View source for Oddworld fansites


These are the currently active Oddworld fansites found over the internet.

== Websites ==

=== Oddworld Library ===

{{Main|Oddworld_Library}}

=== Magog on the March ===

Established around <time datetime="2017-09-18">18 September 2017</time>, '''[https://magogonthemarch.wordpress.com/ Magog on the March]''' is a content-archival site run by an anonymous group of fans. It contains over a thousand archived interviews, video transcripts, articles, etc. related to Oddworld, its creators, and related franchises.

The site also hosts a [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX9wtYdjRGz3GZYajUq0LBQ video archive] and a [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rCjlKx9PjbhBN0_UcEXDg four-episode series] about Oddworld Lore. 

=== Oddwords ===

First launched late 2018, then properly established on <time datetime="2019-01-13">13 January 2019</time>, '''[https://oddwords.hu Oddwords]''' is an Oddworld fansite, created by Nemin. It hosts articles related to Oddworld, along with a few interviews, statistics from the series, and deep-dives into the history of Oddworld Inhabitants.

=== Oddworld FANDOM ===

The '''[https://oddworld.fandom.com/wiki/Oddworld_Wiki Oddworld FANDOM]''' is a secondary community-run wiki, created to document the game. Despite featuring many more pages than the Library, many have complained about the FANDOM wiki's loose interpretation of canon<ref name="squeek" />, which helped perpetuate long-standing myths about the series. 

== Communities ==

=== Oddworld Forums ===

{{Main|Oddworld_Forums}}

=== Reddit ===

The '''Oddworld [https://www.reddit.com/r/oddworld/ Reddit]''' is a forum-like community site focused on fan content and lore discussions.

=== OddTumblr ===

The '''OddTumblr''' is a loose network of Oddworld-themed Tumblr blogs. It is largely characterized by roleplaying, "Ask [character]" blogs, where users can interact with the host of the blog as if they were the character in question, fan art, and fan fiction.

=== Amino ===

The '''[https://aminoapps.com/c/oddworld/home/ Oddworld Amino]''' is a minor Oddworld community hosted on aminoapps.com. It features fan art, fan videos, and a few Oddworld-themed chat rooms.

== Chats ==

=== Oddworld Forums ===

The '''Oddworld Forums [https://discord.gg/3f36qDa Discord]''' was launched on <time datetime="2016-03-30">30 March 2016</time> by Moot    <ref name="OWF Discord launch" /> to first complement then (after the original site's archival) succeed the Forums. As a community continuing OWF's traditions, it too shares the same relaxed moderation and love-hate relationship towards the series.

As of <time datetime="2024-02-28">28 February 2024</time> the server has 340 members.

=== The Local Server ===

The '''[https://discord.gg/tTvhQ8w Local Server]''' is the [[R.E.L.I.V.E.]] project's own Discord, where the project is coordinated and support for it is given. It also features an off-topic chat and general Oddworld-related conversations.

=== AbeHD ===

'''[https://discord.com/invite/Ca5uB4JByA AbeHD]''' or the '''Abe's Exoddus HD project''' is a community-run project to upscale the graphics of [[Oddworld:_Abe's_Exoddus|Abe's Exoddus]].

=== Oddworld ===

Though technically not a fansite, we include it here for the sake of comprehensiveness. On <time datetime="2017-05-02">2 May 2017</time> [[Oddworld Inhabitants]] launched its own '''[https://discord.gg/oddworld Discord]'''<ref name="OWI launch" />, hosting channels for discussing the individual games, posting fan art, and off-topic conversations.

The Discord was also a pivotal part of the [[Soulstorm_ARG_Summary|SoulStorm ARG]], during which employees of the company roleplayed as different characters, sharing cryptic clues and playing out events from the ARG.

As of <time datetime="2024-02-28">28 February 2024</time> the server has 4995 members.

== References ==

<references>
    <ref name="squeek">
        <b>Squeek</b>.
        [https://oddworld.fandom.com/wiki/Squeek FANDOM].
        The Brain Slurg Misunderstanding.
        '<q cite="https://oddworld.fandom.com/wiki/Squeek">It is a commonly accepted (but nonetheless wrong) factoid in the community, that either Squeek himself is a so-called "Brain Slurg" or that it's a creature that he uses to control others. Neither is true and they both stemmed from a single misunderstanding.</q>'
    </ref>

    <ref name="OWF Discord launch">
        <b>Moot</b>.
        [https://discord.com/channels/164770326943760386/164775385005948928/164776837371789313 Message].
        #general_chat.
        General chat.
        Discord.
        '<q cite="https://discord.com/channels/164770326943760386/164775385005948928/164776837371789313">Neato</q>' - First recorded message on the server.
    </ref>

    <ref name="OWI launch">
        <b>Nemin</b>.
        [https://discord.com/channels/293291256736382976/293291256736382976/308969023981486082 Message].
        #general_oddworld.
        General Oddworld.
        Discord.
        '<q cite="https://discord.com/channels/293291256736382976/293291256736382976/308969023981486082">Huh, hello</q>' - First recorded message on the server.
    </ref>

</references>