XYZZY Awards 2012
CAUTION -- DRAFT VERSION
Report author: David Welbourn (davidwelbourn☆hotmail★com)
Report date: 21-Feb-2013
List of eligible games
- 2052 by mach60KAS (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- >>-----?-----> by JP LeBreton (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Adventureman by Franklin (Quest 5.3) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Adventures of Houdini by Colleen Boye (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- The Adventures of Super Shlong issue 1 by Lamont Sanford (Inform 7; Glulx) [ref]
- The Adventures of the Musgrave Ritual by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and inkle (inklewriter; Web browser) [inkle's stories so far] [Play online]
- The After School Special by Armsteadhammerschlag (ADRIFT 5) [ifwizz]
- The Algophilists' Penury by Jon Stall (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Alice and the Wishing Tree by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Almost Goodbye by Aaron A. Reed (Undum; Web browser) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Ambassador to Dupal by DCBSupafly (ADRIFT 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- And a Hippo New Year by Adri (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki]
- Andromeda Apocalypse by Marco Innocenti (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Andromeda Dreaming by Joey Jones (Inform 7; Glulx) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Animal King by gabeochoa (Java 1.6) [Home]
- Another Friday Party 2 by The High King (ADRIFT 5) [ref] [ifwizz]
- Antifascista by Greg Farough (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Apex Patrol by Allen Gies (ChoiceScript; Web browser and smartphones) [Play online]
- Arcadia: A Pastoral Tale by Jonas Kyratzes (Twine; Web browser) [Play online]
- Are you the villain? by Lea (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- Asesino by Baltasar (Undum; Web browser; Spanish) [Home] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Les aventures de Zeus by Benjamin Roux (Inform 6; Z-code 5; French) [Home] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- baby tree by Lester Galin (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Back to the Future: Marty Quest by George Gipe, Ryan North, and Hulk Handsome (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Bariscebik by Bahri Gordebak (ADRIFT 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- Batman is Screaming by Porpentine (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Bed Time by Charlie the Spiffy (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- Bee by Emily Short (Varytale; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Behavioral Psychology by Rip_CPU (Twine; Web browser) [ref]
- Beythilda the Night Witch by DCBSupafly (ADRIFT 5) [ifwizz]
- Bigger Than You Think by Andrew Plotkin (Inform 7; Glulx) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [Play online]
- A Bind in Eternity's Wake by AgentCooper (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Black River Alpha by Slap Chop (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Blackwood Manor by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.2) [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- the Blood Lust Warrior by Zorkfire Games (Inform 7; Z-code 5 and Glulx) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- The Bloody Day by DJ_Formsvacka (Quest 5.1) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Bob the Unlucky Alien by Gawayno (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Body Bargain by Amanda Lange (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Botón by JBG (MS-Windows; Spanish) [Home]
- Bounty - The Search for Frooge by Paul Jenkinson (Spectrum) [ref]
- Brace by Merritt Kopas (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Brave the Tomb of Horrors by Josha Petronis-Akins (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- A Broken Friend by Paul Jenkinson (Spectrum) [ref] [IFRO]
- Bumerang Jack und das Amulett des Lebens - Tiel 1 - Die Flucht by Stefan Mohr (Quest 5.1; German) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Camelot by Matthew Urquhart (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Le camion frigorifique by Eric Forgeot (JACL; French) [IFWiki]
- Can You Stand Up? by BlueMaxima (ADRIFT 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- The Car and The Ocean by benp46 (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [ifwizz]
- Carcula by StreetProwler (Java; Web browser with Java; German) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Carnival of Shadows by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Castle Adventure! by Ben Chenoweth (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Changes by David Given (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Choice of Kung Fu by Alana Joli Abbott (ChoiceScript; Web browser and smartphones) [Play online]
- Choice of the Star Captain by Dorian Hart (ChoiceScript; Web browser and smartphones) [Play online]
- Choice of Zombies by Heather Albano (ChoiceScript; Web browser) [Play online]
- The Chrnoicles of Clarnia by Arnav (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- El Circulo - Prólogo by Ricardo Pérez López (Inform 6; Glulx; Spanish) [ref]
- City of Blood by Craig Dutton (Quest 4.1) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- CLOSET by maddox pratt (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Cold by hardy (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Colder Light by Jon Ingold (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Color of Milk Coffee by Bahri Gordebak (Inform 7 and ADRIFT 5; Z-code 5 and ADRIFT 5) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [ifwizz]
- Considered Harmful by shieldofvalour (C++; MS-Windows) [Home]
- Cook-Off! by S. Miracle (TADS 3) [IFDB] [IFRO]
- Corporate Wage-Slaves of Holofernes XIV by Buttfort (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Counterfeit Monkey by Emily Short (Inform 7; Glulx) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki]
- Cradle by Paul Christian Bills (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Crooked House by Chris OKennon (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Curse! by Peter Edwards (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Cut the Red Wire! No, the Blue Wire! by David Whyld (ADRIFT 4) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- CYBERQUEEN by Porpentine (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [ref] [IFDB] [Play online]
- CYPHER: Cyberpunk Text Adventure by Carlos Cabrera and Javier Cabrera (MS-Windows and Apple Macintosh) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- Daedalis Promo by Ania Rydzinski (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Darkness in Daytime by Rob Adair (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFWiki]
- The Date by Ari (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- A Day in the Life as the CEO of NerdSquirrel by Gideon Castro (Quest 5) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Dealers Cabin by Jordan (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Death of Analogue by Chris Priestman (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Develop a Leather-based Bloodstream by squidlarkin (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Dickes W - Episode 1: Der Mietsteit by Ingo Scharmann, Frank Sorge, and David Görzig (Inform 7; Glulx; German) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Die a Hero or Become the Villian by Mr. Wonko (Inform 7) [Home] [ref] [Play online]
