Case study
GLKeeper: reimplementing Dungeon Keeper 2
GLKeeper, also titled Grim Lands Keeper, is an open-source reimplementation of Dungeon Keeper 2. The README says it is not playable yet.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C1 partial scope or analysis entry
- Stars
- 48
- Last commit
- 2026-10-17
- Language
- C++
- License (GitHub)
- MIT
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence

- Observed
- Demo documented; the documentation covers part of the feature set.
- Scope
- Partial
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- The README does not name a license or a build command.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{glkeeper,
title = {{GLKeeper: reimplementing Dungeon Keeper 2}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/codenamecpp/GLKeeper}},
url = {https://github.com/codenamecpp/GLKeeper},
urldate = {2026-11-07},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/glkeeper/}}
}Plain text
GLKeeper: reimplementing Dungeon Keeper 2. https://github.com/codenamecpp/GLKeeper (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/glkeeper/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · codenamecpp/GLKeeper · Revision 0fb689c
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