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The Visible Zorker
@VisibleZorkerTracked since May 2026
Exploring the code behind classic Infocom games.
Observed Aug 14, 2026 · staleModeled revenue
Paid members
71
3.3% · 30-day rate from 13 observed days
Total audience
79
incl. free followers
Estimated monthly gross
$375
$300–$450 modeled range
Starting price
$1/mo
5 membership tiers
Where the 79 observed tier members sit
Membership tiers$113.9%$462%$1212.7%
Largest observed tier is $4 Participant. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 14, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.
$0/moFree810.1% of observed tier members
$1/moSupporter1113.9% of observed tier members
$4/moParticipant4962% of observed tier members
$12/moContributor1012.7% of observed tier members
$48/moFancy Contributor11.3% of observed tier members
Growth signals: The Visible Zorker
+3.3%
Membership71 paid members · 30-day rate from 13 observed days
717069
May 202617 weeks trackedNow
The Visible Zorker71 members · $375/mo
The chart only uses The Visible Zorker's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.
Where The Visible Zorker ranks
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Paid members in Recommended cohort
Semantic matches are not ready, so this fixed cohort uses the best available category, audience, pricing, and cadence evidence.
Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Paid members | Gap vs The Visible Zorker | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  bruceeeeeGamesCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 77 | 6 more | Aug 25, 2026 |
| #2 |  The Visible ZorkerProfileGamesPaid members position in Recommended cohort | 71 | Reference | Aug 14, 2026Stale |
| #3 |  La Fiebre: Puerto RicoGamesCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 61 | 10 fewer | Aug 25, 2026 |
| #4 |  Bobo BayVideoCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 59 | 12 fewer | Aug 25, 2026 |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around The Visible Zorker; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
Recent posts
What they publish69Posts total2 postsLast month91.7%Members-only
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Article Latest post$1 tier & upEnchanter super-early accessLatest post Enchanter super-early access Locked Enchanter super-early access August 17
August 17 0 likes 0 commentsPlanetfall is now available to Participant-level donorsLocked Planetfall is now available to Participant-level donors July 31 2 I'm embarrassed about this one. The Witness will be September's public release, but it's already done for Patreon supporters. So I've scanned my Witness feelies for the app already. (You can see the high-res scans here at the Internet Archive.) It's a classic package. The 1938 newspaper is probably Infocom's high point for pure immersive scene-setting. But the matchbook caught my attention. That's a curious symbol. It's sort of a generic "look at this Chinese symbol" symbol. But is it actually Chinese? The Witness has this uncomfortable schtick of "obviously Asian, but no definite nationality". The Linder house is fullImageJuly 31$1 tier & up 0 0
Good luck, everybodyI'm embarrassed about this one. The Witness will be September's public release, but it's already done for Patreon supporters. So I've scanneArticleJuly 24$1 tier & up 0 0
Planetfall super-early accessI tried to give this post an eye-catching title like "The Power of Indentation!" But my fingers wouldn't have it. Blame the fingers. I don'tArticleJuly 24$1 tier & up 0 0
Planetfall super-early accessI tried to give this post an eye-catching title like "The Power of Indentation!" But my fingers wouldn't have it. Blame the fingers. I don'tArticleJuly 15$1 tier & up 1 1
On ZIL indentationI tried to give this post an eye-catching title like "The Power of Indentation!" But my fingers wouldn't have it. Blame the fingers. I don'tArticleJuly 15$1 tier & up 1 1
The Witness is now available to Participant-level donorsLocked The Witness is now available to Participant-level donors June 30 1 1ImageJune 30$1 tier & up 1 1
The Witness super-early access1 The Witness super-early access Locked The Witness super-early access June 17ArticleJune 17$1 tier & up 0 0
Suspended is now available to Participant-level donors(This post also appears on my blog.) Last week someone passed around a link to a post: "Classic Zork Novels, Now in E-book Format!" That's rImageJune 1$1 tier & up 0 0
A brief digression into Infocom tie-in novels(This post also appears on my blog.) Last week someone passed around a link to a post: "Classic Zork Novels, Now in E-book Format!" That's rArticleJune 1Public 0 0
Suspended super-early access2 Suspended super-early access Locked Suspended super-early access May 15 Zarf UpdatesArticleMay 15$1 tier & up 0 0
Those ZIL grammar flagsA couple of months ago I referred to a quote from Infocom's internal ZIL manual: The other four tokens—ON-GROUND, IN-ROOM, HELD, and CARRIEDArticleMay 7$1 tier & up 0 0
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