Case study

OpenDaed: reimplementing The Daedalus Encounter

OpenDaed reimplements the interactive-movie puzzle game The Daedalus Encounter in C++ using the original CD data. Its source includes game-file readers, an interpreter, video playback and puzzle implementations. The author describes an early build that runs the opening scenes but is not yet playable end to end.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 9
Last commit: 2017-12-09
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: Original game CD data is required.
Prerequisites: Building requires CMake, SDL2, SDL2_image and the libSDL2pp submodule.
Limits: The project is at an early stage and is not yet fully playable.
License: GNU General Public License version 3.

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BibTeX

@misc{opendaed-case,
  title = {{OpenDaed: reimplementing The Daedalus Encounter}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/AMDmi3/opendaed}},
  url = {https://github.com/AMDmi3/opendaed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendaed-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenDaed: reimplementing The Daedalus Encounter. https://github.com/AMDmi3/opendaed (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendaed-case/

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README.md GitHub · AMDmi3/opendaed · Revision 9eb479c
COPYING GitHub · AMDmi3/opendaed · Revision 9eb479c