Madness and the Minotaur is a text adventure game, published in 1981 for the TRS-80 Color Computer by Radio Shack in North America and by Microdeal in the United Kingdom.

It was developed by Spectral Associates founder, Thomas Rosenbaum.

The player doesn't use the key object to obtain the other; he just needs to be carrying it.

With the exception of a randomly appearing "oracle", the game gives no indication of what objects are needed to reach a treasure.

There are various magic spells that can be learned throughout the game that have various effects.