The most popular text-based games

In the past, lots of games used ASCII characters (text) to represent the game world. These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.
A few genres traditionally linked to the beautiful world of ascii characters still survives: roguelikes (nethack, angband, etc.) and interactive fiction, for example.

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Super ZZT

DOS19923.3/5 Epic MegaGames

Incursion

Windows 10/11LinuxMac OS2007freeware4/5

Forbidden Quest

DOS19833.8/5 Pryority software

Starcross

DOS19823.7/5 Infocom

Myth

DOS19894.1/5 Magnetic Scrolls

At-slow4

DOS19893.2/5

Caverns of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software

Microsoft Diagnostics 3.01

DOS19943/5 Microsoft

Psycho

DOS19883.4/5 Starsoft Development

Temple of Kroz

DOS1990freeware3.8/5 Apogee Software

Moonmist

DOS19863.8/5 Infocom

Romantic encounters at the dome

DOS19883.9/5 MicroIllusions

WitchavenRL

Windows 10/11Linux20133.8/5

Enchanter

DOS19833.3/5 Infocom

Bible Builder

DOS19923.7/5

Pac Gal

DOS19823.1/5

Wall Street Raider

DOS19864.4/5

Plundered Hearts

DOSMac OS19873.9/5 Infocom

Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware3.5/5

Felony!

DOS19844/5 BrainBank

Amulet of Yendor

DOS19853.6/5 Keypunch Software

Rules of Engagement 2

DOS19933.9/5 Omnitrend Software

Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror

DOS19863.4/5

Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software

Pac-girl

DOS19823.7/5 Magicom Multimedia

Hacker 2: The Doomsday Papers

DOS19863.7/5 Activision

Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers is a video computer game developed by Steve Cartwright and published by Activision. It was released in 1986 and is a sequel to the original Hacker game. The game was available for various home computer systems of the time, including the Apple II, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS.In Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers, players take...