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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | ||
|RPG Maker 2000/2003 games | |RPG Maker 2000/2003 games | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Neko RPGXP Player]] | ||
+ | |Android | ||
+ | |[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.kernys.rgss&hl 2.01] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} | ||
+ | |RPG Maker XP/VX/VA/MV games | ||
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|[https://xoreos.org/ xoreos] | |[https://xoreos.org/ xoreos] | ||
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | ||
|Early Westwood games (Command & Conquer, C&C: Red Alert, Dune 2000). <br/>''Soon:'' 2nd-gen C&C (C&C: Tiberian Sun). | |Early Westwood games (Command & Conquer, C&C: Red Alert, Dune 2000). <br/>''Soon:'' 2nd-gen C&C (C&C: Tiberian Sun). | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !colspan="9"|Shoot 'em up | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |ReC98 | ||
+ | |Multi-platform | ||
+ | |[https://github.com/nmlgc/ReC98 Git] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small> | ||
+ | |Touhou 1 - 5 | ||
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} | ||
|Grand Theft Auto III | |Grand Theft Auto III | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[https://gta-asm.github.io/ San Andreas Unity] | ||
+ | |Windows, Linux, macOS, Android | ||
+ | |[https://github.com/GTA-ASM/SanAndreasUnity#download 3.2] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} | ||
+ | |Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | ||
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!colspan="9"|FPS | !colspan="9"|FPS | ||
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | ||
|Descent, Descent II | |Descent, Descent II | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[https://docs.libretro.com/library/prboom/ PrBoom] | ||
+ | |Multi-platform | ||
+ | |[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-prboom Git] | ||
+ | |{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} | ||
+ | |Doom 1-2, Final Doom | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Shockolate | |Shockolate | ||
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|[https://github.com/Interrupt/systemshock/releases 0.7.7] | |[https://github.com/Interrupt/systemshock/releases 0.7.7] | ||
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | ||
− | |System Shock: | + | |System Shock 1 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[https://disenchant.net/tyrquake/ Tyrquake] | ||
+ | |Multi-platform | ||
+ | |[https://disenchant.net/git/tyrquake.git Git] | ||
+ | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | ||
+ | |Quake 1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https://github.com/AxioDL/urde URDE] | |[https://github.com/AxioDL/urde URDE] | ||
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small> | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small> | ||
|Metroid Prime 1-3 | |Metroid Prime 1-3 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |vitaQuake II | ||
+ | |PlayStation Vita, Windows, Linux, macOS | ||
+ | |[https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/vitaQuakeII Git], [http://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/278 PS Vita] | ||
+ | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} | ||
+ | |Quake 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan="9"|Platform | !colspan="9"|Platform | ||
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|Infinity Engine <br/>(Baldur's Gate series (1998–2001), Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale series (2000–2002)) | |Infinity Engine <br/>(Baldur's Gate series (1998–2001), Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale series (2000–2002)) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[https://makipl.github.io/OpenVIII/ OpenVIII] | ||
+ | |Windows, Linux <br /><small>(Android, iOS planned)</small> | ||
+ | |[https://github.com/MaKiPL/OpenVIII Git] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} | ||
+ | |Final Fantasy VIII | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https://github.com/OpenSWE1R/openswe1r OpenMW] | |[https://github.com/OpenSWE1R/openswe1r OpenMW] | ||
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|[http://www.ta3d.org/home-en.php TA3D] | |[http://www.ta3d.org/home-en.php TA3D] | ||
− | |Windows Linux, macOS | + | |Windows, Linux, macOS |
|[https://github.com/zuzuf/TA3D/releases 0.6.0] | |[https://github.com/zuzuf/TA3D/releases 0.6.0] | ||
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} | |{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} | ||
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|[http://timjones.io/blog/tags/opensage/ OpenSAGE] | |[http://timjones.io/blog/tags/opensage/ OpenSAGE] | ||
− | |Windows Linux, macOS | + | |Windows, Linux, macOS |
|[https://github.com/OpenSAGE/OpenSAGE/releases 0.3.0] | |[https://github.com/OpenSAGE/OpenSAGE/releases 0.3.0] | ||
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small> | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small> | ||
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|Syndicate Wars Port | |Syndicate Wars Port | ||
− | |Windows Linux, macOS | + | |Windows, Linux, macOS |
|[http://swars.vexillium.org/ 0.3] | |[http://swars.vexillium.org/ 0.3] | ||
