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{{stub}}Game engine recreations (sometimes called game engine re-implementations or remakes) are unofficial recreations of game engines. Allowing you to play games on different systems to which they where originally intendedSometimes a full system emulator is overkill. This requires you is especially true when a developer only wants to have the original get one game assets (ROMs or other files) and load them in a number of games that use the game same engine recreation) working. Game engine recreations are mostly done through reverse engineering In that case, reimplementing that game alone would save more time than implementing the original game enginesplatform it runs on. Game engines which These kinds of projects are unofficialy recreated common when abandonware has large communities; when the original source code developer has disbanded and can no longer support or update it, an effort is available are mostly called source ports (for example GZDoom which allows you then made to play Doom, Doom II get it running natively on newer versions of-- and Final Doom on modern /or entirely different-- operating systems). If a game engine is ported officially, it's simply called a port, remake or remasterand platforms.
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|[https://opentomb.github.io/ OpenTomb]
|<span title="With Libretro">Multi-platform<sup>‡</sup></span>
|[https://github.com/opentomb/OpenTomb/releases Git]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Tomb Raider 1-5
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|OpenLGR
|Windows, Linux, macOS
|[https://github.com/james-knippes/openlgr Git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|Lego Racers
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|[https://openswe1r.github.io/ OpenSWE1R]
|Windows, Linux, macOS
|[https://github.com/OpenSWE1R/openswe1r Git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|Star Wars Episode 1: Racer
!colspan|Syndicate Wars Port |align="9"left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[http://swars.vexillium.org/ 0.3]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|RTTSyndicate Wars
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|Syndicate Wars Port
|Windows Linux, macOS
|[http://swars.vexillium.org/ 0.3]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|Syndicate Wars
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|[https://www.civone.org/ CivOne]
|Windows, Linux, macOS
|[https://github.com/SWY1985/CivOne 0.1.0pre-alpha]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|Sid Meier's Civilization
→Single game engine
* 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 '''Note[[wikipedia:Game engine recreation|game engine recreations]]''' (or alternatively '''game engine re-implementations''' For ). 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 complete listclean room design, see 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 [[httpswikipedia://osgameclones.com/ Open Source Game ClonesList of Doom source ports|so many ports being released]] websitethat 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''This page re not just limited to game engines either; [https://webamp.org/ Webamp] is a WIPJavaScript application that reimplements Winamp in the web browser. Feel free These projects are almost always open-source which also allows new programmers to help out!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].
==Multi game engine==
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulatorsEmulators|Recommended]]
! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
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|[http://www.residualvm.org/downloads/ 0.3.1]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|3D adventure games (LucasArts Grim Fandango, Escape from Monkey Island & moreMyst III: Exile)
|-
|[[ScummVM]]
|Multi-platform
|[https://www.scummvm.org/downloads/ 2.0.0{{ScummVMVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Adventure games (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more)
|-
|XLEngine
|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux}}
|[https://github.com/Mindwerks/XLEngine/releases 0.1.0]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|Star Wars: Dark Forces, Daggerfall. <br/>''Later:'' Outlaws, Blood, Shadow Warrior.
|-
|[http://m210.duke4.net/ BuildGDX]
|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[http://m210.duke4.net/ Website]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Star WarsBlood, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Powerslave/Exhumed, Redneck Rampage, Redneck Rampage Rides Again, Witchaven, Witchaven II, TekWar, Legend of the Seven Paladins|-|[https://github.com/AxioDL/urde URDE]|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https: Dark Forces, Daggerfall//github. com/AxioDL/urde/releases Git]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)<br/small>''Later:'' Outlaws, Blood, Shadow Warrior.|Metroid Prime 1-3
|-
!colspan="9"|RPG
|[[EasyRPG]]
|Multi-platform
|[https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/ 0.56.30]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|RPG Maker 2000/2003games|-|[[Neko RPGXP Player]]|{{Icon|Android}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.kernys.rgss&hl 2.01]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|RPG Maker XP/VX/VA/MV games
|-
|[https://xoreos.org/ xoreos]
|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://github.com/xoreos/xoreos 0.0.5]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<small>(WIP)</small>
|BioWare's Aurora engine & derivatives <br/>(BioWare's 7 PC/console RPGs, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, The Witcher)
|-
|[http://www.gemrb.org/ GemRB]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Android}}
|[https://github.com/gemrb/gemrb/releases 0.8.5]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Infinity Engine <br/>(Baldur's Gate series (1998–2001), Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale series (2000–2002))
|-
!colspan="9"|RTS
|-
|[http://www.openra.net/ OpenRA]
|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS, |BSD}}
|[https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/releases Git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Early Westwood games (Command & Conquer, C&C: Red Alert, Dune 2000). <br/>''Soon:'' 2nd-gen C&C (C&C: Tiberian Sun).
