l'Abbaye des Morts: 2 Open Source Clones Compared
Abbaye-SDL is a native C/SDL2 port covering a wide range of systems beyond the original's Windows release — Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, and several handheld and console platforms including the Wii, PSP, Xbox and OpenPandora, plus a community fork adding 3DS support. L'Abbaye des morts instead targets the browser: it's an HTML5/Phaser build playable with no installation, and its developers had to patch Phaser's own tile-collision code to preserve a specific mid-jump, hit-the-ceiling behavior from the original. The trade-off is largely platform reach and install effort versus instant browser access.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Linux, Wii, OSX
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- 2mo ago
- Stars
- 104
- Contributors
- 12
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoGraphics and sounds are released under CC-BY-3.0 license; no original game assets required.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Web
- Play in browser
- YesPlay in Browser
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 8y ago
- Stars
- 31
- Contributors
- 2
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Engine
- Phaser
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoHTML5 port with assets included.
| Title | Abbaye-SDL | L'Abbaye des morts |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | Linux, Wii, OSX | Web |
| Play in browser | No | YesPlay in Browser |
| Mobile | No | No |
| Project health | ||
| Development status | Active | Halted |
| Last updated | 2mo ago | 8y ago |
| Stars | 104 | 31 |
| Contributors | 12 | 2 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Engine | — | Phaser |
| Compatibility | ||
| Requires original assets | NoGraphics and sounds are released under CC-BY-3.0 license; no original game assets required. | NoHTML5 port with assets included. |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the l'Abbaye des Morts 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 l'Abbaye des Morts clones use?
Abbaye-SDL (GPL-3.0); L'Abbaye des morts (GPL-2.0).
Do I need to own the original l'Abbaye des Morts to play these clones?
Abbaye-SDL and L'Abbaye des morts run standalone, no original files needed.
Can I play any of these l'Abbaye des Morts clones directly in a browser?
Yes — L'Abbaye des morts has a browser-playable build linked in the comparison table above, no install required.
Which l'Abbaye des Morts clone is the most actively maintained?
Abbaye-SDL is currently under active development, based on recent commit activity. See the "Development status" row above for every clone's current status.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to l'Abbaye des Morts.