Case study

Dungeon Keeper Remake: a C++ engine for the original game data

Dungeon Keeper Remake is a C++ remake of Dungeon Keeper being developed with DirectX 11 and XAudio2 for use with the original game installation. The project uses RNC decompression for compressed assets and a Smacker decoder for game videos.

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: 40
Last commit: 2026-03-29
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An original Dungeon Keeper installation.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 SDK and Visual Studio 2017 to compile.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{dungeon-keeper-remake-case,
  title = {{Dungeon Keeper Remake: a C++ engine for the original game data}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Themperror/Dungeon-Keeper-Remake}},
  url = {https://github.com/Themperror/Dungeon-Keeper-Remake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/dungeon-keeper-remake-case/}}
}

Plain text

Dungeon Keeper Remake: a C++ engine for the original game data. https://github.com/Themperror/Dungeon-Keeper-Remake (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/dungeon-keeper-remake-case/

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README.md GitHub · Themperror/Dungeon-Keeper-Remake · Revision 662e812