List of text-based computer games
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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 of time.
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[edit] 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.)
- M denotes the game is a multi-user dungeon.
[edit] On personal computers
[edit] Commercial text adventure games
These are commercial interactive fiction games played offline.
For more text adventure games, see Category:Interactive fiction, Interactive Fiction Competition and XYZZY Awards.
[edit] Miscellaneous games
| Title | Year Created | Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Doxapolis | 2008 | Skewlbuoy |
| Wizard's Castle | 1978? | Joseph R. Power |
| Snipes | 1983 | SuperSet |
| Beast | 1984 | Dan Baker, Alan Brown, Mark Hamilton and Derrick Shadel |
| Kingdom of Kroz | 1987 | Scott Miller of Apogee Software |
| ZZT | 1991 | Tim Sweeney of Epic MegaGames |
| Sleuth | 1993 | Eric N. Miller |
| MegaZeux | 1994 | Gregory Janson of Software Visions |
| Chibot Ultra Battle | 1999 | |
| PAEE | 1999 | Enrique D. Bosch |
[edit] Online games
[edit] Play-by-email games
These are play-by-email games played online.
| Title | Year Created |
|---|---|
| Lords of the Earth | 1983 |
| Quantum Space | 1989 |
| Atlantis PbeM | 1993 |
| Eressea PbeM | 1996 |
[edit] BBS door games
These are BBS door games played online.
| Title | Year Created | Creator |
|---|---|---|
| TradeWars 2002 | 1987 | Gary Martin for Martech |
| Legend of the Red Dragon | 1989 | Seth Able Robinson |
[edit] MUDs
[edit] Other
| Title | Year Created |
|---|---|
| Federation | 1988 |
| Federation II | 2003 |
| SlothMUD | 1991 |
