🏆 AGS Awards 2023 - Awards are over!

Kastchey · Fri 26/01/2024 22:35:34

Thanks AGA, as always!

cat · Sat 27/01/2024 08:28:07

Awesome, thanks @AGA !

@heltenjon Is it working now?

AGA · Sat 27/01/2024 12:09:01

At least one person has managed to nominate the same game for multiple Best Characters now, although it wasn't heltenjon.

cat · Mon 29/01/2024 08:43:29

Last few days!

We need more nominations especially in the "Best Character" category. If we don't get enough votes there, we will drop the category next year.

Ponch · Mon 29/01/2024 23:35:44

Nominated!

cat · Wed 31/01/2024 07:52:50

Last day!

cat · Thu 01/02/2024 20:19:30

Nomination results!

Votes have been counted and recounted. Here are the nominated games of the Awards 2023.

Congratulations!

Best Game Created with AGS

Abscission
Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 5
Dreams in the Witch House
Shards of God
Stranger in Utopia

Best Freeware Game Created with AGS

D-List Diva
METRO CITY: Night Shift
Shards of God
Stranger in Utopia
Tunnel Vision

Best Writing

Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 5
D-List Diva
Dreams in the Witch House
Shards of God
Stranger in Utopia

Best Character

"Dr Noriko" from Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 5
"Mother Tiabata" from Shards of God
"Sister Ava" from Shards of God
"Walter Gilman" from Dreams in the Witch House

Best Gameplay

Abscission
D-List Diva
Dreams in the Witch House
Shards of God
Stranger in Utopia

Best Visuals

D-List Diva
Dreams in the Witch House
METRO CITY: Night Shift
Shards of God
Stranger in Utopia

Best Audio

Abscission
Dreams in the Witch House
Shards of God
Stranger in Utopia
Tunnel Vision

Best Demo

An English Haunting DEMO
Captain Disaster and The Two Worlds of Riskara DEMO
Magret and Facedebouc
Stormwater (Early Access)

Best Non Adventure Game Created with AGS

How to: Witchcraft Cuisine
Lost & Found
Mad Jack: Breakdown Shakedown
Super Author Simulator 2023
Super Star Trek (1978) meets 25th Anniversary

Best Short Game

D-List Diva
Stranger in Utopia
The Distant Door
Trapped On The Balcony
Yip Quest

Best Programming

Abscission
Dreams in the Witch House
Shards of God
Stranger in Utopia
Tunnel Vision

RootBound · Thu 01/02/2024 21:20:33

Huge congrats to all the nominees!! You all made some amazing games this year!

And thank you SO MUCH to everyone who voted for Tunnel Vision--I am so incredibly happy and grateful that so many of you enjoyed it, and this makes all the time and effort beyond worth it. So many thanks. Seriously.

And also, WOW is "best short game" going to be a difficult vote!

Those are probably my top 5 games of the year all together in one category!

Ponch · Thu 01/02/2024 23:37:35

Congrats to all the nominees and thanks to everyone who got my game on the list.

Some tough choices to make when it comes time to vote, especially in non-adventure game.

Kini Games · Fri 02/02/2024 07:53:13

Wow! Thanks so much to those who nominated D-List Diva. We weren't expecting any nominations, let alone five! Some stiff competition in all categories, though. Best of luck to all the other nominees

Kastchey · Fri 02/02/2024 07:56:12

BIG congratulations to all the nominees! Stay tuned for the voting page and the ceremony date doodle, both are coming soon

CaptainD · Fri 02/02/2024 09:19:36

Congrats to everyone! Especially my pal Lorenzo for about a million nominations there

Some of these are going to be VERY tough to choose between when it comes to voting

heltenjon · Fri 02/02/2024 10:30:59

Congratulations to all nominated! And if you weren't, don't worry, you may have gotten some votes in after all. Here's what I nominated, in spoiler to not clutter the thread.

