Abandonware DOS title

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 These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.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.
castleelsinore-1

Castle Elsinore

DOS19923.5/5 Temple Software
dr-ruth-game-02

Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex

DOS19863.6/5 Avalon Hill
f-prot-01

F-Prot

DOS19953.3/5
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at-slow-1

At-slow4

DOS19893.2/5
the-president-is-missing-02

The President is Missing

DOS1988protected3.4/5 Cosmi Corporation
boggle-01

Boggle

DOS19903.5/5 HVB Software
baseball-mogul-2006-07

Baseball Mogul 2006

Windows20054.1/5
pasrun_001

The Astronomy Quiz

DOS19883.2/5 Softdisk Publishing
global-thermo-war-02

Global Thermo War

DOS19853.9/5
meteors-05

Meteors

DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software
psycho-02

Psycho

DOS19883.4/5 Starsoft Development
hamil-01

Kingdom of Hamil

DOS19873/5 Topologika Software
hockey-league-simulator-03

Hockey League Simulator

DOS19903.3/5 Bethesda Softworks
armchair-quarterback-01

Armchair Quarterback

DOS19854.1/5
mission-mainframe-04

Mission: Mainframe

DOS19873.9/5
gumboots-australia-02

Gumboots Australia

DOS19904/5 Reckon Software
safe-opening-sim-01

Safe Opening Simulator

DOS19933.5/5
beyond-titanic-01

Beyond the Titanic

DOS19863.8/5 Apogee Software
ooze-01

Ooze: Creepy Nites

DOS19893/5 Dragonware Games
hamburger-hell-02

Hamburger Hell

DOS1986remake2.8/5
mindwheel-02

Mindwheel

DOS19853.2/5 Synapse Software
the-golden-fleece-03

The Golden Fleece

DOS19894/5
codebreaker-02

Codebreaker

DOS1994freeware3/5
murder-by-the-dozen-01

Murder by the Dozen

DOS19832.7/5 BrainBank
javelin-spreadsheet-01

Javelin

DOS19853.3/5
megapede-02

Megapede

DOS19923/5