Cacowards 2025
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The 2025 Cacowards is the twenty second annual Cacowards feature, released by Doomworld on December 10, 2025. It was written by Stephen Browning (Scuba Steve), Carlos Sanchez (Cardboard Marty), Dynamo, Terminus, Kinsie, Nick McCarthy (Xenaero), Demon of the Well, Not Jabba, Boris Klimeš (dew), scwiba, rd, Maribo, Drew DeVore (stx-Vile), and James Stanfield (Jblade35). There were 12 main winners, 14 runners-up, and 25 honorable mentions. It introduced the Adrian's Pen award for best original art assets of the year.
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Winners[edit]
- In the Doghouse - Donovan Myers (Arbys550) - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Below the Gaudy Goblin - Doomax - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Neon Overdrive - AshtralFiend et al. - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Blues Brothers 2025 - General Roasterock and Ravendesk - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Ledge Maze - Jon Landis - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Dead Sea Scrolls - BEG - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Gossip - Bartek Karoliński (Touchdown) - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Lonesome Road - Thomas Seifert (tourniquet) - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Drake O'Brien Ovational Megawad - Various - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Doom 2 In Rural Only - Various - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Axolotl: Regenerated - Devon Barnett (Xyzzy) - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Crimson Horror - Sebastian Ratcliffe (EduardoAndFriends) - (Doomworld/idgames)
Runners-up[edit]
- Dragon Sector Remake - Barefootstallion and Daryn - (ModDB)
- When Them Demons Cry - Slavius - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Lemoncholia - Grain of Salt - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Remanence - Treehouseminis - (Doomworld/idgames)
- The Warp - Laocoön - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Witching Hour - EANB - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Earthless - James Paddock (Jimmy) - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Entangled - LerxstInWonderland - (Doomworld forums thread)
- The Chilling Winds of Dis - Pineapple Under the Sea - (Doomworld forums thread)
- The Smoking Dog Part 2 - Pablo Dictter (PabloSky) - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Beyond the Zero - Mercury191872 - (Doomworld forums thread)
- CPD 2 - Cheesewheel - (Doomworld forums thread)
- FORLORN - LVENdead - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Sunless Empire - Waffle House Team - (Doomworld/idgames)
Honorable Mentions[edit]
- Infernal Odyssey - Skunkbear - (Doomworld forums thread)
- NOVA IV - Various - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Perdition's Gate Resurgence - Various - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Aftercare Sessions - MoiraHeart - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Amalgoom - Various - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Hexen: Mists of Mauristen - ArgonianLord - (ZDoom forums thread)
- Combustion - Fiendish - (Doomworld/idgames)
- The Mechanism - Ryan Mallon (ryiron) - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Purgatory - Isolation - (Doomworld forums thread)
- The Only Way Out Is Through - Laocoön - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Tarnished - Mittens12 - (Doomworld forums thread)
- The Warrens: Burrow of the Were - Kan3 - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Cyber Nights - Victor Gasior (RiviTheWarlock) - (Doomworld/idgames)
- The Meadow at Dusk - ivymagnapinna and raddicted - (Doomworld/idgames)
- The Road to Skull City - Quackjen - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Eisberg - Galactic - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Island of Despair - iYago - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Hardfest 3 - Various - (Doomworld/idgames)
- The Evil Reborn: Resurrected - Matthew Edwards (Foodles) - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Twilight Fortress - Matt Napier (Napeyear) - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Anthropoda Power Fantasy - Various - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Marrowrot - Gianluca Cilento (Remmirath) - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Brownian Emotions - apichatpong - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Doom Around the World - Various - (Doomworld forums thread)
- After Doom - 00_Zombie_00 - (Doomworld forums thread)
Special features[edit]
Grandeur Renewed[edit]
Doom MOMA[edit]
- System Foxes - 97th Century Fox - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Awaiting Eschaton - 97th Century Fox - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Pa'l Hipocampo - Rencoret - (Doomworld forums thread)
- ¡Conchazumanga! - Rencoret - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Prolonged Winter - Plerb - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Content - OverflowingMocha - (Doomworld/idgames)
- i want - Synami - (Doomworld/idgames)
- The Prince and The Void - NiGHTS108 - (Doomworld/idgames)
- 105: i'm not here anymore - signaturereverie - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Calculo - dqdq1 - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Pacifist Paradise Secret Santa 2 - Various - (Doomworld/idgames)
- The Meadow at Dusk - raddicted and ivymagnapinna - (Doomworld/idgames)
- ][vydotwad - ivymagnapinna - (Doomworld/idgames)
- SSS01: Lunar Lights - Various - (Doomworld/idgames)
Past Spotlight[edit]
- Eye of the Beholder - Jon Landis - (DSDA)
- Valis - Galactic - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Serpent's Wake - hervoheebo - (Doomworld forums thread)
- HEXEN: Cyrgoth's Revenge - PWAD Pete - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Into Sandy's Cities - GermanPeter - (Doomworld forums thread)
Spaceship of Theseus[edit]
Odyssey of Noises[edit]
- Gossip OST - Bartek Karoliński (Touchdown) - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Sunless Empire OST - Korp, LPad, and LVENdead - (Doomworld/idgames)
- Don't Be A Bitch 4 OST - HeavenWraith and Jdagenet - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Bitter Dream OST - LVENdead - (Doomworld forums thread)
Multiplayer awards[edit]
- Endless Relentless - Zeberpal - (Doomworld forums thread)
- 32in24-18: Billions of Flags Stolen - YEDS team - (Doomworld forums post)
Runners-up[edit]
- Grime DM - Colton Murchison (Arrowhead) - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Don't Be A Bitch 4 - Mechanix Union and Ru5ty Sh4ck - (Doomworld forums thread)
Gameplay mod awards[edit]
- Diamond Dragon - cybermonday - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Pvt. Stone - Skelegant - (itch.io)
- Abyssal Marine - H3LLW4LK3R - (Doomworld forums thread)
- Doom Comic '96 - Ramirov - (Doomworld forums thread)
Mordeth award[edit]
Codeaward[edit]
Adrian's Pen[edit]
- Muumi's Animated Skies - Muumi - (Doomworld forums thread)
Machaward[edit]
Most Promising Newcomers[edit]
- HiMyNameIsChair
- stochastic
- FlyingGoner
- fai1025
- Journalist_Kuro
- BlurryBoy
- Doomcat
- Shadow Sparkle
- Unicorn Skull
