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{{AwardsResults|2020}}
 
=Summary=
107 games submitted to the AGS Games Database in 2020 competed in the awards. For the first time in years, the nominations were not dominated by commercial games, with ''Zniw Adventure'' the only commercial AGS title nominated, ultimately winning in three categories. However, the big winner of the night was [[Postmodern Adventures]], whose two games ''Urban Witch Story'' and ''Billy Masters Was Right'' took nine awards total. This meant that despite 11 nominations, ''Off The Clock'' was shut out, winning no awards. Best MAGS Game of the Year ([[MAGS#The_MAGGIES|MAGGIES]] 2020), a separate contest but announced together with the AGS Awards, was won by ''The Cabin''.
 
[[Kastchey]] took over the responsibility for the awards from [[cat]], with support from cat, [[Snarky]] and [[AGA]]; [[selmiak]] and [[vga256]] also helped update the AGS Awards client. The results were announced in a virtual in-game/IRC ceremony on 17. April, 2021, using the multiplayer AGS Awards client. This year's awards marked two anniversaries, as they were the twentieth AGS Awards, and the ten-year anniversary of the first multiplayer client. The ceremony also featured a memorial for Shane "[[ProgZmax]]" Stevens, who passed away in 2020, with a eulogy by [[LimpingFish]].
 
The awards ceremony was livestreamed on Twitch and later posted to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suH4XbBMlIs YouTube] by [[Cino]]. See also the [https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=58714.0 forum thread].
 
=Categories=
==Main Awards==
 
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{{Award
|award=Best Game Created with AGS
|winner={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee1={{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author1={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee2={{Game|2401|Broken Windows - Chapter 1}}
|author2={{Author|ddavey1983|ddavey1983}}
|nominee3={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author3={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee4={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author4={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee5={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author5={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
}}
|}
 
{| width=100%
| align=center valign=top single=true |
{{Award
|award=Best Freeware Game Created with AGS
|winner={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee1={{Game|2473|Bartolomeo, misled by circumstances, learns that appearances can be deceptive}}
|author1={{Author|Lorenzo|Lorenzo}}
|nominee2={{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author2={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee3={{Game|2462|Broken Windows - Chapter 2}}
|author3={{Author|ddavey1983|ddavey1983}}
|nominee4={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author4={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee5={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author5={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
}}
|}
 
 
==Writing & Design==
 
{| width=100%
| align=center valign=top width=50% |
{{Award
|award=Best Writing
|winner={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee1={{Game|2459|Barn Runner: Pucker Factor}}
|author1={{Author|Ponch|Ponch}}
|nominee2={{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author2={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee3={{Game|2503|Falling Dark 2: Relapse}}
|author3={{Author|FransisKransis|FransisKransis}}
|nominee4={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author4={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee5={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author5={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
}}
|
 
{{Award
|award=Best Character
|winner="Billy Masters", {{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee1="Billy Masters", {{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author1={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee2="Oomla", {{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author2={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee3="Wendy Whedon", {{Game|2480|Wendy Whedon 2 - Nature's Rejects}}
|author3={{Author|Marion|Marion}}
|nominee4="Zniw", {{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author4={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
}}
|}
 
{| width=100%
| align=center valign=top width=50% |
{{Award
|award=Best Gameplay
|winner={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee1={{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author1={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee2={{Game|2500|Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking}}
|author2={{Author|Seven Cities team|Monsieur+OUXX}}
|nominee3={{Game|2481|Lord of Light}}
|author3={{Author|PlayPretend|PlayPretend}}
|nominee4={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author4={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee5={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author5={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
}}
|
 
{{Award
|award=Best Puzzles
|winner={{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee1={{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author1={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee2={{Game|2401|Broken Windows - Chapter 1}}
|author2={{Author|ddavey1983|ddavey1983}}
|nominee3={{Game|2500|Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking}}
|author3={{Author|Seven Cities team|Monsieur+OUXX}}
|nominee4={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author4={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee5={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author5={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
}}
|}
 
