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.
Text-based games
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DOS19863/5
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DOS19854/5
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DOS2007freeware4.1/5
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DOS1988protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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DOS19833.3/5 Infocom
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Windows XP/98/95Linux1997freeware4.2/5
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DOS1988freeware3.7/5 Apogee Software
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DOSMac19873.9/5 Infocom
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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.
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DOS1998freeware4.3/5
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DOS19864.1/5 Angelsoft
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Windows20054.1/5
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DOS1987freeware3.9/5 Thinking Machine Associates
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is one of the first 4x turn-based strategy games, ASCII based. Anacreon is set in space, as most 4x sci-fi games are, and was published by Thinking Machines Associates and designed by George Moromisato who later re-released the game as freeware.
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DOS19893.5/5 Silhouette Software
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Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware4/5
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DOS1991freeware4.2/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS19883.5/5 Borland Software Corporation
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DOS19923.3/5
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DOS19844.1/5 Infocom
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DOS1991NSFW3.9/5
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DOS19813.6/5 Avalon Hill
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DOSMac19864/5 TRANS Fiction Systems
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DOS1988remake2.7/5
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DOS1990freeware3.3/5 Apogee Software
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DOS19843.8/5 Adventure International
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DOS1995remake4/5
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DOS19823.8/5 Infocom
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DOS19934.2/5 Sports Interactive Limited
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DOS19884.1/5 Naughty Dog
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DOS19853.9/5 Angelsoft