Top 10 C++ Reimplementation Projects

xoreos

4 1,068 5.9 C++

A reimplementation of BioWare's Aurora engine (and derivatives). Pre-pre-alpha :P

Project mention: Xoreos – Reimplementation of the Aurora Engine (Dragon Age, the Witcher etc.) | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-07-07

urde

31 569 6.7 C++

A native reimplementation of the Metroid Prime engine
WorkOS

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uLaunch

11 548 6.5 C++

:rocket: Custom, open-source qlaunch (Nintendo Switch HOME menu) replacement/reimplementation

Project mention: What are your lesser known Homebrew apps that you love that not many people know about? | /r/SwitchPirates | 2023-06-07

uLaunch. For the life of me, I don’t understand how this doesn’t get more universal love. As of right now games load a few seconds slower than the normal menu, but I don’t even mind because the additional features are incredible. Plus, how often do you really switch games, unless you’re having the homies over it’s probably not more than once or twice a day

librw

6 530 0.0 C++

A re-implementation of the RenderWare Graphics engine

Project mention: A Grand Theft Auto III Re-Implementation | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-10-31

This is one gem from the project, a partial reimplementation of RenderWare: https://github.com/aap/librw

jazz2-native

2 485 9.4 C++

🎮 · Jazz² Resurrection: Native C++ reimplementation of Jazz Jackrabbit 2

Project mention: Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects | dev.to | 2024-04-10

Jazz 2 Resurrection - Jazz Jack Rabbit 2 clone. C++, OpenGL, SDL2

carnage3d

1 455 0.0 C++

Reimplementation of Grand Theft Auto 1 [GTA1]

Project mention: Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects | dev.to | 2024-04-10

Carnage3D - GTA 1 clone. C++, C, GLFW, GLEW, Box2D

CroftEngine

3 269 9.0 C++

An open-source Tomb Raider 1 engine remake

Project mention: CroftEngine: An open-source Tomb Raider 1 engine remake | /r/linux_gaming | 2023-12-04

Disclaimer: I'm the dev of CroftEngine, trying to do a measly attempt at advertising...

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Sourcehold

2 244 1.9 C++

Open source re-implementation of Stronghold 1

Project mention: Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects | dev.to | 2024-04-10

Sourcehold - Stronghold 1 clone. C++, SDL2

OpenAWE

1 125 9.3 C++

A reimplementation of Remedy Entertainments Alan Wake Engine, in later iterations known as the Northlight Engine
aoe

1 77 8.7 C++

Re-implementation of Age of Empires and the Rise of Rome expansion

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).