Abandonware DOS title

Text-based games: ASCII, etc. sorted by release date

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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 These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.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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baseball-mogul-2006-07

Baseball Mogul 2006

Windows XP/98/952005
Now with more charts than ever! Baseball Mogul 2006 lets you relive the thrilling world of late-season trades and player salary negotiations in glorious Windows XP-era style. It&rs...
doom-roguelike-02

Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware
Long before indie developers made “roguelike” a buzzword, someone decided to fuse Doom with permadeath and ASCII graphics. The result: Doom: The Roguelike (2005). On pa...
ascii-sector-02

Ascii Sector

Windows Vista/7/8LinuxDOS2007freeware
Ascii Sector is what happens when someone takes Privateer, removes the graphics, and replaces them with pure ASCII and sheer willpower. It’s open-world space sim meets roguel...
doszipcommander-1

Doszip Commander

DOS2007freeware
incursion-04

Incursion

Windows Vista/7/8LinuxMac OS2007freeware
Incursion is a modern love letter to classic tactical RPGs, clearly inspired by tabletop rulesets and games like early Fallout. It throws you into a turn-based world where position...
witchhavenRL-01

WitchavenRL

Windows Vista/7/8Linux2013
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