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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Entrant: The Abbey of the Hidden Rose, by catventure
Entrant: Adventure in the Crypt, by Andy Bantly
Entrant: The Antediluvian Weapon, by Daniel M. Stelzer
Entrant: Beneath the Exhibition, by patricksgamecorner
Entrant: Big Deal, Oh!, by Andrew Schultz
Entrant: Epic Expedition, by dgtziea
Entrant: The Gnomish Treasury, by Lamp Post Projects
Entrant: The Pattern Beneath, by Relei
Entrant: Ransack!, by Charles Moore, Jr.

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