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| 3 Kingdoms | 3Kingdoms LP MUD is one of the oldest, largest and most successful MUDs on the internet. It offers 3 realms, each holding to a different, unique theme; more than 400 areas to explore; 13 unique guilds with more in development; more than 80 quests to challenge your mind; simulated player killing events; player owned houses; a unique and easy to use talking system. Play through telnet: telnet://3k.org:3000/
| Telnet |
| Age of the Throne |
Enter a world which is a lovingly crafted recreation of 17th Century Paris
in the time of King Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu. Classical text-based MUD-style game. Warning : people have informed us that this game is free to play only for a limited time (apx 500 minutes); after that you have to pay if you want to keep playing it. |
Web browser |
| Ages of Despair |
Medieval Fantasy LP Mud, online since March 1998 - Ages of Despair is an exciting realm of fantasy adventure with a rapidly growing playerbase and newbie friendly environment. This is an LP MUD with high quality standards and vivid descriptions that are truly enchanting. AoD offers a medieval fantasy environment to game in where fantasy becomes reality and your dreams and desires are brought to life. Connection must be made through telnet (connect to: telnet://agesofdespair.org:5000), although they hope to offer a java interface soon. | Telnet |
| Alien Adoption Agency |
AAA is a RPG simulation, where you take the role of an alien confronted to other aliens. Fighting is the main attraction in AAA, alien bodies litter the fields. It's a world where danger lies everywhere! Battle is simulated randomly (by a virtual die) and a set formula. This is affected by various statistics which are increased throughout gameplay. Some of these statistics are your physical strength, speed, endurance, your equipment, and of course your opponent. The ultimate goal is to be the best alien! - WebTV and WAP compatible. - Alternate URL | .Web browser |
| Archimedes Dagger |
Archimedes Dagger is a medieval browser based role playing game. It was fashioned after a popular form of online role-playing called "Multi-User Dungeons" (MUDs). It's main purpose is to be an easy to use (even easier to start using) role playing environment without any downloads, fees, or any inconveniences. Simply put, just open your browser, log in and go! Choose a race and build up your character as you journey through the world of Archimedes Dagger. |
Web browser |
| Arenascape | Turn-based Fantasy RPG created to be fast, simple and fun. You fight other players or monsters to gain experience, advance in skills, get better weapons and items, and of course become famous doing this (javascript and cookies have to be turned 'on' in your browser).
| HTML (any web browser) |
| Avalon |
Avalon is a multi-user roleplaying world, a mythological environment in which you can develop your own character and interact with other real-life and imaginary beings. This is a continent of legends and detailed histories, both past and in the making. Avalon is an ever evolving world and you will play a part in the history of that world. Build your reputation and become a respected or feared member of society, actions taken by you can alter the world for good or evil as you help to shape history on your journey of enlightenment and the ultimate quest for ordination and immortality. The Gods will play a crucial role in your character's development. Warning : Players informed us that Avalon is only free for a LIMITED time. Each new user is given 5 hours free access, after that, it costs $15 a month for 30 hours or $22 a month unlimited play. | JAVA or
telnet |
| Battle Magica | This game features a vast landscape in which the player fights monsters, collects items etc. There is a graphical interface and Flash 6 is required (a link is on the site). Fight for hours against intelligent denizens of multiple dimensions. Open a shop and become wealthy beyond your wildest dreams. Become a feared and respected mage of the realms... However you decide to play is up to you!
| Flash 6 |
| Cantr II |
A text-based and web-based simulation, which tries to create a real life society in a virtual world. The society, with all its institutions, will be created, by and through the players. Politics, economy, etc. will be reinvented. | Web browser |
Dark and
Shattered Lands | A massive role-playing game. Chose from several races such as: Human, Yinn, Ogre, Dark Elf, Dwarf, and many more. You begin as one of the five starting classes: Warrior, Bard, Thief, Mage, or Cleric. After level 10, you can chose from tons of reclasses that are specific to each beginning class. You can join a kingdom and help keep peace in the land or fight against other kingdoms. If you decide not to join a kingdom you can join one of the clans that are constantly warring with each other to please the gods and make a name for themselves. Play through telnet.
