List of text-based computer games
The following list of text-based games is not to be considered an authoritative, comprehensive listing of all such games; rather, it is intended to represent a wide range of game styles and genres presented using the text mode display and their evolution across a long period.
Contents
On mainframe computers
Years listed are those in which the game is believed to have originally appeared. Often these games were continually modified and played as a succession of versions for years after their initial posting. (For purposes of this list, minicomputers are considered mainframes, in contrast to microcomputers, which are not.)
On personal computers
Commercial text adventure games
These are commercial interactive fiction games played offline.
Miscellaneous games
| Title | Year Created | Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Wizard's Castle | 1978? | Joseph R. Power |
| Snipes | 1983 | SuperSet |
| Sleuth | 1983 | Eric N. Miller |
| Beast | 1984 | Dan Baker, Alan Brown, Mark Hamilton and Derrick Shadel |
| Kingdom of Kroz | 1987 | Scott Miller of Apogee Software |
| Mtrek | 1987 | Chuck Peterson of UCSC |
| ZZT | 1991 | Tim Sweeney of Epic MegaGames |
| Curses! | 1993 | Graham Nelson |
| MegaZeux | 1994 | Gregory Janson of Software Visions |
| Jigsaw | 1995 | Graham Nelson |
| Chibot Ultra Battle | 1999 | |
| PAEE | 1999 | Enrique D. Bosch |
| For a Change | 1999 | Dan Schmidt |
| Shade | 2000 | Andrew Plotkin |
| Shrapnel | 2000 | Adam Cadre |
| The Gostak | 2001 | Carl Muckenhoupt |
| Deadline Enchanter | 2007 | Alan DeNiro |
| combatgrounds | 2008 | war games |
| Pork Text-based Adventure | 2012 | Pork Team |
Online games
Play-by-email games
These are play-by-email games played online.
| Title | Year Created | Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Lords of the Earth | 1983 | |
| Quantum Space | 1989 | |
| Atlantis PbeM | 1993 | |
| Eressea PbeM | 1996 | |
| WW2 The Big One PbeM | 2010 |
BBS door games
These are BBS door games played online.
| Title | Year Created | Creator |
|---|---|---|
| TradeWars 2002 | 1987 | Gary Martin for Martech Software |
| Legend of the Red Dragon | 1989 | Seth Able Robinson |
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MUDs
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Other
- Imperium (1989) by Pocketfiction
- Rise to Glory (1997) by Jason Granum
- Text Gangsters (2014) by Pan Gamers
References
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- ↑ http://www.avalon-rpg.com/
- ↑ http://mud.co.uk/richard/imucg4.htm
- ↑ http://mud.co.uk/dvw/index.html
- ↑ http://www.theyawhg.com
- ↑ http://www.criminalgangsters.co.uk
- ↑ http://www.nathanielogungbuyi.com/
- ↑ http://www.cyborgreality.com/
