# Arcanum Community Edition: rebuilding Arcanum for modern systems

> Arcanum Community Edition rebuilds Arcanum as a replacement executable for modern operating systems while using data from the player's game installation. Its C source covers game and engine modules, with named APIs and annotations in some areas and unresolved names in others.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/alexbatalov/arcanum-ce>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/alexbatalov/arcanum-ce/blob/a7ff41b300ef712f0e7d088183a3d08957110cdd/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/arcanum-community-edition-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/arcanum-community-edition-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/arcanum-community-edition-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A purchased Arcanum installation and its game data files are required.
- **Testing evidence:** The project is labeled a beta; the author reports testing a speedrun rather than every game path.
- **Limits:** Android and iOS versions lack touch controls and are not intended for players.
- **License:** Sustainable Use License 1.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/alexbatalov/arcanum-ce/blob/a7ff41b300ef712f0e7d088183a3d08957110cdd/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/alexbatalov/arcanum-ce/blob/a7ff41b300ef712f0e7d088183a3d08957110cdd/LICENSE.md>

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