Closer Look Directory
Closer Looks are one of the main components of the Worlds of ZZT project. The Closer Look category of articles consists primarily of (re)visiting ZZT worlds and looking at them from a contemporary perspective, attempting to give both a complete playthrough of them while also pointing out noteworthy design decisions.
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Apr 28, 2026
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The slightly-turbulent start of the lengthy adventures of a young mech pilot looking to free humanity from alien and human threats
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Apr 14, 2026
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GOTY 1992? Starbase ZZT boldly pushes forward with better intergration of sci-fi themes accompanied by great puzzles, art, and code
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Mar 28, 2026
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One of the earliest ZZT games with a sci-fi setting lays a lot of groundwork for what's to come
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Mar 14, 2026
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Trip report: Shroomsville is a rough place, but excels in some unexpected ways!
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Feb 28, 2026
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Travel into the author's own mind to figure out the source of its corruption. The answer may or may not surprise you!
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Dr. Dos
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Jan 28, 2026
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A young man prepares to enlist in the middle of WW3, but what if it was actually aliens all along?
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Jan 14, 2026
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One last shot at a ZZT shooter finds all the ingredients to make it a compelling experience
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Dec 28, 2025
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On the evolution of ZZT shooters and I guess MZX shooters too.
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Dec 14, 2025
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A mid-2000s retro-Town adventure that sometimes is a little _too_ identical to Town
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Nov 28, 2025
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A story-focused world about stopping an alien attack in the Gem Hunter universe that's really just a backdoor pilot
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Nov 14, 2025
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Your only memory is bacon. What happened? Who are you? Why are you so good at Ball game?
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Oct 28, 2025
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Super ZZT gets a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy homage with a heart of gold. And at least 42 bugs which are not mostly harmless. Prefect.
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Oct 14, 2025
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Becoming a hero in this adoring adapation of the Sierra adventure with never a dull moment in sight!
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Sep 14, 2025
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Just as an unfinished trilogy runs out of game, a lost demo for part 3 happens to be discovered!
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Aug 28, 2025
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A dead planet is suddenly overrun with demons. Get your ass to Planet Hell in this game that struggles to express its ideas
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Aug 14, 2025
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A real race to the bottom as the wheels come off of a dungeon crawler that starts off as one of the most impressive I've seen in ZZT
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Jul 28, 2025
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A colorful, creative, and fun classic adventure in probably the earliest era where you could call it a "classic" adventure!
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Jul 14, 2025
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A thrilling tale of a kingdom at war, hidden traitors, and the rise of darkness in this sequel that gives players a chance to guide the story
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Jun 28, 2025
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The first of an incomplete trilogy of fantasy adventures with a strong emphasis on writing that makes it one to experience
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Jun 14, 2025
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An excellent dungeon crawler with the gimmick of a murder-powered shape-shifting protagonist
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
May 28, 2025
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A sci-fi adventure that struggles to execute its author's more interesting ideas
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
May 14, 2025
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A dozen unrelated ideas collide with one another, one of which is pretty good, and one of which we actually get in this strange sci-fi horror game
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Apr 28, 2025
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Death from above in this arcade styled bombing run game also available on the Game Boy Advance!
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Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Mar 28, 2025
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A mid 90s adventure with an anime style in which Yron and YRON team up to stop Zymin from conquering Atlantis. Yron (a third) provides emotional support
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