What is Marvel Heroes Engine Reimplementation?

Marvel Heroes Engine Reimplementation is an open-source engine reimplementation of Marvel Heroes. A new engine written from scratch that loads the original game's data files.

Where can I download the game client?

The project does not provide client download links. If you played through Steam while the game was live, you should be able to download it from your Steam library.

Are you going to make improvements to the game client, such as upgrading graphics?

No. The project does not modify the client; it recreates only the server backend needed to run the game.

Marvel Heroes Engine Reimplementation

Engine reimplementationActive

A new engine written from scratch that loads the original game's data files.

Based on Marvel Heroes

Image of the original game, Marvel Heroes. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Marvel Heroes (original game, not this project) — Image of the original game, Marvel Heroes. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Links, repository & details

About

MHServerEmu is a server emulator for Marvel Heroes. Client version 1.52.0.1700 is fully supported, while 1.48.0.1712 (pre-BUE), 1.53.0.203 (Test Center) and 1.4.0.26 (PS4) have preliminary support. According to the project, all systems and content that were in the game when it shut down in 2017 have been restored.

How it differs from the original

The project recreates only the server backend and does not touch the client side, so there are no graphics upgrades. It has no plans to add new content such as heroes, team-ups or powers.

Getting started

You need the game client, which the project does not provide for legal reasons; if you played through Steam while the game was live, it should be in your Steam library. Stable builds are recommended for first-time setup (quarterly, Windows, pre-configured), while nightly builds are daily and also cover Linux. To update, overwrite your files with the latest build, and back up your account database first when using nightly builds.

Known issues & limitations

Nightly builds may be unstable.
The project does not plan to create custom game content.

What you need to run it

If you played the game through Steam while it was live, you should be able to download the client from your Steam library.

Features

Systems and content that were in the game when it shut down in 2017 have been restored.
The project recreates the server backend; it does not modify the game client.

How to install

To update, download the latest stable or nightly build and overwrite the existing files.
You can upgrade from stable to nightly by downloading the latest nightly build and overwriting the stable files.

Summarised from the project's README.

Additional notes

Other versions: Some early work for version 1.10 from mid 2013 lives in a separate repository called MHServerEmu2013.

FAQ

What is Marvel Heroes Engine Reimplementation?: Marvel Heroes Engine Reimplementation is an open-source engine reimplementation of Marvel Heroes. A new engine written from scratch that loads the original game's data files.
Is the game fully playable?: All systems and content that were in the game when it shut down in 2017 have been restored.
Where can I download the game client?: The project does not provide client download links. If you played through Steam while the game was live, you should be able to download it from your Steam library.
Are you going to make improvements to the game client, such as upgrading graphics?: No. The project does not modify the client; it recreates only the server backend needed to run the game.