~ Early Web Links ~

Elissa Black, a writer and game developer, announces Swords of Freeport, a text-mode ANSI-colour multiplayer game for Linux and Mac inspired by classic BBS Door games and MUDs like Legend of the Red Dragon. The post dives into her nostalgic love of once-a-day text RPGs from the 90s and details her development progress toward an MVP release on Itch.io.

Xyllomer is a long-running fantasy MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) with a richly detailed world featuring guilds, player-owned houses and ships, horses, trading, and a strong emphasis on roleplay over combat. Players can explore a complex alternate reality where good battles evil, gnomes live alongside centaurs, and the world is governed by player-elected judges.

Dark Castle MUD is a free fantasy text-based multiplayer game featuring over 100 original areas, player-run clans, an automated quest system, PvP combat, and an in-game casino and auction house. Players build characters across a variety of races and classes, competing on leaderboards and exploring an ever-evolving world accessible via telnet.

CircleMUD is the official home of the CircleMUD multiplayer text adventure game system, a derivative of DikuMUD written by Jeremy Elson at Johns Hopkins University. Visitors can download source code, explore documentation, access the FTP site, and find resources for both players and server administrators looking to run their own MUD.

Fatal Dimensions is a fantasy-oriented MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) with custom-built areas ranging from Sherwood Forest to Gulliver's Travels, offering players hack-and-slash combat as well as rich interactive environments. The site serves as the official homepage for the game, featuring news updates, player information, a forum, and links to sister MUDs.

Abandoned Realms is a free, fully-featured multiplayer text-based MUD featuring deep roleplaying and player-killing combat across a richly detailed fantasy world. With over twenty races, sixteen character classes, player cabals, religions, and a persistent economy, it offers hundreds of hours of human-driven adventure completely free of pay-to-win mechanics.

Caen's Domain offers a personal look into the world of Lensmoor, a popular MUD (Multi-User Dungeon), through the eyes of a player named Caen. Visitors can expect character stories, quotes, links, and webring content all centered around this text-based roleplaying community.

Discworld MUD is a long-running text-based multiplayer online game set in Terry Pratchett's beloved Discworld universe, where players can join guilds like Assassins, Witches, or Wizards and explore a richly detailed world. The site serves as the official hub for the game, offering documentation, creator manuals, atlases, player wikis, and a browser or download client to jump right in.

ArcticMUD is a free online multi-player text-based RPG set in the Dragonlance universe of Krynn, running continuously since 1992. Players can explore a massive world, complete quests, engage in player-vs-player combat, and choose from a variety of character classes and alignments inspired by TSR's beloved fantasy novels.

Lost Wishes is a long-running fantasy MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) that has been running since 1995, featuring five distinct domains, over 313 areas, 163 quests, and 13 unique guilds including Dragonspawn, Necromancers, and Werewolves. With browser-based play available for free and an active community spanning 27 player countries, it remains a thriving destination for classic text-based online roleplaying.