- Dig My Grave by Ryan Veeder (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Dinner Bell by Jenni Polodna (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Ditch by Pip (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- A Dog's Life by Gary Plume (Inform 7; Glulx) [ifwizz]
- Don't Go by Bahri Gordebak (Inform 7 and ADRIFT 5; Z-code 5 and ADRIFT 5) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Doug's Amazing Adventure: a slice of interactive fiction featuring Haivercraft by Matt (Quest 5) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Down The Matrix by Jessica Martin, Carolyn Owens, and Grant Schumer (Z-code) [ref]
- Dragon by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Dragon and Tears: Part 1 of the Spiraling Darkness Trilogy by Anna Anthropy (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Drama Class by Arf (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- The Drunken Harlot by kkennon (ADRIFT 5) [ref] [ifwizz]
- dungeon escape part 1 by khygann (Quest 5.3) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Eerie Estate Agent by Gavin Inglis (ChoiceScript; Web browser and smartphones) [Play online]
- Eff O'Clock by Matthew Cole (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Egg and the Newbie by Robert DeFord (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Eine Beschirmungsangelegenheit by Britta Nahrm (Inform 7; Z-code 8; German) [ifwizz]
- Eioioio by David T. Marchand (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [ifwizz]
- The Enchanted Glade by Peter Edwards (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Endless, Nameless by Adam Cadre (Inform 6; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Entre Terre et Ciel by Natrium (Inform 7; Z-code 8; French) [Home] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Erebus and the Terror by sfernald (Inform 7) [Home]
- The Escape by Clas Kristiansson (Quest 5.3) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Escape from Byron Bay by Allen Heard (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Escape from Ice Station Hippo by Jason McWright (Hugo) [IFDB] [IFRO]
- Escape From Summerland by Joey Jones (primary writer) and Melvin Rangasamy (primary programmer) (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Escape from the Forbidden City by Peter Edwards (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Escape Location 1: California by Nate (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Escape the Dark Room by oneohtwo102 (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Escape The Room by George Vicarey (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Escape! by Corey Bastarache (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- Eurydice by Anonymous (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Evading Invasion Part 1 by Jerry Adams (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- The Evil Chicken Of Doom 3D by Mel Stefaniuk (ADRIFT 5) [ifwizz]
- Evolution: A Parallel Narrative by Ali Sajid Imami (Undum; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- EXO by srkambbs (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- The facility by Thomas keen (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Fall of the Daleks by Gordon Freeman (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Feather Grange Job by David Fletcher (TADS 3) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
- fibre rayon by tikky (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- Field Report by Jeremy Lonien and Matthias Conrady (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- Final Days of the Victor by KhaoTom (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- Find out how Entertainment effects the local, world, and US economy by Bajco (Quest 5.0) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: All Alone by Joey Jones (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Aren't You the Guy Who Hit Me in the Eye? by Michael Hilborn (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Come On and Wreck My Car by Paul Laroquod (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Everything Is Catching On Fire by E. Joyce (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Fingertips by Michael Hilborn (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Fingertips (Reprise) by Melvin Rangasamy (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Hey Now, Everybody by Melvin Rangasamy (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: I Don't Understand You by Matt Weiner (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: I Found a New Friend by Adri (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: I Hear the Wind Blow by Jacqueline A. Lott (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: I Heard a Sound by Kevin Jackson-Mead (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: I Walk Along Darkened Corridors by Andrew Schultz (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: I'm Having a Heart Attack by Andrew Schultz (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Leave Me Alone by Kevin Jackson-Mead (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Mysterious Whispers by Peter Nepstad (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Please Pass the Milk Please by Adri (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Something Grabbed Ahold of My Hand by Melvin Rangasamy (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: The Day That Love Came to Play by S. John Ross (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: What's That Blue Thing Doing Here? by Ruth Alfasso (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Who's Knockin' on the Wall? by Melvin Rangasamy (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fingertips: Who's That Standing Out the Window by Melvin Rangasamy (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- First Draft of the Revolution by Emily Short (author), Liza Daly (co-coder), and Inkle Studios (co-coder) (Inklewriter; Web browser and EPUB 3 reader) [Home] [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- First Times by Hero Robb (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Fish Bowl by Ethan Rupp and Joshua Rupp (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Fleet by Jonathan Valuckas (ChoiceScript; Web browser and smartphones) [Play online]
- The Forgotten Girls by Brent H. (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Frankenstein by Dave Morris (inklewriter; iPad and iPhone) [Home]
- Full Circle by David Whyld (ADRIFT 4) [Home]
- Fun Tiemz by Spork (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Gamer: "Digital Limbo" by Ian Ross (Inform 7; Z-code) [ref]
- The Garlic Cage, Episode I by Taro (writing) and NOM3RCY (programming) (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Gasparillo by xgenux (Inform 7; Glulx) [ref]
- Ghosterington Night by Wade Clarke (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Gifts of Phallius: Final Sacrifice by GoblinBoy (TADS 2) [ref]
- Goin' Bananas by Topher Florence (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- (Going:Home) by Scott Almendinger (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO]
- Grand Damned by Howard A. Sherman (Inform 6; Z-code) [Home]
- La Grande Prédiction ou l'Astrologue étourdi by Natrium (Inform 7; Z-code; French) [Home] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Guilded Youth by Jim Munroe (Inform 7; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) by Jason B. Alonso, Catherine Havasi, and Val Grimm (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Hall of Heads by Dan Efran and 'Becca Stallings (additional story) (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Das Haus der Mathomatiker by Marco Bakera (Twine; Web browser; German) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Heist by SSHS (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Heist by Alexander Larioza (Quest 5.2) [Home] [Play online]
