Case study

OpenInsaniquarium: reimplementing Insaniquarium Deluxe

OpenInsaniquarium reimplements Insaniquarium Deluxe 1.1 in Rust with a deterministic simulation and Bevy presentation layer. It loads assets from the user's game installation and uses captured original-game traces for tick-by-tick comparisons; the author reports that the preview covers Adventure's first tank and all 24 pets in testing.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 4
Last commit: 2026-11-04
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): Apache-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Own installed copy of Insaniquarium Deluxe 1.1; the engine reads its assets at runtime.
Prerequisites: Rust toolchain for source builds; Linux music playback needs libopenmpt.
Limits: The v0.1.0 preview covers Adventure levels 1-1 through 1-5; saves, tanks 2–5 and other modes remain unfinished.
License: Dual licensed MIT or Apache-2.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{openinsaniquarium-case,
  title = {{OpenInsaniquarium: reimplementing Insaniquarium Deluxe}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/elgreams/OpenInsaniquarium}},
  url = {https://github.com/elgreams/OpenInsaniquarium},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/openinsaniquarium-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenInsaniquarium: reimplementing Insaniquarium Deluxe. https://github.com/elgreams/OpenInsaniquarium (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/openinsaniquarium-case/

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README.md GitHub · elgreams/OpenInsaniquarium · Revision c3f3bb7
crates/harness/README.md GitHub · elgreams/OpenInsaniquarium · Revision c3f3bb7