Is AVATAR MUD still online?

Yes. AVATAR MUD was online when we last checked.

Free fantasy text MUD that began as Farside MUD at Newcastle University in 1991. ^[1]

Press startPlay at outland.org How to play

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What is AVATAR MUD?

From Wikipedia

A.V.A.T.A.R. MUD is a free, online, massively multiplayer, fantasy, text-based role-playing game (or MUD), set in a real-time virtual environment. It combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash style computer games, adventure games and social gaming.

It began as an LPMUD called Farside MUD at Newcastle University, in the summer of 1991, before ultimately relocating to the United States. It suffered catastrophic loss of data in August 1994, which led to a switch to the Merc code base. On 8 August 1995, its name was changed to A.V.A.T.A.R. MUD.

Over three decades, the game's environment has grown into a fictional world spanning 387 areas across 20 planes, comprising 20,000 unique rooms with gameplay and features that significantly deviate from the original Merc codebase.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “AVATAR MUD”, by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Unmodified except for paragraph trimming.

In this directory, AVATAR MUD sits in the classic web collection and is tagged mud (11 games), text (33 games), rpg (34 games) and fantasy (10 games). It launched in 1991, which places it on our timeline.

Fact file

First released: 1991
Genre: hack and slash, MUD
Game modes: multiplayer video game, single-player video game
Engine: DikuMUD, LPMud

Source: Wikidata (CC0). Wikidata is community-edited; corrections welcome there.

How to play

1Open outland.org in a desktop or mobile browser. It is the official site; avoid “unblocked” mirrors.
2The homepage doesn't say whether you need an account. Many games here let you play as a guest and register later to keep progress.
3The homepage doesn't list controls, so we don't guess. Most games show a tutorial or a “how to play” screen on first launch.

Platform notes

Browser: Plays in the browser from outland.org (our inclusion rule).
Account: Not stated on the homepage.
Mobile: Not stated on the homepage.

Status history

Checked (UTC)	Status	Response
Nov 2, 2026, 03:19 UTC	Up	1159 ms

Per-check history started on Oct 29, 2026. Status changes across all games are in the status log.

Questions about AVATAR MUD

Is AVATAR MUD still online?

Yes. At our last check on Nov 2, 2026, 03:19 UTC, the official site at outland.org responded normally (HTTP 200) in 1159 ms. A site that answers doesn't guarantee busy servers, so if a lobby is empty, try a different time of day.

When did AVATAR MUD come out?

AVATAR MUD launched in 1991 (source: en.wikipedia.org).

Do I need to download anything or make an account to play AVATAR MUD?

AVATAR MUD is playable from its official website in a web browser; that's our inclusion rule. Its homepage doesn't state whether an account is required, so expect a possible sign-up step.

What's the official AVATAR MUD website?

https://www.outland.org/. Still Online only links to official game sites, never to re-uploads or mirror sites.

What games are similar to AVATAR MUD?

If you like AVATAR MUD, try Aardwolf, Achaea, Discworld MUD, Genesis MUD.