# OpenOMF: a multi-platform remake of One Must Fall 2097

> OpenOMF is a remake of the 1994 DOS fighting game One Must Fall 2097 for Linux, macOS, Windows and other platforms. It includes networking intended to make multiplayer easier to use than the original game's IPX setup.

- 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/omf2097/openomf>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/omf2097/openomf/blob/e43780f899626df1396b5bd00d28b0d2228c3220/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/openomf-one-must-fall-2097-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/openomf-one-must-fall-2097-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/openomf-one-must-fall-2097-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Source builds require at least GCC 9, Clang 10 or supported MSVC, plus the libraries listed in BUILD.md.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/omf2097/openomf/blob/e43780f899626df1396b5bd00d28b0d2228c3220/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/omf2097/openomf/blob/e43780f899626df1396b5bd00d28b0d2228c3220/BUILD.md>
3. <https://github.com/omf2097/openomf/blob/e43780f899626df1396b5bd00d28b0d2228c3220/LICENSE>

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