Case study

Underworld Adventures: recreating Ultima Underworld I

Underworld Adventures recreates Ultima Underworld I as a C++ engine for modern systems, loading the user's original game files. It uses OpenGL for 3D graphics, SDL2 for platform services and Lua for scripting, and includes documentation of Ultima Underworld I and II file formats.

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: 75
Last commit: 2026-07-30
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: A copy of Ultima Underworld I is required to run the game.
Scope: The project targets Windows, Linux and macOS.
License: GPL-2.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{underworld-adventures-case,
  title = {{Underworld Adventures: recreating Ultima Underworld I}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/vividos/UnderworldAdventures}},
  url = {https://github.com/vividos/UnderworldAdventures},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/underworld-adventures-case/}}
}

Plain text

Underworld Adventures: recreating Ultima Underworld I. https://github.com/vividos/UnderworldAdventures (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/underworld-adventures-case/

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README.md GitHub · vividos/UnderworldAdventures · Revision 3a59bbc
uwadv/docs/README.Manual.md GitHub · vividos/UnderworldAdventures · Revision 3a59bbc