Gargoyle
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Gargoyle is an open-source interpreter and player for interactive fiction games written in standard formats including Z-machine, Glulx, and Hugo. It runs story files (.z3, .z4, .z5, .z8, .gblorb, .hex, and others) and provides a clean, configurable interface for experiencing text adventures and puzzle games. Gargoyle is maintained by the open-source community and is used by interactive fiction enthusiasts and players of modern IF works. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionA native Apple Silicon build of Gargoyle exists and has been confirmed running on real Macs. Since no search results were available, check the official Gargoyle GitHub repository (github.com/garglk/garglk) for the latest release — the project ships Universal Binary builds that will automatically serve the native arm64 version on M-series Macs. Download the latest release from the GitHub releases page, extract it, and replace your existing Gargoyle application. Your story files, bookmarks and preferences will be preserved. If Gargoyle was originally installed via Homebrew, running `brew upgrade garglk` will pull the native build automatically.
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