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Balzhur is a free Spanish-language text-based online role-playing game (MUD) set in a rich fantasy world of magic and adventure, running continuously since January 2000. Players can choose from multiple races and professions, explore detailed regions like Calimhar and Earand, and connect via a web client or telnet.

ifMUD is a long-running PerlMUD-based chat server built around the interactive fiction community, where players can connect via telnet or a web client to socialize and discuss IF. The site provides account registration, an official FAQ maintained by community members, and connection details for this beloved gathering place for text adventure enthusiasts.

ifwizz is a German-language interactive fiction database cataloging over 4,000 text adventure games spanning 40 years of the genre, from classics like Zork to modern parser games playable online. The site also hosts the IF Grand Prix competition for German-language text games, a forum, journal, and curated links for the interactive fiction community.

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.

Icesus is a free multiplayer text-based MUD set on the frozen planet of Aegic, running continuously since 1995 and maintained by a non-profit community. With 40+ guilds, deep combat systems, a richly detailed world, and a brand-new browser client requiring no downloads, it offers an impressive old-school online RPG experience still actively developed today.

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.

JediMUD is a classic text-based multiplayer RPG (MUD) offering adventure, PvE, PvP, quests, and a persistent world accessible via telnet or dedicated MUD clients. The site provides connection instructions, a new player guide, server status, and links to a community wiki and Discord for this long-running online game.

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.

Tharsis Gate is the official home of a fantasy-themed MUD featuring elves, dragons, guilds, and medieval adventure in a richly imagined world. Visitors can connect via Telnet or Java, browse getting-started guides, view guild information, and access an archived copy of the Imaginary Realities MUD e-zine.

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.