IFComp 2021

IFComp 2021
Competition
Frequency
Part of series	The Annual IF Competition
Website	https://ifcomp.org/comp/2021
Organiser	Jacqueline Ashwell
IFDB event page	Event
IFDB series page	Series
Total entries	71
Event dates
Registration began	1 July 2021
Registration ended	1 September 2021
Submissions ended	28 September 2021
Voting began	1 October 2021
Voting ended	15 November 2021
Results announced	20 November 2021
Results
1	And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One
2	Dr Horror's House of Terror
3	The Song of the Mockingbird
4	What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed
5	The Libonotus Cup
6	Off-Season at the Dream Factory
7	The Golden Heist
8	4x4 Archipelago
9	You are SpamZapper 3.1
10	A Paradox Between Worlds
11	At King Arthur's Christmas Feast
12	The Best Man (2021)
13	Sting
14	Funicular Simulator 2021
15	Fine Felines
16	we, the remainder
17	The House on Highfield Lane
18	Finding Light
19	Silicon and Cells
20	The Last Night of Alexisgrad
21	D'ARKUN
22	Goat Game
23 (tie)	Grandma Bethlinda's Remarkable Egg
23 (tie)	Universal Hologram
25	Beneath Fenwick
26	Mermaids of Ganymede
27	Closure
28 (tie)	Ghosts Within
28 (tie)	The Waiting Room
30	A Papal Summons, or The Church Cat
31	How the monsters appeared in the Wasteland
32	AardVarK Versus the Hype
33	Cyborg Arena
34	Second Wind
35	After-Words
36	Hercules!
37	Cygnet Committee
38	I Contain Multitudes
39	The Last Doctor
40	The Corsham Witch Trial
41	Codex Sadistica: A Heavy-Metal Minigame
42	Starbreakers
43	My Gender Is a Fish
44	The Library
45	Fourbyfourian Quarryin'
46	Brave Bear
47 (tie)	The Dead Account,
47 (tie)	Wabewalker
49	Taste of Fingers
50	Walking Into It
51	How it was then and how it is now
52	BLK MTN
53	An Aside About Everything
54	Infinite Adventure
55	Recon
56	The TURING Test
57	extraordinary_fandoms.exe
58	RetroCON 2021
59	The Miller's Garden
60	The Spirit Within Us
61	Unfortunate
62	What remains of me
63	Smart Theory
64	This Won't Make You Happy
65	Enveloping Darkness
66	Weird Grief
67	Kidney Kwest
68	Plane Walker
69	The Daughter
70	The Belinsky Conundrum
71	The Vaults
Miss Congeniality 1st	And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One
Miss Congeniality 2nd (tie)	Off-Season at the Dream Factory
Miss Congeniality 2nd (tie)	The Song of the Mockingbird
Rising Star Award	What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed
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This year debuted what became the Rising Star Award, for the highest-rated game by a first-time entrant.

Competition Schedule

As per the "about the Competition" webpage:

• July 1, 2021: Competition website opens for intents to enter.
• September 1, 2021: Last day to submit intents.
• September 28, 2021: Last day to submit entries.
• October 1, 2021: Games are released to the public, and voting begins.
• November 15, 2021: Voting deadline.
• November 20, 2021: 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 71 entries. Results were announced on 20-Nov-2021:

