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24 alternatives to ASCIIDENT on Steam
Retro open-world sci-fi game
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ASCIIDENT on Steam launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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ASCIIDENT▲75Open-world sci-fi game with a design made by text characters
2019 · asciident.com · its alternatives →
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ASCIILL▲67An action puzzle game with the craziest retro style
2022 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Online roguelike with sci fi & space themes.
2024 · asterogue.com · its alternatives →
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A replayable arcade shooter where you control a snake of heroes. - a327ex/SNKRX
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Esolang inspired by ASCII art. Contribute to aaronjanse/asciidots development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Freeciv-Web▲212Indoslot303 adalah platform yang memberikan kemenangan nyata dengan dukungan dari berbagai fitur serta promo gede-gedean yang selalu memanjakan member setianya.
2019 · freecivweb.org · its alternatives →
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Render 3D models (OBJ, glTF, GLB, STL, .vox) as ASCII art — in the browser, in React or Vue, or straight in your terminal. A three.js-style API with no WebGL and no canvas: just text in a single <pre>.
Jun 2026 · glyphcss.com · its alternatives →
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Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the Stone Age to the Space Age.
2014 · play.freeciv.org · its alternatives →
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The classic gene-splicing RTS is re-released on Steam.
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Retro RPG Game Maker. Contribute to ericoporto/fgmk development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An infinite runner in your terminal. Contribute to smallhadroncollider/ascii-runner development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I'm so excited to open source Athena Crisis under the MIT-License and fund contributions to the game and the genre. If you like the game and want to support its development, please check it out on Steam or on athenacrisis.com.
2024 · cpojer.net · its alternatives →
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An experimental retro game based on CSS Grid Layout
2018 · its alternatives →
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🍃 Learn to code by making games in a JavaScript web-based game editor. - hackclub/sprig
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Test your hacker skills while enjoying storyline and visuals
2022 · its alternatives →
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Chat roulette in your command line
2019 · us-central1-your-boss.cloudfunctions.net · its alternatives →
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SanctuaryRPG▲72A humorous and strategic turn-based ASCII dungeon crawler.
2015 · sanctuaryrpg.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · burrow.jollo.org · its alternatives →
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Build the world’s first sentient supercomputer
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Today I’m releasing the XR2000: A programming challenge with extensive science fiction backstory.
2025 · clearsky.dev · its alternatives →
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I have been working on this game somewhat sparsely for the past three years or so. However, it is still in a very early stage, and there is a lot of work to do. One of my friends encouraged me to post about it here, since he felt people might find interesting how I don’t use any libraries for it. The game can be played on a browser by virtue of WebAssembly. There are native ports using either MiniFB or SDL2, but you have to build those yourself. I decided to write the game in C because I feel like it is a simple language that a lot of people can understand well enough, and I didn’t think I…
2023 · zamfofex.neocities.org · its alternatives →
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The Swapper▲84An atmospheric puzzle platformer set on a distant planet
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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