Case study

AgainROM: a new engine for Rage of Mages

AgainROM reimplements the Rage of Mages engine in Go to run the original campaign on Windows, macOS and Linux. It loads the user's RES archives, graphics, audio, movies and saves, and includes a map editor; research notes document recovered resource formats and known behavior differences.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 20
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: Go
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A legally owned English or Russian copy of Rage of Mages and its game files.
Prerequisites: A supported 64-bit Windows, macOS or Linux system; building from source requires the Go version in go.mod.
Limits: The game is in progress and some details differ from the original.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{againrom-rage-of-mages-case,
  title = {{AgainROM: a new engine for Rage of Mages}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/againrom/againrom-engine}},
  url = {https://github.com/againrom/againrom-engine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/againrom-rage-of-mages-case/}}
}

Plain text

AgainROM: a new engine for Rage of Mages. https://github.com/againrom/againrom-engine (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/againrom-rage-of-mages-case/

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README.md GitHub · againrom/againrom-engine · Revision 5d3cdd2
docs/0001-res-archive/analysis.md GitHub · againrom/againrom-engine · Revision 5d3cdd2