awesome-game-remakes

Carnage3D

Reimplementation of Grand Theft Auto

donut

Reimplementation of The Simpsons: Hit & Run in modern C++ and modern OpenGL

OpenJK

Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast by Raven Software

OpenLara

Classic Tomb Raider open-source engine

OpenMB

Role-playing game engine for Taleworlds' Mount&Blade Series

A cross-platform, open source re-implementation of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto III

OpenTomb

Original Tomb Raider 1-5 experience with contemporary updates, features and additions

re3

Reversed source code for GTA III and GTA: Vice City

remc2

Reverse engineering of Magic Carpet 2 from Assembler

Rigel Engine

Modern reimplementation of the classic DOS game Duke Nukem II in C++

San Andreas Unity

Reimplementation of GTA: San Andreas game engine in Unity

TOMB5

Tomb Raider: Chronicles disassembly translated to C source code

TR1X

Open source implementation of the classic Tomb Raider I game

ScummVM

Allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games such Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island

Open-source clone of Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior

C-Dogs SDL

Classic overhead run-and-gun game

Mr.Boom

8 player Bomberman clone for RetroArch/Libretro

OpenClonk

Multiplayer action game where you control small and nimble humanoids

OpenJazz

Free, open-source version of the classic Jazz Jackrabbit™ games

Open Kick-Off

Rewriting attempt of the cult football game Kick Off 2

OpenTyrian

An open-source port of Tyrian from Turbo Pascal to C

Taisei

Fan-made, open-source clone of the Touhou series

The Great Escape in C

Classic ZX Spectrum game The Great Escape in portable C

A game and editing tool that lets you create custom Legend of Zelda quests

Allegiance

Allegiance is RTS and FPS Space Combat game

BetterSpades

Ace Of Spades open source implementation that runs on older machines

BStone

A source port of Blake Stone: Aliens Of Gold and Blake Stone: Planet Strike

CatacombGL

Windows source port of Catacomb 3D and the Catacomb Adventure series

Chocolate Doom

Source port that is minimalist, historically accurate and includes ports of Heretic and Hexen, and Strife

ClassiCube

Minecraft Classic compatible client written in C from scratch

One of the most popular DOOM source ports, which enhances it with things like TCP/IP networking, OpenGL renderer etc

DoomRetro

Classic, refined DOOM source port for Windows PC

Doomsday Engine

Source port of id Software's DOOM I/II and Raven Software's Heretic and Hexen

Duke Nukem 3D port

Port of Wolfenstein 3D based on Wolf4SDL

ezQuake

Combining the features of all modern QuakeWorld clients, ezQuake makes QuakeWorld easier to start and play

Free-software re-implementation of Counter-Strike 1.5 running on the FTEQW engine

Freedoom

Free software FPS based on the classic DOOM engine

FPS Engine for Quake 1, QuakeWorld, Quake 2, Hexen II & Quake III Arena

GZDoom

Modder-friendly OpenGL and Vulkan source port based on the DOOM engine

Cross-platform port of the Hexen II game

ioquake3

The free software FPS engine that can be used to play Quake 3, or make your own game

NBlood

Port of the classic FPS Blood

Odamex

Online multiplayer DOOM port with a strong focus on the original gameplay while providing a breadth of enhancements

OpenSpades

Compatible client of Ace of Spades, a voxel FPS

A modern, cross-platform Quake game engine

RBDOOM-3-BFG

Doom 3 BFG Edition with soft shadows, cleaned up source, Linux and 64 bit Support

Port of Redneck Rampage

SurrealEngine

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

Advanced DOOM source port

The Force Engine

Jedi Engine for modern systems and the games that used that engine - Dark Forces and Outlaws

Tyrquake

Libretro port of Tyrquake

Yamagi Quake II

Enhanced client for id Software's Quake II with focus on offline and coop gameplay

Multiplayer oriented port, based off Skulltag, for Doom and Doom II. Also runs Heretic, Hexen and Strife

2006rebotted

A 2006 RuneScape 2 Emulation Server

A free & open-source remake of 2004 era RuneScape 2

A free & open-source remake of 2009 era RuneScape 2

A custom, completely from-scratch open source server emulator for Asheron’s Call built on C#

FreeSO

Reimplementation of The Sims Online, targetted mainly at mobile devices

Meridian 59

The first 3D MMORPG, released in 1996 and open sourced in 2012. The original codebase for Meridian 59

Stable, moddable & free/libre clone of Minecraft based on the Minetest engine

Remake of Jumpgate

Open source accurate RuneScape Classic (2001-2003) game server in Java, based on recorded data and videos

RSC-C

Rewrite of the RuneScape Classic (2001-2003) game client in portable C

RuneLite

Open source Old School RuneScape (OSRS) client

Ryzom Core

Ryzom Core contains the whole code (client, server, tools) used to make the commercial MMORPG Ryzom

Space Station 14

Space Station 14 is a revived attempt at a Space Station 13 remake

Abyss Engine

Abyss Engine is a game engine designed to run games similar to 2000's style ARPGs such as Diablo II

Arx Libertatis

Cross-platform port of Arx Fatalis, a first-person role-playing game

Barony

Open source release of Barony

BtBuilder

An open source implementation of the Bard's Tale Construction Set

Daggerfall Unity

Recreation of Daggerfall in the Unity engine

Devilution

Reconstructed form of Diablo's original source code

DevilutionX

Diablo build for modern operating systems

DGEngine

Implementation of the Diablo game engine

Exult

Project to recreate Ultima 7 for modern operating systems

Falltergeist

Crossplatform Fallout 2 game engine writen in C++ and SDL

Freeablo

Open-source implementation of the Diablo engine

FreeFT

Real-time, isometric action game engine inspired by Fallout Tactics

GemRB

Portable open-source reimplementation of the Infinity Engine (used by Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and more)

