# 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.

- 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/OpenE2140/OpenE2140>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/OpenE2140/OpenE2140/blob/94305c8b34f17198c2d910d13397a9e10eb032cd/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/opene2140-earth-2140-remake-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/opene2140-earth-2140-remake-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/opene2140-earth-2140-remake-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/OpenE2140/OpenE2140/blob/94305c8b34f17198c2d910d13397a9e10eb032cd/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/OpenE2140/OpenE2140/blob/94305c8b34f17198c2d910d13397a9e10eb032cd/INSTALL.md>

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