# OpenC1: a Carmageddon engine remake

> OpenC1 is a C# remake of a driving and wrecking game by Stainless Software. Its source includes engine, vehicle, race, rendering and content handling code, and the listed prerequisites include XNA 3.0 and Nvidia PhysX.

- 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/jeff-1amstudios/OpenC1>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/jeff-1amstudios/OpenC1/blob/ab3b7d74f1dfc0f46c22cd3538848eaa75619689/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/openc1-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/openc1-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/openc1-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Microsoft C++ runtime, XNA 3.0 and Nvidia PhysX are listed as prerequisites.
- **License:** The repository's license.txt terms apply.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/jeff-1amstudios/OpenC1/blob/ab3b7d74f1dfc0f46c22cd3538848eaa75619689/README.md>

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