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|[http://freesynd.sourceforge.net/ FreeSynd] | |[http://freesynd.sourceforge.net/ FreeSynd] | ||
− | |Windows Linux, macOS | + | |Windows, Linux, macOS |
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/freesynd/ 0.7.5] | |[https://sourceforge.net/projects/freesynd/ 0.7.5] | ||
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|[https://openrct2.org/ OpenRCT2] | |[https://openrct2.org/ OpenRCT2] | ||
|Windows, Linux, macOS | |Windows, Linux, macOS | ||
− | |[https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/releases 0.2. | + | |[https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/releases 0.2.3] |
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|RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 | |RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 |
Revision as of 05:36, 21 October 2019
Sometimes a full system emulator is overkill. This is especially true when a developer only wants to get one game (or a number of games that use the same engine) working. In that case, reimplementing that game alone would save more time than implementing the platform it runs on. These kinds of projects are common when abandonware has large communities; when the original developer has disbanded and can no longer support or update it, an effort is then made to get it running natively on newer versions of-- and/or entirely different-- operating systems and platforms.
- When the developer only has a binary to work with (and not the source code), they recreate the engine rather than port it, hence the term game engine recreations (or alternatively game engine re-implementations). How the developers go about this process depends on their philosophy; they may opt to decompile the original executable and have their own program rely on the original until all of its functions have been remade, at which point the original binary is no longer needed. Alternatively, they can be remade based on a clean room design, in which the project implements the abstract features without having to disassemble the original, going by how components are expected to be used rather than how the game uses them.
- In rare cases, games are released as open-source by the publishers themselves, allowing developers to perform a source port of the code. This skips the step of figuring out how the game works. The most common example that's often used is id Software's release of Doom in 1997. It led to so many ports being released that the community began to joke about what devices haven't gotten it running yet.
Some projects are implemented in ways that the original developer did not intend; for example, for a platform other than which publishers marketed it for. And they're not just limited to game engines either; Webamp is a JavaScript application that reimplements Winamp in the web browser. These projects are almost always open-source which also allows new programmers to fix bugs that could have been difficult to track down during development (alternatively, the bugs may be emulated to allow mods to continue to safely exploit them). When most of the effort is on programming, the project will usually require the original game's assets (such as files in the installation directory or ROMs) until those ever get remade. This lets the developers claim they aren't infringing the game's copyrights since the player must obtain the original to use it; if the game is still being sold, this could allow the publisher to even earn revenue from the project.
For a complete list of these projects, see Open Source Game Clones.
Multi game engine
Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | Libretro Core | Active | Recommended | Supported game(s) | ||
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Adventure | ||||||||
ResidualVM | Multi-platform | 0.3.1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | 3D adventure games (Grim Fandango, Escape from Monkey Island & Myst III: Exile) | ||
ScummVM | Multi-platform | 2.0.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Adventure games (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more) | ||
FPS | ||||||||
XLEngine | Windows, Linux | 0.1.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Star Wars: Dark Forces, Daggerfall. Later: Outlaws, Blood, Shadow Warrior. | ||
RPG | ||||||||
EasyRPG | Multi-platform | 0.6.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | RPG Maker 2000/2003 games | ||
Neko RPGXP Player | Android | 2.01 | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | RPG Maker XP/VX/VA/MV games | ||
xoreos | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.0.5 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ (WIP) | BioWare's Aurora engine & derivatives (BioWare's 7 PC/console RPGs, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, The Witcher) | ||
RTS | ||||||||
OpenRA | Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Early Westwood games (Command & Conquer, C&C: Red Alert, Dune 2000). Soon: 2nd-gen C&C (C&C: Tiberian Sun). | ||
Shoot 'em up | ||||||||
ReC98 | Multi-platform | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ (WIP) | Touhou 1 - 5 |
Single game engine
Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | Libretro Core | Active | Recommended | Supported game(s) | ||