- Heliacal Hostility by Mark Cook (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Heroes Rise: The Prodigy by Zachary Sergi (ChoiceScript; Web browser and smartphones) [Play online]
- Historias del Hampa by Victor Ruiz (Inform 7; Z-code 8 and Glulx; Spanish) [Home] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [Play online]
- HMS Victory by Peter Edwards (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Home Sweetie-Bot Home by Jacques Frechet (Iced Coffeescript, jQuery, Jade, Stylus, Nib, uglifyJS, and node.js; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Homeland Security by Hugo Labrande (Inform 6; Z-code; French) [Home] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Horatio's Story by Charlie the Spiffy (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- How Did I Get Into This? by shaunace (ADRIFT 4) [Home]
- howling dogs by Porpentine (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Hugo Clock by Jason McWright (Hugo) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
- Hulan by Jaz (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Hunger City by Millicent Herman (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Hunting Lodge by Hulk Handome (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Hypnotist of Ladies by David Cornelson (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- I Palindrome I by Nick Montfort (JavaScript; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Ibo by Bahri Gordebak (Z-code 5) [ref]
- Identified Flying Objects Part 1 by Finn C. M. Beauchamp (Quest 5.3) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- If I Wasn't Shy by Joey Jones (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- IF Tutorial by Cooper McHatton (Inform 7; Z-code 8 and Z-code; English and German) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [ifwizz] [Play online] [Play online]
- IF Whispers 5 by Chris Conley, Joey Jones, Marius Müller, Tom Blawgus, and Porpentine (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- IFDB Spelunking by Joey Jones (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- In a Manor of Speaking by Hulk Handsome (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- In the Hall of the Mountain King by Paul Butler (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- in the skin of a lion quest: caravaggio's journey by parrishka (Inform 7; Z-code) [ref]
- Incident of the Undead Part 1 by Jacob (Quest 4.1) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Incident of the Undead Part 2 by Jacob (Quest 4.1) [Home] [Play online]
- Incident of the Undead Part 3 by Jacob (Quest 4.1) [Home] [Play online]
- Infinite White by Bene Belt (Java; Web browser with Java; German) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Intercept by Jon Ingold and inkle (inklewriter; Web browser and Kindle) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Internet Man by Gawayno (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- IPv6 by Ashley Trinh (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Irvine Quik & the Search for the Fish of Traglea by Duncan Bowsman (ADRIFT 4) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- The Island by Andrew Brown (TADS 3) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
- Island of the Magi by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Isle of Statues by Elmar Vogt (Inform 6; Z-code) [Home] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- It Is Your Responsibility by Tom McLean (Inform 7; Web browser) [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- J'dal by Ryan Kinsman (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- January by Ale Grilli and GregWS (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Jay Is Ponies by JohnB, Kyh, Steve, Tricky, and Trinn (Adventure Book for Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Josef Kong by Two Guys On A Dromedar (Inform 7; Z-code; German) [ifwizz]
- The Kazooist by Charlie Marcon (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- KBreak by Kumaria Juan Nazhi and Ol Mokcqa Du Lit Tdraib Kumeinien (Webs Site Builder; Web browser) [Home] [IFDB]
- Kicker by Pippin Barr (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Kierkegaard's Spider by Michael Tillman (Inform 7; Z-code) [ref]
- A Killer Headache by Mike Ciul (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Kim's Story by Kim Moss (Twine; Web browser) [Play online]
- Klein Collins High School by Hugh Jass (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Labyrinth by Finn C. M. Beauchamp (Quest 5.3) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- A Lacanian Journey by Sahir Nambiar (Quest 5.1) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Last Minute by Hulk Handsome (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Last Survivor by Gideonwilliams (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- leaves by Ed Blair (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- The Legend of the Missing Hat by Adri (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- The Library Book by Jess Spencer (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Lift by Colin Capurso (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Living Will by Mark Marino (Undum; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Lord of the Rings by Olivia Tilson (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- love by finny (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- luna at the moon by alora (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Lunar Base 1 by Michael Phipps (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Mages Of Adalmo by Alex Brannan (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Magic Math Mine by Mr Murphy (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Magic Muffin ~ The Desert by Charlie the Spiffy (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Make-up or Break-up by inkle (inklewriter; Web browser) [inkle's stories so far] [Play online]
- Makers Local and the Transdimensional Margarita Blender by Jeff Cotten (ADRIFT 5) [ref] [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Mammal by Joey Jones (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Mario Cards by Pixelatedcowboy (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Mars Station by Valentino Bartalesi (M.A.C.; Italian) [ref]
- Mastaba Snoopy by Unknown (Twine; Web browser) [Play online]
- Mathematicism by Jaxon (Quest 5.3) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Maybach Molotow Massaker by Street Fighting Mandy (Glulx; German) [Home] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- metrolith by Porpentine (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- minecraft adventure by James Tracy (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Mirror by Stormchild (Inform 7; Z-code) [ref]
- Missing Grandpa: Lost in Time by Becky Kinkead (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Monkey Business by Benjamin Sokal (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Moonlight by Jonas Kyratzes (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Moonstone Falls by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Mortlake Manor by Ben Chenoweth (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Muggle Studies by M. Flourish Klink (Inform 7; Glulx) [Home] [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Murder by :3 (Quest 5.3) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Murder on the Hill by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Murphy's Law by Scott Hammack (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- My Evil Twin by Carl Muckenhoupt (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Myriad by Porpentine (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Mystery Box Of Awesome Adventure Chapter 1 by Kurt Muller (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Mystery Musical by Gideonwilliams (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Mystery of Silver Mountain by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.1) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Narrow Your Eyes by Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Nasty Escape by S11m0niC (ADRIFT 5) [Home]
