Text Fiction - Playable Novels

Fast and intuitive UI. Layout is obviously designed to appeal to younger generation although I use fullscreen 'Jason' theme to save screen space. Download of new stories is easier than other interpreters too. Edit - dropped a star as cannot cope with some early classic Infocoms and also does not save in quetzal format so games in progress are less portable. Still best UI though.

I've seen only a few for pc, but this one has a amazing layout. Having more fun than ever with it. My only problem is that I didn't find too much games on website, maybe it's because the type is old and almost nobody create these types of games. Can I download games from other websites? What is the game format for this one?

5 stars, does exactly what it says and gives hours of fun. Small issue with a bug with some games where typing hint can lock the controls in the secondary mode (with the arrows and the check mark) making you unable to continue, but can be circumvented by saving the game before hand and reloading after you get your hint. All in all very satisfied and would definitely recommend.

Works really well. The only downside is that the novel "texting"-style interface has made my wife jealous that I spent a long time texting someone other than her.

Super easy and conveient. The only thing i would want more would be that it automatically names your save so you dont have to, or a quicksave button for on the go. Either way, this is connected to a really clear site with a good collection of games to get you started, which is my favorite part since it makes finding games so easy!

Smooth, polished, and the text-chat interface concept is a brilliant idea that is very well implemented here. I grew up in the 1980s playing these Infocom titles, and while I go back to them every so often as an adult, I've yet to get that same feel from mobile Z-machines (such as Son of Hunky Punk, which otherwise is also good). The chat-text interface here is the perfect transition to modern mobile platforms for these games, and I'm frankly amazed that no one had thought of it before. As others have mentioned here, the only real point of frustration I have is the lack of .z4 support, which eliminates later classic Infocom titles such as A Mind Forever Voyaging. But for about 70-80% of Infocoms and virtually anything produced in the Inform era (post-1997 or so), this Z interpreter is just spot on. I'm giving this five stars, because it deserves it, even without .z4 support. With .z4 support, I'd be petitioning Google to make a six-star rating possible.

HELP!! Please,I don't know how to go about writing my own text adventure. I know there's a help forum,but it confused me:( Yeah,I'm not so sure what to do now. I just wanted to write my own stuff like this.(BTW your app seems to be the only one where I can possibly write my own.) That's why I need help.Can you perhaps have a short little 'tutorial' thingy? I had this app before,but I gave up and deleted it because I just wanted to write my own adventures. So,what should I do?

This engine let's you play tons of games that you can download for free. It's great for bringing interactive text games to mobile. My only complaint is that the user interface can be touchy/counter-intuitive.

So I love the app, and I would love to give it 5 stars, but I'm having a bit of a problem. So I'm playing Anchorhead, and I'm at the part where you have the option to read some newspaper clippings, but after it shows what they say, it shows some quotes. After it shows the quotes, it tells you to press backspace to go back to the game. I pressed it, but it just brought me back to the bit that brought me to the quotes, and now it's just in a loop and I'm stuck in this part of the game. Any way to fix this?

Not all of the stories work and it needs bigger verb dictionary. Aside from that I'm really happy that you can just touch the words on the screen from the story. Also the stories that do work are well written. Would like to see more in the humor category.

This is a rock solid zcode interpreter that plays all commonly available interactive fiction z files. Backed by the awesome community at onyxbits and with loads of free interactive fiction files to play this is an excellent app to have in your phone for long waits at the airport.

Rather than providing the traditional monochrome text user interface, this app looks and feels like an IM conversation. It works great as designed, but encountered trouble loading some text + image games.

I've tried a lot of z interpreters, and this is my favorite because: * It's well laid out, and text is easy to read (not miniscule unicode) * Useful shortcut buttons (examine, take, open, etc) * Ability to click on a word in the story and include that in your command. The only thing that could make it better would be a user-defined library location, rather than the "download" folder only. It's a lovely interface, though, thank you for the app.

Save State dialogue is text entry with no dialog or previous entry recall. Could use text scaling and some other additional formatting and layout options. The borders trigger movement so on a small device this may affect your scrolling. Alternatively, it's about the best hope for now of playing IF on a touchscreen and seems to do a fair job of at least interpreting the compositions and making them a bit more accessible with its toolbar.

I cannot describe the joy I felt in finding this. I am in love with making and playing text based adventure games, and boy is this amazing. This is not for people who want a regular rpg game, but for those who like to read and use their imagination to solve puzzles and things, A MUST GET! I mean, there is no excuse if its free. Give me a good reason NOT to get it

Not only am I reading a normal storeey but I also have control over it! My only problem is the save button. Whenever I press it, it doesn't work. How do I save? But other than that it's a great game and keep up the good work :) edit: I figured out how to save :)

I've always been intrigued in this type of game and want to play it but I am seriously struggling with the save/restore feature. Every time I exit out of my game to the library all my progress is lost, and when I restore a saved game it just loads a blank screen. I would love to play if this could somehow get fixed!

