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Engine:Inform

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Inform
Engine - Inform - logo.png
Developers
Graham Nelson
Website
http://inform7.com/
First release date
1993
Latest release date
December 24, 2015
 

Game Developer Publisher First release
Anchorhead Michael Gentry January 31, 2018
Hadean Lands Zarfhome Software October 30, 2014

Information

Inform began as a reverse-engineered version of ZIL.
Games made in Inform are not playable on their own; instead, Inform generates story files which must be opened with an interpreter.
Inform can be used to make games in either of two formats: Z-code (usually .zblorb, .z5, or .z8) and Glulx (usually .gblorb or .ulx). Some interpreters can play both, while others can only play one or the other. Gargoyle is a popular multi-platform interpreter which can play both Z-code and Glulx games as well as games made in other interactive fiction authoring systems. A comprehensive list of interpreters which can play Inform games can be found at the IF Archive under interpreters-multi, interpreters-glulx, and interpreters-infocom-zcode (some downloads may be out of date).