| Telnet |
| Discworld MUD |
Discworld MUD is a multi-user role-playing game based on the Discworld books as written by Terry Pratchett. On Discworld you will meet many of the characters from those books. Terry's books are humorous fantasy and the game retains the comical, fun feel of the books. The game is massive, incredibly detailed, and can be played via any java-compatible browser (or via telnet or MUD clients). | Java
or Telnet |
| Dragon Court |
A Java Role-playing game. You can fight, get experience, buy or sell items, send messages to other players and join clans. | Java enabled |
| DragonStone |
DragonStone is a FREE medieval/fantasy based Mud, online since Febuary 1998. DragonStone offers 16 classes, 14 Races, multiclassing and an ever expanding world and player base. The Immortals of DragonStone are very active and the game is always being updated and expanded. Connection must be made through telnet ( telnet://dragonstone.org:1234 ), through the Java client available on the site or one of the many MUD clients available (including their own custom client). | Java
or Telnet |
| Edge of Darkness | Edge of darkness is a Diku-based MUD set in a completely original world called Doraak. You can choose out of eigth classes and five races, and numerous skills and spells. Guild membership is available. The game is fully RPG and has 10000+ rooms. Quests are available, as well as a combat arena. Player killing is optional and the game is newbie friendly. To connect through telnet, please use: telnet://edge.ofdarkness.net:2001.
| Java or Telnet |
| Equinox |
Equinox is a superhero-themed writing game; a roleplaying game that, instead of dice-rolls, relies on serial fiction and competitive writing to determine the course and content of the game. | HTML |
| Eternal City |
The Eternal City is a text-based multi-player role-playing game where your character is limited only by your imagination. Be a brave hero, a kindly healer, or a roguish thief! Meet and adventure with thousands of other human players. With detailed political, economic, and military systems, you are part of a larger world that grows and changes in response to your actions and those of your fellow citizens. You can participate in up to seven gamemaster-moderated role-playing sessions each week. MUD-style game, but the java front end makes it easy to access and play, even for first time MUD players. Warning : people told us that the game is free to play only for the first months. | Java enabled |
| First Age |
First Age is the original version of Avalon - less refinements and more combat! The First Age of Avalon is an age of great heroes and legends shaping the future of a land at the dawn of civilization. First Age is not for the faint of heart. It has a blow-by-blow combat system including the use of hundreds of spells, poisons, potions and magics and the action is very fast moving. You will need a sharp mind to succeed but you better have a sharp sword by your side as well! | JAVA or
telnet |
| Hesperia |
This Medieval Fantasy textual Multi-User Dungeon (MUD) consists of a completely unique world. All areas have been written exclusively for Hesperia and were co-ordinated very precisely. You can create as many characters as you like (but you may login only 3 of them at one time). You can choose from 10 races and 8 classes. The game is newbie friendly: newcomers can learn all the basic skills needed in the MUD School. The Hesperian Immortals are friendly towards newbies and offer assistance to players of all levels. In order to become a successful player you have to befriend other players, explore the world and gain experience to rise in both level and rank. New levels and ranks provide you with improved statistics, new spells and skills, and a number of exciting new features. Access via telnet: telnet://hesperia-mud.org:7000. | Telnet |
| Hiddenworld |
Hiddenworld is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) with a few graphics, several races, guilds, etc. The game follows the traditional spirit of fantasy RPGs with the usual classes and races, and was strongly inspired by old BBS games such as Usurper or LORD. The goal is (as in most RPGs) to stay alive, build up your character, join teams, learn new spells, fight monsters and other players... Very newbie friendly.
| Web browser |
| Hollow |
Explore the realm of Hollow, interact with other players, join a guild, perform quests in this online text-based Role-playing game, featuring a lot of classes and races to choose from, guilds, player-owned shops, and much more. (Old URL here). | Web browser |
| Internetania |
Internetania is an interactive role-playing game which does not have a central story line or a main objective that you must accomplish to win. The objective of the game is to have fun playing the role of your character and increasing your characters skills as he or she goes adventuring and explores Internetania. Explore town, interact with the townspeople, explore caves and mazes, cast spells, and fight monsters or other players to increase your skills. | Web browser
(Javascript
enabled) |
| Land of Karchan |
A MUD (Multi-User Dungeon), but with pictures! Your Quest is to find a magic book. You can interact with other players. Before starting your game, you should read the Help and the FAQs if you are not used to MUDs. The help file with all the allowed commands is particularly recommended!
