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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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Top rated free Strategy released
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Seedship
An AI seedship must find a home for the last survivors of the human race
John Ayliff
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(194 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
"Dominion of Darkness" - interactive fiction, story of the Dark Lord
Text-based Simulator of the Dark Lord/Lady. Use your armies, cunning and magic to conquer Free Peoples.
Adeptus7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Death by AI
Death by AI is a Jackbox-style party game where AI decides your fate!
BobboDev
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Survival
Play in browser
Idle Classes
Unlock all classes and maximize your potential in this short but sweet idle game
augustvc
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
A Pirate's End
An adventure rogue-like where age is your enemy
edkay
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Adventure
"Glory of the Kingdom"
A short strategy text game in which you play the role of a young king or queen.
Adeptus7
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Three Minutes to Midnight
A moody textual stategy game about political tensions.​
Thibaut Mereu
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(31 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Dactylographe
Survivre face à une machine à écrire possédée
Christophe Coyard
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Town Crier
Choose the events that happen to your city - good and bad!
Florian van Strien
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Hamurabi
A port of the classic 1968 resource management game
Adventuron
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Hacker
Text-based Cyberpunk game. Plays like Rock-Paper-Scissors.
Sk1tzFr3n1k
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
Bitesize Tactics
bite-sized tactical roguelite
Kawaii Solutions
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
The Depths Below
A text based dungeon diving adventure.
gameslee
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
HAMURABI
Lua port of the ancient computer game
Random Unit
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Strategy
Hamurabi
A port of the classic text-based strategy video game of land and resource management
Strani Anelli
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
RIG Veteran
Cyberpunk mech combat. Plays like Rock-Paper-Scissors.
Sk1tzFr3n1k
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
GIF
Trybe
Text mode hyperminimalist 4x game.
WiL
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
Teatime Trader
Make a million British pounds while staving off your tiredness!
MysteriousDeveloper
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
GIF
Apocalyptic Times
Avoid Apocalypses!
7eam
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
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
Text Tower Defense
It's sort of text based
EarthenSky
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
Play in browser
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
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 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
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
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
SimMayor
Become a mayor and manage your own city!
InstCoffee
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Simulation
GIF
Ctrl + R
Controls: Ctrl, R
Air-N
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
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
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
Text Tac Toe
Tic Tac Toe, but a text adventure.
sirmilkman
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
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
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
wor6le
6 letters. 5 guesses. 1 streak.
Aventia Entertainment
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
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
Sands of Time: A Quest Through the West
Text-based RPG
jackthompson2002
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
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