Let Not Thee the Earth Consume

Outrun encroaching death from the depths in this time-attack ZZT game. Try not to get eaten!

Points will be awarded at the end for how much health and time you have remaining, so play well. :-)

Created for the Spring '25 2.4HoZZT Jam in just about 2.4 hours live on Twitch. You can watch the development VoD here.

This game is a ZZT world. Press P to play. Press enter to advance text boxes and make choices. Use the arrow keys to move. Hold shift and then press a direction to fire.

This game world is designed to be completed in a single, short sitting. Saving is not necessary, but you may do so if you wish. To save your game: press S, type in a filename, and then press Enter. You can restore your save by pressing R on the title screen.