- Nautilisia by Ryan Veeder (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- NecroKnight by Chace Jones (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Neighbourhood Predators by Jon Ingold (inklewriter; Web browser) [inkle's stories so far] [Play online]
- Nemesis Macana by Herman Schudspeer and Victor Gijsbers (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Nostrils of Flesh and Clay by Porpentine (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Not in Venice by Bahri Gordebak (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [ref]
- O by Marco Bakera (Z-code; German) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- O Embuçado by Produções do Assombro (Adventure Maker 4.6.1; Portuguese) [Home] [IFDB]
- O Mercenário e a Meretriz: Teste by lucas zaper (Quest 5.2; Portuguese) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Obelisk Part 1 by Patrick (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Offering by Richard Smyth (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Office Harassment by Unknown (TADS 3) [ref]
- Olisa by Dmitry Danner (Spectrum; English and Russian) [ref]
- Olivia's Orphanorium by Sam Kabo Ashwell (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Only Your Home by Law (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [ref] [Play online]
- PANIC! by S. Astrid Bin (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Parasites by Marius Müller (Z-code) [ifwizz]
- Path to a New Species by vvinters (Python; OS/X) [Home]
- Peril in Pleasantville part 1 by xgenux (Inform 7; Glulx) [ref]
- Peril in Pleasantville part 2 by xgenux (Inform 7; Glulx) [ref]
- Physics Adventure by Jonathan (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Pilgrimage by Loren Schmidt (Java; Web browser) [Home] [ifwizz]
- Die Pionierin und die Tragödie des telematischen Typewriters by Michael Baltes (TADS 3; German) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- A Pirate's Quest for Treasure by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Pirates des Chara[iuml]bes by Mnemocyon and Epistolaire (Inform 7; Glulx; French) [Home] [Play online]
- Pit Ponies by sparklepeep (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- A Place of Infinite Beauty by Porpentine (Twine; Web browser; English and Spanish) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online] [Play online]
- Poisonous Rainbow: The Power of Memories by Roy Wong (Quest 4.1) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Porcelain Precipice of Immanence by @SolonCubed (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Price of Freedom by Wyatt Ryder (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- The Prize by Simon Vigonski (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- PROJECT DYZ by Lyndon Rebutoc (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Project Sparkle by Devon (Quest 5.2) [Home] [Home] [IFDB] [Play online] [Play online]
- Quest For The Golden Lunchbox by Huw Jones (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Quest for the Magic Muffin by Charlie the Spiffy (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- The Quest for the Magic Muffin 2 by Charlie the Spiffy (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- The Quest for the Magic Muffin 3 by Charlie the Spiffy and Arf (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- The Quidditch Final of 1954 by Joseph Miller (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB]
- Random Life 2 by Gideon Castro (Quest 5.2; Quest 5.2 and Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online] [Play online]
- Rape Escape! by Alan Francis Ang (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- rat chaos by J. Chastain (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online] [Play online]
- A Reading in May by Bahri Gordebak (Inform 7 and ADRIFT 5; Z-code 5 and ADRIFT 5) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz]
- Registration Queue by Gideonwilliams (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Reise, Reise by Britta Nahrm (Inform 7; Glulx; German) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Rentrer à la mansion by Théo (Inform 7; Glulx; French) [Home] [Play online]
- Retro-Nemesis by Robb Sherwin (Hugo) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
- Rex Valorosa: Private Eye by L. R. Posner (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Road That Goes East Forever by The Pony (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB]
- The Rocket Man from the Sea by Janos Honkonen (Inform 7; Z-code and Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Rolling Dice by AnonyPuss (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Room Serial by merricart (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [Home] [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- A Room With A Couch 2: Dino Adventure by Byron (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- Rottenschneiders Vermächtnis by Marius Müller (Inform 7; Z-code 5; German) [ifwizz]
- Rubicon Street by J.D. (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- A Runcible Cargo by Thomas Ferguson (Eamon) [ref] [IFRO]
- Safe by Charlie the Spiffy (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Der Schatten jener Sekunde by Horst-Günther Rottenschneider (inklewriter; Web browser; German) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The School by David Smith (Spectrum) [ref]
- The Sealed Room by Robert DeFord (Alan 3) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
- Seclude by Jacob Jarecki (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- El secreto de las tres fuentes by Francisco (Quest 5.2; Spanish) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
- See the Constellation by Ed Blair (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Settler of the Wastes by joshua (Quest 5.0) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Shallow by Austin Eady (Inform 7; Z-code) [ref]
- Shapeshifter by Katrina (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- She's Actual Size by Jake Eakle (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Shock in the Cinema by Andrew Gallagher (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Shuffling Around by Andrew Schultz (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Signos by Mauricio Diaz Garcia (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Sky in the Room by Porpentine (Twine; Web browser) [ref] [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The sky is above me by TenSkies Teruka (ADRIFT 5; MS-Windows) [Home]
- Sleuth by Scott Greig (Quest 5) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Sloth on a Stroller by Juhana Leinonen (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- The Small World of Professor Strange by Will Edwards (programmer), James Lovett (text author), and Mr War (artist) (Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- Son of Camelot by Finn Rosenløv (ADRIFT 5) [Home] [IFWiki]
