List of commercial video games released as freeware
This is a list of commercial video games released as freeware ; games that, in their original license, were not considered freeware , but were re-released at a later date with a freeware license, sometimes as publicity for a forthcoming sequel or compilation release.
Some of the following games are not freely redistributable software , as they have only been made available as a free download as freeware, but may only be downloaded from certain websites and with the explicit permission of the copyright owner. Consult the software license agreement .
For games that were originally released as freeware, see List of freeware video games . For free and open-source games, and proprietary games re-released as FLOSS, see List of open-source video games . For proprietary games with released source code (and proprietary or freeware content), see List of commercial video games with available source code .
Games
The following formerly commercial games have been made available as freeware and are still in that status:
Title
First release
Freeware release
Genre
Platform(s)
Publisher
Additional information
3 in Three
1989
[ 1]
Puzzle
Mac OS
Cliff Johnson
Adventure Fun-Pak
1989
2004[ 2]
Adventure , Action
MS-DOS
Apogee Software
Adventureland
1978
1993[ 3]
Adventure , interactive fiction
TRS-80 , Apple II , Atari 8-bit , TI-99/4A , PET , Commodore 64 , IBM PC , VIC-20 , ZX Spectrum , BBC Micro , Electron
Scott Adams
The Adventures of Fatman
2003
2003
A point-and-click adventure
Windows
Michael Doak
Released on studio's closing as CC-ND-NC "abandonware "
Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian, The
1992
1996[ 4]
Adventure
Amiga , Atari ST , DOS
Game Crafters
Adventures of Robbo
1994
2006[ 5]
Puzzle
DOS
Epic MegaGames
Adventures of Robby Roto!, The
1981
1999[ 6]
Maze (Puzzle )
Arcade
Bally Midway
Alien Cabal
1997
2000[ 7]
First-person shooter
MS-DOS , Windows
QASoft
Alien Carnage (a.k.a. Halloween Harry )
1994
2007[ 8]
Platform
MS-DOS
Apogee Software
Allegiance
2000
2004[ 9]
Space simulation /Real-time strategy /Action
Windows
Microsoft Research
Source code released as freeware; gaming enthusiasts developed Free Allegiance from the released code.[ 10]
All Walls Must Fall
2018
2024[ 11]
Strategy
Windows, Linux, Mac
Inbetweengames
Amulets & Armor
1997
2013
Action /Role-playing video game
DOS
United Software Artists
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021
1987
2004[ 12]
Strategy
DOS
Thinking Machine Associates
Updated in 2004 by George Moromisato to run natively on Windows.
Antheads: It Came from the Desert 2
1990
[ 13]
Adventure
Amiga
Cinemaware
Expansion pack to It Came from the Desert .
Arctic Adventure
1991
2009[ 14]
Platformer
DOS
Apogee Software
Ares
1996
2008[ 15]
Space simulation /Real-time strategy
Mac OS
Ambrosia Software
Source code has been released under GPLv3, much of the media released under creative commons, Antares , a straight port, and Xsera , a derivative project were created.
At the Carnival
1989
[ 16]
Puzzle
Mac OS, DOS
Cliff Johnson
Bad Day on the Midway
1995
2022[ 17]
Adventure
Windows, Mac
Inscape
Baseball Mogul 2006
2005
2006[ 18]
Sports management
Windows
Sports Mogul
Battlecruiser 3000AD
1996
2001[ 19]
Space simulator
Windows
Derek Smart
Battlecruiser Millennium
2003
2005[ 19]
Battle of Britain
2001
[ 20]
Flight simulator
Windows
Empire Interactive
Only source code available.
Battle of the Eras
1995
2013[ 21]
Fighting
DOS
Procryon
BC Kid
1992
[ 22]
Platform game
Amiga
Factor 5
Beneath a Steel Sky
1994
2003[ 23]
Adventure
Amiga, DOS
Virgin Interactive
Released to support the ScummVM Project.