Doesn't look complete yet, but you can explore a lot. | Web browser |
Lords of Lords
- Hell server |
NEW Free text based online RPG game, fight monsters, explore worlds, chat or duel other online players. More than 20 races, fast fighting, no email required to sign up, it's easy, it's fast, it's free!. Game is free to play, but players can buy privileges. |
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| Macray's Keep |
A particular Web site dedicated to the play of message-based Fantasy Role-playing games using AD&D or other rules systems. Very interesting for people who already have an experience of RPG. | Web browser |
| Materia Magica |
This game was formerly known as "Moongate online". Enter a world of high fantasy, where dragons are real and adventure is everywhere you look. This is a text-based, multiplayer interactive adventure game, set in a fantasy world. Fly on magical carpets, hop on a camel and explore vast deserts, battle to the death with a renegade sorcerer. Even though the game is text-based, it has a lot of races and classes, and it is a richly interactive world full of intelligent creatures and intelligent players like yourself. | Java
or telnet |
| Medievia |
A pure text game. Medievia's world has been growing and refining itself for almost a decade. The result is a complete and ever-changing world waiting for you, full of adventures, perils, pitfalls and fortunes, so large that you can play it for years and still see new places and enjoy new features. Choose up to four classes and see if you can become a hero. Adventure with friends in haunted graveyards, castles, forests, catacombs, and hundreds of other places. Join forces with people from all over the globe in quests for better equipment. Clash in heavy battles to gain or defend a castle. Fly on dragon back, trade with covered wagons, join clans and possibly make your own clan towns. Medievia even has its own player driven economy and its own storm systems. Connect here. | Telnet |
| Merentha |
? A giant text-based MUD game with many different races, classes and subclasses. fight monsters to gain experience which can be used to increase skills, stats, or levels. There are kingdoms and guilds to join and shops to buy and sell the hundreds of items found in the game. Many spells and combat skills to use. Things to figure out such as quests and deeds. A great game filled with excitement and hours of fun. | Telnet
or Java |
Mystery
and Magic |
Mystery and Magic is not a game, it's a website featuring several free-form role-playing games. All games are fully text-based. Games available are:
- Worlde Arcane : High medieval fantasy across a dozen kingdoms in an exciting web world.
- The Lattice : An infinite grid of artifical worlds, abandoned by an ancient alien race.
- Locudeus : This realm of three planes is built entirely on magick and ruled by conflicting gods.
- Cyber Nation : In the shattered landscape of the future, a lost breed of hero arises from the ashes of civilization.
- Oblivia : Enter a realm of fantasy and magicka where adventures play out across the Multiverse.
- Prodigy : Solve crimes like Batman, battle intergalactic invasions like Superman. Be a Super Hero or a Super Villian.
- Gone West! : The Free Form Playin' Fun In A Rootin' Tootin' Wild West Game! | Web browser |
| NannyMUD |
NannyMUD has been available since 1990, and has been continously developed during the years. The theme is Epic Fantasy; medieval fantasy with magic. Different playing styles are possible, from player killing and pure hack-and-slash to quest solving and social chatting. Nannymudders all over the world occasionally gather for some RL partying as well. NannyMUD has a soul, a tool for expressing moods and feelings. Features over 50000 locations, more than 100 quests, many guilds and even more clubs. Provides all new players with a special guide, introducing the game and giving useful advice. | Web browser |
| Net Dragons |
This is a Online Role Playing Game where you interact with other players through chatrooms. It aslo has a Casino where you can earn gold. A dungeon where you can level your character and you can battle other players and level up. | Java |
| Northern Crossroads |
Ncmud is a heavily modified Diku mud that has been around since 1992. It has 9 different races to choose from, 5 different classes, and 150+ levels to gain. A huge world with over 30k+ rooms to adventure through. Roleplaying is supported. Global and personal chat channels. A limited Player vs Player (PK) environment for those out for blood. A great game with helpful immortals and players and a lot of fun. Connect here to play through telnet. | Telnet
or Java |
| Ogreisland | A medieval RPG, with many monsters, quests, and items. You start with nothing but boxer shorts and a few gold pieces, but through time you can become the most powerful player in the game. You can buy your own home, or build a town, or a castle. If you are more adventurous you can travel the country in a caravan with your online friends. What you do is completely up to you. If fighting is your thing, then you can play this game only to joust other players. The quests in the game will aid you in your travels, they will help you level-up and give you an advantage over other players.
