# Las Marionetas: reimplementing The Sims 2

> Las Marionetas is an open-source reimplementation of The Sims 2. Unimplemented functions still come from the original binary. The README says it currently runs on Windows and needs The Sims 2: Ultimate Edition installed.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/OmniBlade/LasMarionetas>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/OmniBlade/LasMarionetas/blob/b1f378c92dca777b31cc8dfe0cebe3f8f6c345c7/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/las-marionetas/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/las-marionetas/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/las-marionetas/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Windows, with The Sims 2: Ultimate Edition installed.
- License: GNU GPL version 2.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/OmniBlade/LasMarionetas/blob/b1f378c92dca777b31cc8dfe0cebe3f8f6c345c7/README.md>

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