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
1984[ 24]
Stealth game
DOS
Muse Software
Beyond the Titanic
1986
1998[ 25]
Text adventure game
Apogee Software
Bio Menace
1993
2005[ 26]
Side-scrolling platform game
Blackthorne
1994
2013[ 27]
Cinematic platform
Interplay Productions
Blades of Exile
1997
2007[ 28]
Role-playing video game
Mac, Windows
Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software
The source code has also been released; the game is still being sold on CD, but the open source version contains the full game content.
Boppin'
1994
2005[ 29]
Puzzle
Amiga, DOS
Apogee Software
Castle Infinity
1996
2000
MMOG
Windows
Starwave
Castle of the Winds
1989
1998[ 30]
Role-playing video game
Windows 3.x
Epic MegaGames
Caves of Thor
1989
2005[ 31]
Adventure
DOS
Apogee Software
Championship Manager: Season 01/02
2001
2009[ 32]
Sports management
Windows, Mac OS, Xbox
Eidos Interactive
Clonk Endeavour
2004
2008[ 33]
Platform /Real-time strategy
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
RedWolf Design
Only Windows version was released as freeware.
Clyde's Adventure
1992
2005[ 34]
Platform
DOS
Moonlite Software
Clyde's Revenge
1995
2005[ 35]
Command & Conquer
1995
2007[ 36]
Real-time strategy
Windows , Mac OS
Virgin Interactive
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
1996
2008[ 37]
Made freeware in 2008 to promote the release of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 .[ 38]
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
1999
2010[ 39]
Real-time strategy
Windows
Electronic Arts
Made freeware (along with its expansion pack Firestorm ) on February 12, 2010, to promote the release of Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight .
Cybersphere
1996
2006[ 40]
Arkanoid -style game
DOS
Psycon Software
Cybersphere Plus
1997
2006[ 41]
Dark Ages
1991
2009[ 14]
Platform
Apogee Software
Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion
2005
2007[ 42]
Mech simulation
Linux, Windows , Mac OS
GarageGames
Death Rally
1996
2009[ 43]
Racing game
DOS , Windows
Apogee Software
Defender of the Crown
1986
[ 44]
Strategy game
Amiga , Amstrad CPC , Apple II , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , MS-DOS, Game Boy Advance , Mac, NES , ZX Spectrum
Cinemaware
Dink Smallwood
1997
1999[ 45]
Role-playing video game
Windows , Linux, Mac OS
Iridon Interactive
Dreamweb
1992
2012[ 46]
Adventure
Amiga, DOS
Empire Interactive Entertainment
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
1994
2004[ 47]
Role-playing video game
DOS
Bethesda Softworks
Floppy disk version released as freeware in 2004 to mark the 10th anniversary of the TES series, and as publicity release prior to the 4th installment, Oblivion .
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
1996
2009[ 48]
Sequel to the aforementioned Arena . Released as freeware on July 9, 2009, to mark the 15th anniversary of the TES series.
Electro Man
1993
2006[ 49]
Sidescroller
DOS
Created by xLand Games and published by Epic MegaGames
Enemy Nations
1997
2001
Real-time strategy
Windows
Windward Studios
Executioners
1992
2005
Beat 'em up
DOS
Bloodlust Software
F.E.A.R. Combat
2005
2006[ 50]
First-person shooter, horror
Windows
Monolith Productions
Originally released as the multiplayer portion of F.E.A.R.
Fish Fillets
1998
2002
Puzzle
Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, and others
Altar Games
The original Fish Fillets was released under the GPL in 2002. Subsequently, the Fish Fillets NG project has recoded the engine to enable multi-platform release.
Flight of the Amazon Queen
1995
2004[ 51]
Adventure
Amiga, DOS
Renegade Software
Released to support the ScummVM Project.
The Fool's Errand
1987
[ 52]
Puzzle
Mac OS, MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
Miles Computing
Full Spectrum Warrior
2004
2008
Real-time tactics
Windows
Pandemic Studios
Released as a free ad-supported download.
FS One 2022
2003
2022
RC Flight Sim
Windows
InertiaSoft
Dr. Michael Selig felt that dealing with sales was a distraction from his research and development. Game is still being developed.
