TalkWorld
TalkWorld is a 3D chat town from 1996. Walk around, meet people, and talk by text or voice. It's free, and you can join as a guest.
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What's new in 0.0.20
19 October 2026
- Sharper chat text, and "has logged on" and "has logged off" messages like the original server.
- The status bar shows how many players are nearby and who is talking. Characters move their mouths while they speak.
- Original commands are back:
*status,*date,*restrict,*echo,*passwdand*set_email. - Windows: the 1996 classic layout opens in a window shaped like the original one, with no black bars (0.0.19).
What you can do
- Talk by textTalk to the people around you, shout to the whole town, whisper to one person, or act something out with an emote.
- Talk by voicePush to talk. Windows and browser players hear each other, and voice goes through the server, so nobody sees your address.
- Private roomsYour own copy of the town for a group of friends, with an optional password. Starred official rooms are picked by the admins.
- Build your own townThe Map Editor builds a whole town in your browser: buildings, forests, mazes, stairs, skies and a town map. Publish it and make a room.
- Go upstairsTowns made in the editor can have stairs, with rooms and furniture on the floors above.
- High quality graphicsSharper textures and characters at your screen's full resolution, or the original 1996 look. Your choice, in the View menu.
- Three layoutsStandard, Big view with a larger 3D view, or the 1996 classic window. Switch any time from the View menu.
- Boards and mailPost on the message boards around town, and send mail to players with a registered name.
- Play anywhereWindows, Linux, any browser, phones and tablets. The original 1996 program is still included and can be picked in the launcher.
The Map Editor
Build a TalkWorld town of your own, right in your browser. Drag out a whole building with walls, a floor and a door, drop in ready-made houses, a pub, a forest or a hedge maze, paint the ground, add furniture and stairs, pick a sky, and walk around it exactly as players will see it.
When it's ready, publish it with a free registered name and make a room for your friends. It uses the game's own pictures, so it looks like it has always been part of TalkWorld.
Good to know
- The Help button inside the editor lists every tool, key and mouse action.
- Your map saves itself in your browser as you work, and you can export it as a .zip file.
- Maps can be up to 128 by 128 squares, with up to three floors.
- Rooms with custom maps open in the new game window or the browser. The 1996 program only has the original town.