Active Worlds
Free to Play
PC, Mac, Linux
Spanish, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Finnish, Swedish
Activeworlds Inc.
Newburyport, MA, United States
Everyone
June 28, 1995
There are over 600 worlds to explore.
Dated graphics.
Active Worlds is a vast global online virtual community that transcends what virtual worlds have done before. There are six hundred 3D different worlds that run in real time. Even with the super detailed graphics of these worlds, you don’t need high bandwidth or a particularly powerful computer to play.
You can create almost anything you want in Active Worlds, from games, environments, artwork, and customize a 3D avatar. This game allows you to fully manifest the various creations of your imagination. During the gameplay you can use your avatar to interact with the three dimensional world around you.
The avatar is controlled with your mouse or keyboard. The game supports HMDs and has a free look system for viewing different unconventional angles. It features a level of detail and intricacy that is not present in other MMORPGs, and you definitely will get an all-new experience playing this game.
The game has many smaller worlds, or “world-lets” to explore. Each small world has a different theme. Some are themed after hack and slash games, while others have the theme of typical RPGs.
They vary in size, ranging from tennis court size to the size of an entire country. The building is one of the most alluring aspects to the game. With your account, you can claim portions of land that are unclaimed. Then, you can use the land to creature vast, imaginative structures.
The building tool is easy to use and allows you to build basically anything that you can think of. With this game, you can produce the fruits of your imagination and there is no limit. To give examples of the things in features in this game, you can ride a realistic monorail system that runs for miles, ride carnival rides that remind you of your youth, board spaceships, and even explore British areas by means of a perfect replica BR train.With a paid account, you can be assured that your creations will be permanently preserved and never deleted from the game’s servers.
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Other than the state-of-the-art building feature, this game enables you to participate in socializing like no other. Given that there are hundreds of worlds, you can travel all of these worlds and find thousands of other players to socialize with.
Each world is well moderated so you won’t have to worry about coming across any inappropriate material that will make you feel uncomfortable. The players love to chat and communicate with others so you will have a great time meeting new people. You can use direct to chat one on one or send telegrams through the answering machine service.
On your friends list, you can see who is and isn’t online. You can even block telegrams from certain people if you wish. In this virtual world, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Those with an architectural mind can bring to life all of their different creations. Those who just like to socialize can do so in the many worlds. And gamers who just like a good MMORPG can get a lot of out this game.
Active Worlds is free to play.