Play Ruins of Cawdor Online
Log into this forgotten '95 MUD and creep through pixelated gothic halls where every shadow feels haunted—just watch out for the janky combat and Macbeth-inspired curses.
Ruins of Cawdor was the weird, moody cousin of Sierra’s early online RPGs—a graphical MUD with Shakespearean vibes, since it’s loosely tied to Macbeth. You’d log into The Sierra Network (later ImagiNation) back in ’95 and wander this eerie, puzzle-heavy world where everything felt just a little cursed. The combat was clunky even by mid-90s standards, but the atmosphere? Thick enough to slice with a dagger.
Funny thing—it never got an official offline release like its predecessors (Yserbius and Twinion), but fans eventually hacked together a way to play solo. If you dig pixelated gothic halls and dialogue that sounds like a theater kid’s D&D campaign, this one’s a time capsule worth cracking open. Just don’t expect the controls to hold your hand.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".
Download Ruins of Cawdor ROM
You can download this ROM to play Ruins of Cawdor offline using an MS-DOS emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
