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OpenTTD

Open-source transport simulation that began as a reverse-engineered TTD clone and now runs with free replacement graphics, sound and music.

Rewrite Human-led released playable
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Latest release15.3Apr 4, 2026
Last pushOct 12, 2026

GitHub figures as of 2026-10-14, refreshed daily.

Facts

Original
Transport Tycoon Deluxe (1995)
Platform
MS-DOS
Method
Rewrite
Provenance
Human-led · Started 2004 by a known volunteer team, predating AI coding agents (repository history) what this means
Status
released
Licence
GPL-2.0-only
Team
OpenTTD
Started
2004
Runs on
Windows, Linux, macOS
Needs the original
No

How to get it legally

Free original. Ships with the free OpenGFX, OpenSFX and OpenMSX sets; no original data needed

This project was rebuilt by OpenTTD. Facts last checked 2026-10-13.

Timeline

  1. OpenTTD 0.1

Sources

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