Glider PRO
1991
Mac OS, Mac OS X
Casady & Greene
When Casady & Greene went bankrupt, the rights to the series reverted to the author, John Calhoun , who opted to give a few versions of the game away for free on his website.
God of Thunder
1993
[ 53]
Puzzle, Action
DOS
Adept Software
Gridlee
1983
Arcade
Videa
Gridrunner
1982
Scrolling shooter
Atari 2600 , VIC-20 , ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64
Llamasoft
Ground Control
2000
2004
Real-time tactics
Windows
Massive Entertainment
Registerware freeware released on July 1, 2004, to serve as promotion for its sequel, Ground Control II: Operation Exodus .
Hades 2
2001
2009[ 54]
First-person shooter
Windows
Espaço Informática
Hardwired (a pre-release version of Red Zone )
1994
Shooter
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Zyrinx
Heartlight PC
1994
2006[ 55]
Puzzle
Atari 8-bit , MS-DOS
Janusz Pelc (Atari), Epic MegaGames (port)
Heros: The Sanguine Seven
1993
2005
Platform
DOS
Jeffrey Fullerton
Originally published in cooperation with Safari Software and Epic MegaGames .
Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe
1999
2003[ 56]
Action game with tactical elements
Windows
Illusion Softworks
Released as freeware to serve as promotion for its sequel, Hidden & Dangerous 2 .
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1984
2004[ 57]
Adventure
Flash
Infocom
Made publicly available as a web-based game by the BBC .
Hong Kong 97
1995
2023[ 58]
Shoot 'em up , satire
Super Famicom
Happysoft
Infantry Online
1999
2007
2D MMORPG
Windows
Sony Online Entertainment
Similar to PlanetSide .
Inner Worlds
1996
2001
Platform
MS-DOS , Linux
Sleepless Software
Similar to Jill of the Jungle .
Ironseed
1994
2007
Space trading and combat simulator
DOS
Softdisk
Released as freeware by the author to promote a remake of the game.
It Came From The Desert
1989
[ 59]
Adventure
Amiga, Atari ST , DOS, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive , TurboGrafx-16
Cinemaware
Jetpack
1993
[ 60]
Platform
MS-DOS
Software Creations (US)
Katakis
1988
[ 22]
Side-scrolling shoot-em-up
Amiga
Factor 5
Ken's Labyrinth
1993
1999[ 61]
First-person shooter
DOS
Epic MegaGames
Kiloblaster
1992
2008[ 62]
Space shooter
DOS
King of Chicago
1987
[ 63]
Action, adventure, strategy game
Amiga , Apple II , Atari ST , DOS, Mac
Cinemaware
Kroz
1987
2009[ 14]
Adventure
DOS
Apogee Software
Kye
1992
2008[ 64]
Puzzle
Windows 3.x
Colin Garbutt
Lode Runner Online: Mad Monks' Revenge
1995
Side-scrolling game
Windows, Mac OS
Sierra Entertainment
Based on the game Lode Runner .
Lords of the Rising Sun
1989
[ 65]
Arcade
Amiga , PC-Engine
Cinemaware
Lure of the Temptress
1992
2003[ 66]
Graphic adventure
Amiga, Atari ST, DOS
Virgin Interactive
The Lost Vikings
1993
2014[ 67]
Puzzle-platform
DOS
Interplay Productions
Mad TV
1991
Management simulation game
DOS, Amiga
Rainbow Arts
Major Stryker
1993
2006[ 31]
Scrolling shooter
DOS
Apogee Software
Marathon Trilogy
1994
2005
First-person shooter
Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Bungie
Source code to Marathon 2 was released in 2000, and code for Marathon Infinity was released in 2011.[ 68] [ 69]
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
2002
2010[ 70]
Robotic simulation
Windows
FASA Interactive
Monuments of Mars
1990
2009[ 14]
Platform
DOS
Apogee Software
Mystery House
1980
1987[ 71]
Adventure
Apple II
On-Line Systems
Released into the Public Domain in 1987 to celebrate Sierra's 7th anniversary.
