Julius
Open-source reimplementation of Caesar III that needs the original game files and adds modern resolutions, Android and web builds.
Rewrite Human-led released
Facts
- Original
- Caesar III (1998)
- Platform
- Windows
- Method
- Rewrite
- Provenance
- Human-led · Repo created 2017, predates AI coding tools (GitHub) what this means
- Status
- released
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Team
- bvschaik
- Started
- 2017-08
- Runs on
- Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Web
- 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 Caesar III you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.
This project was rebuilt by bvschaik. Facts last checked 2026-10-14. Suggest a correction
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