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Zork III: The Dungeon Master (1984)

Zork III: The Dungeon Master cover
Platforms
DOS, C64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Apple II
Genres
Adventure
Rating
5.0 of 5, 2 player ratings
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

Playing Zork III feels like deciphering a cryptic, text-only world where each typed command reveals a small piece of a larger, mysterious puzzle.

puzzle-solvingtext-basedexplorationretrodeliberatechallengingatmosphericnarrative-driven

About

Released in 1984 for a wide range of platforms including the Commodore 64 and Atari systems, Zork III: The Dungeon Master is an adventure game. This title continues the series that began with earlier entries on mainframe computers before moving to personal computing environments.

Screenshots

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