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title: Text-based games
date: "2002-07-16T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - games
wp_id: 1278
description: I explore the potential resurgence of text-based games and point to Skotos as a noteworthy platform. It is a brief look at how interactive fiction and prose-driven gaming continue to evolve.
keywords: [text-based games, skotos, interactive fiction, muds, prose gaming, game development]
---

[Text-based games](http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,53738,00.html) on the rise? [Skotos](http://www.skotos.net/)' site looks interesting anyway.