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 These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.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.
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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At-slow4
DOS19893.2/5
SRAM
DOS19873.5/5 ERE Informatique
A Dudley Dilemma
DOS19883.3/5
Grand Prix
DOS19894/5 Wizard Games
Beast
DOS19843.8/5
Border Zone
DOS19873.8/5 Infocom
Codebreaker
DOS1994freeware3/5
Infidel
DOS19833.3/5 Infocom
Demon's Tomb: The Awakening
DOS19893.3/5 Silhouette Software
Return to Doom
DOS19883.8/5 Topologika Software
Temple of Kroz
DOS1990freeware3.8/5 Apogee Software
Video Trek 88
DOS19823.9/5 Windmill Software
Mission: Mainframe
DOS19873.9/5
LHA
DOS19884.2/5
Slash'Em
Windows XP/98/95Linux1997freeware4.1/5
Essex
DOS19853.6/5 Synapse Software
The Usurper
DOS19893.8/5 Sir-tech Software
Cascade
DOS19904.1/5 PC Solutions
Baseball Mogul
Windows XP/98/9519973.9/5 Infinite Monkey Systems
Warp Rogue
WindowsLinux2004freeware3.9/5
Seastalker
DOS19844/5 Infocom
Hamburger Hell
DOS1986remake2.8/5
Supernova
DOS1987freeware3.5/5 Apogee Software
Fish!
DOS19883.8/5 Magnetic Scrolls
Forbidden Castle
DOS19854/5 Angelsoft
Silicon Dreams
DOS19863.6/5 Level 9 Computing
Silicon Dreams by Level 9 Computing is a trilogy of interactive fiction (text adventure) games released in the mid-1980s. The trilogy includes three separate games: Snowball, Return to Eden, and The Worm in Paradise. Each game combines elements of science fiction with puzzle-solving and exploration. All three games are text-based, relying on d...
Indenture
DOS1995remake4.1/5
Suspended
DOS19833.9/5 Infocom
Castle Elsinore
DOS19923.5/5 Temple Software
F-Prot
DOS19953.8/5
F-PROT is an antivirus developed by FRISK Software International. The name "F-PROT" stands for "FRISK-PROActive," emphasizing its proactive approach to virus detection and prevention. F-PROT Antivirus is designed to protect computer systems from various forms of malware, including viruses, worms, Trojans, and other malicious software.