Text Fiction - Play Zork! has 170 thousand installs. Users rate it well: 4.1 stars from 2,372 ratings.
Text Fiction - Play Zork! is made and published by
Onyxbits.
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About Text Fiction - Play Zork!
“Text adventure interpreter for interactive fiction stories with a messanger UI”
Text Fiction - Play Zork! was a role playing app developed by Onyxbits. It was removed from Google Play Feb 13, 2025.
Install Statistics
Text Fiction - Play Zork! had been installed 170 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Text Fiction - Play Zork! was rated 4.13 out of 5 stars, based on 2.4 thousand ratings.
App Information
Text Fiction - Play Zork! was free. The app size was 537.18 kB. The last available version was 2.6. The last update was on September 20, 2014.
Technical Requirements
Text Fiction - Play Zork! required Android 2.3+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play since December 2013.
Description by Onyxbits(from Google Play)
SYNOPSIS: TextFiction - An interpreter for interactive fiction stories (aka: terp, z-machine, text adventure engine, interactive book reader)
DESCRIPTION:
West of House This is an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here. A rubber mat saying 'Welcome to Zork!' lies by the door.
What next? >_
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. IF stories are fun for hours, immersive as hell and play at your own pace, making them the ideal pass time for a long road trip and short work breaks alike.
TextFiction is definitely the best adaptation of the genre available for Android. You control the protagonist through a novel SMS like interface which replaces the need for typing commands with intuitive touch controls. Users of chat apps will instantly feel at home! The barrier-free design also makes this app the perfect choice for users with disabilities.
Hundreds of free RPG stories from dozens of literature genres (sci-fi, fantasy, mystery,... ) are available for download, ensuring entertainment for months to come. You can't get more offline games for free in one single app!
FEATURES: * Supports z3, z5 and z8 z-machine games (may be wrapped in zblorb), no glulx * Unique, instant messanger like user interface * Configurable action keys to cut down on typing (long press to modify). * Tap words in the story to copy them into the commandline. Double tap to clear. * Nightmode and classic Terp mode ("Lucy", "Mina" and "Jason" colorscheme) * Optionally uses the Text To Spech engine to read stories out loud (long touch a bubble to start/stop narration). * Touch sensitive borders/corners for moving in the designated cardinal direction (may be fiddly on small screens). * Saving/restoring progress (including autosave when navigating away from the app) * A real battery saver due to low power consumption and no ads (TextFiction is one of the few games that don't need wifi).
FAQ (please don't abuse the reviews as a support forum!): Q: I'm new. What's an interactive story? A: Have you ever read a novel and longed for taking part in the plot yourself? Interactive stories allow you to do exactly that. Textfiction is like a fanfiction reader (a library app for free books) that only describes to you the setting, but allows you to choose your own actions, often resolving in alternative endings.
Q: Are the games free? A: Textfiction itself free to play. Most of the interactive novels are in the public domain and may be downloaded free of charge to your library.
Q: How do I save/restore a game? A: Press the "Plus" button to bring up the menu. Save/restore commands won't work.
Q: Do I loose my progress when going back to the libary app? A: No! Whenever you leave the story screen, the game performs an auto save. It does not, however, perform an autorestore when you return (leaving the game is suppose to be a reset).
Q: Why is the story output erased when I restore a game? A: When you restore a game, you move to another part of the story. The current chat history no longer applies and gets discarded to avoid confusion.
Q: Can I change the action buttons? A: Yes! just write something in the commandline, then long press a button to modify it.
Q: Can I write my own fanfiction stories? A: Yes! The authoring tool of choice can be found here: http://inform7.com
Q: Why does my bluetooth keyboard repeat the enter key? A: Text Fiction comes free of charge. Unfortunately, this means no budget for buying troublesome hardware in order to check the problem out.
Q: Will a 1* rating convince you to change the app according to my whims? A: Go kiss a Grue
Recent changes: Full changelog: http://www.onyxbits.de/content/release-notes-text-fiction-v26
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★★★★★
This app doesn't come with the text adventure games, you download them separately, and then you import them into the app. It's not too hard to do and is mostly built into the app. It's been working great for me, kinda sad to see that the last update so long ago (my phone is getting old, and I hope the app works on the next one). Anyway playing though zork for the first time, currently mapping out the maze and having a blast.
★★★★★
I love text adventures and I like being able to load one of my choice. Do you really have all of them? Tapestry comes to mind. I didn't give you a 5 because sometimes I get stuck in the help or some other menu and can't return to the game, and once I just reached a point in a game where it wouldn't do anything further-seemed to lock everything up. Couldn't type anything and had to stop Text Fiction and start over. This was Dream hold, and it kept doing that even when I restored the game, so I had t
★★☆☆☆
Garbage. Marketing garbage. Don't waste your bandwidth.
★★☆☆☆
Outdated and does not recognize, detect, or support interactive fiction file types such as zblorb, gblorb, glue, etc
★★☆☆☆
It doesn't come with any game. You have to download them separately, they come compresses (you have to have another app for that) and you can't change the folder from where the app searches for game
★★☆☆☆
Not going to play a game that wants access to photos and other files on my phone. Plus I download a game to play game not to download other things to make game to work. What a scam.
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