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Using only symbols available in the "ascii" set of characters

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Focused on using its text, moreso than its visuals or audio, to tell the bulk of its story/plot. (Still can have great audio and visuals, though!)

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Pyramid Builder
Grow a civilization, Build a Pyramid
standardcombo
Simulation
Classic Rogue - Oryx Design Lab Tiles
A new version of classic Rogue, updated using Ultimate Roguelike Tileset
oryxdesignlab
GIF
Galactic Foodtruck Simulator 2999 (GFS2999)
The galaxy hungers. You own a foodtruck. Feed everyone.
WiL
Simulation
Play in browser
GIF
ZOZ
An open world deckbuilder adventure game for ZZT.
WiL
Card Game
Play in browser
The Wastes
Procedural Wasteland Rpg!
Huw2k8
Role Playing
GIF
And yet it hurt
An adventure game in Notepad about a kid who seeks revenge.
Sheepolution
Adventure
Construct 3 - CRT + ANSI
Pure Construct 3 CRT and ANSI emulation
fiaful
Puzzle
Play in browser
GIF
ASCII Dungeon
Text-based dungeon crawler in the vein of Ultima or Wizardry
Jack Morgan
Role Playing
GIF
Pokemon ASCII Version CMD Battle Game!
Relive the sights, sounds and action of all 151 Pokémon in this classic text-based cmd Battle Game!
BellBlitzKing
Action
U.F.O Text Quest
A classic text adventure in the style of interactive fiction from computers from the 80s
Tuesday Street
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
One-Screen Game
pluf
Puzzle
Play in browser
Capybara Capriole
Dodge obstacles atop your trusty Capybara. When that gets boring build your own level.
MansterSoft
Cyber Purge
Old-school post-cyberpunk shooting action for ZZT
The Green Herring
Action
Play in browser
A Void for Zoea
Interactive text based adventure
theunfamiliarwolf
Interactive Fiction
THE STANDARD SOCIAL WEBSITE
vaporwario
Puzzle
Play in browser
樺ヶ原脱出 - Escape from Kabagahara
You see a path to Kabagahara, will you take it?
Edouard Moinard
Interactive Fiction
Emm1.r
A strange chatroom veils a very dark mystery...
Ayane Faeldori
Visual Novel
The Construct
A horror text adventure game with a deep & engaging story with original music.
Aaron Wise
Adventure
Allure of the Stars
near-future Sci-Fi roguelike and tactical squad game
Man of Letters
Strategy
Play in browser
Directory Dungeon - a File Explorer Dungeon Crawler
A little dungeon crawler played right in the windows file explorer.
JuhrJuhr
Role Playing
Dragon's Oven
An RPG text adventure to play in a terminal.
tronster
Role Playing
GIF
WHISPERSTRING
An 80s inspired text adventure game that takes place inside a “chat room”.
RocRac
Visual Novel
GIF
Purpose
A Playable Essay on Design and Community
WiL
Puzzle
Play in browser
Steno Rogue
Be a Steno Rogue who fights by typing! Seek the Apple of Eternal Life and become immortal, or die trying!
Maurog
Little Aquarium
watch and feed fish
abigjarofspiders
Simulation
Play in browser
Dyle Classic
Explore the ASCII world of Dyle in this hard-as-nails platformer
JaneStateDog
Platformer
The Forbidden City
The living text adventure
Inkbox Software
Adventure
Play in browser
Snail Party
Help Ishmael the Snail get to the Snail Party in this ASCII adventure
MansterSoft
Adventure
PKMN CMD Battle Game!: ASCII Version
Relive the sights, sounds and action of all 151 Pokémon in this classic text-based cmd Battle Game!
BellBlitzKing
Simulation
Corrupted: A medieval RPG
KCstriker
Role Playing
Cold
An adventure in the ice.
WiL
Adventure
Play in browser
Wolframium
Random ASCII game
Partudos
Role Playing
A Very Sheep Game
A game about jumping fences
Adel Faure
Sports
Play in browser
GIF
Laser Looter
Explore Space Stations in this Twin-Stick ASCII Shooter
MansterSoft
Action
Wild Continent
You're a prisoner of the jaguar empire, marked for sacrifice. Escape, explore, and survive in this text-based roguelike.
Carter X Gwertzman
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Of Their Shadows Deep
A story about love and disease and loss.
Amanda Walker
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
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