- Space Quest! by Armand M. Acri (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Space Suit by Andrew Schultz (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Speculative Fiction by Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack (Inform 6; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Spider by Andrew Schultz (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Spinning by Rob O'Hara (Hugo) [ref]
- Spiral by Justin Morgan (Inform 6; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Spy Who Ate Lunch by Robert Rothman (Glulx) [ifwizz]
- The Statue Got Me High by Ryan Veeder (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Storm by 05aleer (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Stratos by Michael Baltes (Twine; Web browser; German) [ifwizz]
- Stuck in a room! by andrus7789 (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Stygia by Kitty Horrowshow (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Subtropical Server Room by Andrew Schultz (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
- Sunday Afternoon by Christopher Huang (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Sutekh Is Hiding In Your Priory by Benjamin (Quest 4.1) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- A Synchronous Ritual by merritt kopas (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- System Restore v1.8 by AvecPardon (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Tabblewoop by Hexen (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Tale of the Crazy Diaper Man by Charlie the Spiffy (Inform 7; Z-code) [ifwizz]
- Tales of a Clockwork Boy by Marius Müller (Hugo) [IFWiki]
- Teleport Test by Paul Robinson (Hugo) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
- El Tesoro de MonteCristo by baltasarq (C; MS-Windows; Spanish) [Home]
- The Test is Now READY by Jim Warrenfeltz (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Tetudo's Quest by Lucas Zaper (Quest 5.2; Portuguese) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Text Adventure 2012 by Niles Mitchell (iPhone, iPad, Mac OS X, MS-Windows, and Linux) [Home] [IFDB]
- Textos Blast from the Past by TextoMcPesto (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Fromagist by ABPositive03 (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- Think or Parish by Marcus Holm (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Three Cows and Two Doors by NOM3RCY (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [ifwizz]
- Threed by Hostile (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Time Trip by Jonathan (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Tiny World by Kieran Cowan (ELC; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- To the City of the Clouds by Catherine Bailey (ChoiceScript; Web browser and smartphones) [Play online]
- The Tome of Power by ShotgunGuy (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Tony the Turkey by David S. Gallant (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Town Musicians by Colleen Boye (Z-code) [ifwizz]
- Tragedy by Sho (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Transit by Shaye (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- TRASH GYRE by antibesnice (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Travelmonkey by Perdita Tschurangrati (Java; Web browser with Java; German) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Treasure Island by Happy Grace (Quest 4.1) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Treasure of the Ghost-King by Craig Dutton (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Tree and Star by Paul Lee (Hugo) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
- Turn Around by Andrew Schultz (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- A UFO Landing by Michael Bark (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The Ultimate Museum by Jonathan Estis (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Under the Bed by Dan Doyle III (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Universe Exploder by Chaoslab (MS-Windows and Macintosh) [Home]
- Úrquel, the black dragon by David T. Marchand (Twine; Web browser; Spanish and English) [IFDB] [ifwizz] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Valkyrie by Emily Forand (Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The vicar of Dribble by Nick (TADS 3) [ref]
- Villainy by chrisamaphone (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- Virtual Auckland by James (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- The Walk by Cody Robinson (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Walking Story by Michael Brough (Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Way Walkers: University by J. Leigh (ChoiceScript; Web browser and smartphones) [Play online]
- Weathering by milgwyn (Python 3) [Home]
- What Are Little Girls Made Of? by Carolyn VanEseltine (Z-code) [ifwizz]
- What the Murderer Had Left by Bahri Gordebak (ADRIFT 5; ADRIFT 5 and Z-code 5) [ifwizz] [ifwizz]
- when i was shot by elephants by NOM3RCY (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- when i was shot by elephants 2 super elephants by NOM3RCY (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- when i was shot by elephants conclusion: the decision by NOM3RCY (Inform 7; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- when i was shot by elephants definiteive editiom by NOM3RCY (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- When I Was Shot By Elephants III by Ray (Inform 7; Z-code 5) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Which Describes How You're Feeling by Adam Parrish (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
- The White Bull by Jim Aikin (TADS 3.1) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
- White Rider 2000 - Monkey Edition by Andreas Kramer (Inform 7; Glulx; German) [ifwizz] [Play online]
- Wizard's Choice by Unknown (ChoiceScript; Smartphones) [User-Made Games Archive]
- The Wolf and the Seven Kids by Moritz (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [ifwizz] [Play online] [Play online]
- World Builder by Paul Lee (Hugo) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
- WTF LEMME OUT!!! by Peter Kennedy (Python 2) [Home]
- Wuthering Heights by Jonah Siegel (TADS 3.1) [IFDB]
- You Villain by CNIAngel (Twine; Web browser) [Home] [Play online]
- You wake up.. by Katie (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Zero Summer by Gordon Levine, Tucker Nelson, and Becca Noe (StoryNexus; Web browser) [Home] [IFDB]
- Zombie You by Alex Macedon (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Zorkian Stories 1: G.U.E. by Marshal Tenner Winter (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB] [ifwizz]
- Zurculous by thomas (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
- Zurück in die Zunft by Dick A. Brook (Java; Web browser with Java; German) [ifwizz] [Play online]
Pre-2012 incomplete games that became eligible in 2012
- Choice of Zombies by Heather Albano (ChoiceScript; Web browser) [Play online]
(This winner of IntroComp 2011 was completed in April 2012.)
- Speculative Fiction by Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack (Inform 6; Z-code 8) [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
(A full version of this IntroComp 2011 entry was released at the end of June 2012.)
Ineligible 2012 release games
Games with a 2012 release date may be ineligible for XYZZY Award game awards because of prior release or incompleteness. Ports, translations, and remakes of pre-2012 games are not normally considered eligible. (Exceptions can be made for games with substantial changes, e.g. Lydia's Heart in 2007, which was a substantial rewrite of Last Resort from 2006.) Incomplete games (such as IntroComp entries) become eligible in the year in which they are completed. Demos that were not intended to be previews of games are, however, eligible for the Best Technological Development award.