==Art & Production==
 
{| width=100%
| align=center valign=top width=50% |
{{Award
|award=Best Background Art
|winner={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee1={{Game|2494|The Cabin}}
|author1={{Author|TheBitPriest|TheBitPriest}}
|nominee2={{Game|2500|Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking}}
|author2={{Author|Seven Cities team|Monsieur+OUXX}}
|nominee3={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author3={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee4={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author4={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee5={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author5={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
}}
|
 
{{Award
|award=Best Character Art
|winner={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
|nominee1={{Game|2459|Barn Runner: Pucker Factor}}
|author1={{Author|Ponch|Ponch}}
|nominee2={{Game|2473|Bartolomeo, misled by circumstances, learns that appearances can be deceptive}}
|author2={{Author|Lorenzo|Lorenzo}}
|nominee3={{Game|2491|Elia, Ilaria & the Kids Having a Good Time at the Sea (or at least they try)}}
|author3={{Author|Lorenzo|Lorenzo}}
|nominee4={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author4={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee5={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author5={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
}}
|}
 
{| width=100%
| align=center valign=top width=50% |
{{Award
|award=Best Animation
|winner={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
|nominee1={{Game|2500|Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking}}
|author1={{Author|Seven Cities team|Monsieur+OUXX}}
|nominee2={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author2={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee3={{Game|2466|A Prelude to an Adventure}}
|author3={{Author|Hobo|Hobo}}
|nominee4={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author4={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
}}
|
 
{{Award
|award=Best Music & Sound
|winner={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee1={{Game|2503|Falling Dark 2: Relapse}}
|author1={{Author|FransisKransis|FransisKransis}}
|nominee2={{Game|2500|Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking}}
|author2={{Author|Seven Cities team|Monsieur+OUXX}}
|nominee3={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author3={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee4={{Game|2471|Urban Witch Story}}
|author4={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee5={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author5={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
}}
|}
 
{| width=100%
| align=center valign=top width=50% |
{{Award
|award=Best Voice Work
|winner={{Game|2499|SLEUTH}}
|author={{Author|monkey424|monkey424}}
|nominee1={{Game|2499|SLEUTH}}
|author1={{Author|monkey424|monkey424}}
}}
|
|}
 
==Best Games==
 
{| width=100%
| align=center valign=top width=50% |
{{Award
|award=Best Demo
|winner={{Game|2500|Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking}}
|author={{Author|Seven Cities team|Monsieur+OUXX}}
|nominee1={{Game|2470|Absurdistan - Demo}}
|author1={{Author|Pogwizd|Pogwizd}}
|nominee2={{Game|2500|Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking}}
|author2={{Author|Seven Cities team|Monsieur+OUXX}}
|nominee3={{Game|2468|Stellar Mess - Demo}}
|author3={{Author|tiba79|tiba79}}
}}
|
 
{{Award
|award=Best Non Adventure Game Created with AGS
|winner={{Game|2459|Barn Runner: Pucker Factor}}
|author={{Author|Ponch|Ponch}}
|nominee1={{Game|2416|The Ancient Art of Staying Alive}}
|author1={{Author|CaptainD|CaptainD}}
|nominee2={{Game|2459|Barn Runner: Pucker Factor}}
|author2={{Author|Ponch|Ponch}}
|nominee3={{Game|2454|Futurama: Who Said That!?!}}
|author3={{Author|arj0n|arj0n}}
|nominee4={{Game|2423|The Mind (MAGS March 2020)}}
|author4={{Author|HanaIndiana|HanaIndiana}}
|nominee5={{Game|2493|Rain & Snow - The Bouncer}}
|author5={{Author|Intense Degree|Intense+Degree}}
}}
|}
 
