OpenCity2k
Python re-implementation of SimCity 2000 aiming at fidelity to the original plus optional enhancements; idle since early 2024.
Rewrite Human-led stalledFacts
- Original
- SimCity 2000 (1993)
- Platform
- MS-DOS
- Method
- Rewrite
- Provenance
- Human-led · Repo created 2018, predates AI coding tools (GitHub) what this means
- Status
- stalled
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Team
- OpenCity2k
- Started
- 2018-08
- Needs the original
- Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy
How to get it legally
This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of SimCity 2000 you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.
This project was rebuilt by OpenCity2k. Facts last checked 2026-10-14.
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