Case study

OpenDW: porting the original Mac Deepworld client to Windows

OpenDW reverse engineers and ports the original Mac Deepworld client to Windows in C++ with Axmol. The source implements game entities, world rendering, inventory and interface components; builds require user-provided assets, and play requires a compatible server.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 10
Last commit: 2026-10-17
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Visual Studio 2022 and Axmol Engine v2.11.3 for the documented Windows build.
User-provided game assets, with audio converted to OGG and skeleton data updated for Spine 4.2.
A compatible server to play the online game.
MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{opendw-case,
  title = {{OpenDW: porting the original Mac Deepworld client to Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/kuroppoi/opendw}},
  url = {https://github.com/kuroppoi/opendw},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendw-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenDW: porting the original Mac Deepworld client to Windows. https://github.com/kuroppoi/opendw (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendw-case/

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README.md GitHub · kuroppoi/opendw · Revision 15bbeb1