{| width=100%
| align=center valign=top width=50% |
{{Award
|award=Best Short Game
|winner={{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee1={{Game|2473|Bartolomeo, misled by circumstances, learns that appearances can be deceptive}}
|author1={{Author|Lorenzo|Lorenzo}}
|nominee2={{Game|2461|Billy Masters Was Right}}
|author2={{Author|Postmodern Adventures|Postmodern+Adventures}}
|nominee3={{Game|2424|Dangerous Derek's Livestream}}
|author3={{Author|JackPutter|JackPutter}}
|nominee4={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author4={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee5={{Game|2466|A Prelude to an Adventure}}
|author5={{Author|Hobo|Hobo}}
}}
|
|}
 
==Other Awards==


{{AwardsResults|2020}}
{| width=100%
| align=center valign=top width=50% |
{{Award
|award=Best Programming
|winner={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
|nominee1={{Game|2416|The Ancient Art of Staying Alive}}
|author1={{Author|CaptainD|CaptainD}}
|nominee2={{Game|2500|Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking}}
|author2={{Author|Seven Cities team|Monsieur+OUXX}}
|nominee3={{Game|2498|Off The Clock}}
|author3={{Author|Honza|Honza}}
|nominee4={{Game|2499|SLEUTH}}
|author4={{Author|monkey424|monkey424}}
|nominee5={{Game|2488|Zniw Adventure}}
|author5={{Author|CrashPL|CrashPL}}
}}
|
|}
 
==Committee Decided==
 
{{Award_lifetime
|award=Lifetime Achievement Award
|name={{Author|cat|cat}}
|reason=For her tireless dedication to organizing and hosting AGS Awards, as well as actively supporting the community for years by both moderating the forums and creating or helping create many games.
}}
<br />
 
{{Award_lifetime
|award=Best Innovation Award
|name={{Author|eri0o|eri0o}}
|reason=For numerous innovative ideas including, but not limited to modules, AGS browser support and Android porting.
}}


[[Category:AGS Competitions]]
[[Category:AGS Competitions]]

Latest revision as of 20:51, 25 April 2021

AGS Awards Results
Preceded by

2019

For games released in the year

2020

Succeeded by

2021

Summary

107 games submitted to the AGS Games Database in 2020 competed in the awards. For the first time in years, the nominations were not dominated by commercial games, with Zniw Adventure the only commercial AGS title nominated, ultimately winning in three categories. However, the big winner of the night was Postmodern Adventures, whose two games Urban Witch Story and Billy Masters Was Right took nine awards total. This meant that despite 11 nominations, Off The Clock was shut out, winning no awards. Best MAGS Game of the Year (MAGGIES 2020), a separate contest but announced together with the AGS Awards, was won by The Cabin.

Kastchey took over the responsibility for the awards from cat, with support from cat, Snarky and AGA; selmiak and vga256 also helped update the AGS Awards client. The results were announced in a virtual in-game/IRC ceremony on 17. April, 2021, using the multiplayer AGS Awards client. This year's awards marked two anniversaries, as they were the twentieth AGS Awards, and the ten-year anniversary of the first multiplayer client. The ceremony also featured a memorial for Shane "ProgZmax" Stevens, who passed away in 2020, with a eulogy by LimpingFish.

The awards ceremony was livestreamed on Twitch and later posted to YouTube by Cino. See also the forum thread.

Categories

Main Awards

Best Game Created with AGS

Urban Witch Story AW 

Postmodern Adventures AW

Nominees
Billy Masters Was Right AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Broken Windows - Chapter 1 AW ddavey1983 AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
Urban Witch Story AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Zniw Adventure AW CrashPL AW

Best Freeware Game Created with AGS

Urban Witch Story AW 

Postmodern Adventures AW

Nominees
Bartolomeo, misled by circumstances, learns that appearances can be deceptive AW Lorenzo AW
Billy Masters Was Right AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Broken Windows - Chapter 2 AW ddavey1983 AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
Urban Witch Story AW Postmodern Adventures AW


Writing & Design

Best Writing

Urban Witch Story AW 

Postmodern Adventures AW

Nominees
Barn Runner: Pucker Factor AW Ponch AW
Billy Masters Was Right AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Falling Dark 2: Relapse AW FransisKransis AW
Urban Witch Story AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Zniw Adventure AW CrashPL AW

