The most popular text-based 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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Supernova
DOS1987freeware3.5/5 Apogee Software
Mindwheel
DOS19853.2/5 Synapse Software
Cascade
DOS19904.1/5 PC Solutions
Psycho
DOS19883.4/5 Starsoft Development
Javelin
DOS19853.3/5
At-slow4
DOS19893.2/5
Murder by the Dozen
DOS19832.7/5 BrainBank
Safe Opening Simulator
DOS19933.5/5
Hamburger Hell
DOS1986remake2.8/5
Infidel
DOS19833.3/5 Infocom
Kingdom of Hamil
DOS19873/5 Topologika Software
Meteors
DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software
The Usurper
DOS19893.8/5 Sir-tech Software
Gumboots Australia
DOS19904/5 Reckon Software
Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
DOS19964/5
Dracula in London
DOS19883.5/5 SDJ Enterprises
Caverns of Kroz 2
DOS19893.3/5 Apogee Software
Forbidden Castle
DOS19854/5 Angelsoft
Codebreaker
DOS1994freeware3/5
Guardians of Infinity: to Save Kennedy
DOS1988protected3.5/5 Paragon Software
Ooze: Creepy Nites
DOS19893/5 Dragonware Games
Voodoo island
DOS19853.8/5 Angelsoft
Mission: Mainframe
DOS19873.9/5
Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
DOS19873.4/5 Infocom
The Astronomy Quiz
DOS19883.2/5 Softdisk Publishing
Megapede
DOS19923/5
The Golden Fleece
DOS19894/5