# 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.

- 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/dkfans/keeperfx>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/dkfans/keeperfx/blob/4c0bc0a838d3d68e32bd75221d5a2a06101a5630/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/keeperfx-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/keeperfx-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/keeperfx-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/dkfans/keeperfx/blob/4c0bc0a838d3d68e32bd75221d5a2a06101a5630/README.md>

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