Zork III: The Dungeon Master

In the third game of the adventure game series Zork, you are once again a nameless adventurer, only this time you won't travel through a beautiful magical land, but are immediately cast into a deep dungeon. Like in a dream, you hear a mysterious voice telling you that you have passed all the tests but one. When consciousness returns to you, you find yourself on the endless spiral of stairs, with only your trusty lantern near you... will you be able to survive the horrors of the Dungeon?

Like its predecessors, Zork III: The Dungeon Master is a text adventure game. You read descriptions of rooms and then interact with the game by typing commands. As all early Zork games, it is very easy to get stuck in the game, so you'll have to reload several times in order to find the correct way.

Preceded by Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
Followed By Enchanter
Series Zork (3)
Added March 8, 2020
Published By Infocom, Inc.
Mastertronic Ltd.
Commodore Electronics Ltd.
Developed By Infocom, Inc.
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The starting location (DOS) from mobygames.com
A sword in the stone and some footsteps approaching... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Runes in an ancient language (DOS) from mobygames.com
A view of the magnificent aqueduct. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zork III contains a sneak peak of Infocom's next game - Enchanter... However, you have to pay with your life to see it! (DOS) from mobygames.com
Fighting the mysterious hooded figure. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A remarkable spot in the dungeon - it almost makes you wish the game had graphics. (DOS) from mobygames.com
This is the only place (and time) in the Zork trilogy that "Hello, sailor" actually does anything useful. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Introduction (Apple II) from mobygames.com
I'm not falling for that one again! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Oh, how worried should I be? (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Quite worried. All the same, death is not the end... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
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You are likely to be eaten by a grue. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
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Woke up an old man to open a secret door (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
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Title (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
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Junction (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
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Lake Shore (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
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Year of Release:
1982

Genre(s):
Interactive Fiction Traditional

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Fantasy

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