Projects sharing features with OpenRCT2

devilutionX is an open-source, cross-platform reimplementation of the original Diablo 1 game engine. It is a software framework designed to run the original action RPG logic and mechanics on modern operating systems by rewriting the engine in a current programming language. The project modernizes the legacy experience by adding support for widescreen resolutions, high-definition scaling, and configurable input mapping for various hardware controllers. It also introduces quality-of-life enhancements such as health bars, auto-loot, and tools to modify game speed and combat rules. The engine co

OpenMW is a modern, open-source game engine designed to execute the game Morrowind and its expansions. It serves as a cross-platform game runtime and 3D world renderer, providing a data-driven environment to run game logic and physics with improved stability. The project functions as a game modding framework, utilizing a modular plugin system and an interpreted scripting layer to load external modifications. This architecture allows for the integration of community content, custom textures, and external scripts without altering the base executable code. The engine covers a broad range of cap

Warzone 2100 is an open-source real-time strategy game engine focused on tactical combat and base building. It operates as a real-time strategy game engine utilizing a data-driven asset pipeline and providing cross-platform support. The project features a modular unit design system that uses a technology tree to construct combat entities by combining chassis, propulsion, and weapon components. It includes a lockstep multiplayer network engine to synchronize game state across distributed clients for competitive matches, as well as a JavaScript game scripting framework for implementing custom l

Unciv is an open-source, cross-platform turn-based strategy game and a community-driven remake of a commercial strategy title. It simulates empire building, city management, and technological research for players on Android and desktop platforms. The project is designed as a moddable game engine, allowing users to override gameplay rules, modify units and buildings via external definition files, and replace audiovisual assets. It supports the distribution of custom maps and the ability to import mod archives from remote web addresses. The application includes a dedicated server for multiplay

CorsixTH is an open-source game clone and hospital management simulation game. It functions as a reproduction of a classic management title where players coordinate staff and treat patients to manage a medical facility. The project includes a level editor tool for designing original maps and campaigns. It also features a customizable input system that allows users to map game hotkeys and personalize control schemes. The simulation supports game localization to translate interface text and dialogue into multiple languages.

Julius is a cross-platform game engine and simulation tool designed for the reimplementation of legacy games. It executes original game logic using the original assets while applying modern resolution and interface updates. The engine features a localization framework for integrating community translations of text, audio, and video, and an integrated scenario editor for configuring gameplay rules and resource requirements within map data files. The project covers a broad capability surface including save game management with automated backups, input mapping for diverse keyboard layouts and t

Citybound is an open-source multiplayer city simulation game and collaborative urban planner. It provides a shared digital space where multiple users co-manage city growth, design infrastructure layouts, and develop urban environments in real time. The project functions as a collaborative city builder, allowing players to plan and evolve a virtual city together. Changes made to the urban environment are reflected immediately for all connected participants within the shared simulation. The system utilizes an entity-component simulation to manage urban behavior and a shared-world coordinate sy

Mindustry is a cross-platform game engine and factory automation simulation that combines resource management with tower defense strategy. Players construct complex supply chains and automated networks to process materials while building defensive structures to protect a core from waves of hostile mechanical forces. The project utilizes a deterministic lockstep networking model to ensure simulation consistency across desktop and mobile devices. It is built on an entity-component-system architecture and a tile-based grid simulation, allowing for the efficient management of thousands of active

Zelda64Recomp is a native game recompilation project that translates legacy binary machine code into modern machine code. It functions as a native hardware port and a static recompiled binary, executing original game logic directly on modern CPUs and GPUs to run without an emulator. The project serves as a moddable game engine, providing a framework to apply community texture packs and code patches to the recompiled title. It includes native hardware porting capabilities that remove emulator overhead to improve stability and frame rate control. The software covers retro game modernization th

Endless Sky is an open-source space trading simulation, 2D space combat simulator, and narrative exploration game. It functions as a plugin-based game engine that allows users to explore a vast universe, engage in tactical ship battles, and progress through a central plot within a sandbox environment. The project is distinguished by its highly moddable architecture, utilizing a directory-based plugin system and data-driven entity definitions to allow for content extensions and behavior overrides without recompiling source code. It further supports visual customization through programmable ver

BepInEx is a Unity game modding framework that enables the injection of custom C# code and external assemblies into running processes without modifying original binaries. It provides a plugin loader and a dependency resolution engine to ensure that external modules are initialized in the correct order based on defined metadata requirements. The framework includes a centralized plugin configuration system for storing and editing custom settings via files and interactive inputs. It also features a runtime object inspector for browsing and debugging active game objects and components within a Un

Luanti is an open-source sandbox game engine designed for the creation and exploration of interactive three-dimensional voxel environments. It functions as a platform for building persistent digital spaces where users can modify block-based worlds and share custom content. The engine provides a framework for multiplayer interaction, utilizing a client-server architecture to synchronize world states across connected participants. It incorporates a scripting interface that allows for the integration of user-created modifications, alongside a centralized distribution system for managing and inst