- Anastasiya Alpha Demo by Whale Team (MS-Windows) [IFDB]
(About blurb on IFDB informs us that "Full version coming in 2013.")
- The Axe of Kolt by Larry Horsfield (ADRIFT 5) [ifwizz]
(Entry at V5 Intro Comp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- The Bafflingly Casual Adventures of No One of Significant Import by Robb Kinnison (Quest x.x) [IFWiki] [Play online]
(Entry at IntroComp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Belief by Justin de Vesine (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
(Entry at IntroComp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- The Blank Wall by Richard Otter (ADRIFT 5) [Home] [IFDB] [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
(Entry at V5 Intro Comp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Bob by Anonymous (Inform 7) [IFDB] [IFRO]
(Exists only as an IFDB entry; no link to any actual game exists.)
- Compliance by Christopher Conley (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFWiki]
(Entry at IntroComp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Death by Discord DEMO by Morpheel (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
(The word "DEMO" strongly suggests this game is incomplete.)
- The Door by samcow92 () [IFDB]
(Although there's a IFDB page, there's no download link anywhere. Treating this game as unreleased.)
- The Escape by Evan Wong (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
(Don't think this one counts as interactive fiction; it's a comic book without choices or even any pictures yet. Which means it's also dreadfully unfinished too. Considering they have a website, there seems no advantage in involving Quest at all.)
- Forest Demo by Andrew Johnson (Inform 7; Z-code) [IFDB]
(Game is extremely incomplete, even for a demo. Was the author just testing adding an entry to IFDB?)
- Genesis by I.B. (Inform 7; Glulx) [IFWiki]
(Entry at IntroComp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Head Case by Dazakiwi (ADRIFT 5) [ifwizz]
(Entry at V5 Intro Comp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Imaginaughts of Mochadia by Mocha2007 (Quest 5.0) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [Play online]
(The homepage says this game is the Alpha 1.0.1 version and 'nowhere near complete', so treating this as an intro version.)
- The Island of Mysteries Beta by sonic102 (Quest 5.1) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
(Assuming the "Beta" means the game is incomplete.)
- My Little Project Concept is Proven by Jake Johnson (Inform 7; Z-code) [ref]
(Treating this nearly-empty game world as demo. "This is a proof of concept, demonstrating the interactive fiction is wide open for massive brony development.")
- Nooga Vol 1 Beta by Tom (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
(Assuming the "Beta" means the game is incomplete.)
- Opolis: Chapter One by Deep River () [IFDB]
(No links anywhere to the game; was it ever really released?)
- Organic (Title Pending) by "Simply" Ryan Crisostomo (ADRIFT 5) [ifwizz]
(Entry at V5 Intro Comp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Resonance by Nereida Scales (ChoiceScript; Web browser) [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
(Entry at IntroComp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Shattered Memory - Concept Demo by Jin Sane (ADRIFT 5) [ifwizz]
(Entry at V5 Intro Comp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Boyle Murder(Trial) by thedovahkin (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
(Author says quite clearly that THIS IS NOT FINISHED.)
- Super Madball! by loafingcoyote (Hugo) [ref]
(The forum post says that it's not ready for the archive, that parts of it need revision, and that it's a 'demonstration game', so I'm treating this as a work-in-progress still.)
- Take a Break (Demo) by Jay Nabonne (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
(The word "Demo" strongly suggests this game is incomplete.)
- Thy Dungeonman by Scott Greig (Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
(Remakes of previously released games by other authors aren't eligible.)
- Trapped by Michael Rogers (ADRIFT 5) [ifwizz]
(Entry at V5 Intro Comp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Wasteland by Taylor Melton and Alex Tocco (ChoiceScript; Web browser) [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
(Entry at IntroComp 2012 and believed still to be incomplete.)
- Zork N plus 9 by Sonny Rae Tempest (Inform 7; Z-code) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz]
(Should this one be allowed into the XYZZYies? Remakes usually aren't permitted, and it's a remake of Zork, but is it different enough to be considered 'new'?)
Other concerns and confusions
- 4 Picas by Johan Paz (2013; Inform 7; Glulx; Spanish) [ref] [IFRO]
(The WikiCAAD page says that the game was started for IV Mini Comp, taken to V Mini Comp, and completed in 2013.)
- >>-----?-----> by JP LeBreton (2012; Twine; Web browser) [ifwizz] [Play online]
(An infernal game title that tempts various software to turn the double-greater-than into a guillemet and the double-hyphens into em-dashes. Call it Arrow, okay?)
- Afternoon in the House of Secrets by Anna Anthropy (2009; Twine; Web browser; English and Spanish) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
(ifwizz lists Tarde en la casa de los secretos by Anna Anthropy and Ale Grilli (2012), but I strongly suspect it's a 2012 Spanish translation of this 2009 game.)
- Botón by JBG (2012; MS-Windows; Spanish) [Home]
(AVG detected a virus in the executable file, so I declined to investigate this game further.)
- Brave the Tomb of Horrors by Josha Petronis-Akins (2012; Quest 5.2) [Home] [IFDB] [Play online]
(Labeled incomplete at IFDB; doublecheck this one.)
- El Circulo - Prólogo by Ricardo Pérez López (2012; Inform 6; Glulx; Spanish) [ref]
(Does the prologo in the title mean this is a preview version of an incomplete work, or that it's the prologue chapter in a series of works? I don't speak or read Spanish.)
- The Colder Light by Jon Ingold (2012; Inform 7; Glulx) [IFDB] [ifwizz] [Play online]
(Some sources listed this game twice as both A Colder Light and The Colder Light. The game itself says The Colder Light.)