| Java,
Javascript,
Flash 5 |
The Parallel
Universe |
The Parallel Universe is a role-playing game of strategy, power and combat. Your aim is to rise to the top of your guild and help them in the guild wars, a world wide conflict between the guilds. As you gain experience by adventuring and completing quests, you will move up through the ranks of the guild. 5 races, 13 classes, various combat moves, hundreds of items, dozens of spells, shops for weapons, armour, and spells, markets (buy and sell items), an internal mail system, traps, backstabbing, quests, magic items, pickpocketing, npcs, are some of the features! But guild wars introduces strategy in the game: you have to build armies, conquer lands, rise in power and aid your guild in conquering the world and ridding it of the other guilds. | Web browser |
| Phantasia 4 |
Phantasia 4 is a multi-player fantasy role-playing adventure game. All characters currently online can adventure together in this dungeons & dragons style realm. Become a Magic-user, Fighter, Elf, Dwarf or Halfling and fight evil throughout the realm, beat on your friends, pillage the countryside, horde gold and rescue helpless virgins. | Java enabled |
| The Prophet's Song |
The Prophet's Song is a turn-based multi-player role-playing game. It is set in a heroic-fantasy world, where you can play a character out of six races. It features a graphical map,
quests, trade, alchemy, and you can even build your own town, recruit troops, and more.
The game is now in beta and will remain free once it is completed. | Web browser |
| Realm of the Magi |
Realm of the Magi (ROTM) is a real-time, dynamic roleplaying game based upon a tangent of the Fifth Age Dragonlance novels, known as the Age of Redemption (Dragonlance is a richly detailed fantasy world of warriors, magic and dragons, and many unique races that inhabit the world of Krynn, that was orginally created as a supplement for the Advanced Dungeons & DragonsŪ role-playing game). Features of the game include Highly Detailed Interactive Realms, Dynamic Guild System, Player-Owned Shops, Pubs, and Inns, Spellcasting Non-Player Characters, Realistically Enhanced
Feelings, Damageable Weapons & Armors, and more. (Java applet here) | Java
or telnet |
| Realms of Chaos II |
The Realms of Chaos is an LPMud based game, set in a magical, mysterious world whose time-setting can loosely be said to correspond to the Ancient Greek times. It is a large mud with uncounted locations. The explored area is confined to one large continent with some islands in
the nearby ocean, with still undiscovered areas. Outside the town of Krenlock and its immediate surrounds, travellers know of high mountain ranges, vast oceans, broad savannahs, tranquil islands, huge forests, large lakes, and numerous settlements. Numerous races (Drow, Dwarf, Elf, Faerie, Giant, Gnome, Halfling, Half-elf, Half-ogre, Half-orc, Half-vampire, Human, Kweeder, Nymph, Ogre, Orc, Satyr, Vulcan) and classes (Cleric, Fighter, Kataan, Mage, Monk, Psionicist, Ranger, Rogue) available. Game played through Telnet. | Telnet |
| RetroMUD |
RetroMUD is a text-based Multi-User Dungeon in which you take on the role of a Gifted One. Gifted Ones are trapped in a universe known as the Retroverse, which consists of six massive worlds. An endless war between the Immortals and the Gods rage as the Immortals seek to keep reality together by sealing the Rift, and the Gods seek to escape the Retroverse prison by collecting souls. Traversing these six worlds, battling with magic and steel, Gifted Ones use their unique powers to forge their own futures, and claim allegiance to either side or to themselves alone. 60+ races and 20+ guilds to choose from. (For telnet connection : telnet://www.retromud.org:3000). | java /
telnet /
MUDclient |
| RPG-Battle |
In the world of RPGbattle, you play a character in a massive role playing online world. You try to gain experience by fighting monsters in the stadium, using spells, weapons, and items. Each monster will make you stronger. As you gain strength you can gain the unique ability to use magic. You can also buy and sell weapons in an interactive online market, and interact with other players.
