Play Colossal Cave Revisited Online
Type your way through pitch-black caves, solving odd puzzles and hoping you remembered the lamp—one wrong move and that grue’s having dinner.
Game Overview
Colossal Cave Revisited is basically the granddaddy of text adventures, but with just enough polish to make it feel at home on MS-DOS. You type commands like "go north" or "take lamp" and suddenly you're knee-deep in this sprawling cave system—full of weird little puzzles, hidden treasure, and the occasional "you are likely to be eaten by a grue" moment.
It’s surprisingly easy to get lost in, in the best way. One minute you’re fumbling around in the dark (seriously, get the lamp first), the next you’re trying to figure out how to cross a bottomless pit without becoming a stain at the bottom. The descriptions are sparse but weirdly vivid—your brain fills in the gaps better than any graphics could.
If you’ve ever wondered where games like Zork got their start, this is it. Just don’t blame me when you spend half an hour trying to remember if you typed "examine crevice" or "look in crack."
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".
Download Colossal Cave Revisited ROM
You can download this ROM to play Colossal Cave Revisited offline using an MS-DOS emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
