Guides to MeowStreets and its genre

Written rather than generated: the background to the city, and to the genre it belongs to.

What is a PBBG? Persistent browser-based games, explained

A PBBG is a persistent browser-based game: no download, no client, and a world that keeps running while you are away. What the genre is, and why it lasts.

A multiplayer game where you play as a cat — and it has teeth

Most cat games are quiet and single-player. MeowStreets is a free multiplayer crime RPG where every player is a street cat in one shared city.

Games like Torn City: the honest list for 2026

Torn has run since 2004 and nothing else is quite it. Six browser crime RPGs that scratch the same itch, what each does differently, and who each one suits.

Text-based MMORPGs in 2026: what is still alive, and why

MUDs, PBBGs and browser MMOs did not die — they got small and stubborn. What separates the three, which are still running, and how to pick one that fits.

Crime RPGs you can actually play on a phone

Most browser crime games were built for a desktop in 2005 and still feel like it on a phone. What to check before you commit, and what survives the trip.