Arcturus

Arcturus
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Link	Home page
Developer	Stefan Vogt
Format	Z-code
Interaction style	Parser
Systems	Windows, macOS, Linux, Other
System details	Should run on any system with a standard Python 3 interpreter
Latest version
Status
Implements
Uses
Multimedia support	Graphics (via non-standard extension)
License	MIT
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Arcturus is a programming language and compiler for parser-based interactive fiction targeting the Z-machine. It is intended to provide high-level features similar to those in Inform 7 and Dialog while producing code small and fast enough to run on retro targets such as 8-bit computers. It produces Z-code version 5 or version 8.

The project is implemented in pure Python, and includes the following components:

• arcc, the compiler;
• Cosmos, the standard library;
• Actaea, the reference interpreter.

Links

• Arcturus - a new programming language & compiler for the Z-machine, IntFiction forum, 18-Jul-2026.
• Discord server.

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