Castle Adventure!

Castle Adventure! is about as old school as you can possibly get. It is the fantasy-themed story of a nameless adventurer and their quest to rescue an imprisoned princess. The map is made up largely of mazes that are separated by puzzles. The game can be put into an unwinnable state.

All that being said, I didn’t find Castle Adventure! to be nearly as difficult as a lot of older text adventure games. There were a few puzzles that gave me trouble and I had to draw a map to keep my directions consistent, but between the limited items and the minimalist room descriptions, I usually had a pretty good idea what I was suppose to be doing.

If you are looking for the next Photopia or Counterfeit Monkey, you need to look elsewhere. But if you are in the mood for an old school dungeon crawler, Castle Adventure! is here for you.