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OpenXcom Extended takes over from OpenXcom for the classic X-COM / UFO: Enemy Unknown

Liam Dawe — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:20:45 +0000

Remember the classic X-COM / UFO: Enemy Unknown? It's one of my favourite strategy games from the 90s, and now the open source OpenXcom is switching hands.

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Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.13 has been released

fheroes2 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:49:59 +0000

Just in time for the holidays, we are happy to announce a new version of the fheroes2 engine for Heroes of Might and Magic 2 on modern systems.

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TRX an open-source reimplementation of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 version 1.0 released

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:56:37 +0000

With lots of enhancements for the classics Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2, the TRX project version 1.0 is out now with an LUA scripting engine for modders.

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Earth 2140 remake on OpenRA engine OpenE2140 gets a first release

Liam Dawe — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:41:54 +0000

OpenE2140 is bringing back Earth 2140, the classic RTS with it being powered by the OpenRA engine and a first release is out now.

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Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.12 has been released

fheroes2 — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:31:51 +0000

A brand new version of the modernised Heroes of Might and Magic 2 game engine fheroes2 has released with version 1.1.12 now available.

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OpenMW 0.50.0 for Morrowind is out with more enhancements and better gamepad support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:31:51 +0000

Morrowind just got even better with the new OpenMW 0.50.0 release, as the free and open source game engine reimplementation has some big fancy new features.

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OpenMW 0.50.0 for Morrowind has a first Release Candidate with gamepad support and a gamepad UI

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:04:52 +0000

An exciting release for the Morrowind game engine OpenMW is coming, with the first Release Candidate out for version 0.50.0 bringing some big changes.

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Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.11 has been released

fheroes2 — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:13:23 +0000

Another fresh upgrade for the Heroes of Might and Magic 2 open source game engine fheroes2 with some major changes and bug fixes.

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Open source re-implementation of Caesar III levels up in the new release

Liam Dawe — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:02:33 +0000

They don't make them like they used to right? Caesar III is a classic and you can play it with plenty of enhancements with Julius.

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Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.10 has been released

fheroes2 — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:58:07 +0000

A fresh upgrade to the Heroes of Might and Magic 2 game engine fheroes2.

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Open source Medal of Honor: Allied Assault adds better bots and a new master server for online play

Liam Dawe — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:57:16 +0000

Fancy some Medal of Honor: Allied Assault on modern systems with online play? OpenMoHAA is what you need to check out.

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OpenMW 0.49 arrives to enhanced Morrowind and they're looking to support later Bethesda games

Liam Dawe — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:31:06 +0000

Whew, this one took a while. Around three years of development went into OpenMW 0.49.0 which is now available to play Morrowind with lots of enhancements.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II open source game engine fheroes2 version 1.1.9 released

fheroes2 — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:10:40 +0000

Another fresh release of the Heroes of Might and Magic II open source game engine fheroes2.

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The Elder Scrolls: Arena remake gets Jolt Physics and big new features

Liam Dawe — Mon, 26 May 2025 12:49:48 +0000

OpenTESArena is an in-development open source game engine remake of The Elder Scrolls: Arena, with a big new release out now as the developer continues working towards making it actually playable.

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Morrowind game engine OpenMW gearing up for a huge new 0.49 release

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:11:46 +0000

Currently in the Release Candidate stage, Morrowind open source game engine OpenMW is getting ready for a huge new release.

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Tomb Raider II open source re-implementation adds Linux support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:03:56 +0000

TRX, the Tomb Raider I & II: Community Edition open source re-implementation project, has continued advancing and a fresh release of both are out now. With the Tomb Raider II side adding Linux support.

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Icewind Dale 2 completable in Infinity Engine remake GemRB, plus Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition now playable

Liam Dawe — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:12:49 +0000

GemRB is a game engine remake of Infinity Engine used in games like Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and Icewind Dale 2.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II open source game engine fheroes2 v1.1.5 released

fheroes2 — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:52:44 +0000

Dear supporters of the fheroes2 project and fans of Heroes of Might and Magic II! We are excited to announce the release of the latest version of the fheroes2 engine - 1.1.5!

