Windows Frotz Alternatives

Windows Frotz is described as 'Interpreter that can play all the old Infocom text adventures. Infocom used a novel approach to write their games: they had a system that produced a data file for the adventure that was the same on every computer, and an interpreter for every computer that' and is an app. There are six alternatives to Windows Frotz for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Electron apps. The best Windows Frotz alternative is Gargoyle IF Player, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Frotz are Text Fiction, Fabularium, dMagnetic and Lectrote.

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Windows Frotz is an interpreter that can play all the old Infocom text adventures. Infocom used a novel approach to write...

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Windows Frotz alternatives page was last updated Nov 29, 2022
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  1. Gargoyle IF Player

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    Gargoyle is an IF player that supports all the major interactive fiction formats.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Gargoyle IF Player screenshot 1

    Gargoyle IF Player VS Windows Frotz

     

    • Gargoyle IF Player is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Windows Frotz.

    • Gargoyle IF Player is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Windows Frotz.

    • Gargoyle IF Player is Free and Open SourceWindows Frotz is also Free and Open Source
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    Text Fiction

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    With interactive fiction novels you're more than just a passive book reader, following the adventures of the hero. Instead, you become the hero! Explore the world, make decissions and ultimately decide on the outcome.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Text Fiction screenshot 1

    Text Fiction VS Windows Frotz

     

    • Text Fiction is the most popular Android alternative to Windows Frotz.

    • Text Fiction is Free and Open SourceWindows Frotz is also Free and Open Source
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    Fabularium

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    Create and play interactive fiction on your Android phone or tablet. Also known as text adventures, interactive books, playable novels, z-machine, glulx, tads, terps.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Fabularium VS Windows Frotz

     
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    dMagnetic

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    "You wake up on a sunny August morning with birds singing, and the air fresh and clear. However, your joints are stiff and you have not woken up in your bedroom as you would have expected. Trying to recall what happened the night before, you manage to piece together a few...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • FreeBSD
    • AmigaOS
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
    dMagnetic 0.30, running "The Guild of Thieves" in xterm.

    dMagnetic Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Portable
    3.  ASCII Art
    4.  Interpreter

    dMagnetic VS Windows Frotz

     

    • dMagnetic is the most popular Web-based alternative to Windows Frotz.

    • dMagnetic is Free and Open SourceWindows Frotz is also Free and Open Source
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    Lectrote

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    A portable Interactive Fiction games interpreter application.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Lectrote screenshot 1

    Lectrote VS Windows Frotz

     
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    Windows Git

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    Windows Git is an interpreter for Glulx games. Windows Git consists of a core interpreter called Git, and an input/output library, called Windows Glk. Together these two components form the Windows Git package, which has been created by David Kinder.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Windows Git VS Windows Frotz

     
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