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Featuring fast-paced gameplay, combat mechanics, and challenges that test reflexes and coordination. Often involving physical confrontations, weapon usage, and strategic maneuvers to overcome opponents or obstacles.

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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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Superstition S2
Journey deeper into the unknown.
13Leagues
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Dave Microwaves Games Trilogy I
$1.50
A collection of horror games, each with their own distinct styles
Dave Microwaves Games
Adventure
Superstition S3
Learn the truth and unleash your potential.
13Leagues
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Suffer The Night(Demo)
The envelope is just the beginning. Burn it. Destroy it. Don't play his game. When you see him, it’s already too late.
TaintedPact Games
Survival
GIF
Type 'n Jump
A text-based platformer, made for Ludum Dare 41 | Combine 2 Incompatible Genres
The Jucas
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
Indiepocalypse #22
$15
Issue #22 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
GIF
The MansterSoft 3-in-1 Fun-Pak
$0
-100%
Laser Moles, Knife-Fighting Chimps, and an ASCII Snail
MansterSoft
Action
Mission Light
a game about a group of superpowered agents
acetheyul
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Pillars of the Light
Reach Heaven through Hell
lliiraanna
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Awakening of the gods
AOFG
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Oatboy vs. Slime Mold
$0
-100%
You're an ASCII Oat; Dodge the ASCII Slime Mold!
MansterSoft
Action
Star Trek (1971) Text Game Remake
Remake of the 1971 BASIC Star Trek Text game in Javascript.
MakingGamesByYear
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Cryptmaster
$24.99
SAY ANYTHING in this dungeon adventure where words control everything.
Akupara GamesVerified Account
Adventure
GIF
The Lancaster Leak - Entity Exam
Jeremy Fischer
Action
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
GIF
Indiepocalypse #44
$15
Issue #44 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
accelerated hotkeys
Try and survive working as a corporate drone.
InvalidSpacebar
Action
GIF
Ray Bibbia
Play as the toughest private exorcist around and fight evil by dodging bullets and typing your formula.
Morbidware
Action
TYPE:CAST
Cast demons back to hell with the power of speed typing.
Not Jam
Action
Play in browser
accelerating hotkeys
$3.34
-33%
Try and survive working as a corporate drone while typing your anger away, making money hand over fist.
InvalidSpacebar
Action
GIF
Indiepocalypse #9
$15
Issue #9 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Cyber Purge
Old-school post-cyberpunk shooting action for ZZT
The Green Herring
Action
Play in browser
Type: Unstable Vampire
4KB Typing Infinite Runner
ronynn
Survival
Play in browser
Ginger
​Kevin writes a novel within a dictionary to seek what home is.
KevinDu
Adventure
Too Many Chefs
A text-based cooperative cooking game
navi
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Laser Looter
Explore Space Stations in this Twin-Stick ASCII Shooter
MansterSoft
Action
Xonitix
As much action as we could pack in one line of a terminal
wildgaru
Action
GIF
The Castle of Count 100
A boss rush made for a 144 minute microjam.
WiL
Action
Play in browser
Kitten Hallway 3
Hallway Harder: Return of Kitten Hallway: The End of Kitten Hallway
WiL
Action
Play in browser
Zugzwang
An Interactive Battle
Zugzwang
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Doom Demastered
Doom as it was meant to be played - a turn-based roguelike text adventure.
MugaSofer
Action
Get Bit
Two text adventures in one!
yuuvi
Action
Play in browser
Pale Luna
New story begins from old another one
DobrGames
Adventure
The Path
Evil is beyond prayer.
Prestyn Price
Role Playing
Play in browser
Blind Gun
Blind but you got a gun, survive the apocalipse!
Félix Tremblay
Action
Play in browser
FRAID: A TEXT-BASED GAME
A TEXT BASED HORROR GAME
Jack Kelly
Action
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