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dragonrealms

This is certainly the most ambitious of MUDS, allowing intriguing features, like the ability to run your own shop, craft gear and buy a home. It’s one of the longest running MUDS – despite releasing as late as 1996 – and has one of the biggest worlds to explore.

armageddon

As you might expect from the title, Armageddon is set in a postapocalyptic empty desert with a few sparse towns to wander around. The emphasis here is on role-playing in the hardcore setting, and it continues to have a diehard community.

sindome

On the other scale is Sindome, a cyberpunk MUD that takes its influence from a range of sources – books, videogames and films alike. It has one of the more unique settings and is renowned for its friendliness for newcomers and its helpful staff.

aardwolf mud

This is currently the most popular and most recommended MUDS and is constantly evolving. One of its most innovative features is the real-time overhead map, which enables users to more effectively find their way around the huge map.

achaea

Easily one of the highest-rated MUDS of all time – mostly because of the grand features that it introduced. With 17 classes, it’s one of the most expansive. Here, players can lead a city-state, run a mining empire or even become a dragon.