After months of reading, playing, and debating RPGs the 2025 ENNIES nominees are here. ennie-awards.com/2025-nominees/ Congrats to this year’s nominees and the countless others who didn’t get nominated but were just as deserving. As always, there were more winners than seats this year.
Great picks 🔥
why on earth is an RPG with Midjourney art up for “best art”
which?
There isn’t unless one of them lied on their form.
I thought that was the whole selling point of Doggerland.
they certainly didn’t lie on their Kickstarter, they were really clear about jt
And then they remade the whole game, using hand-built models and photography. https://handiwork.games/making-maskwitches
Honestly good for them, not only did they course correct but they made something stunning and distinctive that really stands out — literally what AI could never do! I’ll definitely be checking out this game
Great! Thanks for the link. I stopped paying attention after hearing all the “art” was AI.
You’re thinking of Doggerland’s first release which did have AI. The new edition, the one being nominated, was explicitly made to replace that art and is made with photography of sculptures and dioramas the artist made by hand.
Ah! Gotcha.
Is it possible to update this list to include which entries checked the box saying they used GenAI to generate the product but not for the category in which they were applying?
None of the nominees contain AI-generated art or writing.
It's absolutely crazy how much time I spend reading up on RPG news, and how much quality stuff I still haven't seen when the Ennies roll in.
Huh, I *had* thought "Triangle Agency" was a derogatory description of Delta Green...
It goes by many names. Control, MiB, SCP. At some point it's a distinct subgenre and we gotta reckon with that.
Thanks to you and the other judges for all your work on this. I can only imagine how much time and effort went into the selection process!
It feels so weird to be done. Like… what do I do with all these hours in my day now? I can read non-game books?
In the Name of the Rose is staring at me from my nightstand. No excuse now.