List of text-based computer games

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. == On mainframe computers == Years listed are those in which early mainframe games and others are believed to have originally appeared.

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