Case study
OpenNefia: reimplementation of Elona
OpenNefia is an open-source, moddable engine reimplementation of the roguelike Elona. The README says the project is still a work in progress and that building it requires the .NET 8.0 SDK.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C2 code & docs, no demo or download
- Stars
- 162
- Last commit
- 2024-01-23
- Language
- C#
- License (GitHub)
- MIT
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence
- Observed
- Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Build with the .NET 8.0 SDK.
- The README says the project is a work in progress.
- License: MIT.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{opennefia-case,
title = {{OpenNefia: reimplementation of Elona}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/OpenNefia/OpenNefia}},
url = {https://github.com/OpenNefia/OpenNefia},
urldate = {2026-11-07},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opennefia-case/}}
}Plain text
OpenNefia: reimplementation of Elona. https://github.com/OpenNefia/OpenNefia (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opennefia-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · OpenNefia/OpenNefia · Revision d8410b3
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