Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2026

This is the sixth annual Text Adventure Literacy Jam.

The aim of the jam is to write a text adventure that is suitable for players with little or no prior experience of playing text adventures. The game must include an in-game tutorial.

The concept of the Text Adventure Literacy Jam is based on the Text Adventure Literacy Project (TALP) launched by Chris Ainsley in 2019.

The optional theme for this year's competition was 'Archaeology'.

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Series: Text Adventure Literacy Jam

Official Web site: https://itch.io/jam/talp2026

Organizer(s): Garry Francis profile

Award date: June 1, 2026

Submission deadline: April 30, 2026

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1st Place: The Gnomish Treasury, by Lamp Post Projects
2nd Place: Epic Expedition, by dgtziea
3rd Place: The Antediluvian Weapon, by Daniel M. Stelzer
4th Place: Ransack!, by Charles Moore, Jr.
5th Place: The Abbey of the Hidden Rose, by catventure
6th Place: Big Deal, Oh!, by Andrew Schultz
7th Place: Beneath the Exhibition, by patricksgamecorner
8th Place: Adventure in the Crypt, by Andy Bantly
9th Place: The Pattern Beneath, by Relei

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