# geow2: a native Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 port

> geow2 rebuilds Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 as a native Windows, macOS, and Linux game based on analysis of the Xbox 360 executable. It implements the six original modes and local multiplayer, while a bundled extractor prepares data from the player's own XBLA release.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/techknight/geow2>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/techknight/geow2/blob/2b3c33b9e9e99c48720e49a72b2ac6f56da15b6e/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/geow2-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/geow2-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/geow2-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply your own Xbox Live Arcade release with title ID 584108FF, version 0x102.
- **Prerequisites:** FFmpeg is needed to prepare sound data; Windows and Linux require Vulkan, while macOS uses Metal.
- **Prerequisites:** Building from source requires CMake 3.28+, Ninja, glslc, and a platform C++ toolchain.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/techknight/geow2/blob/2b3c33b9e9e99c48720e49a72b2ac6f56da15b6e/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/techknight/geow2/blob/2b3c33b9e9e99c48720e49a72b2ac6f56da15b6e/CONTRIBUTING.md>

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