IFComp 2020

IFComp 2020
Competition
Frequency
Part of series	The Annual IF Competition
Website	https://ifcomp.org/comp/2020
Organiser	Jacqueline Ashwell
IFDB event page	Event
IFDB series page	Series
Total entries	103
Event dates
Registration began	1 July 2020
Registration ended	1 September 2020
Submissions ended	28 September 2020
Voting began	1 October 2020
Voting ended	29 November 2020
Results announced	5 December 2020
Results
1 (tie)	Tavern Crawler
1 (tie)	The Impossible Bottle
3	Vain Empires
4	Limerick Quest
5	The Magpie Takes the Train
6	The Eleusinian Miseries
7	A Rope of Chalk
8 (tie)	A Murder in Fairyland
8 (tie)	Stuff of Legend
10	Sense of Harmony
11 (tie)	Doppeljobs
11 (tie)	Flattened London
13	Vampire Ltd
14	Alone
15	Sage Sanctum Scramble
16 (tie)	Captivity
16 (tie)	Lore Distance Relationship
18	Congee
19	Red Radish Robotics
20	Shadow Operative
21	Ulterior Spirits
22	Ascension of Limbs
23	Ferryman's Gate
24	Happyland
25	Jay Schilling's Edge of Chaos
26	Entangled
27	Academic Pursuits (As Opposed To Regular Pursuits)
28	Little Girl In Monsterland
29	Electric word, 'life'
30	The Eidolon's Escape
31 (tie)	Babyface
31 (tie)	Chorus
33 (tie)	How The Elephant's Child Who Walked By Himself Got His Wings
33 (tie)	Seasonal Apocalypse Disorder
35	Lovely Assistant: Magical Girl
36	Turbo Chest Hair Massacre
37	The Cursèd Pickle of Shireton
38	High Jinnks
39	The Brutal Murder of Jenny Lee
40	Ghostfinder: Shift
41	For a Place by the Putrid Sea
42 (tie)	Mother Tongue
42 (tie)	Tragic
44	Dr Ego and the egg of Man-Toomba
45	A Catalan Summer
46	The Moon wed Saturn
47	The Call of Innsmouth
48	The Copyright of Silence
49 (tie)	BYOD (English translation)
49 (tie)	Captain Graybeard's Plunder
51	Phantom
52	What the Bus?
53	Deelzebub
54	Minor Arcana
55	The Land Down Under
56	Terror in the Immortal's Atelier
57	You Couldn't Have Done That
58	Incident! Aliens on the Teresten!
59 (tie)	Adventures in the Tomb of Ilfane
59 (tie)	Deus Ex Ceviche
59 (tie)	The Incredibly Mild Misadventures of Tom Trundle
62	Trusting My Mortal Enemy?! What a Disaster!
63	A Calling of Dogs
64 (tie)	Accelerate
64 (tie)	The Cave
66	Where the Wind Once Blew Free
67	Stoned Ape Hypothesis
68	Quintessence
69	Savor
70 (tie)	Desolation
70 (tie)	Stand Up / Stay Silent
72	Radicofani
73	The Wayward Story
74	The Pinecone
75	Under They Thunder
76	Quest for the Sword of Justice
77	(s)wordsmyth
78	Tombs & Mummies
79	The Turnip
80	Passages
81	The Arkhill Darkness
82	Big Trouble in Little Dino Park
83	Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
84	Just another Fairy Tale
85	The Shadow In The Snow
86	Return to Castle Coris
87	INFINITUBE
88	Sheep Crossing
89	Sonder Snippets
90	Tangled Tales
91	Move On
92	Creatures
93 (tie)	Last House on the Block
93 (tie)	Saint Simon's Saw
95	SOUND (by CynthiaP)
96	At Night
97	You Will Thank Me as Fast as You Thank a Werewolf
98	Amazing Quest
99	The Place
100	VanLife
101	Equal-ibrium
102	Fight Forever
103	Popstar Idol Survival Game
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Competition Schedule

As per the "about the Competition" webpage at the time:

• July 1, 2020: Competition website opens for intents to enter.
• September 1, 2020: Last day to submit intents.
• September 28, 2020: Last day to submit entries.
• October 1, 2020: Games are released to the public, and voting begins.
• November 29, 2020: Voting deadline. (Two weeks longer than usual.)
• December 5, 2020: Competition results are announced (on Twitch - ceremony recording - and on ifcomp.org).

