Text rpgs or something else?

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Does anyone know of any that don't require real money in order to progress? I prefer anime, 'cute' environments, or detailed in-text environments. But player versus player and violence turn me away from what I can play. Since I have low-spec laptop and unable to buy a newer one, text rpgs appear about as close I can get to an immersive world, other than some browser games with not-heavy graphics. Any possible suggestions? I have an Android phone and tablet too.

Sounds like a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon). Ancient technology from back in the 80s and before.
They typically require some form of Telnet-Connection or Telnet-Compatible Client/Software.

For animé there are plenty. Kanpani-Girls might be something of interest to you (from the laptop).
I also got plenty of extra computers you can use to play whatever if you ever feel like visiting.

I do not have any real recommendations for Tablets/iPhones since I only use them as a PDA.
Personal Data-Assistant, such as setting alarms, use as a Stop-Watch/Timer, etc.

I, too, absolutely dislike PvP-oriented game-designs. Most games have some form of combat.
Are you trying to avoid anything with battle-animations altogether ? Then Tetris or its variants.

Would you be able to afford an old games console perhaps? Such as a PlayStation 1? You might be able to find some games there cheaply. The console is very cheap on Amazon.

Yep, the ancient MUDs. Battle animations are okay. I looked at kanpani girls.

Not really a text RPG but would your system play Baldur's Gate? Its timing consuming and good and might be worth a look since its rather low spec. Otherwise nethack and some of the modern translations of it are pretty good.

I used to play MUDs, MUSHes, and interactive fiction text adventures all the time. I was obsessed for a while actually, no question, and it wasn't a good thing. If you google those, and you're anything like me, you'll probably have hours of fun

What sorts of games do you like best? I've had lots of fun doing the text adventures and roleplaying in real time with people. It's fun to explore my creative side that way and write out what my characters say and do, and it's like writing a story with someone.

I played one called Bards Tale, it is like a Japanese RPG but its American, its mostly just stats and dungeon crawling.
You have to make your own maps of the dungeons.

A lot of people like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest for NES

DragonLance RPG's from the 80's got good reviews from people nowadays, but you have to download the manual etc.
I think the first one is called Pools of Radiance and you have to use DosBox to play it

My all time favourite RPG is Buck Rogers for genesis console, you can emulate it. Its got spaceship battles and regular laser gun battles, its like Star Wars.

Do you mean online ones, or are you also open to offline ones?

As far as online ones that are older, I know Meridian 59 is free, there's still a few people who play it. UO and EverQuest each have a "classic" fan-made server that's free, and a lot of people still play, but there is PVP to worry about. Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst I'm sure still has an English server up; the server is free, but I'm not sure about the game itself...I know my friends are playing PSO2 right now, there's an English patch for the PC version, but that might not run on your hardware.

As far as MUDs, I've been playing the original MUD lately, at mud2.com. There isn't really any PVP to worry about because the server is usually empty

Offline ones, there's a huge library to choose from. I bet you can run NES and SNES emulators just fine, lots of anime/cute environments there.



Forgotten Realms, you mean =)
They come with all the manuals if you buy them from GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/forgotten_real ... ection_two
I recently found a hard copy of the Archives manual (all 12 games), so I like that a lot better than the PDF my games came with.
I just need to figure out where I put my password wheels...

Offline games also. Game consoles or tabletop (like at a games store) no. Currently I'm playing an online collectable card game called Kingdoms ccg- it's strategic, I can play it for hours.
I enjoy:
sandbox (creating/building)
probably like a game where I can be a Pokemon
roleplaying games
text MUDs
Anime (like Moe Can Change!) on phone

Cool. I used to play sci-fi and fantasy-themed MUDs. I found it fun to explore the worlds, and I did a little building also but not much. I never meet anyone who likes that sort of stuff because most people play all the graphical games. I could never do that because of my blindness, and anyway, I love the written word.

That's pretty cool, I suppose those kinds of games would be a lot easier for non-sighted people to play. Might be a little tricky to draw out maps, though.

I assume you have a text-to-speech program, does it work with Inform/Z-machine games, too?

Have you considered pen-and-paper RPGs? (dungeons and dragons and its ilk)

These are also playable online, trough several forums (mythweavers.net is a big one).
They are purely text-based, are not constrained by the programmers and at least as much fun, if you got the right teammates

My text-to-speech programs used to work with Inform and other interactive fiction platforms. No idea about now, as I have Windows 10. I don't draw out maps so yes, that can make some aspects more challenging. Yes, pen and paper games are also fun, though I feel nervous when I play live.

I've had a bad itch to get back into Infocom games lately. It's been a while, and I've only beaten...shoot, I think the only one I've beaten is Wishbringer, which is supposed to be geared more towards beginners.

I'll have to dig out my feelies.