Nogginknockers
1993
2005
Sports
DOS
Bloodlust Software
Nogginknockers 2
1996
2005
Sports
DOS
NoGravity
1998
[ 72]
Space combat simulator
Windows, Mac OS, Linux
realtech VR
One Must Fall: 2097
1994
1999[ 73]
Fighting
DOS
Epic MegaGames
onEscapee
1997
2006
Action-adventure game
Windows, Amiga
Invictus Games, Ltd.
Oo-topos
1987
[ 74]
Interactive fiction
Apple II , DOS
Polarware
Out of the Park Baseball
1999
2002
Sports management
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
Out of the Park Developments
Overkill
1992
2008[ 75]
Vertical scrolling-shooter
DOS
Precision Software Publishing / Epic MegaGames
Pharaoh's Tomb
1990
2009[ 14]
Platform
DOS
Apogee Software
Postal
1997
2019[ 76]
Top-down shooter
Windows
Running with Scissors
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
2005
Third-person shooter
Windows
Midway Games
Released through FilePlanet as ad-supported freeware.
Purge
2003
Online first-person shooter
Windows
Freeform Interactive
Puzzle Fun-Pak
1989
2004[ 2]
Puzzle , Action
MS-DOS
Apogee Software
Railroad Tycoon Deluxe
1993
2006[ 77]
Business simulator
DOS
MicroProse
Riftspace
2000
2008
Space simulation
Windows
Starwraith 3D Games
Rock n' Roll Racing
1993
2014[ 67]
Racing
DOS
Interplay Productions
'Lite' version of the original Super NES game with just three playable tracks. This version has all rock music tracks changed to simple MIDI music, because the music license expired.
Rocket Ranger
1988
[ 78]
Action
Amiga , Apple II , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , DOS, NES
Cinemaware
R-Type
1989
[ 22]
Side-scrolling shoot-em-up
Amiga
Factor 5
Sango Fighter
1993
2009[ 79]
Fighting
DOS
Panda Entertainment
Released as freeware by current copyright holder Super Fighter Team .
Savage: The Battle for Newerth
2004
A blend of FPS and RTS gameplay
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
S2 Games
Savage 2: A Tortured Soul
2008
2008
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
S.D.I
1986
[ 80]
Action adventure
Amiga , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , DOS, Macintosh
Cinemaware
SimCity
1989
2008 (as OLPC SimCity )
City-building game
Windows, DOS
Was released under the GPLv3 for the One Laptop per Child project , and as Micropolis to the general public (the original title of the game).
Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
1987
[ 81]
Action
Amiga , Apple II , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , DOS
Cinemaware
SkiFree
1991
[ 82]
Arcade
Windows 3.0
Chris Pirih
SkyRoads
1993
[ 83]
Driving
DOS
Bluemoon Interactive
Söldner: Secret Wars
2004
2011
Tactical shooter
Windows
JoWood Productions
Sołtys
1995
2011
Adventure game
DOS
LK Avalon
Spheres of Chaos
1992
2007[ 84]
Shooter game
Windows, Linux, RISC OS
Iain McLeod
The Spirit Engine 2
2008
2010[ 85]
A 2-D side-scrolling indie RPG
Windows
Mark Pay
StarCraft
1998
2017[ 86]
Real-time strategy
Windows , Mac OS
Blizzard Entertainment
Made freeware (along with its expansion pack Brood War ) on April 19, 2017, to promote the release of StarCraft: Remastered . Accessible on Battlenet.
StarCraft 2
2010
2020[ 87]
Real-time strategy
Windows , Mac OS
Blizzard Entertainment
The complete Wings of Liberty campaign, full use of Raynor, Kerrigan, and Artanis Co-Op Commanders, with all others available for free up to level five, full access to custom games, including all races, AI difficulties, maps; unranked multiplayer, with access to Ranked granted after the first 10 wins of the day in Unranked or Versus AI. Accessible on Battlenet.
