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2026

MU* History Month 2026: stories from around the worldoriginal ↗
30 Aug 2026
Announcement: It’s MU* history month!original ↗
14 Aug 2026
Starmourn: a sci-fi legacy in the makingoriginal ↗
5 Aug 2026
Inside Erion MUD: 21 years of medieval fantasyoriginal ↗
3 Jul 2026
2026 State of the Niche Reportoriginal ↗
16 Jun 2026
NukeFire MUD: a co-op text game inspired by pop cultureoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2026
Accessibility in a changing MU* landscape: an interview with bscrossoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2026

2025

Inside Cryosphere: the satirical sci-fi space MUDoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2025
Lumen et Umbra: re-imagining a world between light and shadoworiginal ↗
30 Sept 2025
Too many MUDs, not enough players?original ↗
21 Aug 2025
MudVault: a new way to discover MUDsoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2025
GoMud: a lightweight engine for building text-based worldsoriginal ↗
21 Jul 2025
Federation 2 Community Edition: from hauling cargo to shaping the galaxyoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2025
Bridging virtual worlds: past and future of the InterMUD chat networkoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2025
LociTerm MUD client and the legacy of The Last Outpostoriginal ↗
8 Jun 2025
A picture worth a thousand rooms: the Worldmap project by Hades_Kane and Grieffelsoriginal ↗
22 May 2025
3 Years of Writing Games: a look backoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2025
Text-based adventure games: from Zork to AI Dungeonoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2025

2024

MUDing mistakes and surprising lessons learnedoriginal ↗
3 Dec 2024
How long should room descriptions be when building a MU*?original ↗
18 Sept 2024
Making a MUD vs. creating a game: is there a difference?original ↗
26 Aug 2024
AI-written content in online RP games: “it’s ruining my experience”original ↗
4 Aug 2024
Draped in wealth: 10 luxury furs and leathers worn by the eliteoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2024
Crafting elegance: how luxury fabrics and textiles are madeoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2024
SysAdmin Day: celebrating the people who keep our favorite games runningoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2024
Blu and Roadspike: on designing game websites and systemsoriginal ↗
24 Jul 2024
Shattered MU: beyond monsters and magicoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2024
AresMUSH: the next-gen server platformoriginal ↗
19 May 2024
MU* Accessibility Week: 6 ways to take partoriginal ↗
16 May 2024
Excelsior: new stories in a unique Marvel universeoriginal ↗
4 May 2024
Layout and design of a tropical island resort for a multi-user text gameoriginal ↗
19 Apr 2024
Evennia: a modern way to create MU*soriginal ↗
13 Apr 2024
The Network: only the finest quality programmingoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2024
Helpfile Spring Cleaning: 10 ways to participateoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2024
Striking a balance: simulation vs. storytelling in text-based roleplaying gamesoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2024
Concordia MU: Write your own destinyoriginal ↗
12 Mar 2024
How game design drives investment, stakes, and conflict in roleplay-intensive (RPI) MUDsoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2024
Silent Heaven: a supernatural horror MU*original ↗
1 Feb 2024
Data Privacy Week: 10 tips for safer gaming [2026]original ↗
21 Jan 2024

2023

MU* Staff Appreciation Day: 9 ways to say thanksoriginal ↗
2 Dec 2023
Mastering medieval banter: how to craft thematic insultsoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2023
Celebrating International MUD Day: 8 ideasoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2023
EmpireMUD: a player-driven city-builderoriginal ↗
4 Nov 2023
AwakeMUD: a community-first Shadowrun gameoriginal ↗
28 Oct 2023
Opie: giving back to the MUD communityoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2023
10 Rare and intriguing allergies to make your characters stand outoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2023
Celebrating Player Appreciation Weekoriginal ↗
4 Sept 2023
Beginner’s guide to MUD soundpacksoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2023
Mystavaria MUD: a world of dreams and magicoriginal ↗
15 Jul 2023
The Gary Sue character type explainedoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2023
10 Fictitious fabrics and furs + how to create your ownoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2023
30+ Luxury fabrics for wealthy characters: a guide for writers and world-buildersoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2023
Mudlet’s accessibility updates: an interview with Vadioriginal ↗
7 May 2023
What is passive-aggressive RP + 5 examplesoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2023
How to create a style guide for your MU*original ↗
4 Apr 2023
The Free Zone: inclusive RP culture by designoriginal ↗
9 Feb 2023
How to measure player activity in text gamesoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2023
How to improve player retention in multi-user (MU*) text games: 15 tipsoriginal ↗
9 Jan 2023
MUD level design: how I built an immersive 75-room area in 28 days (without AI)original ↗
7 Jan 2023

2022

10 Ways to support your favorite text games and game creatorsoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2022
Alter Aeon MUD: 25+ years of adventureoriginal ↗
23 Oct 2022
Ways to welcome and include new playersoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2022
Beginner’s guide to roleplaying with textoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2022
How to use medieval fantasy language in RPoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2022
Erotic roleplay (ERP) and consent in games: what you need to knoworiginal ↗
8 Sept 2022
10 Ways to spice up your tavern RPoriginal ↗
29 Aug 2022
Toxic gaming communities: how to identify and deal with toxic behaviororiginal ↗
20 Aug 2022
The 5 basic multi-user dungeon (MUD) styles and youoriginal ↗
14 Aug 2022
How to market your text-based gameoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2022
How to use a character arc roadmap in RPoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2022
Immersive Roleplay 101: the essential guideoriginal ↗
9 Jul 2022
100+ Rare colors to intrigue and inspireoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2022
How to write room descriptions: tips and examples for world-buildersoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2022
5 Accessibility improvements in LOTJ MUDoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2022
Mental health and gaming: 10 practical tipsoriginal ↗
29 May 2022
MU* help systems: 15+ ideas for improvementoriginal ↗
14 May 2022
Accessibility in TTRPGs: how Wyrmworks Publishing makes tabletop gaming more inclusiveoriginal ↗
5 May 2022
Gaming and chronic illness: TBQ talksoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2022
Beginner’s guide to multi-user dungeons (MUDs)original ↗
23 Apr 2022
3 Accessibility features in Alter Epoch MU*original ↗
17 Apr 2022
Gaming with partial sight: an interview with Aaronoriginal ↗
10 Apr 2022
How to be a better game master: 10 tips for running great interactive storiesoriginal ↗
3 Apr 2022
7 Great reasons to play a text-based RPGoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2022
How to reward players for reporting typosoriginal ↗
20 Mar 2022
List of character flaws (150+) with examples for writers and roleplayersoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2022
What is metagaming in RP + 6 examplesoriginal ↗
17 Mar 2022
25 essential multi-user (MU*) game terms and what they meanoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2022
4 Types of multiplayer writing games you can play online for freeoriginal ↗
14 Mar 2022