Case study

Wowser: rebuilding a World of Warcraft browser client

Wowser recreates a World of Warcraft 3.3.5a client in JavaScript and WebGL for the browser. It authenticates, lists realms and characters, joins a game world and logs its packets; a local pipeline serves resources from the user's official client copy.

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: 290
Last commit: 2021-02-12
Language: JavaScript
License (GitHub): MIT

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 copy of the official Wrath of the Lich King 3.3.5a client is required.
Prerequisites: Development requires Node.js, StormLib and BLPConverter; raw TCP connections need a WebSocket proxy.
Limits: Terrain and model rendering remained in progress.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{wowser-wow-browser-client-case,
  title = {{Wowser: rebuilding a World of Warcraft browser client}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/wowserhq/wowser}},
  url = {https://github.com/wowserhq/wowser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/wowser-wow-browser-client-case/}}
}

Plain text

Wowser: rebuilding a World of Warcraft browser client. https://github.com/wowserhq/wowser (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/wowser-wow-browser-client-case/

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README.md GitHub · wowserhq/wowser · Revision 5fcd3e6