MUDs & Text Games
147 sites
https://aardwolf.com/
Aardwolf is a long-running free text-based MUD set in the fantasy world of Andolor, featuring 28 character classes, hundreds of quests, real-time overhead maps, and a thriving multiplayer community. The site serves as the official hub for the game, offering a web client to play directly, a wiki, Lua coding documentation, clan and race information, and regularly updated news about game changes.
http://british-legends.com/CMS
The official home of Multi-User Dungeon (MUD), widely recognized as the world's oldest virtual world, originally known as British Legends on CompuServe. Created and maintained by Viktor T. Toth, the site lets visitors play the game directly via Telnet, explore its history, and connect with its long-running player community.
https://tharel.net/
Adventures Unlimited is a long-running text-based MUD set in the fantasy world of Tharel, online since 1999 and featuring 17,000 rooms, 9 character classes, 17 races, and a rich player-killing and roleplay system. With 12 unique deities, five religion-based clans, clan warfare mechanics, and a built-in automapper, this is a deeply developed old-school online RPG with an active community.
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.
https://realmsofdespair.com/
Realms of Despair is the original SMAUG MUD, a free medieval fantasy text game boasting over 250 unique areas, a wide variety of races and classes, and a rich web of guilds, clans, and nation-based roleplay organizations. The site serves as the official hub for the game, offering a web client, documentation on commands and classes, area maps, community resources, and a new player guide.
https://4dimensions.org/
4Dimensions is a long-running MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) accessible on port 6000, featuring a rich world with custom races, classes, clans, and player-built areas inspired by universes like Xanth and Star Wars. Running since 1996, the site offers connection guides, forums, a wiki, and regular updates announcing newly added game zones.
https://fataldimensions.nl/
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.
http://shattered.org/
Shattered World is one of the internet's longest-running MUDs, established in August 1990 and boasting over a decade of custom development that sets it apart from code-sharing competitors. Visitors can explore detailed game features including races, guilds, quests, a player-driven legal system, and an in-game economy, then jump straight in via a browser-based client.
https://valheru.com/
Valheru MUD is a text-based online adventure game set in a classic fantasy world, offering players an extensive selection of races, classes, multi-classing, and thousands of quests including live events with AI-driven NPCs. The site serves as the official hub for the game, providing connection guides, lore, clan info, builder resources, and community features for its international playerbase spanning Denmark, the USA, and beyond.
http://3k.org/
3Kingdoms is one of the internet's longest-running MUDs, a free-to-play text-based online adventure that has been continuously developed for over 32 years. Boasting tens of thousands of rooms, hundreds of areas, dozens of quests, and a sister game called 3Scapes, it offers an enormous and complex world for dedicated players.