Starshatter: The Gathering Storm
2004
2011[ 88]
Space combat simulator
Windows
Destroyer Studios
Source code also released, content Freeware.[ 88]
Stargunner
1996
2005[ 89]
Side-scrolling shooter
DOS
3D Realms
Starsiege: Tribes
1998
2004[ 90]
First-person shooter
Windows
Dynamix /Sierra On-Line
Released as publicity for the release of Tribes: Vengeance .
Star Control II
1992
2002
Action adventure
DOS, Mac OS
Toys For Bob
Released as The Ur-Quan Masters .
Star Fleet I: The War Begins
1985
[ 91]
Strategy
DOS
Interstel
Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander
1989
[ 91]
Strategy
DOS
Interstel
Star Legions
1992
[ 91]
Strategy
DOS
Interstel
Star Wraith II
2000
Space military simulation game
Starwraith 3D Games
Star Wraith III: Shadows of Orion
2000
A space military simulation featuring multiplayer capabilities
Starwraith 3D Games
Star Wraith IV: Reviction
2000
2008
Windows
Starwraith 3D Games
Strange Adventures in Infinite Space
2002
2009
by Digital Eel
Supaplex
1991
Boulder Dash-like puzzle game
Michael Stopp and Philip Jespersen
Supernova
1987
1998[ 92]
Text adventure
DOS
Apogee Software
Super Fighter
1993
2001[ 93]
Fighting
DOS
C&E, Inc.
Released as freeware by current copyright holder Super Fighter Team .
Super ZZT
1992
Adventure
DOS
Epic MegaGames
S.W.I.N.E.
2001
2005
Real-time tactics game
DOS
StormRegion
Released as S.W.I.N.E. Free Christmas Edition .
Teen Agent
1995
Graphic adventure
DOS
Telengard
1982
Dungeon crawl
DOS
Daniel Lawrence
TerraFire
1997
2005[ 94]
Space shooter
DOS
ORT Software
The Three Stooges
1987
[ 95]
Action
Amiga , Apple II , Commodore 64 , DOS, NES
Cinemaware
Timeslaughter
1996
2005
Fighting
DOS
Bloodlust Software
Timeslaughter Lost , a prototype version of Timeslaughter , was also released in 2005 as freeware after a fan realized the version he had was different from the retail release and sent it to Bloodlust Software.
Total Extreme Wrestling 2005
2005
2009
Booking simulator
Windows
Greydog Software
Traffic Department 2192
1994
2007[ 96]
Top-down shooter
DOS
Epic MegaGames
Transylvania I,II,III
1982, 1985, 1989
[ 74]
Adventure
Apple II , Commodore 64 , DOS
Polarware
Treasure Island Dizzy
1987
Puzzle
Oliver twins
Tribes 2
2001
2004[ 97]
First-person shooter
Windows, Linux
Dynamix /Sierra On-Line
Released as publicity for the release of Tribes: Vengeance .
Trivia Whiz
1988
2005[ 31]
Trivia game
DOS
Apogee Software
Turboraketti
1993
Cavern-flying game
Amiga
Heikki Kosola
TV Sports Baseball
1990
[ 98]
Sports
Amiga , DOS, NES
Cinemaware
TV Sports Basketball
1989
[ 99]
Sports
Amiga , DOS, PC-Engine
Cinemaware
TV Sports Boxing
1991
[ 100]
Sports
Amiga , DOS
Cinemaware
Tyrian
1995
2004
Scrolling shooter
DOS
Epic MegaGames
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
1985
1997[ 101]
CRPG
DOS
Origin Systems
Re-released again in 2011 to promote Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar .[ 102]
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams
1991
2012[ 103]
CRPG
DOS
Origin Systems
Released by Electronic Arts exclusively through GOG.com .
