Text-based games: ASCII, etc. sorted by year, newest first
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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Xtrek
DOS1991freewareNSFW4/5
ZZT
DOS1991freeware4.2/5 Epic MegaGames
Arj
DOS19904.3/5
ARJ is a file compression utility and file format created by Robert K. Jung. The name "ARJ" stands for "Archived by Robert Jung." It was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a compression tool for MS-DOS and other systems. ARJ offered high compression ratios and various features, such as archive encryption and error recovery.
At the Carnival
DOS1990freeware3/5
Boggle
DOS19903.5/5 HVB Software
Cascade
DOS19904.1/5 PC Solutions
CheckIt 3
DOS19902.8/5
Gumboots Australia
DOS19904/5 Reckon Software
Hockey League Simulator
DOS19903.3/5 Bethesda Softworks
Kingdom of Kroz 2
DOS19903.2/5 Apogee Software
Lost Adventures of Kroz
DOS1990freeware3.3/5 Apogee Software
Mo'Slo
DOS1990protected4.1/5 Dr.David's Super Crispy Software
The previous file hosted here was put online by mistake (it was the deluxe version, not the basic one). Copyright holders kindly allowed Abandonware DOS to link directly to their website where you can buy the deluxe version of Mo'Slo.
Norton Editor 2
DOS19904.2/5 Peter Norton Computing
Return to Kroz
DOS1990freeware3.1/5 Apogee Software
Temple of Kroz
DOS1990freeware3.8/5 Apogee Software
The Final Crusade of Kroz
DOS1990freeware3.7/5 Apogee Software
A-Maze
DOS19894.2/5 New Era Software
Acquire
DOS19893.9/5 IBM
Alice in Wonderland
DOS19893.3/5
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
DOS19894/5 Infocom
At-slow4
DOS19893.2/5
Avon
DOS19893.4/5 Topologika Software
Caverns of Kroz
DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software
Caverns of Kroz 2
DOS19893.3/5 Apogee Software
Caves of Thor
DOS19893.4/5 Apogee Software
China Sea Trader
DOS19893.5/5
Demon's Tomb: The Awakening
DOS19893.3/5 Silhouette Software
Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 2
DOS1989protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Dungeons of Kroz
DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software
Dungeons of Kroz 2
DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software