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Game Remakes

A curated list of actively maintained game remakes and clones

Actively maintained open-source game remakes.

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Awesome Game Remakes / Action

Carnage3D 478 over 2 years ago Reimplementation of Grand Theft Auto
donut 423 8 months ago Reimplementation of The Simpsons: Hit & Run in modern C++ and modern OpenGL
OpenJK 2,038 9 days ago Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast by Raven Software
OpenLara 4,707 6 months ago Classic Tomb Raider open-source engine
OpenMB 121 11 months ago Role-playing game engine for Taleworlds' Mount&Blade Series
OpenRW A cross-platform, open source re-implementation of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto III
OpenTomb 1,394 4 months ago Original Tomb Raider 1-5 experience with contemporary updates, features and additions
re3 2,481 3 months ago Reversed source code for GTA III and GTA: Vice City
remc2 113 over 1 year ago Reverse engineering of Magic Carpet 2 from Assembler
Rigel Engine 921 6 months ago Modern reimplementation of the classic DOS game Duke Nukem II in C++
San Andreas Unity 2,208 over 1 year ago Reimplementation of GTA: San Andreas game engine in Unity
TOMB5 494 almost 3 years ago Tomb Raider: Chronicles disassembly translated to C source code
TR1X 592 3 days ago Open source implementation of the classic Tomb Raider I game

Awesome Game Remakes / Adventure

ScummVM 2,316 3 days ago Allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games such Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island

Awesome Game Remakes / Arcade

Barbarian Open-source clone of Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
C-Dogs SDL 901 about 1 month ago Classic overhead run-and-gun game
Mr.Boom 203 5 months ago 8 player Bomberman clone for RetroArch/Libretro
OpenClonk 322 6 months ago Multiplayer action game where you control small and nimble humanoids
OpenJazz 276 about 2 months ago Free, open-source version of the classic Jazz Jackrabbit™ games
Open Kick-Off 42 4 months ago Rewriting attempt of the cult football game Kick Off 2
OpenTyrian 445 19 days ago An open-source port of Tyrian from Turbo Pascal to C
Taisei 1,149 13 days ago Fan-made, open-source clone of the Touhou series
The Great Escape in C 115 10 months ago Classic ZX Spectrum game The Great Escape in portable C
Zelda Classic A game and editing tool that lets you create custom Legend of Zelda quests

Awesome Game Remakes / FPS

Allegiance 83 about 2 months ago Allegiance is RTS and FPS Space Combat game
BetterSpades 244 10 months ago Ace Of Spades open source implementation that runs on older machines
BStone 302 3 months ago A source port of Blake Stone: Aliens Of Gold and Blake Stone: Planet Strike
CatacombGL 145 9 days ago Windows source port of Catacomb 3D and the Catacomb Adventure series
Chocolate Doom 1,953 23 days ago Source port that is minimalist, historically accurate and includes ports of Heretic and Hexen, and Strife
ClassiCube 1,446 18 days ago Minecraft Classic compatible client written in C from scratch
Doom Legacy One of the most popular DOOM source ports, which enhances it with things like TCP/IP networking, OpenGL renderer etc
DoomRetro 693 7 days ago Classic, refined DOOM source port for Windows PC
Doomsday Engine 271 10 months ago Source port of id Software's DOOM I/II and Raven Software's Heretic and Hexen
DukeGDX Duke Nukem 3D port
ECWolf Port of Wolfenstein 3D based on Wolf4SDL
ezQuake 270 5 days ago Combining the features of all modern QuakeWorld clients, ezQuake makes QuakeWorld easier to start and play
FreeCS Free-software re-implementation of Counter-Strike 1.5 running on the FTEQW engine
Freedoom 1,071 23 days ago Free software FPS based on the classic DOOM engine
FTEQW FPS Engine for Quake 1, QuakeWorld, Quake 2, Hexen II & Quake III Arena
GZDoom 2,534 6 days ago Modder-friendly OpenGL and Vulkan source port based on the DOOM engine
Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion Cross-platform port of the Hexen II game
ioquake3 2,416 about 1 month ago The free software FPS engine that can be used to play Quake 3, or make your own game
NBlood 616 11 days ago Port of the classic FPS Blood
Odamex 183 12 days ago Online multiplayer DOOM port with a strong focus on the original gameplay while providing a breadth of enhancements
OpenSpades 1,137 6 months ago Compatible client of Ace of Spades, a voxel FPS
QuakeSpasm A modern, cross-platform Quake game engine
RBDOOM-3-BFG 1,472 4 days ago Doom 3 BFG Edition with soft shadows, cleaned up source, Linux and 64 bit Support
RedneckGDX Port of Redneck Rampage
SurrealEngine 853 5 days ago The goal of this project is to reimplement enough of the original Unreal Engine to make the Unreal Tournament (UT99) maps playable
The Eternity Engine 237 7 days ago Advanced DOOM source port
The Force Engine 992 20 days ago Jedi Engine for modern systems and the games that used that engine - Dark Forces and Outlaws
Tyrquake 42 about 1 month ago Libretro port of Tyrquake
Yamagi Quake II 854 11 days ago Enhanced client for id Software's Quake II with focus on offline and coop gameplay
Zandronum Multiplayer oriented port, based off Skulltag, for Doom and Doom II. Also runs Heretic, Hexen and Strife

