You seem like you might like osgameclones.com. It's absolutely massive because it includes projects even if they're unfinished or abandoned, but you can sort by playability, development status, even programming language if you're looking to contribute.
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Thanks for the Tip. I try to look for games that are playable and almost complete and are it to the list
Beside the already mentioned Open Source Game Clones there's also this list on GitHub.
As for specific titles, I'd like to add:
- Fallout Community Edition and Fallout 2 Community Edition
- VCMI (open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III)
- OpenGOAL (port of Jax and Daxter, second and third game in development)
- OpenGothic (officially only supports Gothic 2 but works with the first game as well)
- Perfect Dark port
- Super Mario 64 Port
- TRX – Tomb Raider I & II: Community Edition
There's also WipeOut Phantom Edition but this one isn't open-source so I'll just leave it here in case someone wants to check out the existing build.
Thanks for the list, but i try to keep it in the PC Side of gaming, mostly i'm more familiar with that. I'll think about If and how i add these to the list :) Thanks again:)
Yeah, I've seen it after writing this. Thankfully, half of these are for PC native games so I didn't miss completely at least.
I added them anyway to Addendum ;)
Star Wars Jedi Knight I and II: Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast (Not stable) - OpenJK https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK
Despite the official name being "Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy" it is not Jedi Knight I. It is actually a sequel to Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. It came out only a year after JO and was announced in April. At first I thought it was an April Fool's joke because the screenshots looked like something that could easily be made with the mod tools at the time.
It wasn't called Jedi Knight III because you play a different character.
Anyways, the real Jedi Knight I was "Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II". An open source implementation is available at https://github.com/shinyquagsire23/OpenJKDF2
And to round it off, the open source implementation of Dark Forces is available at https://theforceengine.github.io/. I think it even supports the remaster.
I See where i went wrong. Thanks for pointing that out and thanks for the Links to Dark Forces.
I 'll add that to the list and change the names
Thanks again
I actually really appreciate someone clarifying the chronology of these games, I've got them all in my steam library and can never remember the order they go in.
Do the OS remakes have any QoL improvements? I tried playing through them recently and had a very hard time with the manual save system since I'm used to autosave points in linear games like that.
As far as I know they don't add autosaves. I think the priority was things like proper wide-screen support and higher resolutions for the older games.
Honestly anything to deal with the horrendous friction and instability of the original would be welcome. Even modded I think I had to stick with 4:3 which even with black bars was still not quite right on my modern system. It would have to be a better experience, even if I have to re-learn manual quicksaves.
It’s a shame that Another Metroid 2 Remake got Cease & Desisted, purely because Nintendo was about to release Samus Returns and didn’t want to compete with a fan game that was better.
I've edited the post, so it looks more appealing. Sorry, that it was so hard to read at first, i hope now it's better
It's not finished yet but OpenXray Gunslinger is probably going to be a better STALKER: Call of Pripyat remaster than the official one that just got announced.
Thanks, added to the list :)
- Super Mario Bros. X is a Mario fan-game remake that uses lots of assets from the SNES era of Mario games (Super Mario World, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario RPG).
- Sonic Robo Blast 2 is a Sonic fan game made from the Doom engine, inspired by the Sega Genesis era of Sonic games.
They're both open-source.
Don't forget the Xash3D engine for GoldSrc games (e.g. Half-Life and mods). It runs on everything from a PSP to a PC. And it's faithful. It relies on the original assets.
Oh, also ScummVM should always be included in such a list. It supports a ton of classic adventure games from LucasArts, Sierra and others. And by now even Might and Magic 4+5: World of Xeen.
Added at First. I forgot the obvious one, sorry :)
Thanks. I've added the games to the Addendum "Inspired Games", but i think UnCIV is more a remake
Throw Manic Miners on there. It's a fan remake of the old Lego Rock Raiders game, and it's really fun. There's a custom level builder and I think there's a browser you can search for other custom levels.
Thanks for the Tip! I added it to the list!
How come there's no mention of 0.A.D, it has amazing graphics, at least from the videos and screenshots. Haven't gotten a chance to play it unfortunately.
Hi, i've put it in the "Addendum “Inspired Games”"
XCOM 1 (UFO Defense) and XCOM 2: Terror From The Deep - OpenXCOM https://openxcom.org/
Master of Orion 1 - 1oom https://github.com/1oom-fork/1oom
Ultima 6 - Nuvie https://github.com/nuvie/nuvie (apparently now part of ScummVM)
A few more honorable mentions that are not exact re-implementations with compatibility with the original datafiles, but more spiritual followups:
Total Annihilation - TA Spring > Spring Engine > Recoil Engine > Beyond All Reason https://github.com/beyond-all-reason (I think there are mods that make it "Basically TA")
Escape Velocity/EV Nova - Endless Sky https://endless-sky.github.io/
Goldeneye 64 (multiplayer only) - Goldeneye Source https://forums.geshl2.com/index.php?topic=7823.0
Warlords II - LordsAWar! https://libregamewiki.org/LordsAWar!
Thanks :) But i've to ask, on what games does X-Moto based of?
Whole Lee Shit jazz jackrabbit brings back memories. I remember my first time playing it at a friend of the family's house, there was a dude there talking shit about how Windows was for lazy people (I was very young and windows was still kinda newish)
But how dare you not include OpenMW! Imagine having an og Xbox masterpiece on your phone, and you can mod it!
It was already on the list (TES III: Morrowind) ;)
Oh, I didn't even see it even though I was looking for it. My b homie
I think I was looking for it under "M" like the idiot I tend to be when trying to launch it through steam.
There's a guy called BlenderDumbass who is attempting to make a Libre/FOSS GTA clone called Dani's Race in UPBGE engine
Here's his Matrix-Room if you wish to contact him
I just found Shockolate, a GPL-3 source port of system shock:
Here's my older post on a similar topic on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidGaming/comments/g0sw0k/i_am_making_a_list_of_source_ports_on_android/