Some text-based games are virtually unrecognizable from the early days of Colossal Cave Adventure. Here are a few of the best modern text-based games available right now.

If you love text-based games, these nine fascinating titles might be just what you're after.

Developers can create avatars for their games or let users bring their own. As AI shifts toward memory-based models, Unity and Genies turn AI into something you can see, interact, and play with.

The first of the text-based games available on Ink Console will be those developed by Singular 9, a one-man studio known previously for creating Gameboy games and an interactive game for e-readers.