Return to Zork is a first-person adventure game using live actors and video sequences. The game is similar to Myst in interface, the player is also able to rotate the viewpoint to discover new areas and uncover items that can be used or picked up. Various characters will be met along the way and spoken to via a system of dialog choices. The game allows the player to experiment with items in various ways, including discharging them, however, this often leads to "dead ends", rendering it impossible to complete the game.