The best IF reader for the touch interface. Really simple and intuitive to use, and in some ways even better than a physical keyboard. If you've ever wished you could play some IF on your phone without futzing around all over a touch keyboard, give this a go.

I was so happy to get this! Used to play interactive fiction all the time actually. Glad to have it back. I wish it didn't erase progress if you move away from the app. I forget to save and autosave isn't great. Small bug though....still love it!

I don't know how to import the files I've downloaded. It always tells me that I don't have any games on my download folder. Where exactly is the download folder in my device? I'm really excited to play the game so I gave it a 5 star :)

Does it matter what it does at that point? Get this app! Zork is awesome! If this app ever sees updates, I'd like black background white text or a light gray text. Also the ability to select the save file I'm saving to. Cheers!

I love interactive fiction, but hate all the typing. What I like especially about this app is the command shortcuts and the one click copy paste from words in the descriptions. Also the use of TTS is very useful. If only I could add some of my own shortcuts, it would be perfect.

...I can't figure out how to save games. It keeps saying you can only do that from the menu, but all I find is help and settings. Any help?

I love this app so much, I especially love getting my friends to help me along the way except I can't save my progress. I don't like starting from the beginning I'd love to be able to put my phone down, think about where I am in the story and be able to come back right where I left off and try any solutions I've thought up. When ever I click save it says Saved but I don't see it in my library...what's up?

Functional little IF machine. A little confusing at first, but uses well enough once you get the hang of the interface.

It so great. It compatible with all sorts of text adventures made by so many passionate creators. Too bad it can't fix my marriage! Awesome!

So fun I could make Hundreds! But the ad is not fun and won't let me play with aoife. Just a joke I love It!

Sometimes i cant open the catalog , saying web not found , etc . When i can , i can just download the tutorial and 9:05 !! I tried to download anything else with ALL BROWSERS I HAD and its saying web not found ,etc and its frustating.. I even do a research and found ifdb . When i download elephant tower ( idk is it elephant tower ) its error again ! I just cant download z-machine ( i know zmachine because of that research ) at all !!!! Help meee!!!

There are no zombie or vampire stories. Not worth my time until you have what I want.

It will say one thing and youll try all the options it gives plus your own and it will say thats not a verb. Example: build a scare crow.me: build scare crow. The text: thats not a verb. Me: make a scarecrow. Text: thats not a verb. Me: use rake and coveralls. Text: thats not a verb. The fk im suppose to do then?!!!!

It was perfect for a day, now it won't load games. Stuck on loading screen. Help :(

I'm relatively new to the world of IF, and this app has been a great introduction. It directs new users to some beginner (tutorial) stories, and makes it easy to find games that interest you. The only things I'd like to see changed are listing the score and day/time (in game) on the main screen while playing (as this is important in some games), and correcting the issue of double enters with just one "enter" press when using a bluetooth keyboard. I found a temporary fix for the latter issue by selecting the "auto collapse keyboard" option under settings, but this makes it so I have to manually select the text entry field every time before typing - annoying, but better than the program interpreting one press of the enter button as two. Still, a great program with lots of potential. Thanks!

For those that have issues with the save. There is nothing wrong. When exiting save the game and upon returning restore the game. You will be where you were when you left and will still have everything you had, however it appears that you have lost your save because the text will have been cleared.

Rather than providing the traditional monochrome text user interface, this app looks and feels like an IM conversation. It works great as designed, but encountered trouble loading some text + image games.

I've tried several different If interpreters, but this is the only one that I always come back to. Update: I've recently discovered that about 80% of my games (I have more than 50) read as: Corrupt game file, and do not work at all. If this can be fixed, I'd give 5 stars in a heartbeat!

I downloaded a game from the site (if that helps, it was .z3 and appeared a .txt in my downloads) and it doesn't appear on the import list. Other than that, it's okay.

Very useful. The only improvement I'd like would be a Browse for z-files anywhere on the Android filestore.

I do like the "chat" interface. However, double-echoing the Enter key when using a keyboard is annoying. Also, .z6 games aren't supported, and keyboard input is sometimes not accepted when it needs to be, making many of the "abuse" games unplayable. I also don't like the save/restore interface. With all that said though, at least I could play through Anchorhead with no glaring bugs (like items disappearing, and occasional descriptions of the wrong room).

Super easy app to get started and play with. Has a library of games. Not sure what else you'd want.

I wish I can play IF with format other than Zblorb, Z8, Z5, etc