You know what text based RPGs I miss? MUDs. Haven't played one since the 90s but have fond memories of telnetting into public MUD servers of all flavors to play. My favorite was one where you could make a Saiyan race and Kamehameha your enemies lol
I personally love Torn and play it daily and have done for years. If you want something similar I've been trying to put my own spin on things with Cartel Empire which I've been developing for about 2 years as a side-project.
We've got a small but active community that's constantly growing and I'd love to have more people on the Discord as I try to include the community in as much if the development as I can.