Case study

CroftEngine: reimplementing the first Tomb Raider engine

CroftEngine is an open-source engine for the first Tomb Raider. It reads data from an original installation, and the README points soundtrack files at opentomb.earvillage.net. Releases include a Windows installer, and openSUSE packages it in the Games repository. A setup assistant starts from Beta 15 when files are missing. Windows builds use vcpkg and CMake. The listed packages include boost, glfw3, libpng, openal-soft, OpenGL, freetype, ffmpeg, utfcpp, gettext tools, libarchive, and libjpeg-turbo. git submodule update --init --recursive is required first.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 311
Last commit: 2026-10-04
Language: C++

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Original Tomb Raider data and the soundtrack files. On Windows, vcpkg and CMake. Initialize submodules first.
License: LGPLv3.

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BibTeX

@misc{croftengine,
  title = {{CroftEngine: reimplementing the first Tomb Raider engine}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/stohrendorf/CroftEngine}},
  url = {https://github.com/stohrendorf/CroftEngine},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/croftengine/}}
}

Plain text

CroftEngine: reimplementing the first Tomb Raider engine. https://github.com/stohrendorf/CroftEngine (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/croftengine/

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README.md GitHub · stohrendorf/CroftEngine · Revision f2f2d70