Your goal is to gain levels and make your way to the top of the high score chart. | Web browser |
| Runescape |
Runescape is a massive 3D multiplayer adventure, with monsters to kill, quests to complete, and treasures to win. You control your own character who will improve and become more powerful the more you play. The 3D view is great for a browser game, you can choose your appearance, there are a lot of items, weapons, armours to collect, and usually a lot of people online. Cool game, but better
with a fast computer. | Java enabled |
| Shimlar | Shimlar is a multiplayer online RPG. Extraodinary amounts of players on at any givin time. Huge amounts of accessories, weapons, spells, special items and armour to acquire. Large choice of race type. User-friendly and moderators on at all times to monitor chat.
| Java |
| Terran Legacy |
Terran Legacy is the only RPG based in the StarCraft Universe that you can play in your browser. | Web browser |
| The Two Towers |
A text-based role-playing MUD, based on the world of "the Lord of the Rings". It is designed and managed by volunteer Tolkien fans, for Tolkien fans. Since its inception in 1994, it has received numerous awards and accolades. A virtual world unto itself, with thousands of active members, the living world of The Two Towers has own legends, heroes and villains.You can select from many races.(e.g. hobbit(halfling), sivlan elves, sindar elves, dunedain, dwarves, and a few more), gain levels, interact with other players, and much more. | Java
or telnet |
| USS Grail |
The USS Grail is going out into the dreaded Delta Quadrant, in pursuit of the USS Voyager, believed to be stranded in that cold, pitiless purgatory. How long will it take the Grail to find the Voyager? A decade, if not longer. But that is not the real question here. The real question is: Will they come back alive? You are now being called upon to perform the boldest, most daring, hopeless recognizance missions in the history of Alpha Quadrant. The USS Grail is a galactic Play-By-e-Mail sim (like a RPG, but without as many rules), set in the same time line as DS9 and Voyager, 2373 | Web browser
& email |
Warriors II:
the Ultimate Fight | This is an old fashion text-based RPG. It is played by turns, which you receive every day. You play the role of a warrior, whose mission in life is to become one of the gods of Valhalla. On your way towards your goal you will have to prove your adventurer skills, conquer other users in the joust, fight evil monsters and please the gods. During your adventures you earn experience and gold. With your experience you grow stronger, with your gold you gain fame. At the local market you can buy new items such as swords, shields, or maybe a horse? You can also gamble or enjoy a cooling drink at The Broken Sword Inn.
| HTML (any web browser) |
| WoTmud IV |
The Wheel of Time MUD: A not-for-profit text-based multiuser online-only game with action 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year - maintained by global network of volunteers. A custom-written true multiplayer virtual world, online since Summer 1993, WoTmud IV has more than 6,000 players and 15,000 visitable wot locales. WoTmud IV is CircleMud-derived and levels-based, blending intra- and inter-race pk with full roleplay, all set in Robert Jordan's fictional Wheel of Time(c) world. | telnet or Java |
| Wyvern | Multiplayer action/role-playing game similar to a text-based MUD, but Wyvern also has a graphical view of the game. Wyvern is a special game - if you are a Wizard, you can create your own game worlds for other people to visit. It's more than just using a simple map editor - the game is fully programmable in Java. You can create truly unique weapons, monsters, treasures and quests. Game now in beta test. (Warning: it's a 3 Mo Java applet, so if you are connected through modem, the game takes 10 min. to load!).
| Java |
| Zebedee |
Zebedee is a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) - a text oriented role playing game. The goal of the game is to become the best player of all. Most of the game is about discovering new places, facing dangers you have never faced before and to playing with like-minded people. To fail or succeed is not the most important thing, it is about learning to survive in a hostile world and that can be learned by slaying a huge dragon easily or by being defeated by a mouse. The strong points are: easy-to-use, great tutorial system, a very fast and reliable server and zebedee is original in many ways such as 4 completely different main classes. | Web browser |
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