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Added fuller FOSS engine list links. So many...
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; [https://webamp.org/ 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 [https://osgameclones.com/ Open Source Game Clones]. For the latest news on releases See [[#External Links|External Links]] for links to vast lists of known and updates of available open-source game engine recreations and source ports that work on Linux, see the [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/category/Game_Engine GamingOnLinux] websitesimilar software.
==Multi game engine==
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|Adventure games (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more. Over 250 games.)
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==Notes==
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==External Links==
* [https://osgameclones.com/ Open Source Game Clones] (Likely the best and most complete list.)
* [https://github.com/leereilly/games Games on GitHub] by Lee Reilly ([https://github.com/leereilly/games/blob/master/README.md Master list] in wider view. This list from leereilly contains Table of Contents and categories with highlighted links to Git repos.)
* [https://trilarion.github.io/opensourcegames/ Open Source Games on GitHub] by Trilarion ([https://github.com/Trilarion/opensourcegames/blob/master/entries/tocs/_games.md#Games Master list]. As good as OSGC site above & frighteningly far larger list than leereilly's Git list. Over [https://github.com/Trilarion/opensourcegames/blob/master/README.md 1200 game entries]!)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games Wikipedia] (List of open-source video games. Not very complete, and the different categories are somewhat confusing.)
* [https://libregamewiki.org/Main_Page LibreGameWiki] (Small learning curve applies for navigating around the wiki. Tends to focus more on indigenous open-source engines.)
* [https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Category/Game Game category of the Free software directory] (Wiki with fairly basic content. Tends to focus more on indigenous open-source engines.)
:<u>Curated Lists:</u>
:* [https://thingsiplay.game.blog/2020/03/13/open-source-drm-free-games/ Tuncay D.'s recommendations for OS, DRM-free games] (thingsiplay.game.blog. Mar 13, 2020. Not for game recreations. Some selections have similarities to old commercial games.)
:* [https://thingsiplay.game.blog/2020/05/19/open-source-and-alike-games/ Tuncay D.'s recommendations for OS & alike games] (thingsiplay.game.blog. May 19, 2020. Focused on game recreations and engines similar to other games.)
'''News:'''
* [https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/category/Game_Engine GamingOnLinux.com] (For the latest news on releases and updates of game recreations and source ports that work on Linux)
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/opensourcegames/ Reddit feed] (Aggregation quality is a little bit spotty. You have to wade through the news posts a bit for the relevant software.)
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/hiuizr/list_of_open_source_games_list_of_open_source/ List of Open Source Games on Reddit] (Thread by u/AMD_CEO. Wed Jul 1, 2020. Had added recommendations to links also seen above.)
[[Category:Game engine recreations]]
[[Category:Not really emulators]]
