XYZZY Awards (Best NPCs)

Browse the XYZZY Awards either by year:

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Or by category:

Best Game | Best Writing | Best Story | Best Setting | Best Puzzles | Best NPCs | Best Individual Puzzle | Best Individual NPC | Best Individual PC | Best Use of Medium (1997–2009) | Best Implementation (2010–) | Best Use of Innovation (2010–) | Best Technological Development (2010–) | Best Supplemental Materials (2010–2013) | Best Use of Multimedia (2014–) | Other awards

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Statistics

Best NPCs Winners

1996 Best NPCs: Kissing the Buddha's Feet (Leon Lin; TADS 2).
1997 Best NPCs: The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
1998 Best NPCs: Once and Future (Gerry Kevin Wilson; TADS 2).
1999 Best NPCs: Varicella (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
2000 Best NPCs: Being Andrew Plotkin (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
2001 Best NPCs: Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; Z-code).
2002 Best NPCs: Lock & Key (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
2003 Best NPCs: City of Secrets (Emily Short; Glulx).
2004 Best NPCs: Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
2005 Best NPCs: Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
2006 Best NPCs: Floatpoint (Emily Short; Glulx).
2007 Best NPCs: Child's Play (Stephen Granade; Z-code).
2008 Best NPCs: Everybody Dies (Jim Munroe; Glulx).
2009 Best NPCs: Broken Legs (Sarah Morayati; Glulx).
2010 Best NPCs: Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx).
2011 Best NPCs: Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin).
2012 Best NPCs: Guilded Youth (Jim Munroe, Z-code).
2013 Best NPCs: Ollie Ollie Oxen Free (Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).
2014 Best NPCs: Creatures Such as We (Lynnea Glasser; ChoiceScript)
2015 Best NPCs: Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy; 01-Oct-2015; Web browser).
2016 Best NPCs: (tied) Cactus Blue Motel (Astrid Dalmady; 06-Apr-2016; Web browser) and Foo Foo (Buster Hudson; 01-Oct-2017; Glulx).
2017 Best NPCs: The Wizard Sniffer (Buster Hudson; 01-Oct-2017; Glulx).
2018 Best NPCs: Animalia (Ian Michael Waddell; 01-Oct-2018; Web browser).

