Cacowards 2020

The 2020 Cacowards is the seventeenth annual Cacowards feature, released by Doomworld on December 10, 2020. It was written by Andrew Stine (Linguica), Boris Klimeš (dew), Demon of the Well, Major Arlene, Not Jabba, rd, Marisa Kirisame, Stephen Browning (Scuba Steve), Simon Howard (Fraggle) and Kinsie. There were twelve runners-up.

Winners

 * Antaresian Reliquary - antares031 -
 * Abandon - bemused, Benjogami, Scotty -
 * Rowdy Rudy 2: Powertrip - Doomkid et al. -
 * Ar Luminae - Aurelius & JustCallMeKaito -
 * Running Late 2 - A2Rob -
 * Bastion of Chaos - Bridgeburner56 -
 * Mutabor - tourniquet -
 * Three is a Crowd - Scypek2 -
 * Syringe - Pavera, Tarnsman, Marcaek, Xaser -
 * Faithless Trilogy - James Paddock (Jimmy) -

Runners-up

 * Tartarus - RonnieJamesDiner -
 * Mapwich 2 - various -
 * Shrine 2 - scumhead & Mengo923 - (itch.io)
 * Technicolor Antichrist Box - Major Arlene -
 * Return to Hadron E3 - cannonball -
 * Criticality - Scotty -
 * Freaky Panties 2: Boxers or Briefs - Alexa Jones-Gonzales (Remilia Scarlet) -
 * 25 Years on Earth - Phobus -
 * 180 Minutes pour Vivre - French Doom Community -
 * Gods & Guardians - Wraith777 -
 * Abysm 2: Infernal Contract - jazzmaster9 -
 * Intergalactic Xenology - Dreadopp & Lord_Z - (

Multiplayer award

 * DoomWare - Buu342 -
 * Progressive Duel 3 - Ru5tK1ng, Hatred, et al. -

Gameplay mod awards

 * Nobody Told Me About id - CantSleep -
 * Treasure Tech - HyperUltra64 -
 * SWWM GZ - Marisa Kirisame -

Codeaward

 * The Unity port - Mike Rubits (sponge) et al. -

Mordeth award

 * Pacifist speedrunning - The Doom Community - (Official website)

Machaward

 * Arbitrary code execution - kgsws -

Odyssey of Noises

 * Bastion of Chaos OST: "The Coming Hour" - John Weekley (PRIMEVAL)

Most promising newcomers

 * Zolgiah108
 * Cheesewheel
 * DFF
 * Egg Boy
 * Daerik

Creator of the Year

 * Bridgeburner56

Espi award

 * James Haley (Quasar)