Games Like Torn City: 7 Alternatives Still Running in 2026
Torn has been running since 2004, and sooner or later a lot of its players go looking for something similar: a fresh start, another setting, a different pace. We make Dynasty, which is one of the seven games below, so we are not a neutral judge. What we did instead was check every game on its own site in October 2026 and write down plainly what it shares with Torn and what it doesn't, Dynasty's weak points included.
Short answer: choose by the part of Torn you would miss most.
- Mafia crime with regular fresh starts: The Mafia Boss (10-day rounds) or Omerta (much longer rounds).
- A persistent crime world with real-time PvP: The Fifth Family, or Bootleggers if you like a 1930s setting.
- A text RPG for a few minutes a day: SimpleMMO or Kingdom of Loathing.
- An economy and politics run by players, and a life that carries on through your heirs: Dynasty.
What people usually mean by "a game like Torn"
Torn is a free text-based game set in Torn City. It launched in 2004 and runs in the browser and in apps for iOS and Android; optional donator packs give in-game benefits. When people ask for something like it, they usually mean one or more of these:
- A character that lasts. You build the same character for months or years.
- Crime and fights between players. Crimes, battle stats trained at the gym, and attacking or mugging other players.
- Factions. Groups of players who organise, share resources and fight together.
- A player economy. City jobs and player-run companies, an item market and bazaars, a stock market, and trips abroad to buy goods.
- Short daily sessions. Energy refills over time, so you log in, spend it and come back later.
Nothing else has the whole package. Each game below covers part of it, and they are grouped by which part.
How we picked them
Every game here was online, free to play and playable in a browser when we checked it in October 2026. We used each game's own site, plus Wikipedia for the oldest ones, and left out anything we couldn't confirm was still running. We haven't scored or ranked them: they suit different players.
Mafia games with rounds
The Mafia Boss
Running since 2005, The Mafia Boss is built on 10-day rounds. Everyone starts level, races for the top of the ranking and starts over when the round closes. It's free, with optional credits, and on a phone you play it in the browser.
- Shares with Torn: crime progression and competition against real players.
- Different: nothing carries over between rounds, so there's no long-term character.
Omerta
Omerta launched in 2003, which makes it one of the oldest games of its kind: 1930s gangsters, families, crimes and rackets, all in text. It runs in rounds too, but each one lasts far longer, and within a round an account can be killed off for good. Free to play.
- Shares with Torn: crime, families that work like factions, and team play.
- Different: permanent death within a round, and a restart when the round ends.
Persistent crime worlds
The Fifth Family
The newest game on the list, launched in March 2026, and it openly pitches itself as a modern take on games like Torn. The world is persistent and runs 24/7. It has real-time PvP, more than 100 crimes spread over city districts, player families with shared treasuries, heists, a stock market, racing and a casino. Browser, iOS and Android; free, with optional cosmetic and convenience purchases.
- Shares with Torn: most of the crime-and-PvP side, plus families and a market.
- Different: it's brand new, so its world and community are still young.
Bootleggers
Prohibition-era America in a text MMORPG. You climb from small-time gangster through crimes, car theft and bootlegging, with a casino, a stock market, a bank and crews of players. Free in the browser, and it works on a phone.
- Shares with Torn: crime ranks, a casino, a stock market and groups of players.
- Different: a historical setting instead of a modern city.
Light text RPGs for a few minutes a day
SimpleMMO
A fantasy text MMO where you travel by tapping to take a step at a time, picking up gold, items and fights along the way. On top of that there are PvP, guilds and world bosses. Browser, iOS and Android; free, with in-app purchases.
- Shares with Torn: a long-lived character, PvP, groups of players and quick sessions.
- Different: a fantasy adventure instead of crime and business.
Kingdom of Loathing
A comedy RPG that its developer, Asymmetric, still updates. You get a set number of adventures each day, so, as with Torn's energy, the game is built for a short visit daily. Free to play.
- Shares with Torn: daily-limit pacing and a long-running community.
- Different: a silly fantasy adventure instead of a crime city.
Where Dynasty fits
Dynasty is our game, so read this part with that in mind. Like Torn, it's free, runs in the browser and puts everyone in one shared world. The difference is the scale of the story: it follows a whole life, not a criminal career. Your character starts at 18, and one game year passes every real day, for every player at the same moment.
What it shares with Torn
- Crimes against real players and their businesses: pickpocketing, shop theft, robbery, burglary and murder. Whether one works depends on your skill, the target's own defences and the police protection around the victim. Get caught and you go to jail; bail costs $4,000 per year of sentence.
- Degrees, jobs, and companies that players found and run.
- A player-run market, a stock market and a casino.
- Travel between nations, homes to buy, build or rent, and marriage.
- An energy bar that limits how much you can do in a day.
What's different
- Your character ages and dies. If you have an heir, the dynasty goes on, keeping your property, companies and shares.
- Players run the countries. They win elections, sit in parliament, set taxes and laws, and vote on wars fought over a shared map.
- Life isn't only crime and work: there are sports and the Olympics, motor racing, religion and even a family dog.
- There is nothing to buy with real money.
What it doesn't have
- No battle stats, no gym and no fights between players like Torn's. Crime is one path among many rather than the heart of the game.
- A far smaller community than Torn's.
- No app to install. It runs in the browser, phones included.
If crime is what you love about Torn, our guide to browser crime games with a real player economy looks at what changes when the money you steal was earned by other players.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a game like Torn City?
Yes, though no single game copies all of it. The Mafia Boss and Omerta offer mafia crime played in rounds, The Fifth Family and Bootleggers a persistent crime world, SimpleMMO and Kingdom of Loathing a light daily text RPG, and Dynasty an economy and politics run by players, across generations.
Is Torn free to play?
Yes. Torn is free, with optional donator packs that give in-game benefits. You can play it in the browser or in its iOS and Android apps.
Which Torn alternatives keep your character, without resets?
The Fifth Family and SimpleMMO keep your character in a persistent world. So does Dynasty, where the family carries on through your heirs after your character dies. The Mafia Boss and Omerta are played in rounds that start over.
Are there Torn alternatives on mobile?
The Fifth Family and SimpleMMO have iOS and Android apps. The Mafia Boss, Bootleggers and Dynasty run in your phone's browser, with nothing to install.
Is Dynasty like Torn?
In part. Both are free browser games set in one shared world, with crimes against real players, jail, jobs, companies, a market and a stock market. Dynasty has no battle stats or fights between players, but adds ageing and heirs, elections and parliaments, and wars between nations.
The other games named on this page are mentioned for comparison only. Torn, The Mafia Boss, Omerta, Bootleggers, The Fifth Family, SimpleMMO and Kingdom of Loathing are trademarks of their respective owners, and Dynasty is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. We checked every detail in October 2026; games change, so see each game's own site for the latest.