Awesome Game Remakes / Online

2006rebotted 27 almost 4 years ago A 2006 RuneScape 2 Emulation Server
2004scape A free & open-source remake of 2004 era RuneScape 2
2009scape A free & open-source remake of 2009 era RuneScape 2
ACEmulator A custom, completely from-scratch open source server emulator for Asheron’s Call built on C#
FreeSO 833 7 days ago Reimplementation of The Sims Online, targetted mainly at mobile devices
Meridian 59 417 4 days ago The first 3D MMORPG, released in 1996 and open sourced in 2012. The original codebase for Meridian 59
MineClone2 Stable, moddable & free/libre clone of Minecraft based on the Minetest engine
Opengate Remake of Jumpgate
OpenRSC Open source accurate RuneScape Classic (2001-2003) game server in Java, based on recorded data and videos
RSC-C 77 26 days ago Rewrite of the RuneScape Classic (2001-2003) game client in portable C
RuneLite 4,820 4 days ago Open source Old School RuneScape (OSRS) client
Ryzom Core 342 23 days ago Ryzom Core contains the whole code (client, server, tools) used to make the commercial MMORPG Ryzom
Space Station 14 2,713 3 days ago Space Station 14 is a revived attempt at a Space Station 13 remake

Awesome Game Remakes / RPG

Abyss Engine 93 7 months ago Abyss Engine is a game engine designed to run games similar to 2000's style ARPGs such as Diablo II
Arx Libertatis 960 3 months ago Cross-platform port of Arx Fatalis, a first-person role-playing game
Barony 500 21 days ago Open source release of Barony
BtBuilder 41 over 2 years ago An open source implementation of the Bard's Tale Construction Set
Daggerfall Unity 2,738 28 days ago Recreation of Daggerfall in the Unity engine
Devilution 8,782 7 months ago Reconstructed form of Diablo's original source code
DevilutionX 8,082 4 days ago Diablo build for modern operating systems
DGEngine 250 11 months ago Implementation of the Diablo game engine
Exult 516 19 days ago Project to recreate Ultima 7 for modern operating systems
Falltergeist 874 almost 2 years ago Crossplatform Fallout 2 game engine writen in C++ and SDL
Freeablo 2,160 over 1 year ago Open-source implementation of the Diablo engine
FreeFT 166 9 months ago Real-time, isometric action game engine inspired by Fallout Tactics
GemRB 985 4 days ago Portable open-source reimplementation of the Infinity Engine (used by Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and more)
OpenEnroth 723 3 days ago Might and Magic VI-VIII engine remake using original data & code
OpenGothic 1,161 11 days ago Reimplementation of Gothic 2: Night of the Raven
OpenMW 5,399 4 days ago Reimplementation of the Morrowind game engine
OpenNox 469 12 days ago Collaboration project extending the Nox engine
OpenTESArena 1,005 6 days ago Modern engine reimplementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena by Bethesda Softworks
OpenVIII 644 about 1 month ago Final Fantasy VIII engine implementation in C#
REGoth 457 over 4 years ago An open source reimplementation of zEngine the engine behind Gothic and Gothic II
Riiablo 908 8 months ago Diablo II remade using Java and LibGDX
sfall 346 24 days ago A set of engine modifications for the classic game Fallout 2
Shockolate 813 6 months ago Same great System Shock, new great taste
UAlbion 133 5 days ago Remake of 1995 Albion
WitchavenGDX Witchaven Java port
xoreos 1,089 10 days ago Implementation of BioWare's Aurora engine and its derivatives (used by Neverwinter Nights, The Witcher and more)
Zelda3 4,275 11 months ago This is a reverse engineered clone of Zelda 3 - A Link to the Past
zorkClone 17 over 1 year ago Reimplementation of the original Zork game developed by Infocom

Awesome Game Remakes / Platformer

Alive Reversing 344 2 months ago Reimplementation of Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Commander Genius Modern Interpreter for the Commander Keen Games
Jazz² Resurrection 495 20 days ago Reimplementation of Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Lionheart Remake 79 10 months ago Java remake of Lionheart Amiga game
NXEngine-evo 494 5 months ago Rewrite of the masterpiece jump-and-run platformer Doukutsu Monogatari (also known as Cave Story)
Omnispeak 296 10 days ago Reimplementation of Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy
Prince-Monogame 43 almost 2 years ago Monogame implementation of Prince of Persia 2
SDLPoP 1,106 3 months ago Port of Prince of Persia, based on the disassembly of the DOS version
sm64js 3 about 1 year ago Super Mario 64 reimplementation in JavaScript
The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M 205 25 days ago Adaptation of Secret Mario Chronicles
VVVVV 7,007 6 days ago The source code to VVVVVV