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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault open source remake new Beta gets lots of fixes

Liam Dawe — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:06:14 +0000

I'm genuinely looking forward to replaying through Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and the expansions thanks to the open source OpenMoHAA project that just put out a new Beta release.

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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault open source remake gets a first Beta release

Liam Dawe — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:33:23 +0000

The day has arrived! Medal of Honor: Allied Assault including the Spearhead and Breakthrough expansions can be played easily on modern systems, with various enhancements thanks to the OpenMoHAA project.

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Open source Theme Hospital engine 'CorsixTH' v0.68.0 out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:03:46 +0000

Theme Hospital originally from Bullfrog Productions is a true classic, one I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing and the CorsixTH project is doing fantastic work to keep it alive for modern platforms. A new release of this open source reimplementation has been released with version 0.68.0 now available.

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Black & White (2001) open source game engine sees a first release

Liam Dawe — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:49:48 +0000

Black & White from Lionhead Studios released originally back in 2001 went on to great reviews, and won various awards. Sadly, it's one game that has also been lost to time but the openblack project plans to revive it with open source.

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The Elder Scrolls: Arena re-implementation OpenTESArena gets a graphics code overhaul

Liam Dawe — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:22:26 +0000

Seems like this project is coming along nicely, and I do very much love seeing classics get revived with open source game engine re-implementations. OpenTESArena for The Elder Scrolls: Arena has a new release out.

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TheForceEngine adds initial Dark Forces Remaster support

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:00:50 +0000

TheForceEngine is an open source modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods, and in the future Outlaws. A new release version 1.10.000 just rolled out.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.1 released

fheroes2 — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:22:08 +0000

The team is excited to present the new version of the fheroes2 engine - 1.1.1 for Heroes of Might and Magic II after more than a month of hard work.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.0 released

fheroes2 — Tue, 28 May 2024 10:33:05 +0000

Dear fans of Heroes of Might and Magic 2 and fheroes2 project supporters! The team is excited to present to you the release of version 1.1.0 - the second major release of the fheroes2 engine! This release features a significant update that we are thrilled to share with you.

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OpenRCT2 for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 adds Ukrainian language, partial underground building

Liam Dawe — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:26:09 +0000

OpenRCT2 continues to keep the dream of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 alive, with a new release v0.4.9 now available adding in some new features and plenty of bug fixes.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.12 released

fheroes2 — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:21:51 +0000

Dear fans of Heroes of Might and Magic 2 and fheroes2 project supporters! The team is excited to announce a new version of the fheroes2 project - 1.0.12 as the first update of this year!

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Diablo game engine devilutionX fixes up multiplayer in v1.5.2

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:45:55 +0000

The modern cross-platform Diablo game engine devilutionX has a new release available, and although small it does have some important fixes.

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Surreal Engine is an open source reimplementation of Unreal Engine for classic games

Liam Dawe — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:35:10 +0000

Originally called UTEngine, Surreal Engine is a community-made attempt to reimplement enough of the original Unreal Engine to get games like the original Unreal Tournament (99) working.

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Jazz Jackrabbit 2 reimplementation gets a new release with Flatpak support

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:01:30 +0000

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a much loved classic that continues to live on thanks to the Jazz² Resurrection project, with a new release that went live recently bringing Flatpak support.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.11 released

fheroes2 — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:57:22 +0000

The team is pleased to present the new version of the fheroes2 engine - 1.0.11 after a month of hard work. As in any other release, we made many changes and are happy to share the news with you.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.8 out now

fheroes2 — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 10:09:50 +0000

A fresh 1.0.8 version of the Heroes of Might and Magic 2 game engine has been released recently and here're some tips about what's new in the fheroes2 project.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme

Liam Dawe — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:13:53 +0000

The team and community behind OpenRCT2, the open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 have a brand new update out which includes some fun changes like a whole new title theme.

