A love letter to the golden age of text adventure gaming, rebuilt for the modern era.
StarMUD is a text-based multiplayer game (MUD — Multi-User Dungeon) inspired by the classic SMAUG, DIKU, and MERC codebases that defined online roleplaying in the 1990s. Built from scratch in Python with a modern web client, it brings the depth and community of classic MUDs to anyone with a browser.
Great games don't need graphics. The best stories live in your imagination. StarMUD is deliberately text-only — every room, every creature, every piece of loot is described in words. Your imagination does the rest.
StarMUD is actively developed and in open beta. The world is expanding regularly. Expect new zones, quests, and systems as development continues. Feedback from players directly shapes what gets built next.
While the browser client is the easiest way to play, dedicated MUD clients offer a richer experience — triggers, aliases, custom UI layouts, and better handling of ANSI colours.
Free, open-source, cross-platform. The most actively maintained MUD client. Excellent scripting support. mudlet.org
Windows only, but extremely powerful. Long-running favourite of the MUD community. mushclient.com
The galaxy isn't going to explore itself. Pick a race, pick a class, and get out there.
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