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ASCII Space

Navigate through space using ASCII graphics in this retro-style space shooter. Battle aliens with classic text-based visuals and fast-paced arcade action in this nostalgic tribute to early computer gaming.

Arcade4.7 rating4,894,223 plays

Starting game

ASCII Space

Loading the game board. If controls do not respond right away, tap or click once inside the frame.

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How to play

Use your keyboard and mouse to interact with the game. Click inside the game screen to start playing and follow the on-screen instructions.

About ASCII Space

Take the helm of a starfighter rendered entirely in flickering text characters and blast through alien swarms straight out of a 1980s terminal fantasy. ASCII Space is a retro arcade shooter that strips visuals down to pure monospaced glyphs, letting raw movement and gunfire carry the action. Waves arrive fast, formations shift unpredictably, and the score chase rewards aggressive weaving between projectiles. The text-based aesthetic doubles as a tribute to early home-computer gaming, but the pace feels modern and twitchy. A perfect quick session for shmup fans hunting something stylistically unusual without sacrificing the satisfying chaos of classic space combat.