They may have arrived decades ago, but the work (and play) continues

The old games still being updated today

This roguelike is built around random generation and remains interesting to this day. Its community has made sporadic tweaks over time, with over a decade passing between certain updates.

NetHack

Released: 1987
Latest Update: March 8, 2020
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Drakkar creator Brad Lineberger claims he coined the phrase "massively multiplayer" back in the early '90s. Remarkably, he still works on the game to this very day. Talk about dedication. 

Kingdom of Drakkar

Released: 1989
Latest Update: June 21, 2020
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This MUD and fantasy role-player was created at a Swedish university, stretching way back to before the internet was widely used. It still has a dedicated community in 2020, and can be easily played in your browser. 

Genesis

Released: 1989
Latest Update: March 15, 2018
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This roguelike RPG sees players engage in open-ended wilderness survival. Since its release in 1992 it's been steadily updated, evolving from a DOS adventure to a fully graphical game. 

UnReal World

Released: 1992
Latest Update: July 9, 2020

Back in 1998 Ultima earned a Guinness World Record for drawing in 100,000 online players. 22 years on, this MMO and its player-driven economy still boasts an active community. 

Ultima Online

Released: 1997
Latest Update: September 1, 2020

Sure, it's a spring chicken by this list's standards, but the fact StarCraft remains so relevant is impressive. Though it has much prettier sequel, this RTS is still played competitively in Korea. 

StarCraft

Released: 1998
Latest Update: July 4, 2020

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