Text-based games: ASCII, etc. sorted by title, from Z to A
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 These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.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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The Three Musketeers
DOS1987 Greve Graphics
The Shadows of Mordor
DOS1988 Beam Software
The President is Missing
DOS1988protected Cosmi Corporation
The Patcher 6.1
DOS1993
The mist
DOS1985 Angelsoft
The Lurking Horror
DOS1987 Infocom
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
DOSMac OS1984freeware Infocom
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a humorous free text adventure game based on the novel of the same name written by Douglas Adams (if you never read it, shame on you!). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was designed by D...
The Golden Fleece
DOS1989
The Fool's Errand
DOS1989freeware Synergistic Software
The Fool's Errand is a puzzle-adventure computer game created by Cliff Johnson and released in 1987 for Macintosh and later for MS-DOS. The game follows the journey of a nameless fool through a magical land inspired by Tarot ...
The Final Crusade of Kroz
DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
The Astronomy Quiz
DOS1988 Softdisk Publishing
Temple of Kroz
DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
Taipan for Windows
Windows XP/98/952002freeware
Suspended
DOS1983 Infocom
Suspect
DOS1984 Infocom
Supernova
DOS1987freeware Apogee Software
Super ZZT
DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
Stationfall
DOS1987 Infocom
Starcross
DOS1982 Infocom
Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy
DOSMac OS1986 TRANS Fiction Systems
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Trivia
DOS1990 Micro F/X Software
Star Trek: the Kobayashi alternative
DOS1985 Micromosaics
Star Trek: First Contact
DOS1988 Simon & Schuster Interactive
Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace
DOS1989 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
Star Saga: One - Beyond the Boundary
DOS1987 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander
DOS1989 Interstel Corporation
Star Fleet 1: The War Begins
DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
SRAM
DOS1987 ERE Informatique
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance
DOS1991protectedNSFW Legend Entertainment
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance is an adventure game released in 1991, developed by Steve Meretzky and published by Legend Entertainment. It’s the second installment in the "Spellcasting" series. In Spellcast...
Spellbreaker
DOS1985 Infocom