- Color of Milk Coffee by Bahri Gordebak (2012; Inform 7 and ADRIFT 5; Z-code 5 and ADRIFT 5) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [ifwizz]
(ifwizz ALSO lists this incorrectly as A Color of Milk Coffee.)
- Dard'enFer by BALROG (2011; Inform 7; Z-code; French) [IFWiki] [ifwizz]
(Listed as Dard d'Enfer by Benjamin Roux (2012) on ifwizz. BUT: In January 2011, it was an entry in the cancelled French Minicomp 2010, then subsequently released out of competition. In January 2012, it was resubmitted to French Minicomp 2011, where it took 2nd place. In March 2012, it appeared on the XYZZY Awards 2011 games list because it was originally released in 2011. Confusing, eh?)
- Dragon and Tears: Part 1 of the Spiraling Darkness Trilogy by Anna Anthropy (2012; Twine; Web browser) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
(Listed at ifwizz as Dragons and Tears I.)
- The Evil Chicken Of Doom 3D by Mel Stefaniuk (2012; ADRIFT 5) [ifwizz]
(Is this just an ADRIFT 5 port of The Evil Chicken of Doom! from 2002?)
- Find out how Entertainment effects the local, world, and US economy by Bajco (2012; Quest 5.0) [Home] [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [Play online]
(Was I the only one who twitched on seeing 'effects' misused?)
- Frankenstein by Dave Morris (2012; inklewriter; iPad and iPhone) [Home]
(A small sample from the beginning of the story is playable online from the homepage. There is also a video trailer which names April 26th as the release date.)
- The Halloween Horror by Jon Blask (2011; Hugo) [IFDB]
(Although listed as The Halloween Horror (2012) on IFDB, this game was originally released in 2011 as Ecto Horror when it was meant to be entered in Ectocomp 2011.)
- IF Tutorial by Cooper McHatton (2012; Inform 7; Z-code 8 and Z-code; English and German) [IFDB] [IFRO] [ifwizz] [ifwizz] [Play online] [Play online]
(Sometimes listed as IF Tutorial 2 by Marco Bakera, but that is a German translation of McHatton's game. (Assuming it is a game.))
- Magicassette by Tyler Zahnke (2012; MediaWiki; Web browser) [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online]
(Game was unfinished in 2012. It was hastily finished on 23-Jan-2013 so it'll be potentially eligible for the 2013 XYZZY Awards.)
- Mastaba Snoopy by Unknown (2012; Twine; Web browser) [Play online]
(This one barely squeaks into the 2012 list instead of 2013 because it's mentioned by Auntie Pixelante on Dec 31, 2012, even though the source indicates two of the passages were created on Jan 01, 2013. Gotta assume they were added in a second release. Or, y'know, darn time zones.)
- Olisa by Dmitry Danner (2012; Spectrum; English and Russian) [ref]
(WoS only has the demo versions; the full game is missing.)
- Pervert Action: Crisis by BBBen (2011; ADRIFT 5) [ref]
(Delron claims a 2012 release year, and clicking "About Adventure" tells me it's Version 1, released September 18, 2012. But, the game clearly says ©2011 in its title screen. I double-checked the author's website and found a release announcement dated June 10, 2011. So, yeah, it's a 2011 game. Sorry, BBBen.)
- A Place of Infinite Beauty by Porpentine (2012; Twine; Web browser; English and Spanish) [IFDB] [IFRO] [IFWiki] [ifwizz] [Play online] [Play online]
(Sometimes listed separately as Un Lugar de Belleza Infinita by David T. Marchand, but this is a Spanish translation. Both versions are playable on Porpentine's website.)
- Project Sparkle by Devon (2012; Quest 5.2) [Home] [Home] [IFDB] [Play online] [Play online]
(There's two versions of this game, with different IFIDs, and different pages at both IFDB and textadventures.co.uk. Which is the true newest version? Darned if I know.)
- The School by David Smith (2012; Spectrum) [ref]
(According to WoS: 'Written in 1984 with the intention of a commercial publication, but no publisher could be found. Ultimately the game was released as Freeware in 2012.')
- Scott Adams Bible Adventure #1: The Inheritance by Scott Adams (2013; MS-Windows) [Scott Adams homepage] [ref]
(According to the Facebook page, the planned release date is February 14, 2013. There was a demo in 2012, though.)
- The sky is above me by TenSkies Teruka (2012; ADRIFT 5; MS-Windows) [Home]
(Delron incorrectly lists the game as The Sky is About Me.)
- Teleport Test by Paul Robinson (2012; Hugo) [IFDB] [IFWiki]
(Despite the "Test" in the name, it was an entry to The Hugo "Open House" Competition, so I trust it's a game and not a demo.)
- Tripkey by Paul Robinson (2013; Hugo) [IFDB]
("Version 0.3 beta" suggested to me that this game (found in IF Archive's Hugo directory) is incomplete. "Version 0.37" appeared January 20, 2013, so I'm considering Tripkey to be a 2013 game. (Unfortunately, I note two of the links listed on IFDB are broken.))
- Uninvited by ICOM Simulations, Inc. and Mindscape (1986; Inform 6; Apple Macintosh and Z-code 5) [Home] [IFDB] [ifwizz]
(Port of an earlier game. David Griffith is named as a "reimplementor".)
- What the Murderer Had Left by Bahri Gordebak (2012; ADRIFT 5; ADRIFT 5 and Z-code 5) [ifwizz] [ifwizz]
(Check the title; ifwizz ALSO lists this as What the Murderer Left Behind.)
- Wizard's Choice by Unknown (2012; ChoiceScript; Smartphones) [User-Made Games Archive]
(Author is probably named within the game itself, but I don't own a smartphone so I can't tell.)
