Case study

roBrowser: a browser reconstruction of Ragnarok Online

roBrowser recreates a Ragnarok Online client for web browsers using JavaScript, HTML5 and WebGL. Its code includes game and login engines, resource viewers and loaders; deployment instructions use converted client data, a remote resource client and a WebSocket proxy to connect to a server.

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: 1.7k
Last commit: 2016-03-13
Language: JavaScript
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0
Status: Archived

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A WebGL-capable browser compatible with OpenGL ES 2.0 is required.
Prerequisites: Deployment requires converted game client data, a remote resource client and a WebSocket proxy.
Limits: The remote client supports GRF archive version 0x200 without DES encryption.
License: GPL-3.0 licence.

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BibTeX

@misc{robrowser-case,
  title = {{roBrowser: a browser reconstruction of Ragnarok Online}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/vthibault/roBrowser}},
  url = {https://github.com/vthibault/roBrowser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/robrowser-case/}}
}

Plain text

roBrowser: a browser reconstruction of Ragnarok Online. https://github.com/vthibault/roBrowser (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/robrowser-case/

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README.md GitHub · vthibault/roBrowser · Revision e4b5b53
client/readme.md GitHub · vthibault/roBrowser · Revision e4b5b53