Asciilands Shared ASCII frontier
What exists
Browser MMO prototype

Asciilands

Explore a connected ASCII world, gather what the land offers, and build places that other players can find and change.

Open game client See the current game

Checking whether the live beta world is available.

Actual gameplay · Standard detail · 960 × 540 · HUD hidden MP4 GIF
Current buildA real prototype, still in development
Explore110 connected zones

Travel through one shared world registry.

MakeGather, craft, build

Turn local resources into useful structures.

TogetherAuthoritative multiplayer

Shared state persists through the zone service.

Asciilands forest rendered at Standard detail with visible character cells
What you can do now

Start with open ground.

The current beta is built around a direct loop. Find a route, harvest nearby resources, make what you need, and leave something useful behind.

  1. 01ExploreCross zone borders and discover routes.
  2. 02GatherHarvest wood, stone, fiber, and ore.
  3. 03CraftRefine materials and make tools.
  4. 04BuildPlace stations, camps, and town structures.
Development beta

The client is public. The world server may be offline between test sessions.

The status above is live. When the service is offline, the game menu remains usable and explains why joining is unavailable instead of reconnecting forever.

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