IFMachine: Games like Zork

Guppy Interactive LLC

About this game

The complete Zork trilogy is built in, ready to play. IFMachine runs both Z-code and Glulx story files, so it plays classic and modern text adventures alike, and draws you a map as you explore. Browse and download hundreds more freely available works from the interactive fiction community, then play them with a reading-first interface built for touch.

Features:
• Includes the complete Zork trilogy, ready to play out of the box
• An automatic map which updates as you explore, with search and auto-navigation to rooms you have visited
• Mapping works in Z-code games and many popular Glulx games, and IFMachine can learn to map games it has not seen
• Plays Z-code and Glulx story files, the two most widely used interactive fiction formats
• Browse and download hundreds more works to your library
• Read stories aloud for audiobook-style listening
• Customizable tap controls. Common commands are one tap away
• A clean, reading-focused interface with adjustable text
• Retro terminal and modern reading themes
• Save and restore your progress at any point
• Optional cloud save to your own Google Drive, so you can pick up where you left off across devices

Interactive fiction has a decades-long history and a thriving modern community publishing new works every year. IFMachine is built to play them on the device in your pocket.

The included Zork I, II, and III were compiled from Infocom's source code, released by Microsoft under the MIT License.

ZORK and INFOCOM are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. IFMachine is not affiliated with or endorsed by Activision.

What’s new

- Rooms with dynamic names now appear on the map
- Mapping follows you through more games
- The save dialog lists your saves, so tapping one replaces it
- Room descriptions appear on first entry in Glulx games
- Improved text styling in Glulx and Z-code games
- Lower battery use while a game waits at a prompt
- Bug fixes