MUDs & Text Games
147 sites
https://crawl.tildeverse.org/
The Tildeverse DCSS Server hosts a public instance of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, the classic roguelike game, accessible via SSH connection from any Linux, BSD, or macOS terminal. Visitors can play console games, browse morgue files and player recordings, and find setup scripts for tilde server operators who want to offer DCSS access to their own users.
http://igormud.org/
IgorMUD (also known as Pussgurkabunnyluvmud) is the official web portal for a telnet-accessible MUD, offering players and wizards guides to guilds, areas, monsters, and the game's history. The site includes sections for both players and builders, covering the approval process, design guides, programming tools, and community boards.
http://spagmag.org/archives
SPAG is a long-running magazine dedicated to interactive fiction, with a complete archive of 64 issues spanning from 1994 to 2016 covering reviews, articles, and commentary on text adventures and parser games. Maintained as a historical archive by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation, it offers a remarkable window into decades of IF community discourse and criticism.
https://mud.co.uk/richard
Richard Bartle, co-creator of the original MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) and author of 'Designing Virtual Worlds', presents his personal entry point organized by hat icons covering academic work, MUD design, fiction, humor, and personal details. A landmark in gaming history, this site offers a window into the mind of one of the founding figures of online multiplayer gaming and virtual world theory.
https://tempusmud.com/
TempusMUD is an active text-based multiplayer adventure set in a time-traveling world where fantasy mages, divine disciples, and cyberpunk technologists collide across timelines. Players can jump in via a web client or dedicated MUD client, and the site posts regular update logs showing the game is still actively developed.
https://aocmud.com/
Age of Chaos is a long-running text-based MUD inspired by Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time universe, featuring 22,000+ rooms, 14 character classes, 8 races, and a rich PvP and PvE system that has been active since 1997. Players can dive into clan wars, custom crafting, ancient race progression, and a massive labyrinth, all accessible via a custom client or any standard MUD client.
http://discworld.imaginary.com/lpc/about/articles/languages_in_muds.html
An in-depth article from the Discworld MUD site exploring how to implement languages for different ethnic groups in MUD game design, covering both the benefits for player immersion and the practical challenges of implementation. Written by a creator for the long-running Discworld MUD, it discusses various technical methods for language transformation and the balance between realism and playability.
http://newmoonmud.org/
New Moon is a long-running LPMud set in a medieval fantasy world, accessible via telnet at newmoonmud.org:7680 and welcoming to newcomers with guides, FAQs, maps, and client download recommendations. The site serves as the official hub for players and creators alike, featuring a beginner's guide, help pages, staff directory, and a gallery of citizen portraits.
https://elissablack.com/swords-of-freeport
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.
http://lysator.liu.se/mud/faq/faq1.html
A comprehensive FAQ covering the basics of MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons), explaining the different types including TinyMUDs, LPMUDs, DikuMUDs, and AberMUDs for newcomers to text-based online gaming. Hosted on the classic Lysator server, this document walks beginners through core concepts like avatars, netlag, and MUD culture, making it an essential old-web reference for anyone curious about early multiplayer online worlds.