Independent game engine
xoreos
Category: Games & game engines · Type: Reconstruction
Target: BioWare Aurora engine (Neverwinter Nights → Dragon Age II) · C++
An open-source implementation of BioWare’s Aurora engine and its derivatives, aiming to run games from Neverwinter Nights to Dragon Age II portably.
Relationship
Independent reimplementation
Evidence scope
The upstream README describes xoreos as an open-source implementation of BioWare’s Aurora engine and its derivatives, lists the target games, and states that no actual normal gameplay is implemented yet. No REA involvement is claimed.
Know before you try
Resource, format, graphics and sound foundations exist, but normal gameplay is not implemented; mostly area viewing and partial menus. Requires original game installations, which are not redistributed. We have not independently tested it.
Status
Pre-alpha; still receiving pushes in 2026
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
xoreos code is GPL-3.0-or-later; BioWare and other publishers’ game data remain proprietary.
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