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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Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 1
DOS1988protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Borland Turbo Pascal 2.0
DOS19834/5 Borland Software Corporation
Turbo Pascal 7
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS19924/5 Borland Software Corporation
Turbo Pascal 7 (TP7) is a programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was developed by Borland as an evolution of their earlier Turbo Pascal versions. Turbo Pascal 7 was released around 1992.Turbo Pascal 7 gained popularity in educational settings and among hobbyist progra...
Wall Street Raider
DOS19864.4/5
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
DOS19864.2/5 Infocom
Super ZZT
DOS19923.3/5 Epic MegaGames
A-Maze
DOS19894.2/5 New Era Software
Suspended
DOS19833.9/5 Infocom
Zork III: The Dungeon Master
DOS19844/5 Infocom
Rambo First Blood Part 2
DOS19854.1/5 Angelsoft
PKzip
DOS1989protected4/5 PKware
Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz
DOS19894/5 Infocom
Amnesia
DOS19864/5 Cognetics corporation
B-1 Nuclear Bomber
DOS19813.6/5 Avalon Hill
One-Nil Soccer Manager
DOS19923.9/5 New Era Software
One-Nil Soccer Manager is a text-based soccer management simulation game that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was developed for various home computer systems, including DOS, Commodore 64 and Amiga. In One-Nil Soccer Manager, players take on the role of a soccer team manager, making strategic decisions to guide their team to s...
Enchanter
DOS19833.3/5 Infocom
Cutthroats
DOS19843.4/5 Infocom
FreeDOS Shell
DOS2002freeware3.6/5
ZZT
DOS1991freeware4.2/5 Epic MegaGames
Einstein Writer 7
DOS19853.5/5
Ascii Sector
WindowsLinuxDOS2007freeware3.9/5
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
DOS19894/5 Infocom
Sorcerer
DOS19844.1/5 Infocom
IBM Assistant 2.0
DOS19864.1/5 IBM
Uplink: Hacker Elite
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001protected4/5 Introversion Software Limited
Uplink is a computer hacking simulation game released in 2001 by Introversion Software. The game allows players to take on the role of a hacker for hire and engage in various hacking activities.In Uplink, players perform tasks such as hacking into systems, stealing data, and covering their tracks. The game features a realistic representation of hac...
Borland Eureka: the Solver
DOS19873.9/5 Borland Software Corporation
Borland Eureka: the Solver is an abandoned text-based application developed by Borland Software Corporation and released in 1987 for DOS. The product is designed to solve complex problems, generate tables and plots, and perform what-if analysis. The user writes an equation, sets options, and instructs the software to solve the problem. The pro...
Trinity
DOS19864.1/5 Infocom
Math Cad 2.5
DOS19894.1/5
EGA Trek
DOS1988remake3.3/5
Adventure Game Studio (AGS)
WindowsLinuxMac OS1997freeware3.9/5
Adventure Game Studio (AGS) is a software development tool that enables users to create point-and-click adventure games. It was originally created by Chris Jones and has been used by game developers to produce a variety of 2D adventure games. AGS provides a scripting language, a visual editor, and various other tools to simplify the game developmen...