Case study

KeeperFX: a rewritten Dungeon Keeper game

KeeperFX rewrites Dungeon Keeper as a standalone game after an initial effort to reverse its original executables into usable code. It uses files from the player's original copy and adds higher resolutions, revised controls, bug fixes and new game content.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 1.0k
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A copy of the original Dungeon Keeper game files is required.
Scope: Windows 7, 10 and 11 are listed as supported platforms.
License: GPL-2.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{keeperfx-case,
  title = {{KeeperFX: a rewritten Dungeon Keeper game}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/dkfans/keeperfx}},
  url = {https://github.com/dkfans/keeperfx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/keeperfx-case/}}
}

Plain text

KeeperFX: a rewritten Dungeon Keeper game. https://github.com/dkfans/keeperfx (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/keeperfx-case/

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README.md GitHub · dkfans/keeperfx · Revision 4c0bc0a