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Strategy

Focusing on tactical decision-making, resource management, and long-term planning to achieve victory. Often involving elements like building, defending, and conquering within a structured set of rules and objectives.

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Text based

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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World Empire 2027
Lead your country in an empire building turn based strategy war game
iGindisGames
Rated 3.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Strategy
GhostGame
A multiplayer word game where the objective is NOT to complete the word
literal_rorquals
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
📜Streamer Quest
a simulation game about becoming a top streamer
mcjdh
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
Click for Biscuits
Incremental style food management game
Spinfoam Games
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
Text Tower Defense
It's sort of text based
EarthenSky
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
KEEP SACRIFICING OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!
The gods are extremely angry! Can you, the king of a vaguely Sumerian/Akkadian city state, appease them?
Stark Raving Sane Games
Rated 3.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Dune2000 Arakis Battle Commander
Be a War Commander. Construct a Base, Perform Research, Produce Units. Fight Epic Battles.
ArakisGames Products
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Strategy
Despot
Expand your kingdom and make it prosper, or just enjoy a luxurious lifestyle while your peasants starve to death.
Undestroyed
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
It Will Spread
Typing commands to stop a virus
Gilational
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Transliminal Space
Quality-based narrative choose 'em up in space
Robert from High Tower Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Sands of Time: A Quest Through the West
Text-based RPG
jackthompson2002
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
Your Life Counts
A small strategy game about life chooses
JK5000
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Knights of Destiny
Sasonii
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Emma is Offline
Feather of wolf
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Hetmanate
The text based strategy game about a political scene in 17 century in the center of Europe
Gener_Al
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Sabahan Roulette
basically buckshot roulette but only with text and no utility
Hariz Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Cult of Abaruth
Cult of Abaruth is economic strategy in a turn-based system which is easy to control and play - but full of challenges.
CodenamePierogiStudios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Courage Collector
text-based roguelite adventure
james downey
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
SimMayor
Become a mayor and manage your own city!
InstCoffee
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Simulation
World Leaders
Conquer the world in a multiplayer turn-based strategy and tactical war game
iGindisGames
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
GIF
Ctrl + R
Controls: Ctrl, R
aarondennisu@gmail.com
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Play in browser
Sim College : Football
Coach a team from the ground up, as you manage your own College Team.
DiscordBlue
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Sports
Roll4it
A little text-based game for Game Dev Network: Apple Jam. Test your luck, roll the dice.
Achie
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
CLIMON
Pokémon, but CLI.
TiagoSinH
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Europe Empire 2027
Lead your European empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
iGindisGames
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Super Star Trek (Acorn Electron)
Stand-alone version of the classic terminal game
electron.greg
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Simulation
The Rat Pack (MAGS version)
Manage your own rat colony - admit it, it's what you've always wanted to do!
CaptainD
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
the strigoi
a 7drl about blood, stealth, and monsters.
Cole
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Super Star Trek (C64)
Stand-alone version of the classic terminal game
electron.greg
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Simulation
Sinister Sidekicks
Create your supervillain dream team by hiring villains to destroy your worst enemies, superheroes.
MattressD
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Detective Holiday in the New Years Nightmare
Solve a randomly generated murder mystery!
Sleth
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Plumber Pro
a game about managing a plumbing business
mcjdh
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Custom Cards
A coding game with cards.
MovingGearSoftware
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Card Game
La Cucaracha
Roguelike Deckbuilder with Text-Based Adventure
Eduardo Scarpato
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Card Game
A Tale of Two Towers
A text-based RTS - designed for Ludum Dare 41
Articulated Games
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
⚔️ Click Slayer 🛡️
a clicker game based on completing slayer tasks and unlocking achievements
mcjdh
Rated 2.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
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