Game engine recreations and source ports
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 intended. This requires you to have the original game assets (ROMs or other files) and load them in the game engine recreation. Game engine recreations are mostly done through reverse engineering the original game engines. Game engines which are unofficialy recreated when the original source code is available are mostly called source ports (for example GZDoom which allows you to play Doom, Doom II and Final Doom on modern systems). If a game engine is ported officially, it's simply called a port, remake or remaster.
Note: For a complete list, see the Open Source Game Clones website.
This page is a WIP. Feel free to help out!
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 (LucasArts & more) | ||
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 | 0.5.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | RPG Maker 2000/2003 | ||
xoreos | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.0.5 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | 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). |
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 | ||
REminiscence | Multi-platform‡ | 0.4.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Flashback (Another World's spiritual sequel) | ||
FPS | ||||||||
D2X-XL DXX-Rebirth |
Windows, Linux, macOS | 1.18.74 0.60 Beta 2 |
✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Descent, Descent II | ||
Shockolate | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.6.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | System Shock: Enhanced Edition | ||
URDE | Windows, macOS, Wii | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ (WIP) | Metroid Prime 1-3 | ||
Racing | ||||||||
CannonBall | Multi-platform‡ | 0.3 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | OutRun | ||
NFSIISE | Windows, Linux, macOS, ARM devices (Android) |
1.2.4 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Need for Speed II: SE | ||
OpenLGR | Windows, Linux, macOS | Git | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Lego Racers | ||
OpenMC2 | Linux, macOS (Both on Wine) | 0.0.2 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Midnight Club II | ||
OpenSWE1R | Windows, Linux, macOS | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Star Wars Episode 1: Racer | ||
RVGL | Windows, Linux, mobile | 18.0731a | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Re-Volt | ||
stuntcarremake | Linux, OpenPandora Windows (Old) |
Build 07 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Stunt Car Racer Remake (Windows remake of Stunt Car Racer on Amiga/AtariST) | ||
RPG | ||||||||
Daggerfall Unity | Windows, Linux, macOS | PreAlpha 0.5 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | 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)) | ||
OpenMW | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.44 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | ||
OpenTESArena | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.8.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ (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 | ||
OpenSAGE | Windows Linux, macOS | 0.2.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | 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 | ||||||||
FreeSynd | Windows Linux, macOS | 0.7.5 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Syndicate (1993) | ||
Syndicate Wars Port | Windows Linux, macOS | 0.3 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | Syndicate Wars | ||
TBS | ||||||||
civctp2 | Windows, Linux, Pandora, Pyra | 2010-04-01 (ctp2 for Linux/Pandora/Pyra]) |
✗ | ~ | ✓ | Call to Power II | ||
CivOne | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.1.0pre-alpha | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Sid Meier's Civilization | ||
OpenXcom | Windows, Linux, macOS | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-Com: UFO Defense), X-COM: Terror From the Deep | ||
Sim - Construction/Management | ||||||||
CorsixTH | Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD | 0.62 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Theme Hospital | ||
OpenLoco | Windows, Linux, macOS | 18.02 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Chris Sawyer's Locomotion | ||
OpenRCT2 | Windows, Linux, macOS | 0.2.1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 | ||
OpenTTD | Multi-platform | 1.8.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Transport Tycoon Deluxe |