Elevator Action: 3 Open Source Clones Compared
Elevator Action (the Unreal Engine 4 version) is a full 3D reimagining rather than a faithful reproduction, with an endless multi-floor office in place of the original's fixed levels, and it uses licensed third-party asset packs instead of original artwork. Elevator_Action is a from-scratch NES implementation written in 6502 assembly, meant to be opened and run directly inside the browser-based 8bitworkshop emulator rather than built as a standalone program. ElevatorActionPhaser, a Phaser/ES6 browser remake, is catalogued as unplayable because development stopped before even the first level was finished, even though player movement, shooting, and enemy spawning were already implemented.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 6y ago
- Stars
- 2
- Contributors
- 2
- License
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoUses licensed polygon asset packs and royalty-free music/sound from commercial sources.
Availability
- Status
- Unplayable
- Platforms
- Web
- Play in browser
- YesPlay in Browser
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 4y ago
- Stars
- 1
- Contributors
- 4
- License
- MIT
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Web
- Play in browser
- YesPlay in Browser
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 5y ago
- Stars
- 0
- Contributors
- 1
- License
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
| Title | Elevator Action | ElevatorActionPhaser | Elevator_Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Unplayable | Playable |
| Platforms | Windows | Web | Web |
| Play in browser | No | YesPlay in Browser | YesPlay in Browser |
| Mobile | No | No | No |
| Project health | |||
| Development status | Halted | Halted | Halted |
| Last updated | 6y ago | 4y ago | 5y ago |
| Stars | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Contributors | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| License | — | MIT | — |
| Compatibility | |||
| Requires original assets | NoUses licensed polygon asset packs and royalty-free music/sound from commercial sources. | — | — |
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Known limitations
- development: Level 1 is in progress, not fully implemented.
Frequently asked questions
Are the Elevator Action 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 Elevator Action clones use?
ElevatorActionPhaser (MIT).
Do I need to own the original Elevator Action to play these clones?
Elevator Action runs standalone, no original files needed.
Can I play any of these Elevator Action clones directly in a browser?
Yes — ElevatorActionPhaser and Elevator_Action have 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 Elevator Action.