Fit check
Is ASCIIDENT worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want a sci-fi RPG presented through ASCII graphics
- RPG fans interested in skill training, crafting, and creature encounters
- Players seeking a short, evolving game set in one space location
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a finished, expansive open-world RPG rather than a project with about two hours currently available
- Players who want a visually detailed presentation instead of character-based graphics and retro display modes
- Players looking for a large selection of established locations, since asteroid FA-17 is the current location under development
Our take on ASCIIDENT
The open-world framing gives the game a broad premise, but the current playable scope is much narrower: about two hours are available in one location, while movement to neighboring planets and stations is still part of the location's development.
What is ASCIIDENT?
Explore asteroid FA-17 in a science-fiction RPG about a human clone who escaped space pirates.
The game presents its graphics through ASCII characters and offers eight retro display modes plus an LED font option. The current location includes a spaceport, abandoned areas, creatures, neutral characters, skill training, crafting, and hostile encounters. Skills cover areas such as melee, plasma weapons, piloting, navigation, and radiation resistance. Neuroprogrammers allow clones to learn skills when the required device and instructor or creature are available. Computer terminals contain additional games that can award in-game currency. The location is still under development, with about two hours of gameplay currently available.
How ASCIIDENT plays
- 01ASCII visual design
- The game uses keyboard characters from the ASCII range as its graphical elements.
- 02Retro display options
- Eight color configurations are available, including monochrome, 16-color, 2-bit, Game Boy, and true-color modes.
- 03Skill training system
- A neuroprogrammer, together with a suitable instructor or creature, enables characters to learn listed abilities.
- 04Creature encounters
- Neutral and hostile beings inhabit the setting, and some initially neutral characters can turn aggressive.
- 05Terminal mini-games
- Computer terminals contain games that can award in-game currency.
ASCIIDENT compared to similar games
ASCIIDENT combines a science-fiction setting, ASCII presentation, skill training, crafting, and a developing asteroid location. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition centers on an unconventional story and exploration, while Back to the Dawn focuses on prison escape, investigation, survival, and crime. Angels of Death is an RPG Maker spin-off, giving it a different presentation and setting.
ASCIIDENT: platforms & release
Is ASCIIDENT worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want a sci-fi RPG presented through ASCII graphics. Skip it if: players seeking a finished, expansive open-world RPG rather than a project with about two hours currently available.
Where can I download ASCIIDENT?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens ASCIIDENT's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is ASCIIDENT on?
Windows only.
