Minions of Mirth

{{Short description|2005 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

|title = Minions of Mirth

|developer = Prairie Games, Inc.

|publisher = Prairie Games, Inc.

|engine = Torque

|released = December 2005

|genre = MMORPG

|modes = Multiplayer, Single Player

|platforms = Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows

}}

Minions of Mirth is a role-playing game for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows by American studio Prairie Games, Inc. The game includes both a single-player and a massively multi-player mode. There were two editions of the game: a free version and a paid version which opened additional character abilities.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11174 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019195925/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11174 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 19, 2006 |title=Gamasutra - Road To The IGF: Prairie Games' Minions of Mirth|accessdate=2009-02-25}}{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Bryan |title=Minions of Mirth Review: Instant Immersion {{!}} OnRPG |url=https://www.onrpg.com/news/minions-of-mirth-review-instant-immersion/ |access-date=26 November 2021 |date=Jul 30, 2009}}

It was written and produced by Josh Ritter and Lara Engebretson from 2003, with a launch in December 2005.{{cite news |last1=Olivetti |first1=Justin |title=The Game Archaeologist: Minions of Mirth {{!}} Massively Overpowered |url=https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/04/the-game-archaeologist-minions-of-mirth/ |access-date=26 November 2021 |work=Albion Online |date=May 4, 2019}} Online servers from Prairies Games ceased in September 2017, due to a hard drive failure; the official servers closed on 22 September 2017,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmorpg.com/minions-of-mirth|title=Minions of Mirth|access-date=2021-12-01|archive-date=2021-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201190002/https://www.mmorpg.com/minions-of-mirth|url-status=live}} but single-player and at least one private server still run.{{Cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MinionsOfMirth/comments/myxb44/minions_of_mirth_private_server_client_download/ |title=MoM reborn |access-date=2021-11-26 |archive-date=2021-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126222102/https://www.reddit.com/r/MinionsOfMirth/comments/myxb44/minions_of_mirth_private_server_client_download/ |url-status=live }}