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Theme Hospital open source reimplementation CorsixTH 0.67 is out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:36:36 +0000

The best way to play the classic Theme Hospital on modern systems is here, with the release of the game engine reimplementation CorsixTH version 0.67. Read on for what's new.

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Heroes of Might and Magic III game engine VCMI 1.3 out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:22:29 +0000

Here's another fun open source reimplementation for you: VCMI is for running Heroes of Might and Magic III on modern systems with plenty of enhancements and a new release just went out.

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DevilutionX for classic Diablo and Hellfire now on Flathub

Liam Dawe — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:59:31 +0000

Want a perhaps easier way to get DevilutionX for classic Diablo running on Steam Deck and desktop Linux? Well it's now on Flathub.

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Morrowind engine replacement OpenMW v0.48 out now with shaders

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:26:05 +0000

Bringing with it some pretty fancy new features, the Morrowind engine replacement OpenMW version 0.48.0 is out now.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.6 out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:44:42 +0000

fheroes2 continues to improve the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II, with a new release available now with plenty of tweaks and improvements.

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Infinity Engine replacement GemRB 0.9.2 improves Planescape: Torment support

Liam Dawe — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:59:43 +0000

GemRB is a free and open source game engine reimplementation for Infinity Engine games including Baldur’s Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale 1 and more.

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Star Wars Dark Forces source port The Force Engine gets upgraded

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:31:58 +0000

Another fresh release went out recently for The Force Engine, a rebuilt game engine to play STAR WARS - Dark Forces and eventually Outlaws nicely on modern systems.

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Morrowind modern game engine OpenMW 0.48 is readying to release

Liam Dawe — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 13:26:36 +0000

OpenMW is a modern free and open source game engine for Morrowind, and it's really getting close to a release of version 0.48 now with another Release Candidate ready for more testing.

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Open source Theme Hospital game engine CorsixTH v0.67 gets a first Beta

Liam Dawe — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:28:19 +0000

Oh goodie, goodbye again free time. Remember the classic Theme Hospital? CorsixTH is a free, open source and cross-platform game engine to keep it looking good on modern systems and a new release is getting close.

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DevilutionX continues improving classic Diablo and Hellfire

Liam Dawe — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:56:19 +0000

A fan of the classics? DevilutionX is a modern game engine for running Diablo and Hellfire on various systems and a big new update has rolled out.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation fheroes2 adds widescreen support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 19 May 2023 09:16:08 +0000

Want to play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II on modern platforms, with plenty of enhancements? Well the fheroes2 just keeps getting better - now with widescreen support.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 re-implementation OpenRCT2 now lets trains go backwards

Liam Dawe — Wed, 10 May 2023 11:27:33 +0000

Another wonderful update to OpenRCT2 is live, the re-implementation of the classic RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 bringing some new features and plenty of fixes.

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The Force Engine for Star Wars Dark Forces improves Steam Deck & Linux support

Liam Dawe — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:34:29 +0000

Continuing the improvements from the previous release that added Linux support, the Modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods and in the future Outlaws - The Force Engine has a new release out with lots of upgrades.

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Star Wars Dark Forces source port The Force Engine adds Linux support

Liam Dawe — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:31:09 +0000

The Force Engine is a free and open source game engine reimplementation for Star Wars Dark Forces, with upcoming support of Outlaws. The latest release version 1.08 adds Linux support!

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Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 get an open source reimplementation with OpenEnroth

Liam Dawe — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 12:27:59 +0000

Want to play Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 on modern systems with an updated game engine? Well, OpenEnroth looks mighty promising.

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Stone Kingdoms is an in-development open source remake of Stronghold

Liam Dawe — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:11:07 +0000

Anyone remember the original Stronghold from FireFly Studios? Well, there's an open source remake named Stone Kingdoms.

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