Z-Machine: Play Zork

62 reviews
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Everyone
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About this game

Z-Machine - makes playing classic Zork interactive fiction and graphical games possible and easy on Android devices.

Currently supports:
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
Zork III: The Dungeon Master
Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor
Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz
Return to Zork

Z-Machine is not the games themselves and does not contain or require any ROMs to play.
Z-Machine simply provides an interface to the publicly available Internet Archive posting of the streaming version of the games found here:
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Zork_I_-_The_Great_Underground_Empire_1980
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Zork_II_-_The_Wizard_of_Frobozz_1981
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Zork_III_-_The_Dungeon_Master_1982
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Beyond_Zork_-_The_Coconut_of_Quendor_1987
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Zork_Zero_-_The_Revenge_of_Megaboz_1988
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Return_to_Zork

This requires internet to load the games, but does not use any data after that.
Z-Machine: Play Zork on Android
Updated on
Jul 2, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • No data collected
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  • Committed to follow the Play Families Policy

Ratings and reviews

55 reviews
Taqukaqyupik
August 22, 2025
After loading a different program this one does open and is playable. Problems: You can't save your progress which makes playing difficult. If you scroll off the app the keyboard will stop registering and you will need to restart the app to get the keyboard to register again. The text is also so small I need a magnifying to see it. Does the game function yes, is it what I was looking for no. For me this game isn't playable. I love Zork and I was really hoping this work be app for me.
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SkyDev
February 10, 2025
Love that I can play Zork anywhere I go now. But one feature I'd implement would be allowing the user to increase the font size or at least play the game in landscape mode. For now it seems to be stuck in portrait mode. Developer also seems to be rather poorly rated based on his other apps. Seems like he tends to abandon the project after releasing it. Doubt he reads feedback like this either.
7 people found this review helpful
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UserLAnd Technologies
July 20, 2025
I do read feedback. I also just added 5 more games to z-machine. I hope you enjoy.
Casey Holtz
December 27, 2025
As another user said, the keyboard will frequently stop working suddenly and there seems to be no way to correct it besides restarting the app, which wipes your progress. This essentially makes the game unplayable which is extraordinarily dissapointing especially as the app is not free.
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UserLAnd Technologies
July 6, 2026
Just fixed screen freezing with new update.

What’s new

Fix game freezing
Add a magnification widget if you hold your finger on text in the game - not ideal but a little helpful