DragonRealms

DragonRealms is a fantasy MUD created by Simutronics in 1996. It has fallen in popularity with the rise of graphical MMOs, but is still one of the most popular MUDs today.

1 February 1996

Role-playing (RPG)

DragonRealms is a role-playing (rpg), released 1 February 1996 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What DragonRealms is

DragonRealms was released in 1996. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

The premise, in the publisher's words

DragonRealms is a fantasy MUD created by Simutronics in 1996. It has fallen in popularity with the rise of graphical MMOs, but is still one of the most popular MUDs today.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a text perspective.

What it launched against

DragonRealms launched on 1 February 1996, within three weeks of Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

Released around the same time: Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

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