Silent Hill 3: 2 Open Source Clones Compared
memory of alessa is a matching decompilation project aiming for byte-for-byte source code recreation of the PS2 release and its underlying Silent Hill 2 engine; it's under active development but still in early stages, and requires your own copy of the SH3 v1.02 (NTSC-U) disc to build. sh3redux instead is a from-scratch engine remake built with OpenGL, C++, and SDL2, targeting Linux only, and its development has halted. The two take fundamentally different approaches to recreating the game — source reconstruction versus a new engine from scratch — and of the two, only memory of alessa is still being actively worked on.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Unplayable
- Platforms
- Linux
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 3y ago
- Stars
- 185
- Contributors
- 4
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Engine
- SDL2
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
Availability
- Status
- Unplayable
- Platforms
- PS2
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- today
- Stars
- 124
- Contributors
- 14
- License
- MIT
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesRequires Silent Hill 3 v1.02 (NTSC-U) disc with serial SLUS_206.22 and B0.MFA file.
| Title | sh3redux | memory of alessa |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Unplayable | Unplayable |
| Platforms | Linux | PS2 |
| Play in browser | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No |
| Project health | ||
| Development status | Halted | Active |
| Last updated | 3y ago | today |
| Stars | 185 | 124 |
| Contributors | 4 | 14 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Engine | SDL2 | — |
| Compatibility | ||
| Requires original assets | — | YesRequires Silent Hill 3 v1.02 (NTSC-U) disc with serial SLUS_206.22 and B0.MFA file. |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the Silent Hill 3 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 Silent Hill 3 clones use?
sh3redux (GPL-3.0); memory of alessa (MIT).
Do I need to own the original Silent Hill 3 to play these clones?
memory of alessa requires original game assets to play.
Which Silent Hill 3 clone is the most actively maintained?
memory of alessa 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 Silent Hill 3.