# ligurio/awesome-ttygames

Unix ASCII games

Repository: https://github.com/ligurio/awesome-ttygames
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-ttygames
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Topics: game, opensource, awesome, asciicast, ascii-game, terminal, ascii, ascii-art, asciinema
Last push: 2026-08-02T17:46:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4226, "days_push": 31, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1026, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.725790+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of Unix ASCII/terminal games, maintained as a YAML database and rendered as an HTML catalog with screencasts and playable server links. It catalogs roguelikes, puzzles, and action games playable in a terminal via telnet or ssh.

## Use cases
- find ascii games to play in the terminal
- discover roguelike games for unix
- list terminal games playable over ssh
- find open-source console games
- browse retro ascii-art games with screencasts

## When to choose
- you want a curated, categorized index of terminal/ASCII games
- you want screencasts or playable ssh/telnet servers to try games instantly
- you want to contribute game entries via a simple YAML format

## When to avoid
- you want a game engine or library to build games
- you need graphical or modern 3D games
- you need a downloadable game itself rather than a catalog of links

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: game, developer-tools, terminal-ui
- domain: gaming-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, ascii-games, terminal-games, curated-list, retro-gaming, asciinema, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ligurio/awesome-ttygames (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.725790+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:07:58.890594+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ligurio/awesome-ttygames (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.725790+00:00, sha d596dcd51b9e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.