The Castles of Dr. Creep: 3 Open Source Clones Compared
The Castles of Dr. Creep is a full open-source reimplementation playable on Linux, macOS, Windows and Wii (also sold on Steam), adding a built-in castle Builder for creating or editing levels and local two-player co-op, while keeping its D64 save files compatible with the original Commodore 64 game. The Castles of Doctor Creep is a different kind of project: an EasyFlash cartridge build meant to run on real or emulated C64 hardware, which adds save/load support (not thoroughly tested, per its README) to the original game rather than reimplementing it, and requires supplying your own original C64 disk image plus a separately created 'remastered' disk (Castles of Dr Creep 3 ReM V2) in order to build.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Linux, OSX, Windows, Wii
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 4y ago
- Stars
- 32
- Contributors
- 2
- License
- GPL-3.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoStandalone reimplementation with no original game data requirement.
- Modding support
- YesBuilt-in castle builder allows creation and editing of custom castles.
- Multiplayer
- Local
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- C64
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 3y ago
- Stars
- 2
- Contributors
- 1
- License
- Apache-2.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesRequires original Commodore 64 game disk (D64 or G64) placed in disks/ folder.
- Modding support
- —
- Multiplayer
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- C64
- 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
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
- Modding support
- —
- Multiplayer
- —
| Title | The Castles of Dr. Creep | The Castles of Doctor Creep | Castles of Dr Creep 3 ReM V2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | Linux, OSX, Windows, Wii | C64 | C64 |
| Play in browser | No | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No |
| Project health | |||
| Development status | Halted | Halted | Not tracked |
| Last updated | 4y ago | 3y ago | Not tracked |
| Stars | 32 | 2 | Not tracked |
| Contributors | 2 | 1 | Not tracked |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 | Not tracked |
| Compatibility | |||
| Requires original assets | NoStandalone reimplementation with no original game data requirement. | YesRequires original Commodore 64 game disk (D64 or G64) placed in disks/ folder. | — |
| Modding support | YesBuilt-in castle builder allows creation and editing of custom castles. | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Local | — | — |
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Known limitations
- compatibility: Saving files on EasyFlash has not been tested thoroughly.
Frequently asked questions
Are the The Castles of Dr. Creep 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 The Castles of Dr. Creep clones use?
The Castles of Dr. Creep (GPL-3.0); The Castles of Doctor Creep (Apache-2.0).
Do I need to own the original The Castles of Dr. Creep to play these clones?
The Castles of Dr. Creep runs standalone, no original files needed; The Castles of Doctor Creep requires original game assets to play.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to The Castles of Dr. Creep.