MUDs & Text Games
147 sites
https://jointhesaga.com/
OtherSpace MUSH is the home base for Wes Platt's long-running science fiction roleplaying game, featuring session logs, community links, and ongoing collaborative storytelling content. The site blends MUSH updates, roleplaying guides, essays, and humor pieces into a hub for players and fans of the OtherSpace universe.
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://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.
http://mud.arctic.org/
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.
https://logicalshift.co.uk/unix/zoom
Zoom is a free, open-source interpreter for Z-Code, TADS, and Hugo interactive fiction formats, supporting classic Infocom titles like Zork as well as modern text adventures. Available for OS X and Unix-like systems, it includes plugin support for multiple story formats and comes with a downloadable manual.
https://mmucl.sourceforge.net/
Mmucl (pronounced 'muckle') is an open-source MUD client written entirely in Tcl by Mark Patton, offering both graphical and text-based interfaces including Tk and Gnome support. The project page includes download links, a feature list, and news updates spanning several years of development under the GNU General Public License.
https://mail.dworkin.nl/pipermail/mud-dev2-archive
The mud-dev2-archive is a mailing list archive dedicated to MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) development discussions, spanning from 2006 through 2010. It serves as a valuable historical record of developer conversations covering game design, engine architecture, and the technical craft behind text-based online worlds.