MUDs & Text Games
147 sites
https://well.com/conferences/musers
The Musers conference on The WELL is a community discussion space dedicated to MUDs, MUSEs, and other text-based virtual worlds, exploring their roles as gaming environments, educational tools, and online communities. Visitors can find links to MUD resources, TinyMUSH manuals, TinyFugue, and a WELLmuse quick-start guide alongside community discussion threads.
https://gathering.org.uk/
The Gathering is a long-running text-based chat community accessible via telnet or a web browser interface, keeping an old-school MUD-style social experience alive for modern users. The site offers helpful instructions for connecting through PuTTY and configuring Windows to handle telnet links, bridging classic internet culture with contemporary hardware.
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.
https://mud-dev.zer7.com/
An archived collection of the MUD-Dev mailing list spanning from 1996 to 2010, preserving developer discussions about MUD design, game mechanics, roleplaying systems, and programming. A valuable historical record for anyone interested in the early evolution of online multiplayer game development and the technical debates that shaped the genre.
https://pixelscapes.com/nscape
A memorial page for NightscapeMUX, a now-defunct MUX game, featuring archival character art and splash screens recovered from an old hard drive by artist Jen Gagne. The page serves as both a farewell to former players and a showcase of the original artwork that was created for the game's website.
http://dcastle.org/
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.
http://wabe.org.uk/clio
Clio is an open-source MUD2 client created by Ian Peattie, available for Windows, Unix, Linux, and MacOS X, offering sound effects and a special client mode for enhanced gameplay. The site provides downloads for multiple platforms and versions, source code via SourceForge, and links to alternative MUD2 clients for players who want different options.
https://ncmud.org/
Northern Crossroads MUD is a free text-based multiplayer adventure game that has been running continuously since 1992, boasting nearly 40,000 rooms, 8,000 creatures, and over 400 distinct areas to explore. Players can connect via telnet or browser and choose from two starting towns in a richly built fantasy world with over three decades of history behind it.
https://wiki.adrift.co/Main_Page
The official wiki manual for ADRIFT 5, a toolkit for creating interactive fiction and text adventure games, covering everything from beginner setup to advanced scripting. Organized into a user guide, tutorials, and a detailed reference manual, it serves as the comprehensive documentation hub for anyone writing or playing ADRIFT-powered text adventures.
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.