# Help me waste even more of my time with a free RPG **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 9, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127 "2010-07-09T18:29:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/1 "2010-07-09T18:29:45Z")
Because there’s a slight but real risk that I may actually get something useful done one of these days. I’ve been trying to find some free, one-person role-playing game. Something browser-based. Your classic hack-up-monsters-and-find-treasure type game. No MMORPGs, no downloads, no having to pay for extra features with those stupid gaming tokens. Something simple. (Or, if it’s too hard to find all that, at least something free and browser-based). I probably shouldn’t be asking this because I spend too much time at my computer as it is, but what the heck. I can always check into the Internetoholics Anonymous clinic… later. P.S. I love customising characters. The type where you pick their eyes and hair and stuff. I used to spend hours on Yahoo Avatars, and that’s not even a game. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/2 "2010-07-09T18:51:16Z")
Have you considered Improbable Island? It’s not much on customizing. You get to choose your character’s race (after you reach a certain goal) and implant. You CAN spend real money on some things, but nothing that’s really necessary. For instance, you can buy a custom title with real money, but the title doesn’t DO anything. It’s extremely Improbable, and set some time in the future. Once you reach certain goals in the game, you can buy things like a Cat Launcher (contains something like 200 rounds of angry cats) or a Mr. Bonky Nose clown helmet. However, at the start of the game, you’ll have enough money to buy a pair of Frilly Pink Panties as armor, and a Plastic Spork for a weapon. Did I mention the dirty midget whores? There’s a race called Midgets, and their home town has a brothel in it. And, by the way…they’re no better than they should be. It really can’t be described, only played. It’s free, it’s browser based, it’s crazy fun. The link is: [http://www.improbableisland.com/home.php](http://www.improbableisland.com/home.php)? . To give me a slight buff, use this link: [Welcome to Improbable Island](http://www.improbableisland.com/referral.php?r=Bodoni) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/3 "2010-07-09T19:39:29Z")
You’ve probably already played Kingdom of Loathing. If not, google it. It’s hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/4 "2010-07-09T20:07:53Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > For instance, you can buy a custom title with real money, but the title doesn’t DO anything. Hey! I know somewhere else that you can do that! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/5 "2010-07-09T20:26:54Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > You’ve probably already played Kingdom of Loathing. If not, google it. It’s hilarious! I agree with this. I used to play and you can pretty much devote as many hours as you like to the damn game without running out of things to do. If you do end up playing, I can set you up with some pretty decent swag, too. I haven’t played for a while but I’ve still got some loot piled up not doing anybody any good. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/6 "2010-07-09T21:09:05Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Have you considered Improbable Island? Whoa, you’re still playing that? Are the monsters I created still in the game? (The Beholder of the Behinder, the Whining Old School Gamer, the Scotsman Clad in Kilt, the Union Member with Seniority, and the Rind Flayer?) ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/7 "2010-07-09T22:46:19Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > You’ve probably already played Kingdom of Loathing. If not, google it. It’s hilarious! Never heard of it. Will check it out. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/8 "2010-07-09T23:23:40Z")
Progress Quest. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/9 "2010-07-10T03:37:28Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Whoa, you’re still playing that? Are the monsters I created still in the game? (The Beholder of the Behinder, the Whining Old School Gamer, the Scotsman Clad in Kilt, the Union Member with Seniority, and the Rind Flayer?) Yes, I am, and yes, they are. I think of you each time I run across one of the monsters. What’s more, it’s in the second season (as you may or may not know) and I’m a guild founder this time around. ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/10 "2010-07-10T04:23:28Z")
Excellent, I really wanted to post something like this. I feared that I would have to give in to playing WOW to get a gaming fix. I haven’t found anything free that is entertaining for any significant amount of time. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/11 "2010-07-11T15:46:51Z")
Erm… um… I’m sorry, maybe I wasn’t clear, but put “graphics-based, not text-based” on the list, please. Er, sorry. Don’t want to sound complainish or anything. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/12 "2010-07-11T15:57:21Z")
You’re probably going to have a problem with that, unless you look into abandonware. When I was limited to a comp that wouldn’t run WoW, I spent months looking for something browser-based, free and graphics-based. And the only things I ever found were: limited-time demos basic plus pay MMORPGS time- or turn-limited games (you can make so many actions per 24-hour period, or actions you made took increasingly large amounts of time to actually happen) Actually, let me add that Guild Wars, LOTRO, and DDO are all non-subscription now. You do have to buy the game itself, though, and at least for LOTRO and DDO, there are pay-to-play items, classes and races. Don’t know what Guild Wars’ model is now, since it’s been at least 3 years since I played it. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/13 "2010-07-11T16:28:09Z")
There are some simple ones that I’ve found and tried, though. F’rinstince, [here](http://www.addictinggames.com/monstersden.html), [here](http://www.mofunzone.com/online_games/eukarion_tales.shtml), [here](http://www.addictinggames.com/meseriac1.html) [here](http://www.online-games-zone.com/pages/strategy/world-of-pain-ii.php), and [here](http://www.online-games-zone.com/pages/strategy/the-chimera-stones.php). ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/14 "2010-07-11T17:19:07Z")
You might give [Immortal Cities: Nile Online](http://www.playnileonline.com/) a try. It’s a city builder in which you have to negotiate trades with other players. The best part is, there is an end to the game; you eventually build yourself a pyramid and go immortal. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/15 "2010-07-11T22:25:23Z")
Not browser-based, but you can play the original _Fallout_\*, _Aveyond_\* and _The Chosen: Well of Souls_\*\*\* on [GameTap for free](http://www.gametap.com/video-games/free-pack-games.html?categoryId=25&asort=DEF&s=FREE). \*Only, like, the third greatest game EVAR! \*\*Kind of looks like a SNES Zelda clone, but it’s for Windows and came out in '07. \*\*\*Don’t know anything about this one. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/16 "2010-07-12T00:59:24Z")
:mad: “Free pack” apparently isn’t available anymore. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/17 "2010-07-17T22:54:38Z")
[Adventure Quest](http://www.battleon.com/) ? Free, simple, classic. Play for 5 mins or all day. Kill things and take their stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/18 "2010-07-17T23:10:30Z")
If you’re up for a classic, there’s a free web-based version of [Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar](http://www.phipsisoftware.com/ultima4.html)which is (almost) completely accurate to the 1985 original. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/19 "2010-07-18T01:13:34Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > If you’re up for a classic, there’s a free web-based version of [Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar](http://www.phipsisoftware.com/ultima4.html)which is (almost) completely accurate to the 1985 original. I tried it, you still need to slow down your cpu Mhz to catch a moongate. X-Com and MechCommander have online communities with free downloads of the originals. I tried the Free Civ, but it’s based on Civ Net, which I also had, which is horrible. If they ever get back up, Home of the Underdogs has downloads of old games, but they always have financial trouble and shut down periodically. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127/20 "2010-07-18T06:34:00Z")
If you don’t mind Flash-based, there’s Mardek (in three chapters). A very lengthy JRPG-style game. A lot longer than most games in Flash. At times (especially in the opening) the self-parody gets a little heavy, but it’s still a high-quality, full-featured game. I haven’t linked to any specific site because you’ll probably want to choose one you like that has it. The save files are site-specific. So once you start at one site, you’ll have to play the game there every time. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-waste-even-more-of-my-time-with-a-free-rpg/546127.md?page=2)