# 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.

- 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/looking-glass-project/LookingGlass>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/looking-glass-project/LookingGlass/blob/055b1d145d704a4b51bbe67a9c99cb375a42e865/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/looking-glass-alice-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/looking-glass-alice-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/looking-glass-alice-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/looking-glass-project/LookingGlass/blob/055b1d145d704a4b51bbe67a9c99cb375a42e865/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/looking-glass-project/LookingGlass/blob/055b1d145d704a4b51bbe67a9c99cb375a42e865/CONTRIBUTING.md>
3. <https://github.com/looking-glass-project/LookingGlass/blob/055b1d145d704a4b51bbe67a9c99cb375a42e865/LICENSE-MIT>

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