Best Character

"Billy Masters", Billy Masters Was Right AW 

Postmodern Adventures AW

Nominees
"Billy Masters", Billy Masters Was Right AW Postmodern Adventures AW
"Oomla", Off The Clock AW Honza AW
"Wendy Whedon", Wendy Whedon 2 - Nature's Rejects AW Marion AW
"Zniw", Zniw Adventure AW CrashPL AW
  

Best Gameplay

Urban Witch Story AW 

Postmodern Adventures AW

Nominees
Billy Masters Was Right AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking AW Seven Cities team AW
Lord of Light AW PlayPretend AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
Urban Witch Story AW Postmodern Adventures AW

Best Puzzles

Billy Masters Was Right AW 

Postmodern Adventures AW

Nominees
Billy Masters Was Right AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Broken Windows - Chapter 1 AW ddavey1983 AW
Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking AW Seven Cities team AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
Zniw Adventure AW CrashPL AW

Art & Production

Best Background Art

Urban Witch Story AW 

Postmodern Adventures AW

Nominees
The Cabin AW TheBitPriest AW
Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking AW Seven Cities team AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
Urban Witch Story AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Zniw Adventure AW CrashPL AW

Best Character Art

Zniw Adventure AW 

CrashPL AW

Nominees
Barn Runner: Pucker Factor AW Ponch AW
Bartolomeo, misled by circumstances, learns that appearances can be deceptive AW Lorenzo AW
Elia, Ilaria & the Kids Having a Good Time at the Sea (or at least they try) AW Lorenzo AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
Zniw Adventure AW CrashPL AW

Best Animation

Zniw Adventure AW 

CrashPL AW

Nominees
Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking AW Seven Cities team AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
A Prelude to an Adventure AW Hobo AW
Zniw Adventure AW CrashPL AW
  

Best Music & Sound

Urban Witch Story AW 

Postmodern Adventures AW

Nominees
Falling Dark 2: Relapse AW FransisKransis AW
Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking AW Seven Cities team AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
Urban Witch Story AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Zniw Adventure AW CrashPL AW

Best Voice Work

SLEUTH AW 

monkey424 AW

Nominees
SLEUTH AW monkey424 AW
  
  
  
  

Best Games

Best Demo

Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking AW 

Seven Cities team AW

Nominees
Absurdistan - Demo AW Pogwizd AW
Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking AW Seven Cities team AW
Stellar Mess - Demo AW tiba79 AW
  
  

Best Non Adventure Game Created with AGS

Barn Runner: Pucker Factor AW 

Ponch AW

Nominees
The Ancient Art of Staying Alive AW CaptainD AW
Barn Runner: Pucker Factor AW Ponch AW
Futurama: Who Said That!?! AW arj0n AW
The Mind (MAGS March 2020) AW HanaIndiana AW
Rain & Snow - The Bouncer AW Intense Degree AW

Best Short Game

Billy Masters Was Right AW 

Postmodern Adventures AW

Nominees
Bartolomeo, misled by circumstances, learns that appearances can be deceptive AW Lorenzo AW
Billy Masters Was Right AW Postmodern Adventures AW
Dangerous Derek's Livestream AW JackPutter AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
A Prelude to an Adventure AW Hobo AW

Other Awards

Best Programming

Zniw Adventure AW 

CrashPL AW

Nominees
The Ancient Art of Staying Alive AW CaptainD AW
Indiana Jones and the Relic of the Viking AW Seven Cities team AW
Off The Clock AW Honza AW
SLEUTH AW monkey424 AW
Zniw Adventure AW CrashPL AW

Committee Decided

Lifetime Achievement Award

cat AW

For her tireless dedication to organizing and hosting AGS Awards, as well as actively supporting the community for years by both moderating the forums and creating or helping create many games.


Best Innovation Award

eri0o AW

For numerous innovative ideas including, but not limited to modules, AGS browser support and Android porting.
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