Title: Blastmud
Original title: Blast MUD
Year introduced: 2023
Country of origin: United States
Languages: English
Price: free
Blastmud is a multi-player text-based post-apocalyptic game (MUD). It has player-vs-enemy and opt-in player-vs-player fighting. You can play it with a MUD client (or telnet), in your web browser, or on your Android device. Your aim is to survive and thrive in a harsh world filled with things that want to kill you.
Blastmud has no fixed goal - you can’t win or lose at Blastmud, which means you get to set your own objectives (“sandbox play”)! You can be an explorer, a crafter, a fighter, a medic, a scientist, the CEO of your own large corp, or some combination - and when you add in roleplay options, the possibilities to make the game your own are nearly endless.
Unlike many MUDs, Blastmud is completely Free / Open Source software (including content), and is written in Rust, with contributions from the community encouraged.
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