Case study

Return To The Roots: rewriting The Settlers 2 for modern systems

Return To The Roots rewrites The Settlers 2 for modern operating systems while using graphics and sounds from the player's original Gold Edition copy. The C++ project aims to add internet multiplayer and other changes, and provides build instructions for Linux, macOS and Windows.

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: 602
Last commit: 2026-11-05
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An original The Settlers 2 Gold Edition copy is required; copy its DATA and GFX folders into the installation.
Prerequisites: Building requires CMake, a C++14 compiler and platform-specific libraries listed in the README.
License: GPL-2.0-or-later license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{return-to-the-roots-case,
  title = {{Return To The Roots: rewriting The Settlers 2 for modern systems}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Return-To-The-Roots/s25client}},
  url = {https://github.com/Return-To-The-Roots/s25client},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/return-to-the-roots-case/}}
}

Plain text

Return To The Roots: rewriting The Settlers 2 for modern systems. https://github.com/Return-To-The-Roots/s25client (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/return-to-the-roots-case/

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README.md GitHub · Return-To-The-Roots/s25client · Revision ef9709b
LICENSE GitHub · Return-To-The-Roots/s25client · Revision ef9709b