EmpireMUD

- Type: MUD, Text-based
- Genre: Role-playing, Sandbox, Strategy
- Developer: EmpireMUD (Paul Clarke)
- Status: Free
- Platform: Telnet clients, third-party MUD clients, Web client
- Language: English
- Rating: 6/10
Imagine a world where every step you take leaves a mark not only on history but also on the very map you shape with your own hands. EmpireMUD is a vast continent that lives and changes through your actions. Empty plains turn into cities, forests become roads, and seas transform into arenas of trade and war.
Your destiny is defined by guilds and skills: hundreds of abilities let you create a unique combination of martial power, magic, or craftsmanship. There are no rigid class boundaries here—only the freedom to forge your own style of play.
The world of EmpireMUD is filled with adventure zones—story-driven locations full of secrets, puzzles, and enemies waiting for the brave. But the main arena is empire building. You can raise fortified cities, establish resource production, open workshops, forge alliances, or wage wars. More than 300 structures and thousands of crafting recipes allow your settlement to become a reflection of your will.
EmpireMUD combines role-playing, sandbox, and strategy. Here, you write a history with no predetermined ending. You alone decide who to become: a ruler of nations, a wise mage, a master of the blade, or a merchant whose word carries more weight than a sword.
Special attention has been given to accessibility: EmpireMUD supports both sighted and visually impaired players with two different map display modes.
Alternative client connection
Host Name: empiremud.net
Port Number: 4000
Release date: Original EmpireMUD (Age of Destiny) – 2000–2003, EmpireMUD 2.0 – 2013