A comprehensive MUD protocol catalog and local reference library are now available.
Added a searchable and filterable MUD Protocols catalog covering 53 player-session protocols, terminal foundations, client and ancillary conventions, and inter-MUD networks.
Every card distinguishes documented current use from legacy status, with separate labels for widely used, current, niche, compatibility, historical, and experimental protocols.
Added a dedicated local reference page for every catalog entry with first-seen information, transport details, implementation essentials, compatibility and safety notes, and clearly attributed links to original specifications or preservation copies.
Added MUD Protocols to the Developers navigation and developer resource hub.
MUDVerse added a research-backed MUD Dictionary and expanded its engine catalog.
Expanded the MUD Engines catalog with source-backed licensing, commercial-use, stable-release, deployment, platform, persistence, protocol, lineage, migration, and support information.
Added advanced filters for starting point, commercial-use terms, Docker support, integrated web experiences, in-game programming, and persistence model, alongside clearer setup-difficulty labels and improved checkbox spacing.
Verified stable releases for 15 engines using official project release pages and stable tags. Prereleases such as LambdaMOO 1.9.0alpha are intentionally excluded from the stable field.
Corrected LambdaMOO to identify its in-world programming and building capabilities, and removed Custom, Other, Oblivion, Eye of the Storm, The Forest’s Edge, and the generic MOO, MUCK, MUSH, and MUX family labels from the public comparison so the page focuses on 39 identifiable engines and lineages.
Added a prominent validation date and retained source links and explicit unknown states so visitors can tell when claims were reviewed and where gaps remain.
Added a searchable MUD Dictionary with 137 general, community, MOO, MUSH, TinyMUX, MUCK, LPMud, Diku, and Evennia term senses, cross-engine comparisons, visual maps, provenance labels, and links to primary manuals and project documentation.
Game engine taxonomy refresh
We refreshed the Codebase options available for game listings to make them more accurate, consistent, and useful when searching MUDVerse.
Added support for 12 additional engines: AresMUSH, Evennia, FluffOS, Fuzzball MUCK, GodWars, LDMud, MudOS, PennMUSH, Rapture, RhostMUSH, TinyMUX, and ToastStunt.
Consolidated the previous MOO options under LambdaMOO, added a dedicated ToastStunt option, and reassigned the two known ToastStunt games to the new codebase.
Standardized several existing names, including CircleMUD, CoffeeMUD, EmlenMUD, ROM, RoT, SMAUG, and Valhalla Mud Engine (VME).
Removed the overly broad MUCK, MUSH, and MUX options. The 25 listings that previously used them were moved to Other, so no games were removed or unpublished. Game owners can now select a more specific engine where applicable, such as Fuzzball MUCK, PennMUSH, RhostMUSH, or TinyMUX.
Removed 14 unused legacy Codebase options and an incorrect MUSE entry from the Game Type list, leaving the listing taxonomy cleaner while improving coverage for engines actively used by today's MUD community.
Added a source-backed MUD Engines catalog comparing 48 engines, frameworks, drivers, mudlibs, families, and historical codebases with accessible filters and current MUDVerse usage counts.
MUDVerse is a free online game listing and directory site. Do you want to list a MUD? MUDVerse specializes in listing text-based games such as MUDs, MOOs, and MUSHs. We also take pride in providing an easily editable database of both telnet and browser-based games. If you are searching for a new game to play or looking to get more exposure for a game you play or helped create, you have come to the right place. It is free to list a MUD game on MUDVerse.
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