Games Like Zork (Series) Similar Adventure Games like Zork (Series)

Zork is described as 'Text-based adventure game, first released in 1977 by developers Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling for the PDP-10 mainframe computer. It was expanded by the original developers and others as Infocom and split into three titles—Zork I: The Great' and is a Adventure Game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Zork for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Android Tablet and Windows apps. The best Zork alternative is King of Dragon Pass. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Farm RPG or Wizards Choice (Choices Game). Other Zork like games are This Book Is A Dungeon, A Study in Steampunk, DnD Adventure: Wizard's Choice and The Forest of Doom.

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  1. King of Dragon Pass icon

    King of Dragon Pass

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    King of Dragon Pass is a unique, remastered mix of RPG and strategy: everything in King of Dragon Pass is about choice and control. Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology and community! Rule your own clan, take important strategic decisions, win battles and expand your...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
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    • King of Dragon Pass is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Zork.

    • King of Dragon Pass is the most popular commercial alternative to Zork.

    • King of Dragon Pass is Paid and ProprietaryZork is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Farm RPG

     1 like

    Farm RPG is a simple, text-based, mobile-friendly farming RPG / MMO game where you start a farm, plant crops, fish, craft and explore.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Farm RPG is the most popular Web-based & Linux alternative to Zork.

    • Farm RPG is the most popular free alternative to Zork.

    • Farm RPG is Free and ProprietaryZork is Paid and Proprietary
  4. This Book Is A Dungeon icon

    This Book Is A Dungeon

     2 likes

    Auto-cannibalism. Demonic Seduction. Occult Rituals. Bloodfeasting Worms. This Book Is A Dungeon has it all and more. This dark, horrific Twine-based dungeon crawler pairs edgy interactive fiction with grisly pixel art and light RPG elements.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  5. A Study in Steampunk icon

    A Study in Steampunk

     2 likes

    Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
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  9. The Forest of Doom icon

    The Forest of Doom

     3 likes

    YOU are the hero in Forest of Doom! Explore the sinister Darkwood Forest in Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook!

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
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  10. Buried - Interactive Story icon

    Buried - Interactive Story

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    Buried is a playable, interactive story told through stunning photos, a haunting soundscape, and gripping text. You play the role of Roger Hastings, a logger working the forests with his crew. When he awakens to find his friends missing and no memory of what's happened, he...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
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    Sorcery!

     1 like

    Sorcery! is an epic four-part adventure through a land of monsters, traps, and magic an interactive story with the appeal of a classic, tabletop gamebook. With tens of thousands of choices, the story rewrites itself around your actions.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
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  13. Magium icon

    Magium

     5 likes

    Magium is a text adventure game similar to old Choose your own adventure books (CYOA), in which you play as an ordinary guy named Barry, who joins a deadly mage tournament against the most powerful mages in the world in the hopes of using the prize to fulfill his lifelong dream...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  14. Choice of the Dragon icon

    Choice of the Dragon

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    Play as a fire-breathing dragon who sleeps on gold and kidnaps princesses for fun. Choice of the Dragon is a free text-based game of multiple choice. Dominate the local kingdom, loot and pillage, and inspire terror in the hearts of your enemies.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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