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DevilutionX continues improving classic Diablo and Hellfire
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.
Category: Reimplementation
Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation fheroes2 adds widescreen support
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.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 re-implementation OpenRCT2 now lets trains go backwards
Another wonderful update to OpenRCT2 is live, the re-implementation of the classic RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 bringing some new features and plenty of fixes.
The Force Engine for Star Wars Dark Forces improves Steam Deck & Linux support
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.
Star Wars Dark Forces source port The Force Engine adds Linux support
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!
Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 get an open source reimplementation with OpenEnroth
Want to play Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 on modern systems with an updated game engine? Well, OpenEnroth looks mighty promising.
Stone Kingdoms is an in-development open source remake of Stronghold
Anyone remember the original Stronghold from FireFly Studios? Well, there's an open source remake named Stone Kingdoms.
Classic 1990s series Catacomb lives on with the CatacombGL source port
CatacombGL is an open source project to run Catacomb 3D (1991), The Catacomb Abyss (1992), The Catacomb Armageddon (1992) and The Catacomb Apocalypse (1993).
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine remake fheroes2 hits 1.0
fheroes2 is a free and open source game engine reimplementation of the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II, and after many development releases they've finally hit the big 1.0.
Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation fheroes2 just keeps on getting better
Yet another release of fheroes2 is here, keeping the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II alive with a modern recreated game engine and it's just simply great.
Caesar III game engine Augustus has a new releases up
Augustus is a game engine reimplementation for the classic Caesar III, enabling you to play on modern platforms (like Linux / Steam Deck).
Heroes of Might and Magic II & III open source game engines get new releases
This is a bit of a double event. Not only has the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 seen a new release, but a surprise update of VCMI for Heroes of Might and Magic III was also released.
Infinity Engine reimplementation GemRB continues improving Icewind Dale 2
Classics like Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale and more running on the Infinity Engine should live on forever thanks to open source reimplementations like GemRB.
ScummVM 2.6.0 out now with more retro game support
Keeping a great many classics alive with new game engines, ScummVM version 2.6.0 is officially out now.
Modern Diablo game engine devilutionX sees new release, how to get it on Steam Deck
Do you want to play the classic Diablo RPG? Well, not only does GOG have it and the Hellfire expansion but the Native Linux devilutionX game engine can make it even better. Here's how to get it working on Steam Deck (and Linux desktop!).
fheroes2 game engine for Heroes of Might and Magic II gets even more AI upgrades
Fully playable but they're not done yet. The team behind the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine reimplementation 'fheroes2' continue to improve it even further for playing it on modern platforms.
OpenRCT2 the re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 upgraded
More goodies have arrived for OpenRCT2 the open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. Although it's fully playable already, the developers of this FOSS project continue to improve it a lot.
CorsixTH the modern game engine for Theme Hospital v0.66 is out now
CorsixTH is the absolute best way to play the classic Theme Hospital on any modern system and version 0.66 is now out.
Westwood classic RPG 'Nox' lives on with the OpenNox game engine
Westwood Studios made quite a lot of games like Dune II and the Command & Conquer series but they also made an RPG called Nox, that now lives on with the OpenNox game engine.
Heroes of Might and Magic II reimplementation gets big audio improvements and AI speedup
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine reimplementation, fheroes2, has another great new release out continuing to be the absolute best way to play this classic on modern platforms.
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