frotz ☆

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Description:
Infocom-style interactive fiction player

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Other

Tags: interactive-fiction games z-machine text-adventure emulator

Install: brew install frotz

About:
Frotz is a high-quality interpreter for Infocom-style Z-code interactive fiction games. It supports all standard Z-machine versions, providing an authentic experience for classic text adventures. Its main value is enabling modern systems to run historical IF titles with precision and stability.

Key Features:

Supports all Z-machine versions (1-8)
High-fidelity reproduction of original Infocom behavior
DOS and Glk windowing interfaces
Save, restore, and script game sessions

Use Cases:

Playing classic Infocom text adventures like Zork
Developing and testing new interactive fiction written in Inform
Preserving and archiving historical software

Alternatives:

Bocfel – Another Z-machine interpreter; Frotz is often preferred for its long history and wide platform support.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 7:15pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	6eb84ac4
Sep 13, 2024 7:45am		1	VERSION_BUMP	d5bc9b2a