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TUI, or text-based UI, game development inspiration.

tui-game-inspo

TUI, or text-based UI, game development inspiration.

❕ All of the games and apps listed here are either open source or the screenshots are from their original website. I don't own any of them!

Apps

bashtop

Screenshot of the app running

glow

Screenshot of the app running

Games

Ancient Domains of Mystery

Screenshot of the game running

ASCIIDENT

Screenshot of the game running

Asciifarm

Screenshot of the game running

AsciiSector

Screenshot of the game running

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

Screenshot of the game running

Cogmind

Screenshot of the game running

DiabloRL

Screenshot of the game running

Door in the Woods

Screenshot of the game running

Ganymede Gate

Screenshot of the game running

Dwarf Fortress

Screenshot of the game running

Of Mice and Mechs

Screenshot of the game running

Operation: Overkill II

Screenshot of the game running

Rogue Bits

Screenshot of the game running

Sanctuary RPG

Screenshot of the game running

Terminal Assassin

Screenshot of the game running

Terminal Rain

Screenshot of the game running

Thunder Run

Screenshot of the game running

Warsim

Screenshot of the game running

angband

Screenshot of the game running

asciinem

Screenshot of the game running

botany

Screenshot of the game running

clidle

Screenshot of the game running

csol

Screenshot of the game running

curseofwar

Screenshot of the game running

flapioca

Screenshot of the game running

hauberk

Screenshot of the game running

lots

Screenshot of the game running

nethack

Screenshot of the game running

pokete

Screenshot of the game running

`terminal-rpg-ruby

Screenshot of the game running

Other

CosPlay

Screenshot of the framework running

Dungeonuary

Screenshot of the promotion

cursive

Screenshot of the framework running

pyxel

Screenshot of the framework running

Terminal.Gui

Screenshot of the framework running

Tutorials

ASCII Boxplots

Screenshot of the tutorial

Creating a Text-based UI with Rust

Screenshot of the tutorial

Square Tiles

Screenshot of the tutorial

Honorable Mentions

These games, apps, or libraries are not (full) ASCII, but are still text-based:

Caves of Qud

Screenshot of the game running

Dusk '82

Screenshot of the game running

Rift Wizard

Screenshot of the game running

Roadwarden

Screenshot of the game running