MUDs & Text Games
147 sites
![start [Dune MUD]](/screenshots/33117.webp)
https://dunemud.net/
Dune MUD is a classic LP MUD that has been running since 1992, set in Frank Herbert's iconic Dune universe with 30,000+ rooms, ten guilds, opt-in PvP, and an active playerbase. The wiki-based site serves as a comprehensive hub for players, offering connection guides, client recommendations, quest information, maps, and lore about the Dune universe that inspired the game.
https://bat.org/
BatMUD is one of the longest-running text-based multiplayer online games in existence, having been continuously online since 1990 and set in a medieval fantasy world with open-ended roleplay and character creation. Players can log in directly from the browser, download a dedicated client, and even attend real-world player meetups like the Las Vegas-hosted Vegascon conferences.
http://mystic-adventure.org/
Mystic Adventure is a free-to-play medieval fantasy MUD (multi-user dungeon) featuring over 20,000 rooms, unique classes and races, creative quests, and a welcoming player community. The site serves as the official hub for the game, offering guides on connecting via MUD clients, character creation, crafting, clans, and maps for new and veteran players alike.
https://circlemud.org/
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.
https://deathlogs.com/
Deathlogs.com is a community hub for MUD players that archives combat logs, death records, kill statistics, and highscores across dozens of text-based online RPGs including Reinos de Leyenda, Final Realms, and Ancient Kingdoms. With tens of thousands of logs spanning multiple games in both English and Spanish, it serves as an invaluable historical record and competitive tracker for the MUD gaming community.
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://ibgames.net/
IB Games is the home of Federation, a long-running space trading and exploration MUD that has been running since the 1980s, making it one of the oldest online multiplayer games in existence. The site serves as the official hub for the game, offering downloads, documentation, and community resources for players of this pioneering text-based virtual world.
http://awns.com/tkMOO-light
tkMOO-light is a cross-platform chat client developed by Andrew Wilson, designed specifically for connecting to MUD and MOO online text-based environments on UNIX, Windows, and Macintosh. The site offers downloads, a manual, plugin documentation, and release notes for a client that has been actively developed since the mid-1990s.
https://www.gammon.com.au/
Nick Gammon's software solutions page is home to MUSHclient, a popular MUD/MUSH client, alongside utility programs, electronics resources focused on Arduino and microprocessors, and a weaving program called Weavedraft. The site blends hobbyist programming tools with practical software downloads, making it a useful stop for MUD enthusiasts and tinkerers alike.
https://friday-girl.neocities.org/
Friday-girl's personal site doubles as an archive of permadeath logs and funny moments from MUD2, the classic text-based multiplayer game. The collection of 'Stupid Deaths' makes it a quirky and niche resource for fans of old-school text MUDs.