Dark and Shattered Lands
Dark and Shattered Lands is a long-running persistent multiplayer text RPG. Its shared online world emphasizes persistent roleplaying fantasy world with pvp, classes, clans and player-driven conflict.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Released / active persistent world
- Business model
- Free-to-play
- Genre
- Fantasy roleplay MUD/MMORPG
- Release
- 1996
- Developer
- Dark and Shattered Lands community
- Publisher
- Independent
- Profile
- Full
- Official site
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MMO DNA
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Both PvE and PvP are recorded
Meaningful solo play is recorded
Structured or theme-park play is the stronger catalog signal
Combat style is not precise enough to place
Why you might like it
- A well-known 1996-era fantasy roleplay MUD, part of the DikuMUD-derived lineage of text worlds that shaped the genre's mid-1990s growth.
- Emphasizes roleplay-focused character and clan development alongside traditional MUD combat and questing.
- Free to play, accessible with any standard MUD client or telnet connection.
Things to consider
- Controller support is not currently recorded for this profile.
- As a text-only MUD, there's no graphical client — everything is read and typed.
- Independent coverage beyond MUD-listing sites is limited, so population and update cadence are hard to verify.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-08-16
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- Current MudVerse 2026 ecosystem verification
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
- Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
- Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified
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Dark and Shattered Lands relationship map
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Dark and Shattered Lands timeline
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- 1996Released
MMOFinder records Dark and Shattered Lands as released in 1996.
- CurrentCatalog status
Released / active persistent world
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
Dark and Shattered Lands screenshots & gameplay
Phase 4 final media decision: needs manual review. Research did not establish a direct source-confirmed asset strongly enough for safe insertion.
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Dark and Shattered Lands's MMOFinder entry categorizes it as a Fantasy roleplay MUD/MMORPG. Its recorded status is Released / active persistent world, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as 1996. Current platform data lists Web Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.
Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Persistent roleplaying fantasy world with PvP, classes, clans and player-driven conflict. Discovery tags on the record include MUD, MMORPG, Text, Persistent World, Active. The developer field lists Dark and Shattered Lands community, and the publisher field lists Independent. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder's filtering and comparison tools.
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