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OpenTomb | Multi-platform‡ | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Tomb Raider 1-5 | ||
OpenRW | Linux, Windows, macOS, OpenBSD | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | Grand Theft Auto III | ||
San Andreas Unity | Windows, Linux, macOS, Android | 3.2 | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | ||
FPS | ||||||||
D2X-XL DXX-Rebirth |
Windows, Linux, macOS | 1.18.74 0.60 Beta 2 |
✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Descent, Descent II | ||
PrBoom | Multi-platform | Git | ✓ | ? | ✓ | Doom 1-2, Final Doom | ||
Shockolate | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.7.7 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | System Shock 1 | ||
Tyrquake | Multi-platform | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Quake 1 | ||
URDE | Linux, Windows, macOS | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ (WIP) | Metroid Prime 1-3 | ||
vitaQuake II | PlayStation Vita, Windows, Linux, macOS | Git, PS Vita | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Quake 2 | ||
Platform | ||||||||
NXEngine nxengine-evo |
Multi-platform | 1.0.0.6 2.6.4 |
✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Cave Story | ||
rawgl | Multi-platform | 0.2.1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Another World/Out of This World | ||
REminiscence | Multi-platform‡ | 0.4.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Flashback (Another World's spiritual sequel) | ||
xrick | Multi-platform | #021212 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Rick Dangerous | ||
Racing | ||||||||
CannonBall | Multi-platform‡ | 0.3 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | OutRun | ||
NFSIISE | Windows, Linux, macOS, ARM devices (Android) |
Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Need for Speed II: SE | ||
OpenMC2 | Linux, macOS (Both on Wine) | 0.0.2 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Midnight Club II | ||
RVGL | Windows, Linux, mobile | 19.0430a | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Re-Volt | ||
stuntcarremake | Linux, OpenPandora. Windows (Old). |
Build 07 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Stunt Car Racer Remake (Windows remake of Stunt Car Racer on Amiga/AtariST) | ||
OpenLGR | Windows, Linux, macOS | Git | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Lego Racers | ||
OpenSWE1R | Windows, Linux, macOS | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ (WIP) | Star Wars Episode 1: Racer | ||
RPG | ||||||||
Arx Libertatis | Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD | 1.1.2-r1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Arx Fatalis | ||
Daggerfall Unity | Windows, Linux, macOS | PreAlpha 0.7 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall | ||
GemRB | Multi-platform | 0.8.5 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Infinity Engine (Baldur's Gate series (1998–2001), Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale series (2000–2002)) | ||
OpenVIII | Windows, Linux (Android, iOS planned) |
Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Final Fantasy VIII | ||
OpenMW | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.45.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | ||
OpenTESArena | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.9.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ (WIP) | The Elder Scrolls I: Arena | ||
RTS | ||||||||
openage | Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD | 0.3.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | Age of Empires, AoE II (HD), Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | ||
TA3D | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.6.0 | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | Total Annihilation | ||
OpenSAGE | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.3.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ (WIP) | EA's Command & Conquer games (C&C: Generals, C&C: Generals - Zero Hour) Soon: The Battle for Middle-earth series (2004-2006), C&C 3 & expansion. | ||
RTT | ||||||||
Syndicate Wars Port | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.3 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | Syndicate Wars | ||
FreeSynd | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.7.5 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Syndicate (1993) | ||
TBS | ||||||||
civctp2 | Windows, Linux, Pandora, Pyra | 2010-04-01 (ctp2 for Linux/Pandora/Pyra]) |
✗ | ~ | ✓ | Call to Power II | ||
OpenXcom | Windows, Linux, macOS | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-Com: UFO Defense), X-COM: Terror From the Deep | ||
CivOne | Windows, Linux, macOS | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ (WIP) | Sid Meier's Civilization | ||
Sim - Construction/Management | ||||||||
CorsixTH | Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD | 0.63 Beta 1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Theme Hospital | ||
OpenLoco | Windows, Linux, macOS | 19.03 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Chris Sawyer's Locomotion | ||
OpenRCT2 | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.2.3 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 | ||
OpenTTD | Multi-platform | 1.9.1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Transport Tycoon Deluxe |