OpenEnroth

Might and Magic VI-VIII engine remake using original data & code

OpenGothic

Reimplementation of Gothic 2: Night of the Raven

OpenMW

Reimplementation of the Morrowind game engine

OpenNox

Collaboration project extending the Nox engine

OpenTESArena

Modern engine reimplementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena by Bethesda Softworks

OpenVIII

Final Fantasy VIII engine implementation in C#

REGoth

An open source reimplementation of zEngine the engine behind Gothic and Gothic II

Riiablo

Diablo II remade using Java and LibGDX

sfall

A set of engine modifications for the classic game Fallout 2

Shockolate

Same great System Shock, new great taste

UAlbion

Remake of 1995 Albion

Witchaven Java port

xoreos

Implementation of BioWare's Aurora engine and its derivatives (used by Neverwinter Nights, The Witcher and more)

Zelda3

This is a reverse engineered clone of Zelda 3 - A Link to the Past

zorkClone

Reimplementation of the original Zork game developed by Infocom

Alive Reversing

Reimplementation of Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus

Modern Interpreter for the Commander Keen Games

Jazz² Resurrection

Reimplementation of Jazz Jackrabbit 2

Lionheart Remake

Java remake of Lionheart Amiga game

NXEngine-evo

Rewrite of the masterpiece jump-and-run platformer Doukutsu Monogatari (also known as Cave Story)

Omnispeak

Reimplementation of Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy

Prince-Monogame

Monogame implementation of Prince of Persia 2

SDLPoP

Port of Prince of Persia, based on the disassembly of the DOS version

sm64js

Super Mario 64 reimplementation in JavaScript

The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M

Adaptation of Secret Mario Chronicles

VVVVV

The source code to VVVVVV

Reburn 3

A work-in-progress open source reimplementation of Burnout 3: Takedown

DreeRally

Death Rally engine reimplementation

OpenNFS

Attempt to recreate the classic Need for Speed Games (1-6)

Vangers

Racing/RPG hybrid made open-source by its creators, written in C++

Vange-rs

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

This is a re-implementation of the 1995 PSX game wipEout

DXX-Rebirth

Source port of the Descent and Descent 2 Engines for Windows, macOS, Linux

Open source version of the classic Star Control 2

FS2Open

FreeSpace2 Source Code Project

Librelancer

Reimplementation of the 2003 space game Freelancer

Ancient Beast

Spiritual successor to Heroes of Might and Magic III focusing on combat; matched based eSport

Antares

Remake of Ares, a tactical space combat game

CivOne

Implementation of Sid Meier's Civilization

CorsixTH

Clone of Theme Hospital with support for modern operating systems, high resolutions and much more

Cortex Command Community Project Source

Community-driven effort to continue the development of Cortex Command

fheroes2

Free implementation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine

Turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization

GLSMAC

Unofficial open-source OpenGL/SDL2 reimplementation of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri ( + Alien Crossfire )

Jagged Alliance Stracciatella

Makes Jagged Alliance 2 available on a wide range of platforms

Julius

Reimplementation of Caesar III

KaM Remake

RTS game remake of Knights and Merchants written in Delphi from scratch

KeeperFX

Open source remake and Fan Expansion of Dungeon Keeper

KeeperRL

Roguelike dungeon builder inspired by Dwarf Fortress

openage

Clone of the Age of Empires II engine

OpenApocalypse

Rebuild of the X-COM: Apocalypse engine

openblack

Reimplementation of Black & White

OpenE2140

Remake of Earth 2140 based on

OpenDUNE

Recreation of the popular game Dune II

Open Fodder

Open-source implementation of Cannon Fodder

OpenHV

Open-source implementation of Hard Vacuum

OpenKrush

Remake of KKnD (Krush, Kill 'n' Destroy) and KKnD2 based on

OpenLoco

Reimplementation of Chris Sawyer's Locomotion

Open Panzer

HTML5 Panzer General 2

OpenRA

Implementation of the Red Alert engine using .NET/mono and OpenGL. Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS

OpenRCT2

Recreation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

OpenSA

Remake of Swarm Assault based on

OpenSAGE

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

Remake of SimCity 2000 by Maxis

OpenTTD

OpenTTD is a transport simulation game based upon the popular game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, written by Chris Sawyer

OpenXcom

Clone of UFO: Enemy Unknown and X-COM: Terror From the Deep

OutpostHD

Remake of Sierra On-Line's Outpost

Ozymandias

An open source re-implementation of Pharaoh in the Julius/Augustus engine

Race into Space

Version of Interplay's Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

Return To The Roots

Settlers II remake written in C++

Shattered Paradise

Remake of C&C Tiberian Sun based on

Romanov's Vengeance

Remake of C&C Red Alert 2 based on

Sourcehold

Implementation of Stronghold by Firefly Studios

A real-time strategy game made with LÖVE based on the original Stronghold by Firefly studios

VanillaConquer

Command and Conquer and Red Alert original release source port based on the remaster source code drop

VCMI

Engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III

Wargus

Warcraft 2 Mod that allows you to play Warcraft 2 with the Stratagus engine

Warzone 2100

Free and open-source real time strategy game

Remake of the 1996 classic game Z