Star Control 2: 4 Open Source Clones Compared
The Ur-Quan Masters HD MegaMod is an active fork built on top of The Ur-Quan Masters + HD-mod (itself derived from the open-sourced Star Control II code); it ships its own content packages and is explicitly incompatible with any other UQM mod, warning against installing it over an existing UQM setup. The 3DO source archive for Star Control 2 is a separate historical artifact — reasonably complete code but with little or no media assets and possible corruption from an earlier format conversion — while the standalone star-control2 project is an independent, from-scratch remake currently listed as unplayable.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- 1d ago
- Stars
- 111
- Contributors
- 14
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Engine
- SDL2
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoThis is a standalone mod based on The Ur-Quan Masters with its own content packages and does not require the original game.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- 3DO
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 2y ago
- Stars
- 12
- Contributors
- 1
- License
- —
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
Availability
- Status
- Unplayable
- Platforms
- Windows
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 8y ago
- Stars
- 7
- Contributors
- 2
- License
- MIT
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux, OSX
- 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
- —
| Title | The Ur-Quan Masters HD MegaMod | Star Control 2: The Ur-Quan Masters | star-control2 | The Ur-Quan Masters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable | Unplayable | Playable |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | 3DO | Windows | Windows, Linux, OSX |
| Play in browser | No | No | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No | No |
| Project health | ||||
| Development status | Active | Halted | Halted | Not tracked |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 2y ago | 8y ago | Not tracked |
| Stars | 111 | 12 | 7 | Not tracked |
| Contributors | 14 | 1 | 2 | Not tracked |
| License | GPL-2.0 | — | MIT | Not tracked |
| Engine | SDL2 | — | — | Not tracked |
| Compatibility | ||||
| Requires original assets | NoThis is a standalone mod based on The Ur-Quan Masters with its own content packages and does not require the original game. | — | — | — |
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Known limitations
- compatibility: Not compatible with any other mods or mod packs; MegaMod is completely independent and should not be installed over existing UQM installations.
- assets: Archive has little or no media assets; some binary files may be corrupted due to improper conversion from classic Mac formats.
Frequently asked questions
Are the Star Control 2 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 Star Control 2 clones use?
The Ur-Quan Masters HD MegaMod (GPL-2.0); star-control2 (MIT).
Do I need to own the original Star Control 2 to play these clones?
The Ur-Quan Masters HD MegaMod runs standalone, no original files needed.
Which Star Control 2 clone is the most actively maintained?
The Ur-Quan Masters HD MegaMod 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 Star Control 2.