The Secret of Monkey Island: 2 Open Source Clones Compared
ScummVM's own description states it was originally built for LucasArts' SCUMM-engine titles including the Monkey Island series, making it the reimplementation with a documented historical tie to this game; it remains under active development with 970 contributors. Oric-Software, in contrast, is a shared, multi-author archive of many unrelated Oric computer projects — demos, tools, and other games such as an Elite clone and an Impossible Mission port — contributed to by 17 different authors, with far fewer stars and only sporadic development.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux, OSX, PS3, PSP, Android, iOS, Wii, BeOS, Amiga, Atari
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- Android, iOS
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- today
- Stars
- 2,811
- Contributors
- 970
- License
- GPL-3.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesRequires original game data files from supported games to run.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Oric
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Sporadic
- Last updated
- 8mo ago
- Stars
- 9
- Contributors
- 17
- License
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
| Title | ScummVM | Oric-Software |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux, OSX, PS3, PSP, Android, iOS, Wii, BeOS, Amiga, Atari | Oric |
| Play in browser | No | No |
| Mobile | Android, iOS | No |
| Project health | ||
| Development status | Active | Sporadic |
| Last updated | today | 8mo ago |
| Stars | 2,811 | 9 |
| Contributors | 970 | 17 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | — |
| Compatibility | ||
| Requires original assets | YesRequires original game data files from supported games to run. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the The Secret of Monkey Island 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 Secret of Monkey Island clones use?
ScummVM (GPL-3.0).
Do I need to own the original The Secret of Monkey Island to play these clones?
ScummVM requires original game assets to play.
Which The Secret of Monkey Island clone is the most actively maintained?
ScummVM 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 The Secret of Monkey Island.