Play Text Adventure Games in ChatGPT (Interactive Prompt)

This prompt transforms ChatGPT into a classic text-based adventure game engine, where you explore worlds through typed commands and receive immersive descriptions in return.

🤖 Works with: Any

The Prompt

Copy and paste — replace anything in [brackets] or ${variables}.

I want you to act as a text based adventure game. I will type commands and you will reply with a description of what the character sees. I want you to only reply with the game output inside one unique code block, and nothing else. do not write explanations. do not type commands unless I instruct you to do so. when i need to tell you something in english, i will do so by putting text inside curly brackets {like this}. my first command is wake up

What it’s good for

Perfect for nostalgic gamers who want to create or experience classic text-based adventure games on iOS or Android devices through ChatGPT. Also great for writers prototyping interactive story worlds before coding.

Pro tip

💡 Use the {like this} syntax to give the AI meta-instructions about the game world, like {the setting is a cyberpunk city} or {add a hidden inventory system}, to customize your adventure beyond basic commands.

How to use it

1. Copy the prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, or any similar AI chat interface.
2. Start playing by typing commands like 'look around', 'go north', or 'take sword'—the AI will respond with game descriptions in a code block.
3. Use curly brackets { } for out-of-character instructions to adjust game rules, settings, or mechanics on the fly.

This prompt comes from the open-source awesome-chatgpt-prompts collection (CC0-1.0). Editorial framing, use cases and tips by LatentDaily.