Case study

My Simulation: reimplementing The Sims Online client

My Simulation is an experimental reimplementation of The Sims Online as a multiplayer game. Its client is written in Zig with Raylib, uses NioTSO libraries to read the game's proprietary formats, and connects to a FreeSO-based API server.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 14
Last commit: 2025-02-18
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The Sims Online game files are required.
Prerequisites: The client requires Zig 0.11 or newer; the API server requires .NET 8.0 or newer.
Limits: The project describes itself as experimental.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{my-simulation-case,
  title = {{My Simulation: reimplementing The Sims Online client}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/simtactics/mysimulation}},
  url = {https://github.com/simtactics/mysimulation},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/my-simulation-case/}}
}

Plain text

My Simulation: reimplementing The Sims Online client. https://github.com/simtactics/mysimulation (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/my-simulation-case/

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README.md GitHub · simtactics/mysimulation · Revision e9d7d73
docs/README.md GitHub · simtactics/mysimulation · Revision e9d7d73