MUDs & Text Games
147 sites
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://aocmud.com/
Age of Chaos is a long-running text-based MUD inspired by Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time universe, featuring 22,000+ rooms, 14 character classes, 8 races, and a rich PvP and PvE system that has been active since 1997. Players can dive into clan wars, custom crafting, ancient race progression, and a massive labyrinth, all accessible via a custom client or any standard MUD client.
http://tads.org/
TADS (Text Adventure Development System) is the official home of a free, professional-grade authoring toolkit for creating interactive fiction, maintained by Michael J. Roberts. The site offers downloads, comprehensive manuals, code examples, and community links for both TADS 2 and TADS 3, making it an essential hub for serious IF developers.
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://ifcomp.org/
IFComp is the longest-running annual competition for interactive fiction, celebrating text-driven digital games and stories from independent creators since 1995. Now in its 31st year, the site hosts entry registration, prize pools through the Colossal Fund, past competition results, and extensive resources for both authors and judges.
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.
http://dsl-mud.org/
Dark and Shattered Lands (DSL) is one of the longest-running MUDs on the internet, set in the richly detailed fantasy world of Algoron with kingdoms, clans, races, and deep lore. The site offers extensive resources including equipment lists, maps, a wiki, clan war standings, competitive leagues like the Gladiator League, and a podcast for this thriving text-based RPG community.
https://ymusk.sourceforge.net/
Ymusk is a MUSH client written in Perl by a developer named Yenzie, offering features like ANSI color support, text filters, multi-input boxes, spell-checking, and an ICQ-like GUI for managing pages. The site hosts multiple versioned releases with screenshots, a user guide, and CVS access, making it a practical hub for MUSH players looking for a customizable Telnet-based client.
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://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.