Torn (online text game)

2003 video game

2003 video game

Torn

The iOS app icon for Torn

Developer(s)| Torn LTD
Publisher(s)| Torn LTD
Platform(s)| Online (HTML), iOS, Android
Release| 2003
Genre(s)| MMORPG
Mode(s)| Multiplayer

Torn is a text-based, crime-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game.[1][2][3] The game was developed by the British developer Joe Chedburn in 2003, and is one of the largest text-based online video games.[4][5][6] The game involves a virtual world based around crime, sex, and business.[7][8] It has an in-game currency, which can be obtained in many ways, like mugging, drug trafficking, and other crimes.

## History[edit]

Torn was first launched in 2003. The game involves a virtual world based around gang violence and business.[9] Like many role-playing games, players start at the bottom of the ladder and make their way to the top by earning experience points.[10] The game focuses on crimes and player versus player combat as a way of earning EXP or experience points.[11] However, the EXP system is different from other games, as it does not show how much EXP is left for the next level. Players can purchase in-game benefits in exchange for payments, which are termed "donations".[12] The Torn beta ended on 15 November 2004, with over a million users by 2008. A major overhaul of the Torn engine was completed in 2014, with Torn 'Respo' released on June 23 of that year. In 2018 Torn was made available as an Android App.[13][14]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "21-year-old computer geek makes £1m with online game". The Telegraph.
2. ^ "Torn, world's largest text based browser game, expands". Ubergizmo.
3. ^ "How to Earn $1 Million by Making a Free Game". Venturebeat.
4. ^ "Well, That's Torn It". The Independent.
5. ^ "The State of Indie Game Development in 2017". Dice.com.
6. ^ "Torn: A Modern Game With An Awesome Throwback Feel". Forever Geek.
7. ^ "21-year-old computer geek makes £1m with online game". The Telegraph.
8. ^ "Jovem inglês fica milionário aos 21 anos graças a jogo online". Arkade.
9. ^ "Torn City". Text Adventures.
10. ^ "Torn: A Modern Game With An Awesome Throwback Feel". Forever Geek.
11. ^ "Text-Based Online Game Earns 21-Year Old $1,000,000". Escapist Magazine.
12. ^ "21-year-old computer geek makes £1m with online game". The Telegraph.
13. ^ "JTORN World's largest text-based MMORPG launches on Android". GamezPlay.
14. ^ "20 new and notable Android games from the last week". Android Police.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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