Text Based Adventure Game Downloads

Fuzz Engine is an SDL/Mono-based 2D game engine that loads its games from XML so that anyone with a simple text editor can produce their own high-performance games in minutes. Known problems: the platform game system is still pretty flaky.. Get Fuzz at SourceForge.net. Fast, secure and free...

The MAD Project is an attempt to create a powerful, flexible game engine, which is specifically designed for graphical adventure games.

Noman's Land is (or rather will be) a TEXT-BASED real-time multi-user networked strategy game (not necessarily with a computer enemy), where players can log on and off dynamically.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

'The Neverending Tale' is a web-based text adventure game for kids. It is essentially a choose-your-own-adventure book where all pages are contributed by prior readers. Implemented in perl and C. Working beta; public version has 50,000 active pages.


Platforms: Mac, BSD, Linux

A turn-based adventure-RPG style game with a twist. Play as a Moose equipped a Toilet Brush and battle a Sentient Cactus!


Platforms: Mac

This is an adventure game with bikes. It has scintillating and rhythmic music. The graphics are good. You have to press the up and down arrows keys for going forward and backward, the enter arrow key to change direction, the left and right arrow keys to balance left and right respectively. You...


Platforms: Windows

JSweeper is a Java Web Start enabled implementation of the classic minesweeper game. The object of this game is to attempt to correctly flag certain grid locations based on numbers contained in adjacent squares.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

Turn based strategy game. Main features of the game: - 7 types of Heroes beside each sides (each Hero have the unique weapon and main, battle, resourcive and productive bonuses); - 7 types of main bonus for each side; - 7 types of battle bonus for each side; - 7 types of adjutants...


Platforms: Windows, Windows CE

A fun turn-based thinking game with amazing AI. The graphics are beautifully 3d rendered using OpenFX. The UI is a simple point-and-click. Enjoy!


Platforms: Windows

My first adventure game on the web! Rescue the princess from the evil sorcerer. 6 different lands to explore. Passwords given as you reach each land. Entirely clipart including the animated onscreen character, but challenging.


Platforms: Windows

Realms of Despair is a multiplayer interactive medieval adventure game. It is text based, but supports ANSI color and RIP graphics... and can be very addictive. We boast well over 150 original, exclusive areas, with a total of over 20,000 rooms. Mob killing, or "running" is one of our most...


Platforms: Windows

A free, Java based adventure/rpg game - Colonize Europe, start from nothing and dominate another continent, spread the influence of your culture while creating your own empire. Since the 14th century, Europe has been a global super power when it started colonizing other continents, but what if...


Platforms: Windows, *nix

The ARC4 Text Encryptor allows you to encrypt and decrypt text based data using the ARC4 encryption algorithm. Wikipedia says: - In cryptography, RC4 (also known as ARC4 or ARCFOUR) is the most widely-used software stream cipher and is used in popular protocols such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)...


Platforms: Windows

Excalibur: Morganas Revenge (EMR) is a unique scenario based upon the Aleph One (Marathon) engine. It is a first-person action adventure game, featuring an epic and in-depth story line. As a Federation Marine resting after your last mission, you start aboard the exploration class Starship Kronos...


Platforms: *nix

Ghornons Hammer project is a 3D strategy adventure game. Ghornons Hammer is a 3D strategy adventure game based on missions and adventure rather than on mass armies or leveling stats. There is no gameplay in this version of Ghornons Hammer yet. The map you are on consits of a miniature village...


Platforms: *nix

Lynns Legacy is an action-adventure game. Lynn the mercenary is on a quest to figure who tried to kill her and why. Follow Lynn the mercenary as she recollects the mysterious mission that nearly took her life. Travel through multiple overworld areas, (forest, towns, desert, mountains) and...


Platforms: *nix

Abura Tan project is a Rogue-like adventure game. Abura Tan is a Rogue-like adventure game of cowboy knights and lurking horror. AburaTanisan adventure game and a dungeon crawl. Your task is to buildupacharacterthroughadventureandto ultimately save the world.Its that simple....


Platforms: *nix

The Abandoned Castle is a text-adventure game, meaning that you control your character by typing commands; for example, if you're in a room with a door, you can type "open door" to open the door.The storyline: You decide to explore an old, abandoned castle in the southeast part of town. It's...


Platforms: Mac

The 4-World Planet is a text-adventure game, meaning that you control your character by typing commands; for example, if you're in a room with a door, you can type "open door" to open the door.The storyline: You are an astronaut. You go on a solo mission to a planet that was recently discovered....


Platforms: Mac

Big And Small is an interesting adventure game for free. Physics-based platformer of skill and logic. Smart and funny yogi tries to return happiness and harmony in spirit world. This game includes the adventure mode with 25 logic levels and a survival mode with perpetual waves. You can skip hard...


Platforms: Windows