Museum of ZZT

Welcome to the Museum of ZZT, a site dedicated to the preservation and curation of the many games and worlds created with ZZT.

ZZT is a text-mode game from 1991 created by Tim Sweeney of Epic Games. ZZT has its own editor and scripting language which offers what may still be an unmatched level of accessibility to beginning game developers. A significant number of ZZT worlds were created by authors in their early teenage years, with some being made by children under 10. ZZT's simple ZZT-OOP scripting language gave many a friendly introduction to programming.

The goal of the Museum of ZZT site is to collect these worlds, offer discussions into them and the community built around them, and keep them safely preserved. It is the hope of the Museum that the generally unknown works of ZZT community can be easily discovered and that their importance can be recognized.

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Latest Articles

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Author
Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Jan 20, 2026
Category
Livestream
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Description
Breaking out of the dungeons in this oddly surreal looking adventure
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Author
Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Jan 17, 2026
Category
Livestream
Associated Files
Description
I would never hurt a centipede. Spelunking the caves in this lovely community collab project
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Author
Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Jan 15, 2026
Category
Livestream
Associated Files
Description
Born in a text editor. Raised in the Caves. The Incredible ZZT Sucker is all that I crave.
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Dr. Dos
Jan 14, 2026
Closer Look
One last shot at a ZZT shooter finds all the ingredients to make it a compelling experience
Dr. Dos
Jan 10, 2026
Livestream
Fixing up nuisances, and throwing out a board I don't care for in favor or something slightly more original as we mostly wrap up this still unnamed ZZT game
Dr. Dos
Jan 05, 2026
Livestream
Playing Town of ZZT to celebrate 35 years of ZZT
Dr. Dos
Jan 01, 2026
Publication Pack
Another year. Another briefly empty queue as around a dozen ZZT worlds get published!
Dr. Dos
Jan 01, 2026
Livestream
The trials and tribulations of puzzle design. Figuring out how to make a city actually look like a city. And being destroyed by stars.
Dr. Dos
Dec 31, 2025
Playthrough
A complete, commentary free playthrough of War-Torn
Dr. Dos
Dec 31, 2025
Playthrough
A complete, commentary free playthrough of The Void of ZZT

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Mrs. Clause
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