Awesome Game Remakes / Racing

Reburn 3 99 5 months ago A work-in-progress open source reimplementation of Burnout 3: Takedown
DreeRally 86 about 3 years ago Death Rally engine reimplementation
OpenNFS 556 4 days ago Attempt to recreate the classic Need for Speed Games (1-6)
Vangers 672 about 2 months ago Racing/RPG hybrid made open-source by its creators, written in C++
Vange-rs 440 11 days ago The idea of this project is to replicate the old look and behavior of Vangers, but with native hardware acceleration for the graphics
wipEout Rewrite 2,660 12 days ago This is a re-implementation of the 1995 PSX game wipEout

Awesome Game Remakes / Simulator

DXX-Rebirth 501 3 months ago Source port of the Descent and Descent 2 Engines for Windows, macOS, Linux
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters Open source version of the classic Star Control 2
FS2Open 407 3 days ago FreeSpace2 Source Code Project
Librelancer 514 15 days ago Reimplementation of the 2003 space game Freelancer

Awesome Game Remakes / Strategy

Ancient Beast 1,679 7 days ago Spiritual successor to Heroes of Might and Magic III focusing on combat; matched based eSport
Antares 99 7 days ago Remake of Ares, a tactical space combat game
CivOne 245 almost 4 years ago Implementation of Sid Meier's Civilization
CorsixTH 4,050 6 days ago Clone of Theme Hospital with support for modern operating systems, high resolutions and much more
Cortex Command Community Project Source 201 11 months ago Community-driven effort to continue the development of Cortex Command
fheroes2 2,729 4 days ago Free implementation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine
FreeCol Turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization
GLSMAC 421 9 days ago Unofficial open-source OpenGL/SDL2 reimplementation of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri ( + Alien Crossfire )
Jagged Alliance Stracciatella 459 4 days ago Makes Jagged Alliance 2 available on a wide range of platforms
Julius 2,838 2 months ago Reimplementation of Caesar III
KaM Remake 361 over 2 years ago RTS game remake of Knights and Merchants written in Delphi from scratch
KeeperFX 777 5 days ago Open source remake and Fan Expansion of Dungeon Keeper
KeeperRL 890 14 days ago Roguelike dungeon builder inspired by Dwarf Fortress
openage 12,766 14 days ago Clone of the Age of Empires II engine
OpenApocalypse 515 7 days ago Rebuild of the X-COM: Apocalypse engine
openblack 1,296 20 days ago Reimplementation of Black & White
OpenE2140 37 19 days ago Remake of Earth 2140 based on
OpenDUNE 1,595 4 months ago Recreation of the popular game Dune II
Open Fodder 459 6 days ago Open-source implementation of Cannon Fodder
OpenHV 858 5 days ago Open-source implementation of Hard Vacuum
OpenKrush 102 about 1 year ago Remake of KKnD (Krush, Kill 'n' Destroy) and KKnD2 based on
OpenLoco 1,290 3 days ago Reimplementation of Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
Open Panzer 157 over 3 years ago HTML5 Panzer General 2
OpenRA 14,755 5 days ago Implementation of the Red Alert engine using .NET/mono and OpenGL. Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS
OpenRCT2 13,502 3 days ago Recreation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
OpenSA 98 about 1 year ago Remake of Swarm Assault based on
OpenSAGE 1,383 6 days ago C# reimplementation of SAGE, the game engine used by a bunch of EA Pacific games, including Command & Conquer: Generals and Battle for Middle Earth
OpenSC2K 4,982 almost 5 years ago Remake of SimCity 2000 by Maxis
OpenTTD 6,361 4 days ago OpenTTD is a transport simulation game based upon the popular game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, written by Chris Sawyer
OpenXcom 1,914 4 days ago Clone of UFO: Enemy Unknown and X-COM: Terror From the Deep
OutpostHD 109 12 days ago Remake of Sierra On-Line's Outpost
Ozymandias 0 about 1 year ago An open source re-implementation of Pharaoh in the Julius/Augustus engine
Race into Space 175 about 2 months ago Version of Interplay's Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space
Return To The Roots 481 10 days ago Settlers II remake written in C++
Shattered Paradise 60 6 days ago Remake of C&C Tiberian Sun based on
Romanov's Vengeance 262 3 months ago Remake of C&C Red Alert 2 based on
Sourcehold 253 5 months ago Implementation of Stronghold by Firefly Studios
Stone Kingdoms A real-time strategy game made with LÖVE based on the original Stronghold by Firefly studios
VanillaConquer 355 5 months ago Command and Conquer and Red Alert original release source port based on the remaster source code drop
VCMI 4,550 3 days ago Engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III
Wargus 363 4 months ago Warcraft 2 Mod that allows you to play Warcraft 2 with the Stratagus engine
Warzone 2100 3,225 8 days ago Free and open-source real time strategy game
Zed Online Remake of the 1996 classic game Z

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