (Steph Cherrywell)
- Neon Haze (Porpentine, Brenda Neotenomie)
- Sub Rosa (Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy)
- Summit (Phantom Williams)
- Sunless Sea (Failbetter Games)
Best Puzzles
- Brain Guzzlers from Beyond! (Steph Cherrywell)
- Chlorophyll (Steph Cherrywell)
- Oppositely Opal (Buster Hudson)
- Scroll Thief (Daniel M. Stelzer)
- Sub Rosa (Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy)
- Toby's Nose (Chandler Groover)
Best NPCs
- Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy)
- Brain Guzzlers from Beyond! (Steph Cherrywell)
- Hollywood Visionary (Aaron A. Reed)
- Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover)
- Nowhere Near Single (kaleidofish)
Best Individual Puzzle
- Catching the fairy in Oppositely Opal (Buster Hudson)
- The Hard Puzzle in Hard Puzzle (Ade McT)
- Identifying the murderer in Toby's Nose (Chandler Groover)
- The skull in Sub Rosa (Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy)
- Understanding how the RPS cannon works in Brain Guzzlers from Beyond! (Steph Cherrywell)
Best Individual NPC
- Bell Park in Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy)
- Dmitri in Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover)
- Hana in Hana Feels (Gavin Inglis)
- Winter Storm Draco in Winter Storm Draco (Ryan Veeder)
Best Individual PC
- Bridget in Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy)
- Martin Voigt in Darkiss! Wrath of the Vampire - Chapter 1: the Awakening (Marco Vallarino)
- Opal in Oppositely Opal (Buster Hudson)
- Toby in Toby's Nose (Chandler Groover)
Best Implementation
- Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory (Katherine Morayati)
- Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover)
Best Use of Innovation
- Aspel (Emily Short)
- Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory (Katherine Morayati)
- Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover)
- SPY INTRIGUE (furkle)
- Sunless Sea (Failbetter Games)
Best Technological Development
Best Use of Multimedia
- Secret Agent Cinder (Emily Ryan)
- Sorcery! 3 (Steve Jackson, inkle)
- Summit (Phantom Williams)
- Sunless Sea (Failbetter Games)
- We Know the Devil (Aevee Bee)