Zork Remake

About

Zork Remake is a single player action game. It was developed by Ariel Love and was released on September 10, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

This Australian Indie studio is committed to converting the old Infocom text adventures to 3d first person adventures. Zork 1 Remake is the first of these to be developed. These infocom remakes are practically exactly the same as the originals.

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Single-Player

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48%

Audience ScoreBased on 25 reviews

stability3 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

The game offers a nostalgic and immersive experience by reimagining the classic text adventure Zork in a 3D environment.
The pixel art graphics and atmospheric soundtrack enhance the overall gameplay experience, making it engaging for fans of the original.
Despite its flaws, the game has potential and shows that the developer is actively working on updates and improvements.

The game suffers from severe performance issues, with low frame rates and lag making it nearly unplayable.
Many players find the game to be unfinished, lacking essential features like navigation and proper optimization.
There are numerous glitches and bugs that detract from the overall experience, leading to frustration among players.

graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users noting poor optimization and rudimentary visuals that resemble an early pre-alpha build. While some appreciate the nostalgic graphical rendition of Zork 1, others criticize the low-quality textures, flickering geometry, and an overall lack of effort in the visual design. Despite being playable at higher settings, the graphics fail to impress, leading some players to prefer the original text-based experience.
- “The game is rudimentary and a bit broken, but even so, it's a blast to see a rendition of Zork 1 as a graphical game.”
- “I'm running the graphics on the best quality setting and they are visually usable.”
- “The game is exactly the way I remember it, but for the first time I actually can see the game graphically!”
- “You can run this at 640x480 with the lowest graphics and it will just constantly be low frames because the game is probably always rendering everything.”
- “But it's bad - because of no optimization, ugly UI, rather uninteresting graphics and mapping.”
- “Also, once you leave the starting area (the iconic white house), the visuals degrade instantly and everything looks like it's from an early pre-alpha build; there's simplistic and flickering world geometry, flat and overstretched textures everywhere.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with players reporting poor frame rates, numerous bugs, and a lack of effort in optimizing assets, leading to a subpar performance even on low settings. The overall user experience is further diminished by an unattractive UI and uninspired graphics.
- “Not necessarily a bad thing, but when you have lots of assets and seemingly no attempt at optimization, you end up with frame rates worse than a 3D title on the SNES.”
- “But it runs terribly, even on the lowest settings; it seems zero optimization was done.”
- “Actually, it was a good idea to remake Zork, but the developer totally ruined it with a lot of bugs and bad performance.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
67%
Users report mixed experiences with stability, noting occasional glitches and camera freezes that disrupt gameplay, though some games, like Crysis, run smoothly without issues.
- “Crysis runs great too!”
- “The game maintains a steady frame rate, making for a smooth experience.”
- “I've had no crashes or bugs, which really enhances the overall gameplay.”
- “I chalk it up to glitches here and there.”
- “The camera freezes in places and then jumps ahead.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, indicating that it can become a monotonous and unenjoyable experience.
- “The grinding feels tedious and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “I find the grinding aspect to be incredibly monotonous, draining the fun out of the game.”
- “The amount of grinding required is overwhelming and takes away from the overall experience.”