Spoiler

Best Game of the Year
•   Abscission
•   Dreams in the Witch House
•   Shards of God
•   The Devil's Teeth
•   Trapped On The Balcony
•   Tunnel Vision
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Best Freeware Game
•   Broken Windows - Chapter 4
•   Shards of God
•   The Devil's Teeth
•   Trapped On The Balcony
•   Tunnel Vision
•   METRO CITY: Night Shift
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Best Short Game
•   D-List Diva
•   Painted Hills
•   Stranger in Utopia
•   The Devil's Teeth
•   The Distant Door
•   Trapped On The Balcony
•   Yip Quest
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Best Non-Adventure Game
•   Glorious Wolf - a Star Trek / Aliens musical comics
•   Glorious Wolf 2 - The Queens Gambit
•   Lost & Found
•   Mad Jack: Breakdown Shakedown
•   Super Star Trek (1978) meets 25th Anniversary
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Best Demo
•   An English Haunting DEMO
•   Captain Disaster and The Two Worlds of Riskara DEMO
•   Magret and Facedebouc
•   Murder Cases(Demo)
•   Stormwater (Early Access)
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Best Audio
•   Pirate Theme Park - A Short Adventure
•   Shards of God
•   Stranger in Utopia
•   The Sleeping Castle
•   Tunnel Vision
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Best Visuals
•   D-List Diva
•   Dreams in the Witch House
•   METRO CITY: Night Shift
•   Outlaw's Gold
•   Painted Hills
•   Pirate Theme Park - A Short Adventure
•   Shards of God
•   Stranger in Utopia
•   The Sleeping Castle
•   Tunnel Vision
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Best Writing
•   Abscission
•   Broken Windows - Chapter 4
•   Dreams in the Witch House
•   Glorious Wolf - a Star Trek / Aliens musical comics
•   Shards of God
•   Stranger in Utopia
•   The Devil's Teeth
•   The Distant Door
•   Trapped On The Balcony
________________________________________
Best Programming
•   Abscission
•   Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 5
•   Chaluul's Curse (Remake)
•   Dreams in the Witch House
•   Shards of God
•   The Sleeping Castle
•   Tunnel Vision
•   Why the Wrong Face?
•   Yip Quest
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Best Character
•   "Will Stanhope" from Abscission
•   "Dr. Noriko" from Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 5
•   "Bill" from D-List Diva
•   "Walter Gilman" from Dreams in the Witch House
•   "Granddad" from Grandad and The Quest for The Holey Vest
•   "Guy dressed as a cup" from Pirate Theme Park - A Short Adventure
•   "Shai-La" from SHAI-LA OF THE SITH
•   "Mother Tiabata" from Shards of God
•   "Sister Ava" from Shards of God
•   "The Girl" from Trapped On The Balcony
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Best Gameplay
•   Abscission
•   Broken Windows - Chapter 4
•   Dreams in the Witch House
•   Lost & Found
•   Shards of God
•   The Devil's Teeth
•   Trapped On The Balcony
•   Tunnel Vision
•   Yip Quest

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Durinde · Fri 02/02/2024 11:44:48

Wow, I feel like I'm up against some juggernauts in the Short Game category. Congratulations to everyone nominated and thank you to anyone who considered any of my games for this.

RootBound · Fri 02/02/2024 11:51:13

Quote from: heltenjon on Fri 02/02/2024 10:30:59And if you weren't, don't worry, you may have gotten some votes in after all.

Very true! I voted for The Devil's Teeth in a lot of categories just as you did, so I suspect there were some very popular runners-up.

Danvzare · Fri 02/02/2024 11:51:37

Congratulations to everyone who was nominated.

rongel · Fri 02/02/2024 12:18:28

Wow, amazing to see Dreams in the Witch House in so many categories! Huge thanks to everyone who voted for it, and congrats to everyone who got nominated!

Kastchey · Fri 02/02/2024 12:26:25

Voting page is now up, thanks @AGA !

Here's the link:
https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/awards/vote/

cat · Fri 02/02/2024 16:24:45

Thanks, @Kastchey !

Voting is up until end of February. This should be plenty of time to play the games you haven't played yet and vote.

Rik_Vargard · Fri 02/02/2024 17:07:15

Congratulations to everyone who got nominated! All well deserved!

And wow! Did I ever expect to see my game on the list?!

I am so honoured, so humbled and also so grateful to all those who voted.

Thank you so much.

And good luck to everyone!

Cheers!