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OpenDiablo2

Open-source reimplementation of Diablo II in Go that loads the original game's data. Archived.

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Image: the project's own README · source
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Facts

Original
Diablo II (2000)
Platform
Windows
Method
Rewrite
Provenance
Human-led · Repo created 2018, predates AI coding tools (GitHub) what this means
Status
archived
Licence
GPL-3.0
Team
OpenDiablo2
Started
2018-11
Runs on
Windows, Linux, macOS
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 Diablo II you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.

This project was rebuilt by OpenDiablo2. Facts last checked 2026-10-14. Suggest a correction

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