text adventure

noun

A computer game in which the player is given a textual description of the environment and uses a command line to interact with it.

Meanings

nountext adventure (plural text adventures)

plural text adventures

  1. computer gamesA computer game in which the player is given a textual description of the environment and uses a command line to interact with it.

    Synonyms: interactive fiction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA computer game in which the player is given a textual description of the environment and uses a command line to interact with it.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 文字冒險遊戲 /文字冒险游戏
  • 文字冒險遊戲 /文字冒险游戏 (wénzì màoxiǎn yóuxì)text-based computer game
Finnish tekstiseikkailu
  • tekstiseikkailutext-based computer game
Russian те́кстовая игра́, интеракти́вная фанта́стика
  • те́кстовая игра́ (tékstovaja igrá)text-based computer game
  • интеракти́вная фанта́стика (intɛraktívnaja fantástika)text-based computer game
Swedish textäventyr
  • textäventyrtext-based computer game
Cite this entry
APA

text adventure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/text%20adventure

MLA

“text adventure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/text%20adventure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “text adventure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/text%20adventure.

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