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Heroes of Might and Magic II & III open source game engines get new releases

By Liam Dawe, 14 Sep 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jul 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jul 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jun 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2022

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.

Morrowind gets shiny in OpenMW with post-processing shaders coming

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2022

OpenMW, the free and open source game engine reimplementation of Morrowind is about to get a lot better looking, with post-processing shaders coming in the next release.

Theme Hospital reimplementation CorsixTH has a huge new Beta release

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2022

Theme Hospital! What an absolute classic! The free and open source game engine reimplementation CorsixTH v0.66-beta1 is out now, bringing with it lots of improvements.

fheroes2 for Heroes of Might and Magic II improves hotkeys, cursors and languages

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2022

fheroes2, a game engine reimplementation for Heroes of Might and Magic II, has another release out further improving the game for various platforms.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 has a new save system

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2022

Work that has been ongoing for some time now, OpenRCT2 the free and open source reimplementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 version 0.4.0 is out now and it's big.

Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation 'fheroes2' gets improved language support

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

fheroes2 is easily now the best way to play Heroes of Might and Magic II on any platform, an absolute classic and the project continues to evolve.

Heroes of Might and Magic II reimplementation 'fheroes2' gets some nice AI upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2022

If you want to play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II on Steam Deck and Linux with a more up to date game engine, that includes plenty of enhancements you should look to fheroes2.

Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation fheroes2 adds more content support

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2022

fheroes2 is a constantly improving game engine reimplementation of Heroes of Might and Magic II. A new version was just released recently and it's become the absolute best way to play this classic.

Online multiplayer for OpenMW (Morrowind) TES3MP is alive again

By Liam Dawe, 7 Feb 2022

OpenMW is a fantastic open source game engine reimplementation for Morrowind, plus there's the online fork of TES3MP which has sprung back to life with a new release.

fheroes2 reimplementation for Heroes of Might and Magic II updated

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2021

Released originally in 1996, Heroes of Might and Magic II is a game that's beloved by many and the fheroes2 project continues to mature with version 0.9.10 out now.

The Elder Scrolls: Arena reimplementation OpenTESArena gets a big upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2021

While it's currently still in heavy development, OpenTESArena is another great example of what can be done with open source with it reimplementing The Elder Scrolls: Arena in a modern cross-platform game engine.