1. And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One (B.J. Best; Inform 7).
2. Dr Horror's House of Terror (Ade McT; Inform 7).
3. The Song of the Mockingbird (Mike Carletta; Inform 7).
4. What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed (Amanda Walker; Inform 7). (Also Rising Star Award.)
5. The Libonotus Cup (Nils Fagerburg; Custom).
6. Off-Season at the Dream Factory (B.J. Best (writing as "Carroll Lewis"); Adventuron).
7. The Golden Heist (George Lockett and Rob Thorman; Ink).
8. 4x4 Archipelago (Agnieszka Trzaska; Twine).
9. You are SpamZapper 3.1 (Leon Arnott; Twine).
10. A Paradox Between Worlds (Autumn Chen; ChoiceScript).
11. At King Arthur's Christmas Feast (Travis Moy; ChoiceScript).
12. The Best Man (Stephen Bond; Twine).
13. Sting (Mike Russo; Inform 7).
14. Funicular Simulator 2021 (Mary Goodden and Tom Leather; Twine).
15. Fine Felines (Felicity Banks; ChoiceScript).
16. we, the remainder (Charm Cochran; Twine).
17. The House on Highfield Lane (Andy Joel; QuestJS).
18. Finding Light (Abigail Jazwiec; Inform 7).
19. Silicon and Cells (Nic Barkdull and Matthew Borgard; Unity).
20. The Last Night of Alexisgrad (Milo van Mesdag; Twine).
21. D'ARKUN (Michael Baltes; Dialog).
22. Goat Game (Kathryn Li; Twine).
23. Grandma Bethlinda's Remarkable Egg (Arthur DiBianca; Twine).
23. Universal Hologram (Kit Riemer; Inform 7).
25. Beneath Fenwick (Pete Gardner; Twine).
26. Mermaids of Ganymede (Seth Paxton; Ink).
27. Closure (Sarah Willson; Inform 7).
28. Ghosts Within (Kyriakos Athanasopoulos; TADS 3).
28. The Waiting Room (Billy Krolick; Twine).
30. A Papal Summons, or The Church Cat (Bitter Karella; Twine).
31. How the monsters appeared in the Wasteland (V Dobranov; Twine).
32. AardVarK Versus the Hype (Truthcraze; Inform 7).
33. Cyborg Arena (John Ayliff; Twine).
34. Second Wind (Matthew Warner; Adventuron).
35. After-Words (fireisnormal; Custom).
36. Hercules! (Leo Weinreb; Inform 7).
37. Cygnet Committee (P.B. Parjeter; Twine).
38. I Contain Multitudes (Wonaglot; Quest).
39. The Last Doctor (Quirky Bones; Ink).
40. The Corsham Witch Trial (JC Blair; Twine).
41. Codex Sadistica: A Heavy-Metal Minigame (grave snail games; Inform 7).
42. Starbreakers (E. Joyce and N. Cormier; Twine).
43. My Gender Is a Fish (Carter Gwertzman; Twine).
44. The Library (Leonardo Boselli; Hyperfable).
45. Fourbyfourian Quarryin' (Andrew Schultz; Inform 7).
46. Brave Bear (John Evans; Inform 6).
47. The Dead Account (Naomi Norbez; Twine), tied with
    Wabewalker (Ben Sisk; JAVA).
49. Taste of Fingers (V Dobranov; Twine).
50. Walking Into It (Andrew Schultz; Python).
51. How it was then and how it is now (Pseudavid; Ink).
52. BLK MTN (Laura Paul; Twine).
53. An Aside About Everything (Sasha; Twine).
54. Infinite Adventure (B.J. Best (writing as "A. Scotts"); Custom).
55. Recon (Carlos; Twine).
56. The TURING Test (Justin Fanzo; Twine).
57. extraordinary_fandoms.exe (Storysinger Presents; Twine).
58. RetroCON 2021 (Sir Slice; Twine).
59. The Miller's Garden (Damon L. Wakes; Twine).
60. The Spirit Within Us (Alessandro Ielo; C).
61. Unfortunate (Jess Elizabeth Reed; Inform 7).
62. What remains of me (Jovial Ron; TIC-80).
63. Smart Theory (AKheon; INK).
64. This Won't Make You Happy (Mike Gillis; Twine).
65. Enveloping Darkness (John Muhlhauser, Helen Pluta, and Othniel Aryee; Squiffy).
66. Weird Grief (Naomi Norbez; Twine).
67. Kidney Kwest (Eric Zinda, and Luka Marceta; Perplexity).
68. Plane Walker (Jack Comfort; Inform 7).
69. The Daughter (GioBorrows; Ink).
70. The Belinsky Conundrum (Sam Ursu; Facebook Messenger).
71. The Vaults (Daniel Duarte; Unity).

2021 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One (B.J. Best; Inform 7).
2. Off-Season at the Dream Factory (B.J. Best; Adventuron), tied with
   The Song of the Mockingbird (Mike Carletta; Inform 7).

Links

• IF Comp website (archive), as it stood after the comp.
• Results archive.
• IF Archive (Guidebook).
• IF Comp 2021 Reviews. A Google spreadsheet of links to reviews, set up by Nils Fagerburg.
• IFComp 2021 in Mathbrush's History of IFComp, Year by Year (2024).