Case study

OpenMoonstone: reimplementing Moonstone from its original game files

OpenMoonstone reimplements the Amiga and DOS game Moonstone in Rust with SDL2. It loads resources from a user-supplied DOS copy and contains code for combat, campaign maps and resource extraction, along with IDA analysis scripts. The documented campaign map remains in development.

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

Stars: 76
Last commit: 2023-05-15
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): AGPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Demo documented; the documentation covers part of the feature set.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A DOS copy of the original Moonstone is required.
Prerequisites: Stable Rust and SDL2 are required for development.
Testing evidence: Only Ubuntu and Windows are described as tested.
License: AGPL-3.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{openmoonstone-case,
  title = {{OpenMoonstone: reimplementing Moonstone from its original game files}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/joetsoi/OpenMoonstone}},
  url = {https://github.com/joetsoi/OpenMoonstone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/openmoonstone-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenMoonstone: reimplementing Moonstone from its original game files. https://github.com/joetsoi/OpenMoonstone (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/openmoonstone-case/

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README.md GitHub · joetsoi/OpenMoonstone · Revision 60b253e