Case study

OpenTTD: recreating Transport Tycoon Deluxe

OpenTTD recreates Transport Tycoon Deluxe as an open-source transport simulation game, aiming to mimic the original while adding features. It runs with free OpenGFX, OpenSFX and OpenMSX data sets, or with graphics, sound and music files copied from the user's original game.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 8.5k
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C++

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires additional graphics and sound files: free data sets or files from an original Transport Tycoon Deluxe copy.
Scope: Actively supported platforms are Linux, macOS and Windows.
License: GPL-2.0 license for OpenTTD, with separately licensed third-party components.

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BibTeX

@misc{openttd-case,
  title = {{OpenTTD: recreating Transport Tycoon Deluxe}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD}},
  url = {https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/openttd-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenTTD: recreating Transport Tycoon Deluxe. https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/openttd-case/

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README.md GitHub · OpenTTD/OpenTTD · Revision 4821907