- Zombie Exodus by Jim Dattilo (2011; ChoiceScript; Web browser) [Play online]
(Although IFDB lists its year as 2012, this game already received a Special Recognition award (and was a finalist in most categories) at the 2011 XYZZY Awards.)
Sources checked to prepare this document
- ADRIFT homepage. Click "Adventures". Sort by: Date, Desc. Category: All. TODO: Go back and add links to the games and/or their pages.
- ALAN homepage: Publicly Available Alan Games. No new games here.
- L'avventura è l'avventura. Looked at the Italian news for 2012 through Google translate, where I learned Quest now supports Italian, but I didn't learn of any new Italian games in 2012.
- Baf's Guide: Games Released During 2012. Unfortunately, Baf's Guide hasn't been updated in years.
- Brass Lantern. Didn't think I'd find new info here, and I was right. Site is looking a bit dusty. The last 'Adventure Game News' is dated 23 Dec 11.
- CAAD.es. Well, there's no getting around that I felt really lost on this Spanish site, mostly because I can't read Spanish.
- WikiCAAD: Categoría:Aventuras 2012. WikiCAAD is the Spanish IF wiki, but it only listed three games for 2012, and two of them were remakes?
- Descargas: Año 2012 (Downloads: Year 2012). I found a couple titles here, but some of the links aren't for games at all, and several titles I expected to see listed weren't there at all.
- Ver foro - Jugadores (View forum - Players). I strongly suspect the good information is hiding in this Spanish forum, but the language barrier makes it really awkward as a primary source for me.
- Choice of Games: Our Games and User-Made Games. No easy listing of names and dates. I had to click every "Play Online" link to get to the game's page, then click either the "About" or "Credits" link on every game page.
- The Delron ADRIFT Games List. Click the Date header twice to sort it into reverse-chronological order.
- Electronic Literature Directory: interactive fiction and Individual Works sorted by year. Sorry, nothing for 2012.
- IF Archive: For each of these, manually search for "2012" over and over.
- IF Italia: 2012. This Italian IF wiki only lists Mars Station in 2012.
- IFDB: search for published:2012. TODO: More recent listings have been added; although I still ought to add reference links for several of them.
- IFiction-FR: Jeux tout. A list of French games in various categories, but years are mostly unstated. So... I clicked on titles I didn't recognize. (For example, Petit Gnome seems to be from 2009.)
- IFWiki: Category:Games in 2012.
- IFWiki: Games Released in 2012.
- ifwizz: Online spielen. Unfortunately, ifwizz has no obvious "games by year" listing option; this was the best I could easily coax out of the site.
- IF-Review: Recent Reviews. No reviews of 2012 games yet.
- Inform 7. Admittedly, I wasn't expecting any here, but I thought I'd check anyway. (The only games it lists are early example games and an anthology of even older Inform games. No news items about, say, college projects in 2012.)
- inkle. There's no master list of stories, but there's a prominent page for Frankenstein. Their forum and blog mention First Draft of the Revolution, The Intercept, and 3 example stories that I think are from 2012 but I'm not certain. (Did inkle even exist in 2011?) The top 11 stories from the Future Voices contest were released in 2013, the non-winning stories aren't named at all, and Sorcery! is still a WIP. I assume there's plenty of other inkle games from 2012 -- but I have no decent way to track them down and verify their release years.
- Inside Erin: The AIF Community Newsletter: AIF Game List. Click on "Release Date" twice to sort the table into reverse chronological order. Very nice.
- Interactive Fiction Reviews Organization: Game Release Year 2012. TODO: Go back and add ref links.
- TODO: Jay is Games: Interactive Fiction and Text-based categories.
- Jolt Country :: View Forum - Hugo's House of Horrors. Hugo's main discussion forum mentioned Super Madball! in 2012, but I think that one's still a work-in-progress.
- Ludum Dare. Well, I searched for 'text adventure', 'interactive fiction', 'Inform 7', and 'Twine' for each of Ludum Dares 23, 24, and 25. With over a thousand games per event, meager searches are the best I can do.
- Malinche Entertainment. Found one new game: Grand Damned.
- SPAG (Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games). Geez, no new issues in 2012 at all? However…
- SPAG #61 did come out on 02-Jan-2013, though, and does focus on a few 2012 games, but doesn't tell me about any games I might've missed.
- TODO: textadventures.co.uk: Browse text adventures. Almost every Quest game is here, and I can sort the list by year (yay) but the release dates aren't displayed (boo). I have to visit every Quest game's individual page if I want that info. UPDATE: Something called "textadventures.co.uk robot" has recently created IFDB pages for many Quest games, so I'll definitely have to look at IFDB again.
- (Text) Games for (Space) Crows. C.E.J. Pacian's blog revealed no new games for 2012.
- Twine led me to Tweecode Google Group led me to Twine Resources (by Porpentine) led me to Twine Hub led me to the Big List of Twine Games at Twinehub. This is the most definitive list of Twine games I've seen. Question: How do I tell which are from 2012? Answer: I don't. I no longer have the time to chase these ones down.
- Twitter / Search - "interactive fiction". Sorry, but my Twitter-fu is weak. I don't yet know how to filter this for tweets made in 2012, nor how to reasonably datamine the huge number of tweets that would give me. So yeah, ignoring Twitter for now.
- World of Spectrum: Search Results (Year=2012; Type=Adventure: Text). I skipped two Portuguese titles that appeared to be remakes.
- XYZZYnews. No new news items since 2009.
- TODO: Textfyre, Russian, forum, Google+, Facebook, Anna Anthropy, other authors, rgif, PRIF, TIGSource, TADS itself, Wordpress, classroom projects, Guncho, Playfic, Pirate Kart, Storynexus.