Is Torn still online?
Yes. Torn was online when we last checked.
Text-based crime RPG set in Torn City, with factions, markets, poker and thousands of active players. [1]
What is Torn?
From Wikipedia
Torn is a text-based, crime-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The game was developed by the British developer Joe Chedburn in 2004, and is one of the largest text-based online video games. The game involves a virtual world based around crime and business. It has an in-game currency, which can be obtained in many ways, like mugging, drug trafficking, bank investments, dividends paid out from stocks, missions, and selling game items via the item market with other players among many other ways.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Torn (2004 video game)”, by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Unmodified except for paragraph trimming.
In this directory, Torn sits in the classic web collection and is tagged rpg (15 games), text (17 games), crime (3 games) and mmo (19 games).
Fact file
- Genre
- role-playing video game, massively multiplayer online role-playing game
- Platforms
- cross-platform
- Game modes
- multiplayer video game
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Source: Wikidata (CC0). Wikidata is community-edited; corrections welcome there.
How to play
- 01Open torn.com in a desktop or mobile browser. It is the official site; avoid “unblocked” mirrors.
- 02The homepage doesn't say whether you need an account. Many games here let you play as a guest and register later to keep progress.
- 03The 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 torn.com (our inclusion rule).
- Account
- Not stated on the homepage.
- Mobile
- Not stated on the homepage.
Status history
| Checked (UTC) | Status | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026, 08:46 UTC | Online | 62 ms |
| Oct 29, 2026, 08:24 UTC | Online | 107 ms |
Per-check history started on Oct 29, 2026. Status changes across all games are in the status log.
Torn: FAQ
▸Is Torn still online?
Yes. At our last check on Oct 29, 2026, 08:46 UTC, the official site at torn.com responded normally (HTTP 403 (site up, behind bot protection)) in 62 ms. A site that answers doesn't guarantee busy servers, so if a lobby is empty, try a different time of day.
▸Do I need to download anything or make an account to play Torn?
Torn 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 Torn website?
https://www.torn.com/. Still Online only links to official game sites, never to re-uploads or mirror sites.
▸What games are similar to Torn?
If you like Torn, try Bootleggers, Omerta, Kingdom of Loathing, Urban Dead.
If you like Torn
Bootleggers
Online · 514ms · bootleggers.us
Free browser-based mafia MMORPG; compete with other players in a strategy crime game.
#rpg #text #crime
Omerta
Online · 84ms · barafranca.com · 2003
Text-based gangster MMORPG: work your way up 1930s organized crime.
#rpg #text #crime
Kingdom of Loathing
Online · 1009ms · kingdomofloathing.com · 2003
A free, comical browser-based multiplayer RPG, still getting small updates two decades on.
#rpg #text #comedy
Urban Dead
Down · urbandead.com · 2005
Kevan Davis's text-based zombie-apocalypse MMO set in the quarantined city of Malton. Shut down in March 2025.
#rpg #text #zombies
Achaea
Online · 486ms · achaea.com · 1997
Roleplay-focused, text-based MUD from Iron Realms Entertainment.
#mud #text #rpg
Aetolia
Online · 389ms · aetolia.com
"The Midnight Age": a text-based roleplaying MUD with a player-run world and 20+ classes.
#mud #text #rpg