|-
|[https://openage.sft.mx/ openage]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|BSD}}
|[https://github.com/SFTtech/openage/releases 0.3.0]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|Age of Empires, AoE II (HD), Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
|-
|[http://timjones.io/blog/tags/opensage/ OpenSAGE]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/OpenSAGE/OpenSAGE/releases 0.3.0]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
|EA's Command & Conquer games <br/>(C&C: Generals, C&C: Generals - Zero Hour) <br/>''Soon:'' The Battle for Middle-earth series (2004-2006), C&C 3 & expansion.
|-
!colspan="9"|Shoot 'em up
|-
|ReC98
|Multi-platform
|[https://github.com/nmlgc/ReC98 Git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
|Touhou 1 - 5
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!colspan="9"|Action-adventure
|-
|[https://opentomb.github.io/ OpenTomb]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/opentomb/OpenTomb/releases Git]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Tomb Raider 1-5
|}
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulatorsEmulators|Recommended]]
! scope="col"|Supported game(s)
|-
|[https://openrw.org/ OpenRW]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux, Windows, |macOS, OpenBSD|FreeBSD}}
|[https://github.com/rwengine/openrw Git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|Grand Theft Auto III
|-
|REminiscence[https://gta-asm.github.io/ San Andreas Unity]|<span titlealign="With Libretro">Multileft|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}|[https://github.com/GTA-platform<sup>‡<ASM/sup><SanAndreasUnity#download 3.2]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|-|[https://github.com/span>diasurgical/devilutionX DevilutionX]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Haiku|Switch}}|[httphttps://cyxdowngithub.free.frcom/diasurgical/reminiscencedevilutionX/ releases 1.0.4.40]|{{✓✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓na|text=TBD}}|Flashback (Another World's spiritual sequel)Diablo
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!colspan="9"|FPS
|-
|[http://www.descent2.de/ D2X-XL] <br/>[https://www.dxx-rebirth.com/ DXX-Rebirth]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/d2x-xl/ 1.18.74] <br/>[https://github.com/dxx-rebirth/dxx-rebirth/releases 0.60 Beta 2]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Descent, Descent II
|-
|[http://maniacsvault.net/ecwolf/ ECWolf]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}
|[http://maniacsvault.net/ecwolf/download.php 1.3.3]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, Super 3D Noah’s Ark
|-
|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/prboom/ PrBoom]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-prboom Git]
|{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}}
|Doom 1-2, Final Doom
|-
|Shockolate
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/Interrupt/systemshock/releases 0.7.7]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|System Shock 1|-|[https://disenchant.net/tyrquake/ Tyrquake]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://disenchant.net/git/tyrquake.git Git]|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|Quake 1|-|vitaQuake II|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Vita}}|[https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/vitaQuakeII Git], [http://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/278 PS Vita]|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|Quake 2|-!colspan="9"|Platform|-|NXEngine <br/>nxengine-evo|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[http://nxengine.sourceforge.net 1.0.0.6] <br/>[https://github.com/nxengine/nxengine-evo/releases 2.6.4]|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|Cave Story|-|rawgl|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://github.com/cyxx/rawgl/releases 0.2.1]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|Another World/Out of This World|-|REminiscence|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Android}}|[http://cyxdown.free.fr/reminiscence/ 0.4.5]|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|Flashback (Another World's spiritual sequel)|-|Super Mario 64 PC Port|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://share.dmca.gripe/X8plCoMeXl8vrrnM.7z Unofficial leak](Not updated)<!--has the source code and both leaked versions (Windows only)--><br>[https://sm64pc.info/sm64pcbuilder2/ Source Builder]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|System Shock: Enhanced EditionSuper Mario 64
|-
|[httpshttp://githubwww.combigorno.net/AxioDLxrick/urde URDExrick]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, macOS, Wii|Linux|GameCube|BeOS|Amiga|GP32}}|[httpshttp://githubwww.combigorno.net/AxioDLxrick/urde/releases Gitdownload.html #021212]|{{✗✓}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✗✓}} <small>(WIP)</small>|Metroid Prime 1-3Rick Dangerous
|-
!colspan="9"|Racing
|-
|[https://github.com/djyt/cannonball CannonBall]
|<span titlealign="With Libretro">Multi-platform<sup>‡</sup></span>left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Pandora|LinuxARM}}
|[https://github.com/djyt/cannonball/wiki 0.3]
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|NFSIISE
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS, <br/>ARM devices (|Android)}}|[https://github.com/zaps166/NFSIISE/releases 1.2.4Git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Need for Speed II: SE
