# JSettlers: a Java remake of The Settlers III

> JSettlers recreates The Settlers III as a Java game for Windows, Linux and Android. Its own engine and game code use GFX and SND files from an original or demo installation, with MAP files optional. The author describes the project as alpha software.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/paulwedeck/settlers-remake>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/paulwedeck/settlers-remake/blob/6ad8c4230a4aa4cd21840f8cb59a38344e41c3e0/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/jsettlers-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/jsettlers-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/jsettlers-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply the GFX and SND folders from The Settlers III or its demo; MAP is optional.
- **Prerequisites:** The desktop version requires Java 11 or newer.
- **Limits:** Alpha status includes bugs, save incompatibilities after changes and server failures; macOS support is broken.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/paulwedeck/settlers-remake/blob/6ad8c4230a4aa4cd21840f8cb59a38344e41c3e0/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/paulwedeck/settlers-remake/blob/6ad8c4230a4aa4cd21840f8cb59a38344e41c3e0/LICENSE.txt>

## More in Games

- [Julius: recreating Caesar III's gameplay logic](https://awesomerea.org/resources/julius-caesar-iii-case/index.md) · Case study
- [Kabus22 Linux: a native reconstruction of the Kabus 22 engine](https://awesomerea.org/resources/kabus22-linux-case/index.md) · Case study
- [Kinoko: reimplementing Mario Kart Wii’s physics engine for exact ghost replay](https://awesomerea.org/resources/kinoko-mkwii-physics-reimplementation-case/index.md) · Case study
- [Kirpich: reimplementing Game Boy Tetris behavior](https://awesomerea.org/resources/kirpich-case/index.md) · Case study
- [KlingonWin10WPF: rebuilding the Star Trek: Klingon FMV player](https://awesomerea.org/resources/klingonwin10wpf-case/index.md) · Case study
- [kys-cpp: a C++ remake of 金庸群侠传](https://awesomerea.org/resources/kys-cpp-jin-yong-heroes-case/index.md) · Case study

## About this entry

The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Original editorial content: MIT. Linked projects, papers and assets retain their own rights and licenses.