Chaos: The Battle of Wizards: 3 Open Source Clones Compared
Archaos is a modern remake built with Phaser, Vue, and Vite that runs directly in the browser with no installation, adding 29 new spells and units, a mouse-driven UI, and support for up to 8 local players, though online multiplayer isn't implemented yet and development has been sporadic. Chaos Groove is a separate Windows remake that must be built from source using the aging Visual Studio 2010 Express toolchain, with no further documented differences from the original game. Realtime Chaos has no available documentation to describe how it compares to either.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Web
- Play in browser
- YesPlay in Browser
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Sporadic
- Last updated
- 4mo ago
- Stars
- 8
- Contributors
- 2
- License
- MPL-2.0
- Engine
- Phaser
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoGame includes its own graphics, sounds, and assets; no original game files required.
- Multiplayer
- Local
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 15y ago
- Stars
- 8
- Contributors
- 1
- License
- —
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
- Multiplayer
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Not tracked
- Last updated
- Not tracked
- Stars
- Not tracked
- Contributors
- Not tracked
- License
- Not tracked
- Engine
- Not tracked
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
- Multiplayer
- —
| Title | Archaos | Chaos Groove | Realtime Chaos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | Web | Windows | Windows |
| Play in browser | YesPlay in Browser | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No |
| Project health | |||
| Development status | Sporadic | Halted | Not tracked |
| Last updated | 4mo ago | 15y ago | Not tracked |
| Stars | 8 | 8 | Not tracked |
| Contributors | 2 | 1 | Not tracked |
| License | MPL-2.0 | — | Not tracked |
| Engine | Phaser | — | Not tracked |
| Compatibility | |||
| Requires original assets | NoGame includes its own graphics, sounds, and assets; no original game files required. | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Local | — | — |
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Known limitations
- features: Online multiplayer not yet implemented, though significant progress has been made toward it.
Frequently asked questions
Are the Chaos: The Battle of Wizards clones on this page open source?
Yes — every clone catalogued here is an open-source project. Availability, license, and development-status details for each one are listed in the comparison table above.
What license do these Chaos: The Battle of Wizards clones use?
Archaos (MPL-2.0).
Do I need to own the original Chaos: The Battle of Wizards to play these clones?
Archaos runs standalone, no original files needed.
Can I play any of these Chaos: The Battle of Wizards clones directly in a browser?
Yes — Archaos has a browser-playable build linked in the comparison table above, no install required.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Chaos: The Battle of Wizards.