Cacowards 2016

The 23rd Annual Cacowards, also referred to as Cacowards 2016, is the thirteenth annual Cacowards feature, released by Doomworld on December 10, 2016. It was written by Andrew Stine (Linguica), TerminusEst13, kmxexii, Alfonzo, dew and Scuba Steve. It has six runners-up.

Winners

 * Tech Gone Bad - John Romero -
 * Ancient Aliens - Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw) -
 * Nihility: Infinite Teeth - years -
 * Mutiny - various -
 * Absolutely Killed - Ryathaen (scwiba) -
 * Elf Gets Pissed - Matt Cibulas (RottKing) -
 * Comatose - Lainos -
 * Miasma - Thomas Seifert (tourniquet) -
 * Alpha Accident: Terra Nova - Wraith777 -
 * Japanese Community Project - various -
 * Blade of Agony E1 - Daniel Gimmer (Tormentor667) et al. - (Official website)

Runners-Up

 * Warphouse - Ed Cripps -
 * THT: Threnody - various -
 * Bloodstain - Pavel Tvrzník (Pipicz) -
 * Strange Aeons - Impie -
 * Echelon - Sverre Kvernmo -
 * Shadow of the Wool Ball - MSPaintR0cks -

Multiplayer Awards

 * AeonDM - Mechanix Union -
 * 32in24-16 - YEDS -

Best Gameplay Mod

 * Doom 4 Doom - DBThanatos et al. -

Mordeth Award

 * Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodes - various -

Mockaward

 * Ludicrium - antares031 -

Neat Stuff Safari

 * Custom Doom - Accensus
 * Mayhem Mansion - Darsycho
 * The Crystal Maze - Stephen Clark (The Ultimate DooMer)
 * The Retro Shader - torridgristle
 * DooD, RooL and Wobbly Shader
 * Impatience - HexenMapper
 * WadSmoosh - JPL

Most Promising Newcomers

 * Benjogami
 * Toooooasty
 * Manbou
 * Mike MacDee (Impie)

Mapper of the Year

 * Lainos

Espi Award

 * Doug Merrill (Opulent) and Andy Olivera