Case study

OpenE2140: an OpenRA remake of Earth 2140

OpenE2140 recreates Earth 2140 as an OpenRA-based game with C# logic, rules and loaders for the original game's files. It imports assets from a user's installed Earth 2140 copy on first startup and offers builds for multiple desktop platforms.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 77
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: C#
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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

Prerequisites: Original Earth 2140 game files are required.
Prerequisites: Building requires .NET 10 SDK; platform-specific dependencies are listed for Windows and Linux.
Limits: The project describes itself as work in progress.
License: GPL-3.0.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{opene2140-earth-2140-remake-case,
  title = {{OpenE2140: an OpenRA remake of Earth 2140}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/OpenE2140/OpenE2140}},
  url = {https://github.com/OpenE2140/OpenE2140},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opene2140-earth-2140-remake-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenE2140: an OpenRA remake of Earth 2140. https://github.com/OpenE2140/OpenE2140 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opene2140-earth-2140-remake-case/

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README.md GitHub · OpenE2140/OpenE2140 · Revision 94305c8
INSTALL.md GitHub · OpenE2140/OpenE2140 · Revision 94305c8