|-
|OpenMC2
|align=left|{{Icon|Linux, |macOS }} (Both on via [[Wine]])
|[https://github.com/LRFLEW/OpenMC2/releases 0.0.2]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Midnight Club II
|-
|[https://yethiel.gitlab.io/RVDocs/ RVGL]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, mobile|Android|LinuxARM|Pandora}}|[https://rvgl.re-volt.io 1819.0731a0430a]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Re-Volt
|-
|[https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/stunt-car-remake.79671/ stuntcarremake]<ref group=N>Based on Stunt Car Racer Remake for Windows</ref>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows7|Linux, OpenPandora <br/>Windows (Old)|Pandora}}
|[https://repo.openpandora.org/?page=detail&app=stuntcarremake_ptitseb Build 07]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Stunt Car Racer Remake (Windows remake of Stunt Car Racer on Amiga/AtariST)|-|OpenLGR|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://github.com/james-knippes/openlgr Git]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|Lego Racers|-|[https://openswe1r.github.io/ OpenSWE1R]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://github.com/OpenSWE1R/openswe1r Git]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>|Star Wars Episode 1: Racer
|-
!colspan="9"|RPG
|-
|[http://arx-libertatis.org/ Arx Libertatis]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://github.com/arx/ArxLibertatis/releases 1.1.2-r1]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Arx Fatalis
|-
|[https://github.com/Interkarma/daggerfall-unity Daggerfall Unity]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}|[https://www.dfworkshop.net/projects/daggerfall-unity/live-builds/ PreAlpha 0.57]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
|-
|[httphttps://wwwmakipl.gemrbgithub.orgio/OpenVIII/ gemrbOpenVIII]|Multialign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}} <!--platformplanned: {{Icon|Android|iOS}} -->|[https://github.com/gemrb/gemrbMaKiPL/releases 0.8.5OpenVIII Git]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}}|Infinity Engine <br/>(Baldur's Gate series (1998–2001), Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale series (2000–2002))Final Fantasy VIII
|-
|[https://github.com/OpenSWE1R/openswe1r OpenMW]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}|[https://openmw.org/downloads/ 0.4445.0]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
|-
|[https://github.com/afritz1/OpenTESArena OpenTESArena]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}|[https://github.com/afritz1/OpenTESArena/releases 0.89.0]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
|The Elder Scrolls I: Arena
!colspan="9"|RTS
|-
|[httpshttp://openagewww.sftta3d.mxorg/ openagehome-en.php TA3D]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS, BSD}}|[https://github.com/SFTtechzuzuf/openageTA3D/releases 0.36.0]|{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{~}}|Age of Empires, AoE II (HD), Star Wars: Galactic BattlegroundsTotal Annihilation
|-
!colspan="9"|[http://timjones.io/blog/tags/opensage/ OpenSAGE]|Windows Linux, macOS|[https://github.com/OpenSAGE/OpenSAGE/releases 0.2.0]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|EA's Command & Conquer games <br/>(C&C: Generals, C&C: Generals - Zero Hour) <br/>''Soon:'' The Battle for Middle-earth series (2004-2006), C&C 3 & expansion.RTT
|-
|-
|[http://freesynd.sourceforge.net/ FreeSynd]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/freesynd/ 0.7.5]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|Syndicate (1993)
|-
!colspan="9"|TBS
|-
|[https://ctp2.darkdust.net/ civctp2]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |Pandora, }} Pyra
|[https://github.com/civctp2/civctp2/releases 2010-04-01] <br/>([https://github.com/ptitSeb/ctp2 ctp2] for Linux/Pandora/Pyra])
|{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}
|Call to Power II
|-
|[https://openxcom.org/ OpenXcom]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}
|[https://openxcom.org/git-builds/ Git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-Com: UFO Defense), X-COM: Terror From the Deep
|-
|[https://www.civone.org/ CivOne]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/SWY1985/CivOne Git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>
|Sid Meier's Civilization
|-
!colspan="9"|Sim - Construction/Management
|-
|[http://corsixth.com/ CorsixTH]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS, |BSD}}|[https://github.com/CorsixTH/CorsixTH/releases 0.6263 Beta 1]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Theme Hospital
|-
|[https://www.reddit.com/r/locomotion/ OpenLoco]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}|[https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenLoco/releases 1819.0203]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
|-
|[https://openrct2.org/ OpenRCT2]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, |macOS}}|[https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/releases 0.2.13]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
|-
|[https://www.openttd.org/en/ OpenTTD]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD/releases 1.89.01]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|Transport Tycoon Deluxe
|}
==Notes==
<references group=N />
[[Category:Game engine recreations]]
[[Category:Not really emulators]]
