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4. Kingdom of Loathing

Unlike some of the popular multiplayer RPGs these days, Jick (real name Zack Johnson) first created Kingdom of Loathing as a simple game that had stick figures for character illustrations, seemingly random items and odd combat encounters with inhabitants of the land. KoL now boasts over a hundred thousand active users - an amazing achievement for a game which looks and plays exactly the same way as when it started out five years ago. (requires registration, Wikipedia entry)

Name: Kingdom of Loathing
Developer: Zack Johnson
Category: RPG
Online Multiplayer: Yes
Similar games: Urban Dead, Twilight Heroes

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