Games like BatMUD

Want something that feels replayable and competitive the way BatMUD does? Give these games a try when the craving hits. Many of them are fun to share with friends.

My Mud Game
Do you know Mud? It was a popular multiplayer online game 20 years ago ~ It is only declining with the development of graphical games, and My Mud Game is to let everyone recall the past and even create games developed by their own games.
Replayable, Retro, Relaxing
86% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
City of Ages: Picture Supportive Text MUD (server and client included)
Two windows applications install to any Windows Computer: Ansi compliant telnet text MUD Server and Client and their VB6 source code, heavily SQL coded with support and admin commands. I run my server on a 1000Mhz x 2 processor 7nm HP fanless laptop.
Also in Co-op · Replayable, Competitive, Retro
79% of 28 Steam reviews are positiveFree
hackmud
hackmud is a retro cyberpunk RPG played entirely through a terminal. You are a digital persona in an abandoned internet full of scams, secrets and sabotage, where other players run the corporations, the markets and the wars. Learn the system, then subvert it: hack, build, con, or write your own scripts and leave a legend behind.
Also in Co-op · Replayable, Retro
78% of 751 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$18.99
Genesis - The Original LPMud
Enjoy an old school text adventure game where your imagination is more important than your video card. Everyone is welcome and the game is entirely free to play.
Also in Co-op · Replayable, Competitive, Retro
83% of 18 Steam reviews are positiveFree
RPG MO
An old-school MMORPG in the spirit of Ultima and Runescape Classic: 48 pixel-art worlds, 19 skills with no level caps, a player-run market, and dungeons to raid with up to four friends. Progress is slow on purpose. If you like a grind you set your own pace in, this one has run strong for over a decade.
Also in Co-op · Replayable, Competitive, Retro
78% of 2,971 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 69Free
Carrion Fields
A completely free online multiplayer text-based RPG game. No pay to win, no pay for perks, COMPLETELY free. Experience roleplay, PvP, PvE, and more in a vast fantasy world with in-depth history. Enjoy 21 races and 17 classes in an ever-evolving world.
Also in Co-op · Replayable, Competitive
73% of 66 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2Free
Realm of Simplicity MMORPG
Realm of Simplicity is an indie-developed open world MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy where you will embark on your own adventure. Complete quests, master your skills, trade loot with others or befriend them in a party to conquer the mightiest of monsters!
Also in Co-op · Competitive
63% of 317 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2Free
Chatventures
chatventures is a text-adventure MMORPG. you travel through a fantasy world where you interact with every thing through text commands such as "punch" and "check". each area is a different chatroom!
Retro
91% of 141 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Mortal Online 2
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?
Replayable, Competitive
59% of 11,139 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 200$39.99
PlaneShift
PlaneShift is a Role Playing Game immersed into a 3D virtual fantasy world! A medieval world, with many cities to explore, monsters to fight, weapons and equipment to find and craft. A skill based progression system, magic and many quests.
Also in Co-op · Replayable, Competitive, Retro
60% of 48 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Meridian 59
Meridian 59 was the first 3D massively multiplayer game, released in 1996. It's back, and it's free to play!
Competitive, Retro
86% of 396 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4Free
Portalborn
A fully text-based single-player RPG inspired by classic MUDs. Step through portals into hand-authored and generated realms that scale to your character. Hunt loot, craft and enhance equipment, level multiple classes, and create your own adventures in the Portal Workshop.
Replayable, Retro
90% of 77 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

Cheaper than BatMUD

Chatventures

chatventures is a text-adventure MMORPG. you travel through a fantasy world where you interact with every thing through text commands such as…

$2.99

Mystica: The Ninth Society

Explore unique locations, clear dark dungeons, slay powerful creatures, and uncover a world enriched with a fascinating lore and history.

$1.99

Blocked and Loaded

Lay waste to the armies of Soros with an awesome assortment of over 150 weapons, armor and magical items in this MMO-RPG-FPS.

$1.99

Wild Terra 2: New Lands

Gather, craft and build your place in a living sandbox, then decide each trip how much risk you can carry.

$3.99

Mighty Dungeons

Enjoy hours of dungeons crawling and slashing a-la HeroQuest meets DungeonMaster.

$1.99

Total Miner

Total Miner is an open world voxel sandbox game. It is primarily designed for creative RPG game builders, but also has two action/adventure style…

$2.99

Siege of Avalon: Anthology

Siege of Avalon is an isometric story-driven fantasy-RPG. The Citadel of Avalon is all that remains of the once-mighty seven kingdoms.

$3.99

Skullborn

Skullborn is an infinite massively multiplayer sandbox game!

$4.49

Gedonia

A classic open world fantasy RPG about exploring a huge world, shaping your own character and uncovering its mysteries.

$1.49

Forge Quest

Forge Quest is a dungeon crawling rpg set in a voxel world. Explore the land full of chickens on a light hearted quest to become a hero.

$0.99

Spire Horizon Online

Spire Horizon Online is an MMORPG where players become skeleton adventurers on a quest to find their capybara friend.

$3.99

Avadon: The Black Fortress

A big old-school fantasy RPG where you serve Avadon, a fortress of spies and enforcers whose word is law.

$3.99

Hidden gems like BatMUD

Trolddom

An old-school 2D fantasy open world MMORPG featuring character progression, classes, monsters, quests, guilds, dungeons, epic loot, achievements…

$9.99

Project: Gorgon

An old-school fantasy MMO with no classes and no rails. Combine dozens of skills into your own build, get turned into a cow, raise the dead, and dig…

$24.99

Kaetram

Level up in a colorful 2D pixel world alongside other players, solo or together.

Free

Haven & Hearth

Build a life in a shared world where death is permanent and your neighbors can be either your greatest help or your greatest threat.

Free

BitCraft Online

Gather, craft and build at your own pace in a colorful shared world that keeps going while you are away.

$15.99

Gnome Online

Gnome Online is an innovative, Real-Time, fast-paced, PvP, Sandbox MMORPG.

$17.99

Ashen Empires

Train any skill, craft and build, sail, and take on bosses and rival players in a retro fantasy world that never assigns you a role.

Free

Chatventures

chatventures is a text-adventure MMORPG. you travel through a fantasy world where you interact with every thing through text commands such as…

$2.99

Mist Legacy

Gather, craft and build your Domain in a colorful fantasy world, then fight turn-based battles where knowing more means getting further.

Free

MMORPG Tycoon 2

Shape a whole game world, design classes and quests, and watch your AI players level up through it at your own pace.

$24.99

Realm of Simplicity MMORPG

Realm of Simplicity is an indie-developed open world MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy where you will embark on your own adventure.

Free

Meridian 59

Meridian 59 was the first 3D massively multiplayer game, released in 1996. It's back, and it's free to play!

Free

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