BatMUD overview

Overview

BatMUD comes from Antti A. Luostarinen, Emil Nilimaa, Niklas Lindroos, Matti A. Virtanen, Riku-Ville Mäkelä, Lauri Holmas, Polar Night Software Sp. z o.o. and is published by Balanced Alternative Techniques ry. It arrived on Steam on Nov 19, 2019, and it sits naturally among Multi-player, MMO, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

BatMUD's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 34 players at 25 September 2026 - 07:14:01 UTC, with a tracked peak near 51. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 86% positive across 187 reviews.

Language and system requirements

BatMUD is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

BatMUD has sold up to 5,730 units and has 187 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $22,202. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

BatMUD overview details

BatMUD combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Disclaimer about BatMUD BatMUD is a text-based game , hence buyer discretion is advised! All graphics in this game are solely for enhancing/supporting the text-gaming experience (read: this game does not contain graphics). TL;DR BatMUD is pure text. Yes, ASCII-characters, words and even elaborate sentences. Like a book that you interact with. However, it's not a multiple choice book but more of an open-ended choice. Play as you like, alone or with hundreds of others simultaneously online. About the Game There's a MUD on Steam. Forge artifacts of power. Sail to faraway lands. Build a city in your name. Establish your legacy. Perish, and be born anew. See guilds fall, races become extinct - or be one to nurture them. Explore the realm and roam free. Hone your craft, by forge or by arcane arts, and empower yourself - or others, for a price. -- BatMUD is a text-based medieval fantasy game with an extremely rich set of features. We offer a significant player to player commerce system; and experienced players can build their own items, including seafaring vessels and even cities. Play anything you wish; build your character, reincarnate. Find locked races and establish secret societies. Enjoy the massive open realm, roam free. Create, trade, quest, amass wealth and equipment. Make friends within the vibrant and colourful player community. A detailed combat system, familiars, mounts and hundreds of custom zones built over 25 years. Constantly evolving, always under further development. BatMUD is the predecessor of MMOs and a hidden jewel of the Internet. Come, become a newbie o…

SteamPulse editorial summary

BatMUD is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Multi-player, MMO, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Massively Multiplayer and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 34 players at 25 September 2026 - 07:14:01 UTC, a tracked peak of 51, and 86% positive reviews.

Overview tags

RPGMassively MultiplayerText-Based

Content descriptors

BatMUD contains hack n' slash features, therefore it has textual content where e.g. your character can attack and kill monsters or other beings. Sometimes these descriptions may be quite graphical, albeit in written form.

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.