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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.
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On mainframe computers
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Years listed are those in which early mainframe games and others are 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.)
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On personal computers
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Commercial text adventure games
These are commercial interactive fiction games played offline.
Miscellaneous games
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Online games
Play-by-email games
These are play-by-email games played online.
BBS door games
These are BBS door games played online.
MUDs
Text-Based Browser Multiplayer Games
Torn City (2003) is played in a web browser and involves multiplayer components: it is based mainly around text and has very limited graphical elements.
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