# OpenEnroth: reimplementing the Might and Magic VI–VIII engine

> OpenEnroth reimplements the Might and Magic VI, VII, and VIII engine. Might and Magic VII is the playable game. It needs the ANIMS, DATA, MUSIC, and SOUNDS directories from that game. OPENENROTH_MM7_PATH selects the data directory. Windows, Linux, macOS, and an experimental Android build are listed. Source build steps are in HACKING.md.

- 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/OpenEnroth/OpenEnroth>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/OpenEnroth/OpenEnroth/blob/63535c68f911b40dfa69b1adff71649877d9d37f/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/openenroth/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/openenroth/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/openenroth/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Might and Magic VII data, at least the ANIMS, DATA, MUSIC, and SOUNDS directories. Follow HACKING.md to build.
- The README names no license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/OpenEnroth/OpenEnroth/blob/63535c68f911b40dfa69b1adff71649877d9d37f/README.md>

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