Amino Roleplay Communities — Where They Went and How to Find Them (2026)
Amino's roleplay communities scattered after the shutdown. Here is where the biggest ones landed, how to find your old crew, and where to start a new one — including a free Amino-style RP platform.
Amino Roleplay Communities — Where They Went
Amino was the home of mobile roleplay culture for a decade. After the shutdown the RP communities scattered. Here is where the biggest ones landed and how to find yours — or start fresh.
The short answer
Most active Amino roleplay communities migrated to one of three places: Aminoka (closest structural match, free), Discord (chat-only RP), or Tumblr (narrative-prose RP). Smaller and more niche communities scattered across Toyhouse (for character archives) and dedicated subreddits.
Looking for an active Amino-style RP community — Open Aminoka.
Where the biggest Amino RP communities went
Anime / manga RP communities mostly split between Aminoka (for the structured community + OC library) and Discord (for live in-character chat using the Tupperbox bot). The Aminoka roleplay-partner matchmaker has become the default way new partners find each other in this segment.
K-pop RP communities followed the same pattern with a tilt toward Discord — K-pop RP has historically been chat-heavy more than narrative-heavy.
Original-character (OC) communities moved to Aminoka almost exclusively. The native OC library — character profile, photo gallery, traits, abilities, public kudos counter — is the closest thing to what Amino RP communities had built informally with pinned chat messages.
Narrative / prose RP mostly went to Tumblr (where the RP-blog culture predates Amino) and Aminoka.
How to find your old community
- Search Aminoka's Discover tab for the community's name or topic. Many former leaders claimed their old names early.
- Search Reddit for "<community name> migration" on r/AminoApps. Most leaders cross-posted their migration announcement to Reddit while Amino still worked.
- Search DISBOARD (disboard.org) for the community's name plus "RP" or "Amino" — public Discord listings often surface here.
- Ask in r/RoleplayPartnerSearch — the subreddit acts as a recruitment hub and most active Amino refugees check it.
If you can't find your old community
Some communities did not survive the migration — particularly mid-sized ones where the leaders disappeared rather than relaunch. The cleanest path is to start fresh on a platform that supports the same structural model. Aminoka was built for this exactly.
What Aminoka adds for RP
Beyond the like-for-like Amino structure (profiles, walls, leveling, leader / curator / host roles), Aminoka has three RP-specific features Amino itself never had:
- Roleplay-partner matchmaker. Post your OC + premise + tags. Partners send offers with their own OC. Accept → the app spins up a private chat with both OCs pre-equipped and the request's background image as the chat theme.
- OC library with kudos. Each character has a portrait, photo gallery (up to 12 images), bio, traits, abilities, stats, public kudos counter. Searchable across the app.
- Chat persona switching. Equip an OC for a specific chat room — every message you send broadcasts under that character's name + portrait. Switch OCs and the next message broadcasts under the new identity.
For a deeper RP-focused comparison see roleplay apps like Amino.
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Frequently asked questions
Where did Amino roleplay communities go? +
Most active RP communities migrated to Aminoka (closest structural match for Amino's RP model) or to Discord servers (chat-only). Smaller niche communities scattered across Tumblr, Toyhouse, and dedicated RP forums.
How do I find my old Amino RP community? +
Search the community's name on Aminoka's discover page first, then on Discord disboard / DISBOARD. If the leader announced a migration, the announcement is usually findable via Reddit search of r/AminoApps + the community name.
Is there an Amino-style app for new roleplay communities? +
Yes — Aminoka has the same community + profile + leveling + leader hierarchy structure Amino used, plus a built-in roleplay-partner matchmaker and OC library. Free.
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