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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Author
Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Feb 07, 2026
Category
Livestream
Description
Space murder, evil computers, edgy 90s humor, and a gosh dang cave maze in this set of 24 Hours of ZZT games about space!
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Author
Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Feb 03, 2026
Category
Livestream
Associated Files
Description
Big Heads. Big Demons. UV Max.
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Author
Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Jan 30, 2026
Category
Livestream
Associated Files
Description
Fighting a corrupt bureaucracy, freeing prisoners, and *checks notes* threatening the homeless?
TitleAuthorDateCategoryDescription
Dr. Dos
Jan 28, 2026
Closer Look
A young man prepares to enlist in the middle of WW3, but what if it was actually aliens all along?
Dr. Dos
Jan 26, 2026
Livestream
Life sucks...then you visit the Sucker.
Dr. Dos
Jan 20, 2026
Livestream
Breaking out of the dungeons in this oddly surreal looking adventure
Dr. Dos
Jan 17, 2026
Livestream
I would never hurt a centipede. Spelunking the caves in this lovely community collab project
Dr. Dos
Jan 15, 2026
Livestream
Born in a text editor. Raised in the Caves. The Incredible ZZT Sucker is all that I crave.
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

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