Universal Combat
2004
2008[ 19]
Space simulator
Windows
Derek Smart
Unreal
1998
2024[ 104]
First-person shooter
Windows
Epic MegaGames
Unreal Tournament
1999
2024[ 104]
First-person shooter
Windows
Epic MegaGames
Vantage Master Online
1998
2002
Tactical RPG
Windows
Nihon Falcom
Victory: The Age of Racing
2014
2016
Racing game
Windows
Vae Victis
War Wind
1996
2020[ 105]
Strategy
Windows
Strategic Simulations
Warzone 2100
1999
2004
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, AmigaOS 4, PlayStation
Eidos Interactive
WingNuts: Temporal Navigator
2001
2006[ 106]
Shooter
Mac OS X
Freeverse Software
Wings
1990
[ 107]
Flight simulator
Amiga
Cinemaware
Wings
1996
Cavern-flying game
Miika Virpioja
Wing Commander: Secret Ops
1998
1998
Space simulator
Windows
The full version was released by Origin as freeware on 27th of Aug 1998
Wolfenstein 3D
1992
2012[ 108]
First-person shooter
Browser-based
id software
Word Whiz
1988
2005[ 31]
Trivia
DOS
Apogee Software
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire
1990
2012[ 103]
CRPG
MS-DOS
Origin Systems
Released by Electronic Arts exclusively through GOG.com.[ 103]
X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse
1997
2006
First-person shooter
MS-DOS , Linux , Mac, Windows
WizardWorks
The freeware release includes a walkthrough and a pre-installed patch (pak4.pak) to fix bugs and add additional gameplay features.
Xargon
1993
2008[ 109]
Platform
DOS
Epic MegaGames
Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport
1995
2006[ 110]
Fighting game
DOS
Apogee Software
ZZT
1991
Adventure
DOS
Epic MegaGames
Games no longer freely distributed
The following are commercial games that were once released as free downloads but were not freely redistributable software .
Airborne Ranger (1988), a stealth 2D game by MicroProse . It was released as freeware by Atari to promote Airborne Rangers . A free registration was required to download the game. After Airborne Rangers wasn't released, the Airborne Ranger page and the download link were removed. The game is still mentioned as freeware and many forums and sites have the now dead link to the game page. The legal situation now is unclear because the installer has no disclaimer.
Area 51 (2005), a first person shooter by Midway Games . Its free release was sponsored by the US Air Force . It later changed hands and its freeware status was removed.[ 111]
B-17 Flying Fortress (1992), a flight simulator by MicroProse .[ 112]
Battlefield 1942 (2002), a first person shooter by Electronic Arts , was available on Origin until it was removed, due to GameSpy shutting down.[ 113]
Betrayal at Krondor (1993), a role-playing game by Dynamix .[ 112]
Caesar (1992), a city-building game by Sierra.[ 112]
Dragonsphere (1994), a point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by MicroProse. Released as freeware by Atari in 2011 on GOG.com .[ 114] The rights were brought by Tommo in 2015 and, after the expiration of the deal with Atari, began to charge for it.[ 115]
Gateway (1992), an adventure game by Legend Entertainment .[ 116]
Grand Theft Auto (1997)
Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999)
Red Baron 3D (1998), a flight game by Sierra.[ 112]
Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War (2006), a real-time strategy /third-person shooter by Stainless Steel Studios and Midway Games . Re-released as ad-supported freeware, sponsored by the US Air Force .[ 117]
The Sims 2 (2004), a life simulation game by Maxis and Electronic Arts . It was released as freeware for a limited time on Origin on July 16, 2014, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Sims 2 . It was removed from Origin on July 31, 2014.
The Suffering (2004), a horror third/first person shooter developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games . It was released free in September 2008 sponsored by the US Air Force , but is no longer available due to a new copyright holder.[ 118]
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2001), a tactical shooter by Ubisoft . Released in an ad-supported free download version in 2007 for a limited time; available to US residents only.[ 119]
Wild Metal Country (1999), was released as freeware in 2004[ 120] but is no longer available on the download page.
Zero Tolerance (1994), a first person shooter developed by Technopop for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis . The ROMs of the game and its sequel were formerly offered by the owner Randel Reiss for free download . In 2021, however, the rights to both games were purchased by Piko Interactive , leding the download links for the ROMs to disappear from Technopop's website[ 121] , but they are still available for free download on Zophar's Domain.
Zork I , Zork II , Zork III , text adventure games by Infocom .[ 112]
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