Chip's Challenge: 3 Open Source Clones Compared
Tile World 2 is built as an improvement on the original Tile World project's interface, using SDL2 and Qt, and supports custom level creation through external editors like CCEdit and CCCreator. It ships six free, community-made levelsets (an intro set plus CCLP1-5) so it can be played without the copyrighted original CHIPS.dat file, though that file can optionally be added to unlock the original Chip's Challenge levels. Mazeman and the plain Tile World entry have no documentation available describing how they compare.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Linux, Windows
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Sporadic
- Last updated
- 6mo ago
- Stars
- 13
- Contributors
- 5
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Engine
- SDL2
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoThe project includes its own freely available level sets (intro, CCLP1-5); original Chip's Challenge CHIPS.dat is optional for playing the original levels.
- Modding support
- YesSupports custom level creation via level editors like CCEdit and CCCreator; levelsets can be added to the data folder.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- None
- 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
- —
- Modding support
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Linux, 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
- —
- Modding support
- —
| Title | Tile World 2 | mazeman | Tile World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | Linux, Windows | None | Linux, Windows |
| Play in browser | No | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No |
| Project health | |||
| Development status | Sporadic | Not tracked | Not tracked |
| Last updated | 6mo ago | Not tracked | Not tracked |
| Stars | 13 | Not tracked | Not tracked |
| Contributors | 5 | Not tracked | Not tracked |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Not tracked | Not tracked |
| Engine | SDL2 | Not tracked | Not tracked |
| Compatibility | |||
| Requires original assets | NoThe project includes its own freely available level sets (intro, CCLP1-5); original Chip's Challenge CHIPS.dat is optional for playing the original levels. | — | — |
| Modding support | YesSupports custom level creation via level editors like CCEdit and CCCreator; levelsets can be added to the data folder. | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the Chip's Challenge 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 Chip's Challenge clones use?
Tile World 2 (GPL-2.0).
Do I need to own the original Chip's Challenge to play these clones?
Tile World 2 runs standalone, no original files needed.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Chip's Challenge.