Return to Zork

Return to Zork

Activision · April 18, 2017 · Adventure, FMV, Point & Click, Classic, Puzzle

Buy Return to Zork from Steam at $3.89 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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Very Positive89% · 70
Best price
$3.89-35%
$5.99lowest tracked $1.97
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Where to buy Return to Zork — official stores

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Standard Edition · Steam
-35%
$3.89
$5.99
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GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
$5.99
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Return to Zork price by region

Return to Zork costs £3.11 in the United Kingdom, $3.89 in the United States, €3.89 in Europe (EUR), CA$5.19 in Canada, $5.99 in Georgia (USD), A$6.24 in Australia, NZ$7.01 in New Zealand, R$11.99 in Brazil and zł16.90 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Return to Zork offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £3.11 −35% £3.11 — 2
United Statesyour region $3.89 −35% $3.89 — 2
Europe (EUR) €3.89 −35% €3.89 — 2
Canada CA$5.19 −35% CA$5.19 — 2
Georgia (USD) $5.99 $5.99 — 2
Australia A$6.24 −35% A$6.24 — 2
New Zealand NZ$7.01 −35% NZ$7.01 — 2
Brazil R$11.99 −35% R$11.99 — 2
Poland zł16.90 zł16.90 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Return to Zork

According to the myth, the Great Underground Empire of Zork was destroyed and all evil magic was dispersed. But now, the IT&L Corporation claims to have discovered the mythical dark recesses beneath the Valley of the Sparrows.

Since their discovery, nightmares have become common. People have vanished. Buildings have disappeared. You, the unwitting traveler, must save the underground empire from the forces of evil.
  • Return to Zork: A mesmerizing interactive adventure of danger, intrigue and cunning. Explore amazing territory and face one fascinating puzzle after another.
  • Spectacular Production Value: An entrancing game filled by a cast of Hollywood stars. Revel in a superb soundtrack with over 180 original compositions.
  • Amazing Interface: An interactive interface before its time! Quickly and easily master complex interactions. Choose your conversational tone, from threatening to friendly, for different responses from the characters you meet. Snap pictures and tape record conversations to review at any time.
  • The Experience: A story so compelling novice adventurers will be enthralled. A puzzle structure so challenging even the most experienced game players will not be able to sleep. It’s an adventure you’ll never forget.

Return to Zork — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 3, 2026
Return to zork has made realise that i was born way after
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 2, 2026
I played this when I was a kid, it used to freak me out so much, I never finished it so I am here today to try complete it about 32 years on haha
2 found this helpful
Recommended May 20, 2026
There are six Zork games for PC worth knowing. Three of them are text adventures, followed by three more standard adventure games for PC. The text adventures are hilarious though all but impossible to get very far into. They are ridiculously difficult, mostly due to quirky inventories and how they are used. First released in 1977, Zork 1 became the father figure for most adventure games that followed. Return to Zork, the game under discussion here, was released by Activision in 1993, in the same month that Myst was released. Two more different games could not be imagined. Though I love both of them, at least Myst was playable without having an IQ of 160 and a completely warped sense of what to do next in a game. When I originally played RTZ (March 2000) I found the game impossible to get very far without hints and a newly available walk through guide, and never managed to finish it. People would congregate on forums trading ideas as to how to progress. Hardly anyone ever finished the game back then, and I daresay no one ever did without the solutions in front of them. So this review is really of a 2026 walk through, which took us about 5 hours. Without a walk thro…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 16, 2026
Fun Adventure game and return to the world of Zork.
Recommended Mar 7, 2026
A fun classic game from my childhood. It's a fun adventure.
Recommended Jan 23, 2026
Another good old DOS game, still fun even though I didn't personally grow up with these games. Would recommend if your looking to pass the time or a goofy puzzle game.

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