Minetest is an open-source voxel game engine and platform used to create and share moddable 3D block-based games. It provides a framework for building interactive grid environments and generating custom voxel worlds. The project features a Lua-based modding framework that allows for the extension of game behavior and the addition of custom content without altering the core engine. This data-driven system supports a dedicated workflow for modifying game environments and logic. The engine supports multiplayer game hosting through a dedicated server architecture, enabling multiple players to co

BrowserQuest is a WebSocket multiplayer game engine and real-time state synchronization tool. It functions as a web-based game server designed to manage concurrent connections and broadcast updates to maintain a consistent shared world state between a central server and distributed web clients. The project enables real-time multiplayer gaming and browser-based game development by implementing low-latency data exchange. It focuses on game state synchronization to ensure that multiple players interacting within the same environment see the same actions and world states simultaneously. The syst

Dolphin is a software environment that simulates GameCube and Wii console hardware, allowing users to execute game discs and digital software on modern computing platforms. It functions by translating original console processor instructions into native host machine code at runtime and intercepting low-level graphics commands to render them through modern graphics APIs. The project distinguishes itself through a comprehensive netplay engine that enables online multiplayer for local games by synchronizing game states and input timing across remote instances. This system enforces deterministic e

OpenDiablo2 is an open-source re-implementation of an isometric action role-playing game engine. It functions as a cross-platform game client designed to execute core mechanics and logic across multiple operating systems using external game assets. The project focuses on recreating the functionality of a classic action RPG from the ground up through a community-driven effort. It provides a framework for running a game engine that simulates specific gameplay experiences and movement patterns. The engine includes capabilities for isometric projection rendering, deterministic game state simulat

This project is an open-source 3D game engine designed for building high-fidelity games, simulations, and cinematic environments. It functions as a robotics simulation platform with native integration for ROS 2 to model robot controllers and sensors. The engine features a multi-threaded Forward+ physically based renderer that supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing and global illumination. The system is built on a modular extension architecture using Gems to add or replace features without modifying core binaries. It includes a native SDK for AWS cloud integration, enabling IAM authenticati

Beyond-All-Reason is a real-time strategy game and 3D military simulation focused on large-scale tactical combat, base building, and resource management. It functions as a competitive multiplayer platform featuring ranked lobbies and skill-based matchmaking. The project includes a custom map editor for designing unique game levels and environments through structural and thematic configuration. The simulation covers military-industrial economy management, including resource extraction and asset recovery. Tactical gameplay involves commanding army formations, using radar for enemy unit detecti

vcmi is an open-source game engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III that recreates the gameplay, logic, and rendering of the original strategy game. It serves as a cross-platform game runtime supporting Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS, providing a turn-based strategy simulator for strategic world map navigation and tactical combat. The project is built as a moddable game framework, featuring a data-driven modding system and a sandboxed Lua scripting integration. These allow for the definition of custom gameplay logic, spell effects, and the addition of new factions, characters, and a

jynew is a 3D RPG game engine and development framework designed for building three-dimensional role playing games. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for scene editing, game logic scripting, and the creation of 3D environments. The project features a specialized 3D asset management pipeline for importing and aligning models and animations, including specific tools for weapon attachment and rendering. It includes a dedicated combat system editor for defining battle encounters, skill effects, and combat grids with real-time synchronization. Additionally, it provides a game modding fram

Veloren is an open-source multiplayer RPG featuring a voxel-based action adventure in a procedurally generated fantasy world. It is built upon a voxel game engine that supports 3D rendering via Vulkan and Metal, utilizing a procedural world generator to create geography and ecosystems based on erosion algorithms and temperature maps. The project is distinguished by a sandboxed plugin system using WebAssembly, which allows for the addition of new game logic and equipment without recompiling the core engine. It also features a dedicated game server architecture designed to synchronize state, ma

OpenSC2K is an open-source JavaScript city builder engine designed as a recreation of SimCity 2000. It functions as a web-based simulation that uses the Phaser 3 framework to implement game loops and entity management. The project utilizes WebGL and Canvas rendering to visualize large-scale urban environments. It includes a coordinate-based camera system that enables panning and zooming across the reconstructed game world. The engine incorporates a data pipeline to parse legacy city files and graphics assets, allowing it to reconstruct and display urban layouts within a modern web browser.

A KKnD and KKnD2 mod on OpenRA engine.

Source code of KeeperRL

OpenEmu is a macOS retro game emulator and multi-system frontend. It functions as a modular emulation framework that integrates multiple distinct emulation cores to support a wide range of legacy console and handheld gaming hardware. The application provides a unified interface for game library management, allowing users to organize a collection of retro game ROMs and save files within a centralized digital catalog. It enables the configuration of macOS computers to play legacy video game titles through this single interface. The system utilizes a pluggable architecture that employs dynamic

Romanov's Vengeance is an OpenRA mod based on Red Alert 2.

Remake of Earth 2140 using OpenRA.