# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/kuroppoi/opendw>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/kuroppoi/opendw/blob/15bbeb16c19dba9d802c792602f19678fd5a9d64/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendw-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendw-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/opendw-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/kuroppoi/opendw/blob/15bbeb16c19dba9d802c792602f19678fd5a9d64/README.md>

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