Latest News

31-Oct-2026 : Happy Halloween!

The Realm is Haunted! Trick or treat has expanded to new denizens of Anguish. Who will get the most treats this year?

12-Aug-2026 : Arch of Balance!

Cheezburger has been appointed Arch of Balance! The role has been vacant for some time, but Cheezburger has plans to rebuild the Balance team to serve new coding wizards and continue to develop challenges for new and returning players.

30-Apr-2022 : Treasure Islands

Istands have been discovered in the vast ocean. Hoards of treasure guarded by vicious monsters abound. Do you dare explore one?

05-Apr-2022 : New area added

Adventurers report seismic activity within the mountains north of Aalgirzst.

28-Mar-2022 : Double XP

An amazing 31 million xp was additionally given out for the single boot! Congratulations to all those who attended.

20-Mar-2022 : Exp Week

An amazing 77million xp was achieved this week, so double experience for the 26-27th boot is coming up!

28-Feb-2022 : Chatline

A new chatline has been added which is linked to our Discord server.

02-Feb-2022 : Memorial Stones

Memorial stones have been added to the praise board garden, to remember those AA has lost.

30-Jan-2022 : 30th Celebrations begin!

Happy Birthday Ancient Anguish! To celebrate the amazing feat of lasting 30 years, the celebrations will begin. Starting with a new class: Soulbinders!

02-Jan-2022 : Ancient Anguish turns 30!

Ancient Anguish first started being coded in January 1992 and opened to the public in February 1992. Happy Birthday Ancient Anguish!