All deadlines are at 11:59 PM Eastern time on the given dates.

Entries

There were 103 entries. Results were announced on 05-Dec-2020:

1. The Impossible Bottle (Linus Åkesson; Z-code), tied with
   Tavern Crawler (Josh Labelle; Twine).
3. Vain Empires (Thomas Mack and Xavid; Glulx).
4. Limerick Quest (Pace Smith; Twine).
5. The Magpie Takes the Train (Mathbrush; Glulx).
6. The Eleusinian Miseries (Mike Russo; Glulx).
7. A Rope of Chalk (Ryan Veeder; Glulx).
8. A Murder in Fairyland (Abigail Corfman; Twine), tied with
   Stuff of Legend (Lance Campbell; Glulx).
10. Sense of Harmony (Scenario World).
11. Flattened London (Carter Gwertzman; Glulx), tied with
    Doppeljobs (Lei; Ink).
13. Vampire Ltd (Alex Harby; Glulx).
14. Alone (Paul Michael Winters; Glulx).
15. Sage Sanctum Scramble (Arthur DiBianca; Glulx).
16. Lore Distance Relationship (Naomi "Bez" Norbez; Twine), tied with
    Captivity (Jim Aikin; TADS 3).
18. Congee (Becci; Twine).
19. Red Radish Robotics (Gibbo; Twine).
20. Shadow Operative (Michael Lauenstein; Glulx).
21. Ulterior Spirits (E.J. Holcomb; Online web browser).
22. Ascension of Limbs (AKheon; Glulx).
23. Ferryman's Gate (Daniel Maycock; Glulx).
24. Happyland (Rob Fitzel; Web browser).
25. Jay Schilling's Edge of Chaos (Robb Sherwin and Mike Sousa; TADS).
26. Entangled (Dark Star; Z-code).
27. Academic Pursuits (As Opposed To Regular Pursuits) (ruqiyah; Glulx).
28. Little Girl In Monsterland (Maurizio Colucci as "Mike Stallone"; Online web browser).
29. Electric word, "life" (Lance Nathan; Twine).
30. The Eidolon's Escape (Mark Clarke; Twine).
31. Babyface (Mark Sample; Twine), tied with
    Chorus (Skarn; Web browser).
33. Seasonal Apocalypse Disorder (Zan and Xavid), tied with
    How The Elephant's Child Who Walked By Himself Got His Wings (Peter Eastman; Twine).
35. Lovely Assistant: Magical Girl (Bitter Karella; Glulx).
36. Turbo Chest Hair Massacre (Joey Acrimonious; Glulx).
37. The Cursèd Pickle of Shireton (Hanon Ondricek; AXMA).
38. High Jinnks (M. Nite Chamberlain; Twine).
39. The Brutal Murder of Jenny Lee (Daniel Gao; Quest).
40. Ghostfinder: Shift (Han-Joo Kim; Twine).
41. For a Place by the Putrid Sea (Arno von Borries; Glulx).
42. Mother Tongue (Nell Raban; Twine), tied with
    Tragic (Jared Jackson; Unity).
44. Dr Ego and the egg of Man-Toomba (Wesley Werner as "Special Agent"; Z-code).
45. A Catalan Summer (Neibucrion; Online web browser).
46. The Moon wed Saturn (Pseudavid; Twine).
47. The Call of Innsmouth (Tripper McCarthy; Twine).
48. The Copyright of Silence (Ola Hansson; Twine).
49. Captain Graybeard's Plunder (Julian Mortimer Smith; Twine), tied with
    BYOD (English translation) (n-n; Z-code).
51. Phantom (Peter Eastman; Twine).
52. What the Bus? (E. Joyce; Twine).
53. Deelzebub (Morgan Elrod-Erickson, Skyler Grandel, and Jan Kim; TADS).
54. Minor Arcana (Jack Sanderson Thwaite; Twine).
55. The Land Down Under (The Marino Family; Undum).
56. Terror in the Immortal's Atelier (Gevelle Formicore; Twine).
