This solo developer is building a dark-fantasy MMORPG entirely out of ASCII, and the visual tests are mind-blowing!
So I stumbled across this solo dev named Ansenjeo who is building an online ASCII MMORPG entirely out of text, and honestly, the aesthetic is just mind-blowing.
Instead of a standard retro roguelike, the whole world including trees, lakes, heroes, and even a giant dragon is made of ASCII symbols, but packed with crazy tech tests like dynamic weather, water reflections, grass physics, smooth multiplayer, and epic boss fights.
He is building the whole thing by himself in his spare time, and a Steam page is coming soon. If you want to follow his journey and check out his devlogs, you can find him under ansenjeo on Instagram, X, and YouTube. He is also on Buy Me a Coffee if you want to support him.
What do you think of pushing text-based graphics this far?