BatMUD

Step aside, flashy MMOs—BatMUD has been running since 1990, and it’s still alive because text-based roleplaying never dies. Built by the BatMUD community, it’s a multi-user dungeon where your imagination does most of the heavy lifting. No shiny graphics, no cinematic cutscenes—just walls of text, player creativity, and the kind of old-school roleplaying spirit that makes you feel like a digital archaeologist. You can explore, fight, trade, and socialize in a living world that’s basically a giant collaborative novel. It’s clunky, yes, but if you’ve ever longed for the days when “typing LOOK NORTH” felt like a genuine adventure, BatMUD is waiting.