57. You Couldn't Have Done That (Ann Hugo; Twine).
58. Incident! Aliens on the Teresten! (Tarquin Segundo; Twine).
59. The Incredibly Mild Misadventures of Tom Trundle (B F Lindsay; Glulx), tied with
    Deus Ex Ceviche (Tom Lento and Chandler Groover; Twine) and
    Adventures in the Tomb of Ilfane (Willershin Rill; Twine).
62. Trusting My Mortal Enemy?! What a Disaster! (Storysinger Presents; Twine).
63. A Calling of Dogs (Arabella Collins; Ink).
64. Accelerate (The TAV Institute; Online web browser), tied with
    The Cave (Neil Aitken; Twine).
66. Where the Wind Once Blew Free (No Sell Out Productions; Twine).
67. Stoned Ape Hypothesis (James Heaton; Ink).
68. Quintessence (Andrea M. Pawley; Twine).
69. Savor (Ed Nobody; Twine).
70. Desolation (Earth Traveler; Glulx), tied with
    Stand Up / Stay Silent (Y Ceffyl Gwyn; Twine).
72. Radicofani (Roberto Marcarini; MS-Windows).
73. The Wayward Story (Ralfe Rich as "Cristmo Ibarra"; Glulx).
74. The Pinecone (Joseph Pentangelo; Twine).
75. Under They Thunder (Andrew Schultz; Glulx).
76. Quest for the Sword of Justice (Damon L. Wakes; Web browser).
77. (s)wordsmyth (Tristan Jacobs; Unity).
78. Tombs & Mummies (Matthew Warner; Quest).
79. The Turnip (Joseph Pentangelo; Twine).
80. Passages (Jared W Cooper; Twine).
81. The Arkhill Darkness (Jason Barrett; Twine).
82. Big Trouble in Little Dino Park (Seth Paxton and Rachel Aubertin; Online web browser).
83. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Kenneth Pedersen as "Ilmur Eggert"; Glulx).
84. Just another Fairy Tale (Finn Rosenløv; ADRIFT 5).
85. The Shadow In The Snow (Andrew Brown; Twine).
86. Return to Castle Coris (Larry Horsfield; ADRIFT 5).
87. INFINITUBE (Tom Charles Bair III; Twine).
88. Sheep Crossing (Andrew Geng; Z-code).
89. Sonder Snippets (Sana; Twine).
90. Tangled Tales (JimJams Games; MS-Windows).
91. Move On (Serhii Mozhaiskyi; Online web browser).
92. Creatures (Andreas Hagelin; MS-Windows).
93. Saint Simon's Saw (Samuel Thomson; Unity), tied with
    Last House on the Block (Jason Olson; Glulx).
95. SOUND (Cynthia P; Twine).
96. At Night (Oscar; Twine).
97. You Will Thank Me as Fast as You Thank a Werewolf (B.J. Best; Twine).
98. Amazing Quest (Nick Montfort; Web browser).
99. The Place (CynthiaP as "Ima"; Twine).
100. #VanLife (Victoria; Online web browser).
101. Equal-ibrium (CynthiaP as "Ima"; Twine).
102. Fight Forever (Pako; Twine).
103. Popstar Idol Survival Game (CrunchMasterGowon; Twine).

(104 games were originally entered, but Elsegar I: Arrival (Silas Bryson; Glulx) was disqualified due to a prior public release.)

2020 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. The Magpie Takes the Train (Mathbrush; Glulx).
2. Tavern Crawler (Josh Labelle; Twine).
3. Vain Empires (Thomas Mack and Xavid; Glulx).

Links

• IF Comp website (archive), as it stood after the comp.
• Results archive.
• IF Archive (Guidebook).
• IF Comp 2020 Reviews. A Google spreadsheet of links to reviews, set up by JimB.
• IFComp 2020 in Mathbrush's History of IFComp, Year by Year (2024).