DeviousMUD started out in 1998 as a game written solely by Andrew Gower in his home in Cambridge. "MUD" stands for multi-user dungeon. The game had isometric graphics. A new version of DeviousMUD was released in 1999. Although it was completely rewritten, it kept the same name and remained similar to the original. It was released as a public beta for 1 week. Because of the limited release time, there are only a few screenshots in existence. Most of the places on the maps are currently on the real RuneScape map.