Best NPCs Winners and Finalists

1996 Best NPCs: Kissing the Buddha's Feet (Leon Lin; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Lost New York (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Small World (Andrew Pontious; TADS 2).
- Finalist: The Underoos that ate New York! (Gerry Kevin Wilson; 1994; TADS 2).
- Finalist: The Wedding (Neil James Brown; Z-code).
1997 Best NPCs: The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Everybody Loves a Parade (Cody Sandifer; TADS 2).
- Finalist: I-0 (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: She's Got a Thing for a Spring (Brent VanFossen; Z-code).
- Finalist: Zero Sum Game (Cody Sandifer; TADS 2).
1998 Best NPCs: Once and Future (Gerry Kevin Wilson; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Guilty Bastards (Kent Tessman; Hugo).
- Finalist: Mother Loose (Irene Callaci; Z-code).
- Finalist: Muse: An Autumn Romance (Christopher Huang; Z-code).
- Finalist: Photopia (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
1999 Best NPCs: Varicella (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: A Day for Soft Food (Tod Levi; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
- Finalist: The Mulldoon Legacy (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Worlds Apart (Suzanne Britton; TADS 2).
2000 Best NPCs: Being Andrew Plotkin (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
- Finalist: Galatea (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: Heroine's Mantle (Andy Phillips; Z-code).
- Finalist: Kaged (Ian Finley; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Punk Points (Jim Munroe; Z-code).
- Finalist: Rameses (Stephen Bond; Z-code).
2001 Best NPCs: Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: Best of Three (Emily Short; Glulx).
- Finalist: Fallacy of Dawn (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- Finalist: Textfire Golf (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: You Are Here (Roy Fisher; Z-code).
2002 Best NPCs: Lock & Key (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
- Finalist: Forever Always (Iain Merrick; TADS 3).
- Finalist: The Frenetic Five vs. the Seven Deadly Dwarves (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
- Finalist: The PK Girl (Robert Goodwin; ADRIFT).
- Finalist: Tookie's Song (Jessica Knoch; Z-code).
2003 Best NPCs: City of Secrets (Emily Short; Glulx).
- Finalist: Narcolepsy (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
- Finalist: Risorgimento Represso (Michael Coyne; Z-code).
- Finalist: Shadows on the Mirror (Chrysoula Tzavelas; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Slouching Towards Bedlam (Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster; Z-code).
2004 Best NPCs: Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
- Finalist: Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
- Finalist: Future Boy! (Kent Tessman; Hugo).
- Finalist: Luminous Horizon (Paul O'Brian; Glulx).
- Finalist: Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
2005 Best NPCs: Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
- Finalist: All Hope Abandon (Eric Eve; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Bolivia By Night (Aidan Doyle; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Flat Feet (Joel Ray Holveck; Z-code).
- Finalist: Gilded (John Evans as "A Hazard"; TADS 2).
2006 Best NPCs: Floatpoint (Emily Short; Glulx).
- Finalist: Aunts and Butlers (Robin Johnson; Versificator).
- Finalist: Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
- Finalist: Moon-Shaped (Jason Ermer; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Baron a.k.a. De Baron (Victor Gijsbers; Z-code; English and Dutch).
2007 Best NPCs: Child's Play (Stephen Granade; Z-code).
- Finalist: An Act of Murder (Christopher Huang as "Hugh Dunnett"; Z-code).
- Finalist: Lost Pig (Admiral Jota as "Grunk"; Z-code).
- Finalist: Slap That Fish (Peter Nepstad; TADS 2).
- Finalist: The Chinese Room (Joey Jones and Harry Giles; Glulx).
2008 Best NPCs: Everybody Dies (Jim Munroe; Glulx).
- Finalist: April in Paris (Jim Aikin; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Gun Mute (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Snack Time! ("Hardy the Bulldog" and Renee Choba; Z-code).
- Finalist: Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
2009 Best NPCs: Broken Legs (Sarah Morayati; Glulx).
- Finalist: Blue Lacuna (Aaron A. Reed; Glulx).
- Finalist: Dead Like Ants (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Make It Good (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
2010 Best NPCs: Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx).
- Finalist: Gris et Jaune (Jason Devlin as "Steve van Gaal"; Glulx).
- Finalist: Hoosegow (Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch; Z-code).
- Finalist: Rogue of the Multiverse (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
2011 Best NPCs: Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin).
- Finalist: Cana According To Micah (Christopher Huang).
- Finalist: The Play (Dietrich Squinkifer, writing as Deirdra Kiai).
- Finalist: Six (Wade Clarke).
- Finalist: Zombie Exodus (Jim Dattilo).
2012 Best NPCs: Guilded Youth (Jim Munroe, Z-code).
- Finalist: Andromeda Dreaming (Joey Jones, Glulx).
- Finalist: The Statue Got Me High (Ryan Veeder, Z-code).
2013 Best NPCs: Ollie Ollie Oxen Free (Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).
- Finalist: Bell Park, Youth Detective (Brendan Patrick Hennessy; Web browser).
- Finalist: Choice of the Deathless (Max Gladstone; eReader).
- Finalist: ULTRA BUSINESS TYCOON III (Porpentine; Web browser).
- Finalist: Witch's Girl (Geoff Moore as "Mostly Useless"; Web browser).
2014 Best NPCs: Creatures Such as We (Lynnea Glasser; ChoiceScript)
- Finalist: 80 Days (inkle, Meg Jayanth; iOS, Android)
- Finalist: Blood & Laurels (Emily Short; iOS)
- Finalist: Choice of Robots (Kevin Gold; ChoiceScript)
- Finalist: Weird City Interloper (C.E.J. Pacian; Z-code)
2015 Best NPCs: Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy; 01-Oct-2015; Web browser).
- Finalist: Brain Guzzlers from Beyond! (Steph Cherrywell)
- Finalist: Hollywood Visionary (Aaron A. Reed)
- Finalist: Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover)
- Finalist: Nowhere Near Single (kaleidofish)

Links

XYZZY Award for Best NPCs at Wikipedia.