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Return to Zork

Activision's 1993 graphic adventure that brought the Great Underground Empire to life with real actors and full-motion video.

You win a vacation to the Valley of the Vultures, but the land has fallen under a dark spell. Strange locals, talking trees and an old evil lie between you and the truth.

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About the game

Point-and-click puzzles, with a camera to collect photos and a tape recorder to keep conversations.

Its odd characters, played by actors, became famous, along with the line "Want some rye? Course ya do!"

History

Developed and published by Activision in 1993, the first graphic adventure in the Zork series.

Zork Nemesis and Zork: Grand Inquisitor followed.

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Ways to play

GOG.com Return to Zork
Paid Open

Extras

Only official, legal extras. We never link to scanned manuals or unofficial downloads.

Official extras on GOG Buying the GOG version also gets you these extras, free to download from your GOG library:
Manual Encyclopedia Frobozzica
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