# Open KF: a Killing Floor reimplementation in Rust and Bevy

> Open KF reimplements the 2009 Killing Floor engine and gameplay in Rust and Bevy, reading maps, textures, audio and other resources from the user’s installed copy. Its ue-assets crate parses Unreal packages and provides commands to inspect objects, scripts, meshes and BSP data. The project offers single-player play and experimental cooperative multiplayer.

- 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/Scronkfinkle/open-kf>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Scronkfinkle/open-kf/blob/8586d1f2d3a08c25a0d45998d23f02ed39b40e2c/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-kf-killing-floor-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-kf-killing-floor-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/open-kf-killing-floor-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An installed Steam copy of Killing Floor is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Building from source requires Nix with flakes, Rust and Bevy’s system libraries.
- **Limits:** Cooperative multiplayer is experimental.
- **License:** The source code is dual-licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Scronkfinkle/open-kf/blob/8586d1f2d3a08c25a0d45998d23f02ed39b40e2c/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Scronkfinkle/open-kf/blob/8586d1f2d3a08c25a0d45998d23f02ed39b40e2c/STATUS.md>

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