Another year has come and gone, and with it have come a year’s worth of interactive fiction works, across more mediums and formats than ever. But only a few can become XYZZY nominees, and of those, only a few of those can take home the GRAND PRIZE.

SPAG will have further details, quotes and statistics on the XYZZYs in Issue 62 — look for it out next week! — but for now, here’s what you’re really here for: the list of winners, after the cut. Congratulations again to all who were awarded and nominated, as well as all this year’s voters!

Best Game: 80 Days (inkle, Meg Jayanth)!

Runners-up:

• Choice of Robots (Kevin Gold)
• Hadean Lands (Andrew Plotkin)
• Hunger Daemon (Sean M. Shore)
• With Those We Love Alive (Porpentine, Brenda Neotenomie)

Best Writing: With Those We Love Alive (Porpentine, Brenda Neotenomie)!

Runner-up:

• Eidolon (A.D. Jansen)

Best Story: 80 Days (inkle, Meg Jayanth)!

Runners-up:

• Eidolon (A.D. Jansen)
• the uncle who works for nintendo (michael lutz)
• Venus Meets Venus (kaleidofish)
• With Those We Love Alive (Porpentine, Brenda Neotenomie)

Best Setting: Hadean Lands (Andrew Plotkin)!

Runners-up:

• 80 Days (inkle, Meg Jayanth)
• Invisible Parties (Sam Kabo Ashwell)
• With Those We Love Alive (Porpentine, Brenda Neotenomie)

Best Puzzles: Hadean Lands (Andrew Plotkin)!

Runner-up:

• Jacqueline, Jungle Queen! (Steph Cherrywell)

Best NPCs: Creatures Such As We (Lynnea Glasser)!

Runners-up:

• 80 Days (inkle, Meg Jayanth)
• Blood & Laurels (Emily Short)
• Choice of Robots (Kevin Gold)
• Weird City Interloper (C.E.J. Pacian)

Best Individual Puzzle: The time-travel sequence in Fifteen Minutes (Ade McT)!

Runner-up:

• Finding the treasure in More (Jason Dyer)

Best Individual NPC: The Empress in With Those We Love Alive (Porpentine, Brenda Neotenomie)!

Runners-up:

• Macy in Venus Meets Venus (kaleidofish)
• The monkey in Monkey and Bear (Carolyn VanEseltine)
• Your robot in Choice of Robots (Kevin Gold)

Best Individual PC: The PC in the uncle who works for nintendo (michael lutz)!

Runners-up:

• Lynn in Venus Meets Venus (kaleidofish)
• Marcus in Blood & Laurels (Emily Short)
• Protagonist in Creatures Such As We (Lynnea Glasser)

Best Implementation: Hadean Lands (Andrew Plotkin)!

Runners-up:

• Hunger Daemon (Sean M. Shore)
• With Those We Love Alive (Porpentine, Brenda Neotenomie)

Best Use of Innovation: Hadean Lands (Andrew Plotkin)!

Runners-up:

• AlethiCorp (Simon Christiansen)
• An Earth Turning Slowly (Mæja Stefánsson)
• With Those We Love Alive (Porpentine, Brenda Neotenomie)

Best Technological Development: TIE: Inform 7 6L02 and Twine 2!

Runner-up:

• Texture

Best Use of Multimedia: 80 Days (inkle, Meg Jayanth)!

Runners-up:

• Coming Out Simulator 2014 (Nicky Case)
• Krypteia (Kateri)
• the uncle who works for nintendo (michael lutz)
• With Those We Love Alive (Porpentine, Brenda Neotenomie)