# PanzerChasm: recreating Chasm: The Rift with original game data

> PanzerChasm recreates Chasm: The Rift in C++ as an SDL2 game that loads the player's original CSM.BIN data file. The repository includes game and rendering source, shaders, and notes on the game's binary formats.

- 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/Panzerschrek/Chasm-Reverse>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Panzerschrek/Chasm-Reverse/blob/f3a80d70ecde2e76ee07384fd47f889bd60e9615/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/panzerchasm-chasm-the-rift-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/panzerchasm-chasm-the-rift-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/panzerchasm-chasm-the-rift-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An original Chasm: The Rift installation and its CSM.BIN data file are required.
- **Prerequisites:** An SDL2-supported platform; OpenGL mode requires OpenGL 3.3.
- **License:** GNU GPL v3, as stated in the README.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Panzerschrek/Chasm-Reverse/blob/f3a80d70ecde2e76ee07384fd47f889bd60e9615/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Panzerschrek/Chasm-Reverse/blob/f3a80d70ecde2e76ee07384fd47f889bd60e9615/CMakeLists.txt>

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