Open source re-implementation projects and game clones.

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  • abuse

    Abuse SDL port originally from Crack-Dot-Com and released into the public domain (by Xenoveritas)

  • AbuseSDL - Abuse

  • alive_reversing

    Re-implementation of Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

  • Alive Reversing - Abe's Exoddus and Abe's Oddysee

  • InfluxDB

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  • augustus

    An open source re-implementation of Caesar III

  • Augustus - Caesar 3 fork of Julius

  • bstone

    Unofficial source port for Blake Stone series

  • BStone - Blake Stone series

  • yquake2

    The Yamagi Quake II client

  • Yamagi Quake - Quake 2 source port

  • Citadel

    The System Shock Fan Remake Project (by JosiahJack)

  • Citadel - System Shock

  • scummvm

    ScummVM main repository

  • ScummVM - Classic point & click, adventure and roleplaying games.

  • SaaSHub

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  • Cortex-Command-Community-Project-Source

    Discontinued [ARCHIVED] Cortex Command - Open Source under GNU AGPL v3 (no game data included)

  • CCCP - Cortex Command

  • SSVOpenHexagon

    C++20 FOSS clone of "Super Hexagon". Depends on SSVStart, SSVEntitySystem, SSVLuaWrapper, SSVMenuSystem, JSONcpp, SFML2.0. Features JSON/LUA customizable game files, a soundtrack by BOSSFIGHT, pseudo-3D effects.

  • Open Hexagon - Super Hexagon

  • Spring RTS game engine

    A powerful free cross-platform RTS game engine. - Report issues at https://springrts.com/mantis/ (by spring)

  • Spring Engine - Total Annihilation

  • crispy-doom

    Crispy Doom is a limit-removing enhanced-resolution Doom source port based on Chocolate Doom.

  • Crispy Doom - Source port for Doom 1 & 2, Heretic, Hexen, Strife etc.

  • space-station-14

    A multiplayer game about paranoia and chaos on a space station. Remake of the cult-classic Space Station 13.

  • Space Station 14 - Space Station 13

  • Doom64EX

    Doom64EX is a reverse-engineering project aimed to recreate Doom64 as close as possible with additional modding features.

  • Doom64EX - Doom 64

  • NBlood

    Reverse-engineered ports of Build games using EDuke32 engine technology and development principles (NBlood/Rednukem/PCExhumed)

  • NBlood - Based on eDuke32 - Blood, Duke Nukem 3D and Powerslave/Exhumed

  • gemrb

    GemRB is a portable open-source implementation of Bioware’s Infinity Engine.

  • GemRB - Infinity Engine games (Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale etc)

  • DreeRally

    Death Rally engine reimplementation

  • DreeRally - Death Rally

  • dxx-rebirth

    Descent-Rebirth and Descent II-Rebirth

  • DXX-Rebirth - Descent 1 & 2

  • cdogs-sdl

    Classic overhead run-and-gun game

  • C-dogs-SDL - C-Dogs

  • etlegacy

    ET: Legacy is an open source project based on the code of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory which was released in 2010 under the terms of the GPLv3 license.

  • ETLegacy - Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

  • alephone

    Aleph One is the open source continuation of Bungie’s Marathon 2 game engine.

  • AlephOne - Marathon series

  • freeablo

    Modern reimplementation of the Diablo 1 game engine

  • Freeablo - Diablo

  • iortcw

    Merge of ioquake3 features and fixes into RTCW code bases

  • iortcw - Return to Castle Wolfenstein

  • NFSIISE

    Need For Speedâ„¢ II SE - Cross-platform wrapper with 3D acceleration and TCP protocol!

  • NFSIISE - Need for Speed II Special Edition

  • nuvie

    Nuvie - New Ultima VI Engine

  • Nuvie - Ultima VI

  • openage

    Free (as in freedom) open source clone of the Age of Empires II engine :rocket:

  • OpenAge - Age of Empires 2

  • openblack

    openblack is an open-source game engine that supports playing Black & White (2001).

  • OpenBlack - Black & White

  • OpenDUNE

    DUNE, REINVENTED

  • OpenDune - Dune II

  • openfodder

    Open Fodder: An open source port of Cannon Fodder

  • OpenFodder - Cannon Fodder

  • OpenGothic

    Reimplementation of Gothic 2 Notr

  • OpenGothic - Gothic 2

  • OPHD

    OutpostHD - Open source remake of Sierra On-Line's Outpost

  • OpenHD - Outpost

  • OpenJK

    Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy (SP & MP) + Jedi Outcast (SP only) released by Raven Software

  • OpenJK - Jedi Academy & Jedi Outcast

  • OpenLara

    Classic Tomb Raider open-source engine

  • OpenLara - Tomb Raider 1-3

  • openrw

    Discontinued OpenRW "Open ReWrite" is an un-official open source recreation of the classic Grand Theft Auto III game executable

  • OpenRW - Grand Theft Auto III

  • OpenSAGE

    OpenSAGE is a free, open source re-implementation of SAGE, the 3D real time strategy (RTS) engine used in Command & Conquer: Generals and other RTS titles from EA Pacific. Written in C#. Not affiliated with EA.

  • OpenSAGE - Command & Conquer: Generals

  • openswe1r

    An Open-Source port of the 1999 Game "Star Wars Episode 1: Racer"

  • OpenSWE - Star Wars Episode 1: Racer

  • OpenTESArena

    Open-source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena.

  • OpenTESArena - The Elder Scrolls: Arena

  • opentyrian2000

    An open-source port of the DOS shoot-em-up Tyrian.

  • Prince-Monogame

    Monogame implementation of Prince of Persia 2

  • Prince-Monogame - Prince of Persia 2

  • re3

    Discontinued GTA III, Vice City [UnavailableForLegalReasons - Repository access blocked]

  • RE3 - Grand Theft Auto III

  • REDRIVER2

    Driver 2 Playstation game reverse engineering effort

  • Redriver2 - Driver 2

  • remc2

    Recode Binary code of game Magic Carpet2 to C/C++ language(remake MC2 for any platform)

  • Remc2 - Magic Carpet 2

  • SanAndreasUnity

    Open source reimplementation of GTA San Andreas game engine in Unity

  • San Andreas Unity - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

  • TOMB5

    Tomb Raider: Chronicles Disassembly translated to C source code.

  • TOMB5 - Tomb Raider: Chronicles

  • Ultima5Redux

    A mostly true to the original Ultima 5 remake in C# using the original U5 data files.

  • Ultima5Redux - Ultima V

  • UnderworldAdventures

    Underworld Adventures is a project to recreate Ultima Underworld 1 on modern operating systems, using the original game files.

  • UnderworldAdventures - Ultima Underworld

  • UnderworldExporter

    Discontinued Updated Release 27th Oct 2018 Unity based port of Ultima Underworld I and II. Download under releases

  • UnderworldExporter - Ultima Underworld 1 & 2 and System Shock

  • vkQuake

    Discontinued Vulkan Quake port based on QuakeSpasm

  • vkQuake - Quake source port running in Vulkan. Sideproject by an id Software dev. It's overall better than the new KEX Engine remaster by Nightdive Studios.

  • war1

    A remake of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans written in C

  • War1 - Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

  • xoreos

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

  • Xoreos - Neverwinter Nights

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