# freeablo: a cross-platform reimplementation of the Diablo 1 engine

> Cross-platform reimplementation of the Diablo 1 game engine. The README says the project is archived, that original data files are required, and that the current build can walk the town, animate players and NPCs, enter the dungeon, fight with melee and limited ranged and magic attacks, drop loot, and buy and sell items.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/wheybags/freeablo>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/wheybags/freeablo/blob/7e0844e0887634cb7f0d61eed8a9a573e8806f2d/readme.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeablo/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeablo/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/freeablo/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- The original Diablo 1 data files are required. The README links prebuilt binaries on the project releases page.
- The README names no license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/wheybags/freeablo/blob/7e0844e0887634cb7f0d61eed8a9a573e8806f2d/readme.md>

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