Case study

Looking Glass: rebuilding American McGee's Alice in Rust

Looking Glass rebuilds the engine and gameplay of American McGee's Alice in Rust, reading the player's compatible 2011 game data without using the original executable or gameplay DLL. It implements campaign progression, combat, traversal, scenes and saves in an experimental Windows preview.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 30
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: Rust

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Windows x64 and compatible 2011 vanilla game data supplied by the player.
Limits: The preview retains visual and behavioral differences; broader audible playthrough validation is unfinished, and original saves cannot be imported.
License: Project-authored engine code is MIT-licensed.

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BibTeX

@misc{looking-glass-alice-case,
  title = {{Looking Glass: rebuilding American McGee's Alice in Rust}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/looking-glass-project/LookingGlass}},
  url = {https://github.com/looking-glass-project/LookingGlass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/looking-glass-alice-case/}}
}

Plain text

Looking Glass: rebuilding American McGee's Alice in Rust. https://github.com/looking-glass-project/LookingGlass (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/looking-glass-alice-case/

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README.md GitHub · looking-glass-project/LookingGlass · Revision 055b1d1
CONTRIBUTING.md GitHub · looking-glass-project/LookingGlass · Revision 055b1d1
LICENSE-MIT GitHub · looking-glass-project/LookingGlass · Revision 055b1d1