2021 is over, long live 2022! Or something along those lines. If nothing else, as Adventure Gamers also noted, it did give us well over 200(!) new adventure games. Some small, some big. Some free, some with a price tag. All adventure games though, and the time has come to celebrate the lot!
By which I mean… well, not everyone’s going to win, of course, but simply being nominated is certainly nothing to sneeze at either. Speaking of which: I have taken the liberty of listing the lot below, from this article.
Anything and everything released last year (except for ports, unfinished episodic games and non-adventures, that is) is eligible for each award, so the choice is entirely yours.
But wait, there’s more: how’d you like to get your say in a big ol’ readers’ poll across no less than fifteen categories? Just remember, one person, one vote, and the categories are as follow: Best Story, Best Writing – Comedy, Best Writing – Drama, Best Character, Best Gameplay, Best Concept, Best Setting, Best Graphic Design, Best Animation, Best Music, Best Acting (Voice or Live Action), Best Sound Effects, Best Non-Traditional Adventure, Best Traditional Adventure, Best Adventure of 2021.
Phew. That’s a mouthful. Oh, you don’t need to vote in every single category either. In case anyone’s pondering about that, as some can be harder to decide on than others. Let your voice be heard where applicable, and don’t feel bad for ignoring one or more categories. You have until February 13 to get your picks in, and the grand Aggie Awards presentation will be taking place on the 18th of that same month. Ready… set… vote!
Best Story>
- Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo
- Backbone
- The Forgotten City
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- Impostor Factory
- Lacuna
- Minute of Islands
- Mutropolis
- Road 96
- Strangeland
Best Writing – Comedy>
- An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs
- The Big Con
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Cleo: A Pirate’s Tale
- The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
- Impostor Factory
- Inspector Waffles
- Mutropolis
- Not Another Weekend
- Overboard!
Best Writing – Drama>
- Backbone
- The Forgotten City
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing
- Impostor Factory
- Lacuna
- Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Minute of Islands
- Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
- Strangeland
Best Character>
- Sir Typhil (Alien Function)
- Howard Lotor (Backbone)
- Galerius (The Forgotten City)
- Henry Mosse (Henry Mosse and the Wormhole Conspiracy)
- Inspector Waffles (Inspector Waffles)
- Meredith Weiss (Lake)
- Alex Chen (Life Is Strange: True Colors)
- Mo (Minute of Islands)
- Veronica Villensey (Overboard!)
- Aine Magari (Root Film)
Best Gameplay>
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Down in Bermuda
- Escape Simulator
- The Forgotten City
- Gamedec
- Lacuna
- Maskmaker
- Overboard!
- Riddle of the Sphinx: The Awakening
- Strangeland
Best Concept>
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- The Forgotten City
- Genesis Noir
- A Juggler’s Tale
- Moncage
- NUTS
- Overboard!
- Tandem: A Tale of Shadows
- Twelve Minutes
- Unbound: Worlds Apart
Best Setting>
- Backbone
- The Forgotten City
- Lake
- Maskmaker
- The Medium
- Minute of Islands
- Papetura
- Saint Kotar
- Slice of Sea
- Strangeland
Best Graphic Design>
- The Artful Escape
- Backbone
- ENCODYA
- Genesis Noir
- Growbot
- Milo and the Magpies
- Minute of Islands
- Mundaun
- Strangeland
- TOHU
Best Animation>
- Backbone
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
- ENCODYA
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- Happy Game
- The Medium
- Minute of Islands
- Omno
- Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
- Voyage
Best Music>
- The Artful Escape
- Critters for Sale
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- Impostor Factory
- Lake
- Life Is Strange: True Colors
- NUTS
- Road 96
- Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood
- TOEM
Best Acting (Voice or Live Action)>
- Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
- The Forgotten City
- Lake
- Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Minute of Islands
- Mutropolis
- Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual!
- Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
- Strangeland
- Twelve Minutes
Best Sound Effects>
- The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
- Down in Bermuda
- Genesis Noir
- Happy Game
- Lake
- Milo and the Magpies
- Minute of Islands
- Papetura
- Time Loader
- Warp Frontier
Best Non-Traditional Adventure>
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- The Forgotten City
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- Lake
- Minute of Islands
- NUTS
- Omno
- Overboard!
- Road 96
- Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
Best Traditional Adventure>
- Almost My Floor
- Backbone
- The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
- Lacuna
- Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Murder Mystery Machine
- Mutropolis
- Not Another Weekend
- Slice of Sea
- Strangeland
Best Adventure of 2021>
You wish! We’re not telling. But there’s a good chance you’ve seen its name once or more already. To end the suspense, tune back in on Friday, February 18th to find out!