Meridian for the modern day
Meridian 59: Shards is a fan project that revives the classic world of Meridian 59, making it accessible on modern platforms.
Free Open source Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and the web
Looking for the original game? Visit meridian59.com
Play anywhere
Your character goes with you: the browser, the desktop app and the Android app all connect to our server.
Each picture is taken from the same square, facing the same way, in each of our layouts: the original interface (Classic), the Modern interface and the phone layout. Pick a spot and a layout for each side, then drag the divider.
New in Shards
Ours, on top of the original game, in our client and on our server. The townsfolk, critters and wildlife are drawn by your client alone, and each can be turned off.
Birds cross open skies by day and bats flit through caves. Butterflies, fireflies, falling leaves and leaping fish, grass and pebbles underfoot, and rats, spiders and bunnies scurrying about. Rain leaves puddles, and storms bring lightning and thunder.
Townsfolk run errands from door to door, guards walk their beat and inns fill up in the evening. People carry torches after dark, chat as you pass, wave back when you wave and scatter from spells. The streets empty at night and in the rain.
In the Arena of Kraanan, fighters and mages fight in rounds, with swords, fireballs, lightning bolts and walls of fire, while the stands cheer. The beaten join the crowd, and the last one standing takes the applause.
A gold "!" shows who has a quest for you and a "?" where one is ready to hand in, over their heads and on the map. Double-click them for the story, the objectives and the reward. Your quests keep count as you go, and the map shows you the way.
Enhanced Visuals adds soft highlights, flickering flames, light that stops at walls, shaded corners and shadows under figures. Turn it off for the original look.
In your browser, on Windows, macOS and Linux, or on an Android phone with touch controls, all on the same server.
Now in beta
A TypeScript port of roomedit, the WinDEU-based Doom level editor the original rooms were made with. Draw rooms on a map, see them in 3D with the game's own lighting, and walk them at a player's eye height.
It compiles rooms for the original server and for Server 104, so they work on classic and fan-run servers alike.
It's in beta: there's no download yet, so you run it from its source code. Its user manual covers installing it and building a first room.
Free to play, in your browser or on your own machine.
Meridian 59: Shards